Patent Application
20190098973
The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
The present invention relates generally to the field of organizers and more specifically relates to an organizer for medications.
Many individuals, especially elderly individuals, have prescribed pharmaceuticals that they must take on prescribed schedule. A conventional carrier may have for example seven individual small compartments labeled Sunday through Saturday. Depending on the number and types of medications the individual person may have two or more of these standard carriers.
Federal air travel regulations require prescription medication be transported in its original container if carried onto a plane, making it difficult for people with multiple medications to travel. As a result, many people may condense their medication and pack it in a checked suitcase. Unfortunately, it can be difficult for people to tell one pill from another, potentially mixing up their medication or taking the wrong dose—both of which can be extremely dangerous. Thus, a suitable solution is desired.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,111,733 to Majorie Foote relates to a medicine vial organizer and carrier. The described medicine vial organizer and carrier includes a prescription pill container organizer and carrier includes one or more rows of elastic loop holders attached to the inside of a piece of flexible material in which are held prescription pill containers, the piece folded or rolled up to enclose the prescription pill containers. Pockets for documents and a tethered magnifier for reading the prescription pill containers labels are also installed next to the rows of holders.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known organizers art, the present disclosure provides a novel medication organizer. The general purpose of the present disclosure, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide an efficient and effective means for organizing a plurality of medications.
A medication organizer is disclosed herein. The medication organizer includes an organizer-body which may include an inner-surface and an outer-surface opposite the inner-surface. The organizer-body may be made from a flexible sheet of material and the flexible sheet of material may be configured to be selectively rolled into a compact-state and selectively unrolled into an extended-state. A plurality of attachment-straps may be each individually secured to the inner-surface of the organizer-body and each of the plurality of attachment-straps may be configured to receive and hold at least one medication container. At least one pocket may be secured to the inner-surface of the organizer-body. The at least one pocket may define a storage-capacity and the storage-capacity may be configured to receive and hold at least one item.
A method of using medication organizer is also disclosed herein. The method of using medication organizer may comprise the steps of: providing the medication organizer as above; securing at least one medication container within one of the plurality of attachment-straps; placing at least one item within the at least one pocket; and rolling the organizer-body into the compact-state.
For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, a medication organizer, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present disclosure.
The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.
As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to organizers and more particularly to a medication organizer as used to improve organization means for medication.
Generally, disclosed is a prescription medication organizer that holds approximately 16 medicine bottles and rolls up into a sleeve, perfect for traveling on an airplane. The organizer may comprise a roll-up case, made from canvas or other suitable fabric, used to organize prescription medication bottles. The case may have five panels; the bottom four panels can each have four compartments and made from hook-and-loop material. Each compartment may have hook-and-loop fasteners and elastic bands to house a medication container in a secure manner, no matter its size. A top panel may include a clear zippered pouch for over-the-counter medication or makeup. Across a top of the case may be a hook-and-loop strap that holds the organizer together when rolled up. On an exterior of the organizer may be a hanger or cloth handle. The organizer may measure approximately 14″ in length and 8″ in width. The exact specifications may vary upon manufacturing.
Referring now more specifically to the drawings by numerals of reference, there is shown in
The organizer-body 110 may further include a top-side 136, a bottom-side 137 opposite the top-side 136, a left-side 138 and a right-side 139 opposite the left-side 138. In this embodiment, the top-side 136 of the organizer-body 110 may include a hanger 118 for attaching the organizer to a surface. The hanger 118 may be made from a sturdy material to support a weight of the organizer-body 110 when filled with the plurality of medication containers and/or the liquid-medication. For example, the hanger 118 may be a metal material such as stainless steel, aluminum, etc., a wood material or a plastic material. In another embodiment, the hanger 118 may be a fabric/cloth material.
Each of the plurality of attachment-straps 120 may comprise an elastic-material configured to receive and hold medication containers of different sizes. In use, a user may stretch one the plurality of attachment-straps 120, place the medication container within the attachment-strap, and release the attachment-strap to allow the attachment-strap to tightly hold the medication container.
Further, each of the plurality of attachment-straps 120 may include a first fastening-means 122 configured to secure the plurality of attachment-straps 120 to the inner-surface 112. In this embodiment, the user may unfasten the attachment-strap via the first fastening-means 122, place the medication container within the attachment-strap and fasten the attachment-strap to the inner-surface 112 of the organizer-body 110 via the first fastening-means 122. The first fastening-means 122 may be the hook and loop fastener. However, as above, other fastening-means are contemplated. Further, the plurality of attachment-straps 120 may include different sizes configured to accommodate differently sized medication containers.
In one embodiment, each of the plurality of attachment-straps 120 may include removable (functional) indicia thereon. For example, the indicia may detail what the medication is inside of the particular attachment-strap. In other embodiments, the at least one medication-container 5 may include the indicia and the attachment-strap may be situated in such a way that allows the indicia to be easily seen. This may be particularly useful when going through airport security as the user may not have to remove all of the at least one medication-containers 5 from the medication organizer 100.
Further, in the preferred embodiment, the at least one pocket 130 may be transparent. The transparency may be particularly useful for when taking the medication organizer 100 through airport security, as above, as the user may not have to remove all of their things from the at least one pocket 130. In one example, the at least one pocket 130 may be made from a plastic material. However, other materials may be used.
As shown here and discussed above, the at least one item 10 may comprise a liquid at least one medication-container 5. In this example, the storage-capacity 132 may be sized to receive the liquid at least one medication-container 5. In another embodiment, the at least one item 10 may a cosmetic-item and the storage-capacity 132 may be sized to receive the cosmetic-item.
It should be noted that step five 505, step six 506, and step seven 507 are optional steps and may not be implemented in all cases. Optional steps of method of use 500 are illustrated using dotted lines in
The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.
The present application is related to and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/567,489 filed Oct. 3, 2017, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62567489 | Oct 2017 | US |
