Child Resistant Blister Package

a blister package and child-resistant technology, applied in the field of child-resistant blister package and child-resistant package, can solve the problem of very little child-resistantness, and achieve the effect of convenient fabrication

US20070056876A1Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-15MEADWESTVACO CORP
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US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
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Publication Date
2007-03-15
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

An exemplary blister package includes a blank having a face panel with blister and finger apertures, a center panel with gates and finger tabs, and a back panel with pull tabs and tear strips. A blister pack is positioned between the face panel and center panel so that each blister is positioned within a respective blister aperture. During assembly, the center and back panels are folded such that each gate and tear strip aligns with a respective blister, and each pull tab and finger tab aligns with a respective finger aperture. The respective panels and elements are bonded except for the tear strips and gates. To remove an item from a blister, the pull tab is pressed out of the panel, the tear strip is peeled from the back panel, and pressure is applied to force the item through the backing sheet of the blister pack and the exposed gate.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 717,129 filed Sep. 14, 2005, the entirety of which is herein incorporated by reference.FIELD OF INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates to apparatus and methods of packaging and dispensing items, and more specifically, the present invention is directed to a child-resistant package including a blister pack for dispensing items. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] It is well known to use blister packaging to store and deliver items. Such items may include pharmaceutical tablets, pills, and capsules. Conventional blister packages include a blister tray that is typically a thermo-formed plastic sheet having a plurality of blister cells or depressions formed therein. Typically, after the items are placed in the cells, the items are retained and protected in the respective cells by securing a backing sheet comprising foil, plastic, or paperboard to the back of the tr...

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[0019] As required, detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein. It must be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention that may be embodied in various and alternative forms, and combinations thereof. As used herein, the word “exemplary” is used expansively to refer to embodiments that serve as an illustration, specimen, model or pattern. The figures are not necessarily to scale and some features may be exaggerated or minimized to show details of particular components. In other instances, well-known components, systems, materials or methods have not been described in order to avoid obscuring the present invention. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention.

[0020] For the purposes of illustration and teaching only, t...