Pill case

Abstract

A dispenser includes a housing defined by a bay, and a drawer defining an open position and a closed position. The drawer is retained within the bay against a compression force applied by a spring-like member when the drawer is in a closed position.

1 . A dispenser, comprising:
 a housing defining a bay; and   a drawer defining an open position and a closed position, the drawer being retained within the bay against a compression force applied by a spring-like member when the drawer is in the closed position.   
   
   
       2 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the drawer defines a knob configured to assist in retaining the drawer within the bay in the closed position. 
   
   
       3 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the drawer defines an arm springingly engaged with a portion of the bay while the drawer is in the closed position. 
   
   
       4 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the drawer defines a stop configured to retain a portion of the drawer within the bay while the drawer is in the open position. 
   
   
       5 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a lock assembly configured to prohibit the drawer from transitioning between the closed position and the open position. 
   
   
       6 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the housing includes an opener configured to assist in ejecting the drawer from the bay, thereby transitioning the drawer from the closed position to the open position. 
   
   
       7 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the drawer is comprised of at least two different materials. 
   
   
       8 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the drawer is formed from a single piece of material. 
   
   
       9 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the drawer is one of a plurality of drawers retained by the housing. 
   
   
       10 . A dispenser, comprising:
 a housing defining a plurality of bays;   a drawer disposed in each bay of the plurality of bays; and   a plurality of openers, each opener of the plurality of openers being configured to assist in springingly ejecting a corresponding drawer from the bay in which the drawer is disposed.   
   
   
       11 . The dispenser of  claim 10 , wherein each drawer is retained within the bay in which it is disposed against a compression force. 
   
   
       12 . The dispenser of  claim 10 , wherein an arm of each drawer springingly engages the housing when the respective drawer is in a closed position. 
   
   
       13 . The dispenser of  claim 12 , wherein the arm forces the respective drawer to contact a respective opener of the plurality of openers when the drawer is in the closed position. 
   
   
       14 . The dispenser of  claim 12 , wherein the arm springingly engages an incline defined by the housing when the drawer is in the closed position. 
   
   
       15 . The dispenser of  claim 10 , wherein a knob of each drawer is disposed within a corresponding pocket of the housing when the drawer is in a closed position. 
   
   
       16 . The dispenser of  claim 15 , wherein actuating an opener of the plurality of openers removes the knob from the corresponding pocket of the housing. 
   
   
       17 . The dispenser of  claim 10 , wherein a portion of each opener is rigidly mounted to a top of the housing. 
   
   
       18 . A method of dispensing a pill disposed within a drawer of a housing, comprising:
 pressing an opener, a portion of the opener being in contact with the drawer;   removing a knob of the drawer from a pocket defined by the housing; and   partially ejecting the drawer from the housing with a spring-like member disposed between the housing and the drawer.   
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein pressing the opener causes an arm connected to the drawer to deflect. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 18 , further including engaging a surface of the housing with a stop connected to the drawer to retain a portion of the drawer within the housing.