CA2052806A1 - Medicine pack with cap closure - Google Patents
Medicine pack with cap closureInfo
- Publication number
- CA2052806A1 CA2052806A1 CA002052806A CA2052806A CA2052806A1 CA 2052806 A1 CA2052806 A1 CA 2052806A1 CA 002052806 A CA002052806 A CA 002052806A CA 2052806 A CA2052806 A CA 2052806A CA 2052806 A1 CA2052806 A1 CA 2052806A1
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- carton
- folding
- closure
- folding carton
- cap
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
- B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
- B65D5/64—Lids
- B65D5/66—Hinged lids
- B65D5/6602—Hinged lids formed by folding one or more extensions hinged to the upper edge of a tubular container body
- B65D5/662—Hinged lids formed by folding one or more extensions hinged to the upper edge of a tubular container body the container being provided with an internal frame or the like for maintaining the lid in the closed position by friction
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
- B65D83/04—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Packages (AREA)
- Cartons (AREA)
- Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)
- Packaging Frangible Articles (AREA)
- Purses, Travelling Bags, Baskets, Or Suitcases (AREA)
- Packging For Living Organisms, Food Or Medicinal Products That Are Sensitive To Environmental Conditiond (AREA)
Abstract
Medicine pack with cap closure The invention relates to a folding carton for medicine which contains blisters and is provided on one side with a cap closure.
Description
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HOECHST ARTIENGESELLSCHAFT HOE 90~F 299 - Description Medicine pack with cap closure The invention r~lates to a carton of cardboard for the packing of medicine~, in parkicular of medicines packed in blisters.
The medicines packed in blisters are conven~ionally packed in folding cartons of cardboard which can be closed symmetrically on both sides by so-called tucked-in closure~. These tucked-in closures are sheet like rectangular extensions usually of the front and/or rear side of the carton. Said extension has the dLmension of a side surface of the carton which is perpendicular to the front or rear ~ide and is to be closed, plu6 a tab which is folded off from said side surface and enters into the carton during closing. For clo~ing the carton, said sheet-like ~xtension can be bent over by 90 from the front or rear side by means of a fold.
Medicines are used to an increasing ex~en~ specifically ~0 by elderly patients, for whom handling the medicines as such but also the packaging surrounding them must be facilitated. However, precisely in the case of the prior art folding cartons with tucked-in closures described this is so only to a very unsatisfactory degree.
Once such a folding carton has been opened, u~ually on one side, the medicines, for e~ample medicines packed in blisters, can 51ip out unintentionally. But even the opening of such a folding carton with tucked-in closure is especially disadvantageous specifically for patients with disorders of the finger ~oints. Indeed, to open such a carton, one has to push a finger or fingernail between the tab described above of the tucked-in closure and the front or rear side of the carton in order to pull out the ;
~ 2~2$~
tab from the inside of the carton. It ohviously cannot be avoided in so doing that the tucked-in closure, which like the folding carton itself is made of cardboard, is deformed irreversibly or, after re-defol~ing, no longer has the original surface-area stabil.ity. Since the oppo~ite side of the carton can also be opened, the problems described also apply to ~his s:ide. ~ltogether, this has the effect that the stability oi the folding carton is reduced considerably with incr~asing opening 19 and closing which is relevant in particular especially when a certain number of blisters have already been taken out of the carton and the car~on is no longer lent itæ
stability by the packaging material (blisters) taking up the complete inside volume. It is to be regarded as a further disadvantage of the folding carton de~cribed that, after opening the folding carton, the bli~ters axe not exposed or not even partially exposed, so tha~ their removal is hampered. The attempt to "flick" a blister out usually ends up with the entire contents of th~ folding caxton slipping out. Due to the fact that two sides of the carton can be opened, as user of such a folding carton one i5 not even ssre of openin~ that side on which the blisters are not concealed by the insert slip.
Therefore, the object was to provide a folding carton fox medicines which does not have the disadvantages described above.
The object was achieved by a carton of cardboard for the packing of medicines wherein the carton is provided on one side with a cap closure.
The carton according to the invention is preferably u~ed for the packing of blisters.
