Pill Container

Abstract

Among other things, we describe an apparatus that includes a chamber elongated along a longitudinal axis and shaped to receive pharmaceutical pills arranged along the longitudinal axis in a row, in which any cross-section of the chamber perpendicular to the longitudinal axis intersects a maximum of one pharmaceutical pill.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 - 27 . (canceled) 
     
     
         28 . A pocket-pen like pill container for pharmaceutical pills, said container comprising:
 a generally tubular chamber elongated along a longitudinal axis, said tubular chamber having an interior cavity for holding pharmaceutical pills arranged along said longitudinal axis and a first open end and a second end; and   a pen-cap having an elongated cap body shaped to fitly press-down to cover over said first open end along with a portion of said tubular chamber to provide holding strength, having a first sealed cap-end and a first open cap-end;   wherein said interior cavity extends along said longitudinal axis and is sized to receive a plurality of pharmaceutical pills;   wherein said interior cavity has a cross-sectional dimension that is perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and sized to fit a single one of said pharmaceutical pills at a single point along said longitudinal axis within said interior cavity;   wherein said first open end is sized for admitting or removing said pharmaceutical pills into or from said interior cavity;   wherein said pen-cap is configured with a pen-clip disposed at said first open cap-end, tightly extending along an exterior surface of said chamber body; and   wherein said sealed cap-end has a compartmented portion containing a magnet.   
     
     
         29 . The pocket-pen like pill container of  claim 28 , wherein said sealed cap-end is compartmented with a sealing wall perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, and said magnet is contained with said sealing wall and a cap; 
     
     
         30 . The pocket-pen like pill container of  claim 28 , wherein said second end of said tubular chamber is tightly sealed with sealing wall forming a compartment portion containing a magnet. 
     
     
         31 . The pocket-pen like pill container of  claim 28 , wherein said second end of said tubular chamber is a second open end tightly cover with a bottom cap have a compartment containing a magnet, formed by a sealing wall and a cap. 
     
     
         32 . The pocket-pen like pill container of  claim 31 , wherein said second open end is sized for admitting or removing said pharmaceutical pills into or from said pill container. 
     
     
         33 . The pocket-pen like pill container of  claim 28 , wherein a shape of said cross-sectional dimension of said pill containers is selected from the group consisting of circular, oval and polygonal. 
     
     
         34 . The pocket-pen like pill container of  claim 28 , wherein said tubular chamber has a length of at least five times greater than a width of said tubular chamber. 
     
     
         35 . The pocket-pen like pill container of  claim 28 , wherein at least a portion of said chamber is substantially opaque. 
     
     
         36 . The pocket-pen like pill container of  claim 28 , wherein at least a portion of said tubular chamber is substantially translucent. 
     
     
         37 . The pocket-pen like pill container of  claim 28 , wherein at least a portion of said tubular chamber is substantially transparent. 
     
     
         38 . The pocket-pen like pill container of  claim 28 , wherein said tubular chamber is made from a material selected from the group consisting of metal, plastic, wood, glass, fiberglass, stone, rubber, clay, porcelain, bamboo, paper, cardboard, natural material, synthetic material, recycled material and disposable material. 
     
     
         39 . An apparatus for admitting, holding, and providing access to one or more pharmaceutical pills, said apparatus comprising:
 at least seven pill containers, each said pill container for holding a plurality of pharmaceutical pills arranged in a row within an elongated chamber of said pill container;   wherein said pill containers are configured so as to be arranged adjacent one another in a hexagonal configuration,   wherein a cross-sectional dimension of said chamber is smaller than an elongated dimension of any one of said elongated pharmaceutical pills, and   wherein at least a portion of each said pill container comprises a magnetic portion such that said pill container may be magnetically secured to another one of said pill containers.   
     
     
         40 . The apparatus according to  claim 39 , wherein each of said pill container has a tightly fit pen-cap configured with a clip. 
     
     
         41 . The apparatus according to  claim 40 , wherein said pen-cap contains an compartment for containing a magnet. 
     
     
         42 . The apparatus according to  claim 39 , wherein a shape of said cross-sectional dimension of each said pill container is selected from the group consisting of circular, oval and polygonal. 
     
     
         43 . The apparatus according to  claim 39 , wherein each of said pill containers further comprises:
 a bottom cap to selectively allow insertion or removal of said pharmaceutical pills into or from said interior cavity.   
     
     
         44 . The apparatus according to  claim 39 , wherein said bottom cap of each said pill container comprises a magnetic portion.