CA2631095A1 - Cover sheet member for pill receptacles and method of sealing a pill receptacle with a cover sheet member - Google Patents
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Abstract
A. pill receptacle has a number of recessed pill compartments formed therein.
The method comprises the steps of providing a cover sheet member that has a sealing sheet with a top identification surface on which information can be printed and a bottom adhesive surface provided with an adhesive, The cover sheet member further has a protective sheet that removably overlays the sealing sheet on its adhesive surface. First weakness zones are provided on the cover sheet member, that extend transversely through the scaling sheet and the protective sheet in a registering fashion to define first cutaway lines on the cover sheet member. A fraction of the cover sheet member is separated from the rest of the cover sheet member along at least some of the first cutaway lines, including concurrently separating corresponding fractions of the scaling sheet and the protective sheet in registering fashion. The protective sheet fraction is peeled away from the sealing sheet fraction on the cover sheet member fraction. The selected pill compartments are covered and individually sealed by applying the adhesive surface of the sealing sheet fraction on the pill receptacle whereby the adhesive surface of the sealing sheet fraction adheres to the pill receptacle about the pill compartments.
The method comprises the steps of providing a cover sheet member that has a sealing sheet with a top identification surface on which information can be printed and a bottom adhesive surface provided with an adhesive, The cover sheet member further has a protective sheet that removably overlays the sealing sheet on its adhesive surface. First weakness zones are provided on the cover sheet member, that extend transversely through the scaling sheet and the protective sheet in a registering fashion to define first cutaway lines on the cover sheet member. A fraction of the cover sheet member is separated from the rest of the cover sheet member along at least some of the first cutaway lines, including concurrently separating corresponding fractions of the scaling sheet and the protective sheet in registering fashion. The protective sheet fraction is peeled away from the sealing sheet fraction on the cover sheet member fraction. The selected pill compartments are covered and individually sealed by applying the adhesive surface of the sealing sheet fraction on the pill receptacle whereby the adhesive surface of the sealing sheet fraction adheres to the pill receptacle about the pill compartments.
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on said sealing sheet and on said protective sheet to define said first cutaway lines on said cover sheet member.
3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of providing second weakness zones on said cover sheet member that extend transversely through said sealing sheet but not through said protective sheet to define second cutaway lines on said sealing sheet only.
4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the step of separating a fraction of said cover sheet member from the rest of said cover sheet member is also accomplished along at least some of said second cutaway lines.
5. A method according to claim 4, wherein said pill compartments are disposed in perpendicular rows and columns in said pill receptacle, said first cutaway lines are parallel to one another, said second cutaways lines are parallel to one another and perpendicular to said first cutaway lines and the step of covering and individually sealing said selected pill compartments by applying said adhesive surface of said sealing sheet fraction on said pill receptacle includes positioning said sealing sheet fraction relative to said pill receptacle so that said first cutaway lines will extend between at least some of said columns and said second cutaway lines will extend between at least some of said rows.
6. A method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of providing third weakness zones on said cover sheet member, wherein the step of covering and individually sealing said selected pill compartments by applying said adhesive surface of said sealing sheet fraction on said pill receptacle includes positioning said sealing sheet fraction relative to said pill receptacle so that said third weakness zones will overlie said selected pill compartments, said third weakness zones facilitating access to said selected pill compartments by facilitating bursting through said sealing sheet fraction.
7. A method according to claim 6, wherein said third weakness zones define third cutaway lines forming closed loops that will each substantially register with a peripheral edge portion of a corresponding said pill compartment when said third weakness zones overlie said selected pill compartments.
8. A method according to claim 7, wherein said third weakness zones further defining a pair of fourth cutaway lines located within said closed loops.
9. A. method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of providing fifth cutaway lines that define protective tabs made in said protective sheet, wherein during the step of peeling said protective sheet fraction away from said sealing sheet fraction, said protective tabs remain on said sealing sheet adhesive surface and during the step of covering and individually sealing said selected pill compartments by applying said adhesive surface of said sealing sheet fraction on said pill receptacle, said protective tabs become aligned with said selected number of pill compartments so as to prevent said sealing sheet adhesive surface from being exposed in said selected pill compartments.
10. A method according to claim 1, wherein before the step of covering and individually sealing said selected pill compartments by applying said adhesive surface of said sealing sheet fraction on said pill receptacle, said method comprising the step of aligning said cover sheet member with respect to said pill receptacle with a tray comprising alignment members that are complementary to alignment members provided on said pill receptacle and said cover sheet member.
11. A method according to claim 10, wherein the step of aligning said cover sheet member with respect to said pill receptacle includes engaging lugs that project from said tray in holes formed in said pill receptacle and in said cover sheet member.
