Child-resistant container

a container and child-resistant technology, applied in the field of child-resistant containers, can solve the problems of conflicting requirements of the designer of blister packs, and the difficulty of opening typical blister packs for some adults

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-01-12
WEST PHARM SERVICES INC
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In addition, the blister packs are commonly utilized as physician samples for specific drugs and are not always packaged in a child-resistant package / container.
The designer of such blister packs is confronted with conflicting requirements.
Typical blister packs are known to be difficult for some adults to open while still failing to be a deterrent for unsupervised children.

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[0026] Certain terminology is used in the following description for convenience only and is not limiting. The words “right,”“left,”“lower” and “upper” designate directions in the drawings to which reference is made. The words “inwardly” and “outwardly” refer to directions toward and away from, respectively, the geometric center of the child-resistant container and designated parts thereof. The terminology includes the words above specifically mentioned, derivatives thereof, and words of similar import.

[0027] Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein like numerals indicate like elements throughout, there is shown in FIGS. 1-7 a first preferred embodiment of a child-resistant container 10 in accordance with the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 1-7 and 11, the container 10 of the first preferred embodiment is for containing a blister pack 202 (see also FIG. 10—blister packs 120, 122) having an arrangement of blisters, each containing a medication dose or tablet 202a. One havin...

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A child-resistant container for holding at least one item. The child-resistant container includes a housing having a base wall and a top wall. A tray includes a sidewall and a base plate mounted to the housing for movement between a retracted position in which the tray is positioned in the housing and an exposed position in which the tray extends from the housing. The sidewall and base plate define a storage cavity. A lid is moveably mounted to the tray and is moveable between a closed position covering the storage space and an open position exposing the storage space. The tray includes a dividing wall extending across the base plate. The sidewall and the dividing wall define a plurality of storage wells wherein each well includes a blister positioned therein. Each storage well includes a hole in the base plate for alignment with a medication dose in the blister.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application No. 10 / 941,588, filed Sep. 14, 2004, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Pat. No. 6,789,677, filed Dec. 2, 2002 and claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 334,409, filed Nov. 30, 2001 and entitled “Child-resistant Container”.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a child-resistant container and more specifically to a child-resistant container for storing a blister pack having an arrangement of blisters each of which contains a tablet or capsule. [0003] Many pharmaceutical products such as tablets and capsules are packaged in blister packs to deter children from obtaining and ingesting the products, to provide a small quantity of medication in a cost effective package and to allow for compliance throughout the medication cycle. In addition, the blister packs are commonly utilized as physi...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D83/04A61J1/03
CPCA61J1/03A61J1/035B65D83/0463B65D2583/0468B65D2251/1058B65D2583/0409B65D2215/02
Inventor MAIETTA, MICHAEL G.
Owner WEST PHARM SERVICES INC
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