Child resistant blister packaging

Abstract

A child resistant card for dispensing pills, e.g., capsules and/or tablets, that renders access to the pills difficult for a child but not for an adult. The child resistant blister card enables the user to access the item disposed within the card after performing a series of steps. The blister card is received in a protective envelope. A weakened area in the front panel of the envelope can be depressed to release a tear tab in the back panel. Once released, the tear tab can be ripped from the back panel to expose the backing foil of the blister card.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present application relates to packaging and, more particularly, to a blister pack for dispensing items such as pills, capsules and / or tablets, that requires the user to perform a series of steps to access a pill within the card, thus preventing a child, but not an adult, access to items present within the blister pack.BACKGROUND OF THE ART[0002]Child resistant packaging for pills, such as tablets and capsules, is well known for preventing uncontrolled consumption of pills by children. For example, blister packs having reinforced push-through type backing foil have been used in an attempt to prevent children from accessing pills within the blister pack. Often, however, such blister packs are difficult for adults, particularly elderly adults, to open.[0003]Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide child resistant packaging that renders access to pills difficult for children yet facile for adults.SUMMARY[0004]In accordance with one general aspect, there is...

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Benefits of technology

[0006]According to a further aspect, there is provided a child resistant blister card assembly comprising: a blister card including a container sheet defining at least one blister container for receiving an item to be dispensed, and a backing foil sealing the item in the blister container; a back panel at least partly covering said backing foil, the back panel having a closure held in a closed position in which the closure prevents the item from being push through the backing foil; and a releaser provided on a front face of said blister card and being adapted to transfer a pressure to said closure so as to release the closure from said closed position thereof, thereby allowing subsequent displacement of the closure from the closed position to an open position in which the backing foil is exposed such as to allow the item to be pushed through the backing foil.

Problems solved by technology

Often, however, such blister packs are difficult for adults, particularly elderly adults, to open.

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