12. A method according to claim 1, wherein the step of providing a cover sheet member includes printing information on said top identification surface of said sealing sheet, said information including at least one of medical information, medication information, user identification, date, time of the day at which the pills should be taken, name of the user's pharmacist and name of the prescribing doctor.
13. A method according to claim 5, wherein said cover sheet member comprises a header portion separated from said first cutaway lines by one of said second cutaway lines.
14. A method of changing pills in and re-sealing a pill container, said pill container comprising a pill receptacle having a number of recessed pill compartments formed therein with at least some of said pill compartments holding pills and being partly sealed with a first sealing sheet which is affixed to said pill receptacle so as to form originally sealed pill compartments, said method comprising the steps of:
changing pills in selected pill compartments which are not covered by said first sealing sheet;
providing a cover sheet member comprising a second sealing sheet with a top identification surface on which information can be printed and a bottom adhesive surface provided with an adhesive, said cover sheet member further comprising a protective sheet which overlays said second sealing sheet on its adhesive surface;
- providing first weakness zones on said cover sheet member that extend transversely through said second sealing sheet and said protective sheet in a registering fashion to define first cutaway lines on said cover sheet member;
- separating a fraction of said cover sheet member from the rest of said cover sheet member along at least some of said first cutaway lines, including concurrently separating corresponding fractions of said second sealing sheet and said protective sheet in registering fashion;
- peeling said protective sheet fraction away from said second sealing sheet fraction on said cover sheet member fraction; and - covering and individually sealing said selected pill compartments by applying said adhesive surface of said sealing sheet fraction on said pill receptacle whereby said adhesive surface of said sealing sheet fraction adheres to said pill receptacle about said pill compartments.
15. A method as defined in claim 14, further comprising, before the step of changing pills in selected pill compartments, the step of piercing said first sealing sheet over a number of originally sealed pill compartments so as to allow access therein, thereby forming at least some of said selected pill compartments.
16. A method according to claim 14, further comprising the step of providing second weakness zones on said cover sheet member that extend transversely through said sealing sheet but not through said protective sheet to define second cutaway lines on said sealing sheet only.
17. A method according to claim 16, wherein said pill compartments are disposed in perpendicular rows and columns in said pill receptacle, said first cutaway lines are parallel to one another, said second cutaways lines are parallel to one another and perpendicular to said first cutaway lines and the step of covering and individually sealing said selected pill compartments by applying said adhesive surface of said sealing sheet fraction on said pill receptacle includes positioning said sealing sheet fraction relative to said pill receptacle so that said first cutaway lines will extend between at least some of said columns and said second cutaway lines will extend between at least some of said rows.
18. A method according to claim 17, further comprising the step of providing third weakness zones on said cover sheet member, wherein the step of covering and individually sealing said selected pill compartments by applying said adhesive surface of said sealing sheet fraction on said pill receptacle includes positioning said sealing sheet fraction relative to said pill receptacle so that said third weakness zones will overlie said selected pill compartments, said third weakness zones facilitating access to said selected pill compartments by facilitating bursting through said sealing sheet fraction.
19. A method according to claim 18, wherein said third weakness zones define third cutaway lines forming closed loops that will each substantially register with a peripheral edge portion of a corresponding said pill compartment when said third weakness zones overlie said selected pill compartments.
20. A method according to claim 19, wherein said third weakness zones further include a pair of fourth cutaway lines located within said closed loops.
21. A cover sheet member-for use with a pill receptacle having a number of recessed pill compartments, said cover sheet member defining peripheral edges and comprising:
- a sealing sheet with a top identification surface on which information can be printed and a bottom adhesive surface provided with an adhesive;
- a protective sheet which overlays said sealing sheet on its adhesive surface;
- first weakness zones that extend transversely through said sealing sheet and said protective sheet in a registering fashion to define first cutaway lines that are parallel to one another;
- second weakness zones that extend transversely through said sealing sheet but not through said protective sheet to define second cutaway lines that are parallel to one another:
wherein said first and second cutaway lines are disposed perpendicularly to form rows between consecutive said second cutaway lines and between some of said second cutaway lines and some of said cover sheet member peripheral edges; and columns between consecutive said first cutaway lines and between some of said first cutaway lines and some of said cover sheet member peripheral edges;
wherein said protective sheet may be peeled away from said sealing sheet for applying said sealing sheet on said pill receptacle to cover and individually seal said number of pill compartments; and wherein alternately a fraction of said cover sheet member can be separated from the rest of said cover sheet member along at least some of said first cutaway lines, including concurrently separating corresponding fractions of said sealing sheet and said protective sheet in registering fashion, whereby said protective sheet fraction may be peeled away from said sealing sheet fraction on said cover sheet member fraction for applying said sealing sheet fraction on said pill receptacle for covering and individually sealing selected ones of said number of pill compartments.
