Pill storage system
View Patent ↗A pill storage system comprises multiple containers which may be assembled into a compact unit to be collectively carried. In some embodiments, the system may comprise a tray configured to hold the multiple pill containers in compact linear alignment, and a sleeve configured to slide over the tray and compartments to encase the assembly.
1 . A pill storage system, comprising:
a multiple number of pill containers which are physically separated from one another, wherein each pill container includes a main container body and a lid configured to enclose the main container body;
an elongated tray configured to retain the multiple pill containers in a linear arrangement and adjacently aligned with respect to one another;
a tubular sleeve configured to slide over and snuggly encase the elongated tray and pill containers held within the elongated tray, such that the tubular sleeve and elongated tray create a compact and portable unit which securely holds the multiple pill containers in a fixed position,
wherein the elongated tray includes a bottom wall, a first bracketing side wall and a second bracketing side wall that extend upwards from opposite side edges of the bottom wall, and a front rim which extend upwards from a front edge of the bottom wall,
wherein the main container body of each pill container includes a front wall configured to face towards the front rim when the pill container is retained in the elongated tray,
wherein the front rim of the elongated tray is shorter than the front wall of each pill container leaving more than half of the front wall of each pill container exposed when the pill container is retained within the elongated tray, and
wherein each of the multiple pill containers is magnetically attachable to the bottom wall of the elongated tray.
2 . The pill storage system of claim 1 , wherein the elongated sleeve and each pill container has an essentially rectangular cross section.
3 . The pill storage system of claim 1 , wherein the pill storage system includes seven pill containers corresponding to seven days in a week.
4 . The pill storage system of claim 3 , wherein each pill container includes a label corresponding to a different day of the week.
5 . The pill storage system of claim 1 , wherein the length of the bottom seat corresponds to a summed length of the total number of pill containers when placed side by side according to said linear arrangement within the seat.
6 . The pill storage system of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve comprises two opposing open ends that are blocked by the first side wall and the second side wall when the sleeve encases the tray.
7 . The pill storage system of claim 1 , wherein each pill container includes a magnetic attachment element on its bottom surface, wherein the elongated tray includes multiple magnetic attachment elements at interval positions within the bottom wall of the elongated tray, wherein each magnetic attachment element in the elongated tray magnetically attracts to the magnetic attachment element in each pill container, and wherein the positioning of the magnetic attachment elements in the bottom wall of the elongated tray forces a compact alignment of the pill containers within the bottom wall.
8 . The pill storage system of claim 1 , wherein the elongated tray further includes a back rim which extends upwards from a back edge of the bottom wall opposite the front rim and in mirroring relationship thereto.
9 . The pill storage system of claim 8 , wherein each pill container is bracketed between the front rim and the back rim, wherein the multiple pill containers are configured to assemble along the bottom wall of the elongated tray into a row which is bracketed between the first side wall and the second side wall of the elongated tray.
10 . The pill storage system of claim 1 , wherein a label provided on the front wall of a respective pill container is visible when the pill container is retained within the elongated tray and the elongated tray and the tubular sleeve are disassembled from one another.