Pill bottle dispenser for dispensing one or two pills

Abstract

A cap assembly for a pill bottle to allow dispensing only one or two pills at a time. The cap assembly has an inner cap with a rounded triangular opening and an outer cap with a rounded triangular opening and allows for a pill to be dispensed when both openings are aligned. The inner cap has a mechanism for engaging the bottle and the outer cap has a mechanism for engaging the inner cap. The cap assembly reduces the dispensing area for a pill and prevents spillage. The invention may also have a third cap to provide a child-resistance cap assembly. Alternately, the cap assembly may comprise a removable insert with a triangular opening that fits into a mouth of the pill bottle.

1 . A cap assembly for a medicine bottle containing tablets or capsules comprising:
 an inner cap comprising a first top panel with an extended shoulder, a first single opening contained in the first top panel, and a first skirt extending downward from the first top panel, the first skirt having an inner surface with a first mechanism for engaging a neck of the bottle; and   an outer cap over said inner cap, said outer cap engaged by the extended shoulder of the inner cap, said outer cap comprising a second top panel, a second single opening contained in the second top panel, and a second skirt extending downward from the second top panel, the second skirt having an inner surface with a second mechanism for engaging the inner cap and an outer surface with one or more ridges for providing a non-slip grip;   wherein by twisting the outer cap until the second opening aligns with the first opening and on tilting the bottle, one or two tablets or capsules are dispensed at a time through the aligned openings when the medicine bottle is tilted.   
     
     
         2 . A cap assembly of  claim 1  wherein the first and second openings for dispensing are shaped as rounded triangles. 
     
     
         3 . canceled. 
     
     
         4 . A cap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the outer surface of the first top panel has one or more raised areas for sealing moisture in the bottle. 
     
     
         5 . A cap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first mechanism for engaging the bottle neck comprises a plurality of snap locks to attach to one or more neck rings of the bottle. 
     
     
         6 . A cap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first mechanism for engaging the bottle neck comprises a plurality of snap locks to attach to one or more lugs of the bottle neck. 
     
     
         7 . A cap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the second mechanism for engaging the inner cap comprises a plurality of snap locks. 
     
     
         8 . (canceled) 
     
     
         9 . A child-proof cap assembly for a pill bottle comprising:
 an inner cap comprising a first top panel, a first opening contained in the first top panel, and a first skirt extending downward from the first top panel, the first skirt having an inner surface with a mechanism for engaging a neck of the bottle;   a middle cap over said inner cap comprising a second top panel with an extended shoulder, a second opening contained in the second top panel, and a second skirt extending downward from the second top panel, the second skirt having an inner surface with a mechanism for engaging the inner cap and an outer surface with one or more ridges for providing a non-slip grip; and   an outer cap over said middle cap, said outer cap engaged by the extended shoulder of the middle cap, said outer cap comprising a third top panel, a third opening contained in the third top panel, and a third skirt extending downward from the third top panel, the third skirt having an inner surface with a mechanism for engaging the middle cap and an outer surface with one or more ridges for providing a non-slip grip;   wherein by twisting the outer cap until the third opening aligns with the second opening and then twisting the middle cap until the first opening aligns with the aligned second and third openings and titling the bottle, one or two pills are dispensed at a time through the aligned openings.   
     
     
         10 . A cap assembly of  claim 9  wherein the first, second and third openings for dispensing are shaped as rounded triangles. 
     
     
         11 . A cap assembly of  claim 9  wherein the first, second and third openings create a reduced pill dispensing area. 
     
     
         12 . A removable circular insert for a medicine bottle comprising:
 a cylindrical sleeve having a floor and an open top with a flange on the top edge, and having a triangular opening in the floor, wherein the insert fits into a mouth of the bottle and partially covers the mouth of the bottle, wherein the flange extends over a top lip of the mouth of the bottle and rests on the lip, such that a conventional cap for the bottle fits normally into place over the sleeve, and wherein the opening reduces the area for dispensing a tablet or capsule in the bottle, such that only one or two tablets or capsules are dispensed when the bottle is tilted for the purpose of dispensing tablets or capsules.