Cartons of the said type are known per se and are used for the packing of cigarettes. A~cording to ~P-A-O 348 840, these cartons may also contain drying agents, which protect the contents of the carton against the ingre~s of moisture.
HOECHST ARTIENGESELLSCHAFT HOE 90~F 299 - Description Medicine pack with cap closure The invention r~lates to a carton of cardboard for the packing of medicine~, in parkicular of medicines packed in blisters.
The medicines packed in blisters are conven~ionally packed in folding cartons of cardboard which can be closed symmetrically on both sides by so-called tucked-in closure~. These tucked-in closures are sheet like rectangular extensions usually of the front and/or rear side of the carton. Said extension has the dLmension of a side surface of the carton which is perpendicular to the front or rear ~ide and is to be closed, plu6 a tab which is folded off from said side surface and enters into the carton during closing. For clo~ing the carton, said sheet-like ~xtension can be bent over by 90 from the front or rear side by means of a fold.
Medicines are used to an increasing ex~en~ specifically ~0 by elderly patients, for whom handling the medicines as such but also the packaging surrounding them must be facilitated. However, precisely in the case of the prior art folding cartons with tucked-in closures described this is so only to a very unsatisfactory degree.
Once such a folding carton has been opened, u~ually on one side, the medicines, for e~ample medicines packed in blisters, can 51ip out unintentionally. But even the opening of such a folding carton with tucked-in closure is especially disadvantageous specifically for patients with disorders of the finger ~oints. Indeed, to open such a carton, one has to push a finger or fingernail between the tab described above of the tucked-in closure and the front or rear side of the carton in order to pull out the ;
~ 2~2$~
tab from the inside of the carton. It ohviously cannot be avoided in so doing that the tucked-in closure, which like the folding carton itself is made of cardboard, is deformed irreversibly or, after re-defol~ing, no longer has the original surface-area stabil.ity. Since the oppo~ite side of the carton can also be opened, the problems described also apply to ~his s:ide. ~ltogether, this has the effect that the stability oi the folding carton is reduced considerably with incr~asing opening 19 and closing which is relevant in particular especially when a certain number of blisters have already been taken out of the carton and the car~on is no longer lent itæ
stability by the packaging material (blisters) taking up the complete inside volume. It is to be regarded as a further disadvantage of the folding carton de~cribed that, after opening the folding carton, the bli~ters axe not exposed or not even partially exposed, so tha~ their removal is hampered. The attempt to "flick" a blister out usually ends up with the entire contents of th~ folding caxton slipping out. Due to the fact that two sides of the carton can be opened, as user of such a folding carton one i5 not even ssre of openin~ that side on which the blisters are not concealed by the insert slip.
Therefore, the object was to provide a folding carton fox medicines which does not have the disadvantages described above.
The object was achieved by a carton of cardboard for the packing of medicines wherein the carton is provided on one side with a cap closure.
The carton according to the invention is preferably u~ed for the packing of blisters.
Cartons of the said type are known per se and are used for the packing of cigarettes. A~cording to ~P-A-O 348 840, these cartons may also contain drying agents, which protect the contents of the carton against the ingre~s of moisture.
3 ~2~2~Q~ -The carton according to the inven~ion for the packing of medicines i~ a cube, composed of longitudinally or transver~ely .rec~angular or ~quare si.de surfaces. The side length rs~io o~ front ~ide and rear ~ide of the carton is preferably below 2:1. In the case of the two other, oppo~ite side ~urface~, this ratio iB preferably above 2:1.
Figures 1 and 2 ~how two designs of the carton (1) according to the invention. The carton ( 1 ) itBelf i8 preferably made up of two layers in the region of the cap closure (2), it being pos~ible to use cardboard of different thicknesses for the two layers. However, the ~ inner layer (3) is omitted, at least on one side, in the : region where the flap comes away; this ensures removal of the blister~ (4). Preferably, this inner layer i6 also partially omitted in the region of the ~ront 6ide of the carton (side length ratio below 2sl). ~hi~ provides the : po~sibility that, after opening the cap closure, the blister strips (4) and the medicines (5) are immediately vi~ible al80 from above. However, this opening (6) in the inner layer of the front ~ide of the carton i~ preferably smaller than the outer lay~r coming to lie over it, which : i8 formed by a cap closure (2).