22. A cover sheet member as defined in claim 21, further comprising third weakness zones on said cover sheet member each located within said rows and columns, said third weakness zones defining third cutaway lines forming closed loops.
23. A cover sheet member as defined in claim 22, wherein said third weakness zones further include a pair of fourth cutaway lines located within said closed loops formed by said third cutaway lines.
24. A cover sheet member according to claim 21, wherein said first and third weakness zones include perforations that extends through both said scaling sheet and said protective sheet and said second weakness zones include perforations that extend through said sealing sheet but not through said protective sheet.
5. A cover sheet member according to claim 21, further comprising a header portion separated from said first cutaway lines by one of said second cutaway lines and being circumscribed by said one of said second cutaway lines and by at least some of said cover sheet member peripheral edges.
26. A kit for sorting and containing pills, comprising a pill receptacle having a number of recessed pill compartments formed therein and a cover sheet member defining peripheral edges and comprising:
- a sealing sheet with a top identification surface on which information can be printed and a bottom adhesive surface provided with an adhesive;
a protective sheet which overlays said sealing sheet on its adhesive surface;
- first weakness zones that extend transversely through said sealing sheet and said protective sheet in a registering fashion to define first cutaway lines that are parallel to one another;
- second weakness zones that extend transversely through said sealing sheet but not through said protective sheet to define second cutaway lines that are parallel to one another:
wherein said first and second cutaway lines are disposed perpendicularly to form rows between consecutive said second cutaway lines and between some of said second cutaway lines and some of said cover sheet member peripheral edges; and columns between consecutive said first cutaway lines and between some of said first cutaway lines and some of said cover sheet member peripheral edges;
wherein said protective sheet may be peeled away from said sealing sheet to apply said sealing sheet on said pill receptacle to cover and individually seal said number of pill compartments, and wherein alternately a fraction of said cover sheet member can be separated from the rest of said cover sheet member along at least some of said first cutaway lines, including concurrently separating corresponding fractions of said sealing sheet and said protective sheet in registering fashion, whereby said protective sheet fraction may be peeled away from said sealing sheet fraction on said cover sheet member fraction to apply said sealing sheet fraction on said pill receptacle to cover and individually seal selected ones of said number of pill compartments.
27. A kit as defined in claim 26, further comprising a tray comprising alignment members to align said cover sheet member and said pill receptacle to facilitate said sealing sheet fraction being applied on said pill receptacle.
28. A kit as defined in claim 27, wherein said alignment members comprise lugs that project from said tray and that engage holes in said pill receptacle and in said cover sheet member.
29. A kit as defined in claim 26, further comprising an additional cover sheet member similar to the first-named said cover sheet member.
30. A method of producing a cover sheet member defining peripheral edges and comprising the following steps:
- providing a sealing sheet with a top identification surface on which information can be printed and a bottom adhesive surface provided with an adhesive;
- providing a protective sheet, - overlaying said protective sheet on said sealing sheet adhesive surface.
- forming first weakness zones that extend transversely through said sealing sheet and said protective sheet in a registering fashion to define first cutaway lines that are parallel to one another;
- forming second weakness zones that extend transversely through said sealing sheet but not though said protective sheet to define second cutaway lines that are parallel to one another;
wherein said first and second cutaway lines are disposed perpendicularly to form rows between consecutive said second cutaway lines and between some of said second cutaway lines and some of said cover sheet member peripheral edges; and columns between consecutive said first cutaway lines and between some of said first cutaway lines and some of said cover sheet member peripheral edges.
31. A method according to claim 30, further comprising the step of forming third weakness zones on said cover sheet member each located within said rows and columns, said third weakness zones defining third cutaway lines forming closed loops.
32. A method according to claim 31, wherein said third weakness zones further include a pair of fourth cutaway lines located within said closed loops formed by said third cutaway lines.
33. A method according to claim 32, wherein the step of forming said first weakness zones includes perforating both said sealing sheet and said protective sheet and the step of forming said second weakness zones includes perforating said sealing sheet but not said protective sheet.
34. A method according to claim 30, wherein the step of forming said first weakness zones is accomplished on one side of a topmost said second weakness zones, thereby forming a header portion on said cover sheet member that is devoid of any said first weakness zone.
3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of providing second weakness zones on said cover sheet member that extend transversely through said sealing sheet but not through said protective sheet to define second cutaway lines on said sealing sheet only.
4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the step of separating a fraction of said cover sheet member from the rest of said cover sheet member is also accomplished along at least some of said second cutaway lines.
