Global Patent Index - EP 0281366 A2

EP 0281366 A2 19880907 - Alarm devices.

Title (en)

Alarm devices.

Title (de)

Alarmvorrichtung.

Title (fr)

Dispositif d'alarme.

Publication

EP 0281366 A2 19880907 (EN)

Application

EP 88301787 A 19880301

Priority

GB 8705278 A 19870306

Abstract (en)

An alarm device (10) which will remind the user to take individually packaged medicaments (30) such as contraceptive pills at the correct time. The device (10) has a support for the package (26) and individually depressible buttons (16), each aligned with one individual compartment of the packet. In this way depression of a button (16) will get an individually packed pill (30). Timer means are provided for monitory the time lapsed after any button (16) has been depressed and means link the button (16) to the timer means so that depression of any one button (16) will re-start the timer means. An audible alarm is provided which sounds when the timer means reach a preselected time.

IPC 1-7

A61J 7/00

IPC 8 full level

A61J 7/04 (2006.01); A61J 1/03 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61J 7/0472 (2013.01); A61J 1/035 (2013.01); A61J 7/0436 (2015.05)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0281366 A2 19880907; EP 0281366 A3 19900110; AU 1260188 A 19880908; GB 8705278 D0 19870408

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88301787 A 19880301; AU 1260188 A 19880303; GB 8705278 A 19870306