, :~ The openi~g on one side of the carton, which can be ; 25 closed by the cap closure, i5 located on one of ~he ~idesurfaces of the carton according to the invention which have a side l~ngth ratio of preferably over 2:1. The openiny as s~ch in each case compri~es the entire side surface. According to the ~arious design6 of the carton according to the invention, the closure cap may either cover a 6hort ~ide surface (Figure 1) or a long sidP
6urface (Figure2 ).
The closure cap (2) i~ three-dimensionally shaped and intrinsically stable. The side surface of ths closure cap which cover~ the opening (6) during closing is larger than the ~ide surface of the cap opposite it, whi~h for ~ ~ 4 ~ 2~2~
its part runs into the rear side of the carton, eparated only by a fold. ~he side surface of ~he carton referred to as the rear side is that opposite the side surface with the opening (6).
In the closed sta~e of the carton, the ~Eront side of the closure cap covers the inner layer (3) of the carton and, since it corresponds to the outer layer of the side surface~ of the carton in ths re~ion of the opening of the carton, it forms level surface3 with these side surfaces.
The front side of the carton accoxding to ~he invention is divided by the closure cap preferably at a ratio of less than 3:1, the smaller part corresponding to the part of the front side which is formed by the closure cap. The fold which on the rear side of the carton separates the "portion" of the closure cap from the rear side divides the rear side preferably at a ratio of greater than 4:1.
In any event~ however, the portion of the closure cap at the front side and at the rear side of the carton is unequal in size and corresponds preferably to a ratio of greater than 2:1 (front side to rear side~. Owing to this ratio, the sides of the closure cap do not divide them-selves off from the surfaces of the carton adjacent to the front and rear sides of the carton at right angles but form - relative to the opening of the carton on the front ~ide - an acute angle (7).
~he carton according to the invention may be printed in color, in one color or more than one color. The blisters are prefexably arranged in more than one layer in the carton, to be precise to the extent that they fill up the ~ hollow space produced within the confines of the carton.
; Furthermore, space is provided for the information on use enclosed with the medicines in the form of a so~called insert slip.
Furthermore, drying agents may also be contained i:n the _ 5 ~
car~on according to the invention in order to protect the medicines again~t moisture.
The advantages of the carton according to the invention can be s~mnarized as follows.
- closure on one side which offers clear and better handling, in particular for elderl~y patients, and ensures that the pack is always opened from ~he " correct " s ide, - greater stability of the pack, as a result of which the car~on is completely intact even after ~everal opening and closing operations, - good accessibility and easy withdrawal of ~he informa tion *or use and the blisters is provided, - the medicines can be seen inunediately after opening the pack, without a blister first having to be exposed or withdrawn, - att:ractive appearance.
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Figures 1 and 2 ~how two designs of the carton (1) according to the invention. The carton ( 1 ) itBelf i8 preferably made up of two layers in the region of the cap closure (2), it being pos~ible to use cardboard of different thicknesses for the two layers. However, the ~ inner layer (3) is omitted, at least on one side, in the : region where the flap comes away; this ensures removal of the blister~ (4). Preferably, this inner layer i6 also partially omitted in the region of the ~ront 6ide of the carton (side length ratio below 2sl). ~hi~ provides the : po~sibility that, after opening the cap closure, the blister strips (4) and the medicines (5) are immediately vi~ible al80 from above. However, this opening (6) in the inner layer of the front ~ide of the carton i~ preferably smaller than the outer lay~r coming to lie over it, which : i8 formed by a cap closure (2).
, :~ The openi~g on one side of the carton, which can be ; 25 closed by the cap closure, i5 located on one of ~he ~idesurfaces of the carton according to the invention which have a side l~ngth ratio of preferably over 2:1. The openiny as s~ch in each case compri~es the entire side surface. According to the ~arious design6 of the carton according to the invention, the closure cap may either cover a 6hort ~ide surface (Figure 1) or a long sidP
6urface (Figure2 ).
