Pill bag
A bag for containing pills or medication for example, is made of a heat-weldable sheet material. The sheet material may suitably be a compound sheet material which provides a rear face, a front face and a bottom. Disposed at an upper portion of the bag is a threaded closure comprising a screw-threaded socket and a screw cap. The socket penetrates the top of the bag and is bonded to the interior surface of the bag. The threaded closure permits the bag to be repeatedly opened and closed for piecemeal dispensing its contents.
This application incorporates by reference and claims priority to provisional application No. 60/881,611 filed on Jan. 22, 2007.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to a small bag made of a heat-weldable sheet material. More particularly, the bag comprises a front face and a rear face connected to one another along their edges, with the top of the bag being provided with a re-closable threaded closure which includes a socket formed with screw threads for engagement with screw threads of a removable screw cap. This type of bag may be used to safely storage and provide access to items such as prescription pills. Unlike pill bottles this provides a rattle proof system and may be smaller than the average pill bottle so that carrying in small places is facilitated.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIt is therefore an object of the present invention to provide the type of bag defined in the introduction, with the socket secured to the bag in such a manner that its connection to the bag is able to resist the forces created by tightening and unscrewing the screw cap, thereby avoiding lost or contamination of the items being stored in the bag.
This object is attained according to the invention by an arrangement wherein the socket of the threaded closure penetrates the bag and has its outer surface secured to the inner wall surface of the bag by a glue, welding or other securing operation.
There is known from U.S. Pat. No. 4,887,912 a flexible container provided with a removable top, the removable top is provide on one of the faces of the bag for dispensing liquids as opposed to solid objects such as prescription pills. In addition, this bag requires, since the screw top is on one of the side of the bag as opposed to the top, a welding flange in order to secure the socket to the heat-weldable sheet material.
With the solution according to the present invention it is possible to have the inner portion of the bag prevent the pills from rattling and yet at the top of the bag provide for ready access to the prescription pills from a contaminate proof enclosure.
An embodiment of the invention shall now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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Socket 7 is provided with outer screw threads or a snap lock for engagement with inner screw threads or snaplock of a removable screw cap 13.
The effect of the invention and the advantages obtained thereby shall now be explained with reference to opening and closing the threaded closure of the bag.
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The screw cap of the threaded closure may of course be provided with a known pilfer proof arrangement, to prevent accidental opening of the threaded closure.
Instead of the pill bag 100 being of two materials, it may be of just one or a composite of two or more materials. It may have an inner surface 300 as shown in
Cap 13 may or may not have a medical alert symbol in relation the contents of pill bag 100.
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The invention being thus described, it will he obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.
Claims
1. A closable prescription bag made of a heat-weldable sheet material, said bag comprising:
- a front face and a rear face connected to one another along their edges.
- a re-closable threaded closure provided at the top of the front and rear faces.
- said re-closable threaded closure including a socket formed with screw threads for engagement with screw threads of a removable screw cap.
- said socket of said threaded closure penetrating the bag and having its inner end secured to an inner wall surface of the bag with the aid of contact surface.
2. A bag according to claim 1, wherein a lower portion of said bag is formed with sealing the front and rear faces of the bag.
3. A gag according to claim 1, wherein the inner surface of the heat-weldable sheet material prevents the contents of the bag from rattling.
4. A closable prescription bag made of a sheet material securable to another a different material, said bag comprising:
- a front face and a rear face connected to one another along their edges.
- a re-closable threaded closure provided at the top of the front and rear faces.
- said re-closable threaded closure including a socket formed with screw threads for engagement with screw threads of a removable screw cap.
- said socket of said threaded closure penetrating the bag and having its inner end secured to an inner wall surface of the bag with the aid of contact surface.
Type: Application
Filed: Jan 19, 2008
Publication Date: Jul 15, 2010
Inventors: Janice Pitman (West Long Branch, NJ), Patricia Mascaritola (West Long Branch, NJ)
Application Number: 12/009,462