Portable medication container

Abstract

An example embodiment is a medication container. The container includes a body and cap. The cap is configured to rotatably engage the body, with the cap and body defining a cavity for storing medication when engaged. A locking pin is configured to prevent the cap and body from disengaging without application of a twisting force about the cap and body. In a particular arrangement, a key carrier for retaining a key placed therein is coupled to the body.

1 . A medication container comprising:
 a body;   a cap configured to rotatably engage the body, the cap and body defining a cavity for storing medication when engaged; and   a locking pin configured to prevent the cap and body from disengaging without application of a twisting force about the cap and body.   
     
     
         2 . The medication container of  claim 1 , wherein the locking pin is configured to break from the medication container upon application of the twisting force about the cap and body. 
     
     
         3 . The medication container of  claim 1 , wherein the cap includes a base end configured to be inserted into the body. 
     
     
         4 . The medication container of  claim 3 , wherein the cap includes a handle opposite the base end for gripping and twisting the cap. 
     
     
         5 . The medication container of  claim 4 , wherein the handle includes a ridge portion configured to engage an edge of the body, the ridge portion having a greater diameter than the edge of the body. 
     
     
         6 . The medication container of  claim 5 , wherein the ridge portion is rubberized. 
     
     
         7 . The medication container of  claim 3 , wherein the cap includes one or more tabs that slope upwardly from the base end of the cap, the tabs configured to mate L-shaped channels along an interior wall of the body such that twisting the cap into the body in an engagement direction compresses the cap into the body. 
     
     
         8 . The medication container of  claim 1 , wherein the cavity is cylindrical. 
     
     
         9 . The medication container of  claim 1 , further comprising a key carrier coupled to the body for retaining a key placed therein. 
     
     
         10 . The medication container of  claim 9 , wherein the body includes at least one locking member configured to prevent the key carrier from rotating about the body. 
     
     
         11 . The medication container of  claim 9 , wherein the key carrier includes a key supports for retaining the key. 
     
     
         12 . The medication container of  claim 11 , wherein the key supports include a foam pad. 
     
     
         13 . The medication container of  claim 9 , wherein the key carrier includes a key cover configured to snap onto the key carrier and secure the key. 
     
     
         14 . A medication container comprising:
 a body including L-shaped channels along an interior wall of the body;   a cap configured to rotatably engage the body, the cap and body defining a cavity for storing medication when engaged, the cap including a base end configured to be inserted into the body and one or more tabs that slope upwardly from the base end of the cap, the tabs configured to mate the L-shaped channels such that twisting the cap into the body in an engagement direction compresses the cap into the body; and   a locking pin carried by the body, the locking pin configured to prevent the cap and body from disengaging without application of a twisting force about the cap and body, the locking pin configured to break from the body upon application of the twisting force about the cap and body.   
     
     
         15 . The medication container of  claim 14 , wherein the cap includes a handle opposite the base end for gripping and twisting the cap. 
     
     
         16 . The medication container of  claim 15 , wherein the handle includes a ridge portion configured to engage an edge of the body, the ridge portion having a greater diameter than the edge of the body. 
     
     
         17 . The medication container of  claim 16 , wherein the ridge portion is rubberized. 
     
     
         18 . The medication container of  claim 16 , wherein the cavity is cylindrical. 
     
     
         19 . The medication container of  claim 16 , further comprising a key carrier coupled to the body for retaining a key placed therein. 
     
     
         20 . The medication container of  claim 9 , wherein the body includes at least one locking member configured to prevent the key carrier from rotating about the body.