The closure cap (2) i~ three-dimensionally shaped and intrinsically stable. The side surface of ths closure cap which cover~ the opening (6) during closing is larger than the ~ide surface of the cap opposite it, whi~h for ~ ~ 4 ~ 2~2~
its part runs into the rear side of the carton, eparated only by a fold. ~he side surface of ~he carton referred to as the rear side is that opposite the side surface with the opening (6).
In the closed sta~e of the carton, the ~Eront side of the closure cap covers the inner layer (3) of the carton and, since it corresponds to the outer layer of the side surface~ of the carton in ths re~ion of the opening of the carton, it forms level surface3 with these side surfaces.
The front side of the carton accoxding to ~he invention is divided by the closure cap preferably at a ratio of less than 3:1, the smaller part corresponding to the part of the front side which is formed by the closure cap. The fold which on the rear side of the carton separates the "portion" of the closure cap from the rear side divides the rear side preferably at a ratio of greater than 4:1.
In any event~ however, the portion of the closure cap at the front side and at the rear side of the carton is unequal in size and corresponds preferably to a ratio of greater than 2:1 (front side to rear side~. Owing to this ratio, the sides of the closure cap do not divide them-selves off from the surfaces of the carton adjacent to the front and rear sides of the carton at right angles but form - relative to the opening of the carton on the front ~ide - an acute angle (7).
~he carton according to the invention may be printed in color, in one color or more than one color. The blisters are prefexably arranged in more than one layer in the carton, to be precise to the extent that they fill up the ~ hollow space produced within the confines of the carton.
; Furthermore, space is provided for the information on use enclosed with the medicines in the form of a so~called insert slip.
Furthermore, drying agents may also be contained i:n the _ 5 ~
car~on according to the invention in order to protect the medicines again~t moisture.
The advantages of the carton according to the invention can be s~mnarized as follows.
- closure on one side which offers clear and better handling, in particular for elderl~y patients, and ensures that the pack is always opened from ~he " correct " s ide, - greater stability of the pack, as a result of which the car~on is completely intact even after ~everal opening and closing operations, - good accessibility and easy withdrawal of ~he informa tion *or use and the blisters is provided, - the medicines can be seen inunediately after opening the pack, without a blister first having to be exposed or withdrawn, - att:ractive appearance.
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Claims (11)
1. A folding carton for medicine, wherein the carton is provided on one side with a cap closure.
2. The folding carton as claimed in claim 1, wherein the carton contains blisters with medicine.
3. The folding carton as claimed in either of claims 1 and 2, wherein the carton is composed of rectangular or square side surfaces of which the front and rear sides have a side length ratio of preferably below 2:1.
4. The folding carton as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the side surfaces perpendicular to the front or rear side have a side length ratio of preferably above 2:1.
5. The folding carton as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the carton is of cardboard.
6. The folding carton as claimed in any of claims 1 to 5, wherein the carton is made up of two layers, the closure cap is of one layer and, in the closed state of the carton, closes off level with the side surfaces of the carton.
7. The folding carton as claimed in any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the carton contains along with the blisters, which possibly contain medicine, also informa-tion on use in the form of an insert slip.
8. The folding carton as claimed in any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the carton contains a drying agent.
9. The folding carton as claimed in any of claims 1 to 8, wherein the side surface of the closure cap which in the closed state of the carton is to be considered part of the front side divides the latter in a ratio of less than 3:1.
10. The folding carton as claimed in claim 9, wherein the side surface of the closure cap which in the closed state of the carton is to be considered part of the rear side divides the latter in a ratio of greater than 4:1.
