EP0658485A1 - Boîte à pilules comportant une carte avec des information concernant la santé - Google Patents

Boîte à pilules comportant une carte avec des information concernant la santé Download PDF

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EP0658485A1
EP0658485A1 EP94830576A EP94830576A EP0658485A1 EP 0658485 A1 EP0658485 A1 EP 0658485A1 EP 94830576 A EP94830576 A EP 94830576A EP 94830576 A EP94830576 A EP 94830576A EP 0658485 A1 EP0658485 A1 EP 0658485A1
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pillbox
lid
support element
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Sergio Corti
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PROMOSERVICE Srl
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/28—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials

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  • the present invention relates to a pillbox containing a card on which identification and health information of the owner are written.
  • Pillboxes small containers made of metal or other rigid materials provided with lids, are widely used especially by those who, over the course of the day or an equivalent period, must take more than one type of pharmaceutical in the form of capsules, pills and the like and, therefore, find it convenient to carry with them, instead of whole bottles or packages, only the necessary doses collected in a single container which provides adequate hygiene.
  • This type of pillbox has been realized in a great number of forms and aesthetic variations.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a pillbox which, in addition to its natural function, also fulfills that of containing information on the identity and relative health information of its carrier.
  • a pillbox comprising an accessible compartment wherein a support element for identification and health information is housed.
  • a support element for identification and health information is housed.
  • said compartment is formed in the lid of the pillbox.
  • it can be formed on the bottom of the pillbox and can, in particular, be accessible from the inside or outside of the same.
  • said support element is a paper card.
  • 1 indicates a small cup, made of metal or another suitable rigid material, provided with a lid 2 which can be snapped shut on the cup and can be opened by means of a button 3 provided on the side wall of the cup 1.
  • the lid 2 has a perimetric edge 2a shaped substantially in the form of a C in order to delimitate an annular cavity 4 wherein the corresponding edge of the cup engages.
  • Lid 2 has a convex form, and on its internal face a flat annular element 5 is fixed having at least three tabs 6 folded radially toward the center in order to hold a septum or disc 7 which delimitates, with the swell of lid 2, a compartment 8.
  • Disc 7 has notches 9 along its edge in a number equal to that of folded tabs 6 and of a substantially corresponding form, so that disc 7 can be removed by simply rotating it to align tabs 6 with corresponding notches 9 making it possible to be slipped out, and can be reapplied by operating in the opposite way.
  • Compartment 8 is formed to house a health card such as the one illustrated in figure 8 and indicated generically with 10.
  • Card 10 has two faces illustrated in figure 8, of which face 10a (front) contains identification information of the carrier, whereas face 10b (back) contains health information.
  • the card is folded around the axis 12 beforehand; by means of further folds around the axes 13, card 10 assumes its final configuration substantially in an accordion form and can thus be housed in compartment 8.
  • Card 10 can be made of paper, cardboard, plasticized material and the like, as long as it is not thick and is suitable to be folded on itself several times.
  • the elasticity created by the accordion configuration helps keep disc 7 locked in position against tabs 6 thanks to the force exerted on it by the card folded in this manner.
  • signs, writing and identifying symbols can be made, such as those illustrated in figure 2, suited to attract attention to the fact that a health card is located under disc 7.
  • the pillbox can be formed by two small cups 11 and 12 of which the first is external and is formed in metal or another rigid material and provided with a lid 2, not shown, whereas the second is internal and has a lesser height than the first so that it delimitates a compartment 13 wherein the health card can be placed folded in an accordion manner.
  • signs or writing can advantageously be provided suited to draw attention to the presence of the health card, as shown in figure 6.
  • the pillbox according to the invention comprises a cup 14 which has, on the side opposite the lid 2, a second lid 15 the opening of which allows access to the compartment 16 wherein the health card is housed.
  • the inside of the cup and the face of disc 7, turned toward the cup are lined with chemically inert material suited to prevent direct contact between the medicines and the metal or, in any case, the material of which the pillbox is made.
  • the pillbox according to the invention is particularly useful since it makes immediately available, in case of emergency or need, a series of information which can be of even vital importance to its carrier.
  • An adequate informational campaign directed at the health care system and emergency rooms can further facilitate preference for and use of the pillbox which is the object of this invention.

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EP94830576A 1993-12-15 1994-12-14 Boîte à pilules comportant une carte avec des information concernant la santé Withdrawn EP0658485A1 (fr)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ITFI930154 IT231756Y1 (it) 1993-12-15 1993-12-15 Contenitore portapillole incorporante una scheda per dati sanitari.
ITFI930154U 1993-12-15

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EP0658485A1 true EP0658485A1 (fr) 1995-06-21

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Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1651023A (en) * 1927-11-29 Can and jar closttbe
US2628625A (en) * 1951-09-25 1953-02-17 Russell M Seeds Company Vanity
FR1094492A (fr) * 1953-11-23 1955-05-20 Perfectionnements à la fabrication des minaudières
US2712318A (en) * 1953-05-20 1955-07-05 Scovill Manufacturing Co Vanity box
DE2305134A1 (de) * 1973-02-02 1974-08-08 Geb Kiefer Margarete Raisch Behaelter fuer medikamente
WO1994021212A1 (fr) * 1993-03-23 1994-09-29 Ferrosan A/S Recipient pour produit a usage medical

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1651023A (en) * 1927-11-29 Can and jar closttbe
US2628625A (en) * 1951-09-25 1953-02-17 Russell M Seeds Company Vanity
US2712318A (en) * 1953-05-20 1955-07-05 Scovill Manufacturing Co Vanity box
FR1094492A (fr) * 1953-11-23 1955-05-20 Perfectionnements à la fabrication des minaudières
DE2305134A1 (de) * 1973-02-02 1974-08-08 Geb Kiefer Margarete Raisch Behaelter fuer medikamente
WO1994021212A1 (fr) * 1993-03-23 1994-09-29 Ferrosan A/S Recipient pour produit a usage medical

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ITFI930154V0 (it) 1993-12-15
ITFI930154U1 (it) 1995-06-15

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