11. The folding carton as claimed in any of claims 1 to 10, wherein it is printed both in one color and in more than one color.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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DE9013901U DE9013901U1 (en) | 1990-10-05 | 1990-10-05 | Pharmaceutical packaging with cap closure |
DEG9013901.1 | 1990-10-05 |
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CA2052806A1 true CA2052806A1 (en) | 1992-04-06 |
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Family Applications (1)
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CA002052806A Abandoned CA2052806A1 (en) | 1990-10-05 | 1991-10-04 | Medicine pack with cap closure |
Country Status (13)
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EP (1) | EP0479282A1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH04253633A (en) |
KR (1) | KR920007898A (en) |
AU (1) | AU8563891A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2052806A1 (en) |
CS (1) | CS301891A3 (en) |
DE (1) | DE9013901U1 (en) |
FI (1) | FI914648A (en) |
HU (1) | HU913161D0 (en) |
IE (1) | IE913501A1 (en) |
NO (1) | NO913897L (en) |
PL (1) | PL291915A1 (en) |
PT (1) | PT8357U (en) |
Families Citing this family (11)
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IT1257994B (en) * | 1991-10-23 | 1996-02-19 | Gd Spa | PACK OF CIGARETTES_AD HIGH CAPACITY |
DE9207178U1 (en) * | 1992-05-27 | 1992-08-13 | A. Landerer GmbH & Co KG, 74172 Neckarsulm | Folding box |
DE4238421A1 (en) * | 1992-11-13 | 1994-05-19 | B F Dr Krass | Packaging for oral hygiene products - consists of blister packs separated by perforated lines which contain capsules of tooth-paste and other substances which dissolve in user's mouth |
DE19636365A1 (en) * | 1996-09-06 | 1998-04-09 | Focke & Co | Hinged box and method of making the same |
DE102005043186B4 (en) * | 2005-09-09 | 2008-06-26 | Henkel Kgaa | Faltzuschnitt for a packaging |
US20090314664A1 (en) * | 2006-08-03 | 2009-12-24 | Merck Patent Gmbh | Pack Containing Pharmaceutical Administration Forms |
ES2476797T3 (en) * | 2006-08-30 | 2014-07-15 | Intercontinental Great Brands Llc | Blister pack unit for confectionery products |
UY31233A1 (en) * | 2007-07-21 | 2009-03-02 | PACKING UNITS WITH A DESIRING AGENT | |
DE102007052871A1 (en) | 2007-11-02 | 2009-05-07 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma Gmbh & Co. Kg | Capsule for receiving pharmaceutical drug formulations |
WO2009147095A1 (en) * | 2008-06-04 | 2009-12-10 | Boerhringer Ingelheim International Gmbh | Method of drying sheets |
FR3063220B1 (en) * | 2017-02-24 | 2021-05-21 | Distraimed | MEDICINE DISTRIBUTION DEVICE FOR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF A SINGLE PATIENT |
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- 1990-10-05 DE DE9013901U patent/DE9013901U1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1991
- 1991-10-02 EP EP91116855A patent/EP0479282A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1991-10-03 HU HU913161A patent/HU913161D0/en unknown
- 1991-10-03 FI FI914648A patent/FI914648A/en unknown
- 1991-10-03 CS CS913018A patent/CS301891A3/en unknown
- 1991-10-03 PL PL29191591A patent/PL291915A1/en unknown
- 1991-10-04 AU AU85638/91A patent/AU8563891A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1991-10-04 KR KR1019910017359A patent/KR920007898A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1991-10-04 IE IE350191A patent/IE913501A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1991-10-04 PT PT8357U patent/PT8357U/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1991-10-04 NO NO91913897A patent/NO913897L/en unknown
- 1991-10-04 CA CA002052806A patent/CA2052806A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1991-10-04 JP JP3256842A patent/JPH04253633A/en active Pending
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FI914648A (en) | 1992-04-06 |
NO913897L (en) | 1992-04-06 |
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AU8563891A (en) | 1992-04-09 |
KR920007898A (en) | 1992-05-27 |
EP0479282A1 (en) | 1992-04-08 |
PT8357U (en) | 1994-09-30 |
PT8357T (en) | 1992-05-29 |
PL291915A1 (en) | 1992-08-10 |
CS301891A3 (en) | 1992-05-13 |
JPH04253633A (en) | 1992-09-09 |
IE913501A1 (en) | 1992-04-08 |
HU913161D0 (en) | 1992-01-28 |
NO913897D0 (en) | 1991-10-04 |
FI914648A0 (en) | 1991-10-03 |
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