5. A method according to claim 4, wherein said pill compartments are disposed in perpendicular rows and columns in said pill receptacle, said first cutaway lines are parallel to one another, said second cutaways lines are parallel to one another and perpendicular to said first cutaway lines and the step of covering and individually sealing said selected pill compartments by applying said adhesive surface of said sealing sheet fraction on said pill receptacle includes positioning said sealing sheet fraction relative to said pill receptacle so that said first cutaway lines will extend between at least some of said columns and said second cutaway lines will extend between at least some of said rows.
6. A method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of providing third weakness zones on said cover sheet member, wherein the step of covering and individually sealing said selected pill compartments by applying said adhesive surface of said sealing sheet fraction on said pill receptacle includes positioning said sealing sheet fraction relative to said pill receptacle so that said third weakness zones will overlie said selected pill compartments, said third weakness zones facilitating access to said selected pill compartments by facilitating bursting through said sealing sheet fraction.
7. A method according to claim 6, wherein said third weakness zones define third cutaway lines forming closed loops that will each substantially register with a peripheral edge portion of a corresponding said pill compartment when said third weakness zones overlie said selected pill compartments.
8. A method according to claim 7, wherein said third weakness zones further defining a pair of fourth cutaway lines located within said closed loops.
9. A. method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of providing fifth cutaway lines that define protective tabs made in said protective sheet, wherein during the step of peeling said protective sheet fraction away from said sealing sheet fraction, said protective tabs remain on said sealing sheet adhesive surface and during the step of covering and individually sealing said selected pill compartments by applying said adhesive surface of said sealing sheet fraction on said pill receptacle, said protective tabs become aligned with said selected number of pill compartments so as to prevent said sealing sheet adhesive surface from being exposed in said selected pill compartments.
10. A method according to claim 1, wherein before the step of covering and individually sealing said selected pill compartments by applying said adhesive surface of said sealing sheet fraction on said pill receptacle, said method comprising the step of aligning said cover sheet member with respect to said pill receptacle with a tray comprising alignment members that are complementary to alignment members provided on said pill receptacle and said cover sheet member.
11. A method according to claim 10, wherein the step of aligning said cover sheet member with respect to said pill receptacle includes engaging lugs that project from said tray in holes formed in said pill receptacle and in said cover sheet member.
12. A method according to claim 1, wherein the step of providing a cover sheet member includes printing information on said top identification surface of said sealing sheet, said information including at least one of medical information, medication information, user identification, date, time of the day at which the pills should be taken, name of the user's pharmacist and name of the prescribing doctor.
13. A method according to claim 5, wherein said cover sheet member comprises a header portion separated from said first cutaway lines by one of said second cutaway lines.
14. A method of changing pills in and re-sealing a pill container, said pill container comprising a pill receptacle having a number of recessed pill compartments formed therein with at least some of said pill compartments holding pills and being partly sealed with a first sealing sheet which is affixed to said pill receptacle so as to form originally sealed pill compartments, said method comprising the steps of:
changing pills in selected pill compartments which are not covered by said first sealing sheet;
providing a cover sheet member comprising a second sealing sheet with a top identification surface on which information can be printed and a bottom adhesive surface provided with an adhesive, said cover sheet member further comprising a protective sheet which overlays said second sealing sheet on its adhesive surface;
- providing first weakness zones on said cover sheet member that extend transversely through said second sealing sheet and said protective sheet in a registering fashion to define first cutaway lines on said cover sheet member;
- separating a fraction of said cover sheet member from the rest of said cover sheet member along at least some of said first cutaway lines, including concurrently separating corresponding fractions of said second sealing sheet and said protective sheet in registering fashion;
- peeling said protective sheet fraction away from said second sealing sheet fraction on said cover sheet member fraction; and - covering and individually sealing said selected pill compartments by applying said adhesive surface of said sealing sheet fraction on said pill receptacle whereby said adhesive surface of said sealing sheet fraction adheres to said pill receptacle about said pill compartments.
15. A method as defined in claim 14, further comprising, before the step of changing pills in selected pill compartments, the step of piercing said first sealing sheet over a number of originally sealed pill compartments so as to allow access therein, thereby forming at least some of said selected pill compartments.
16. A method according to claim 14, further comprising the step of providing second weakness zones on said cover sheet member that extend transversely through said sealing sheet but not through said protective sheet to define second cutaway lines on said sealing sheet only.
17. A method according to claim 16, wherein said pill compartments are disposed in perpendicular rows and columns in said pill receptacle, said first cutaway lines are parallel to one another, said second cutaways lines are parallel to one another and perpendicular to said first cutaway lines and the step of covering and individually sealing said selected pill compartments by applying said adhesive surface of said sealing sheet fraction on said pill receptacle includes positioning said sealing sheet fraction relative to said pill receptacle so that said first cutaway lines will extend between at least some of said columns and said second cutaway lines will extend between at least some of said rows.
18. A method according to claim 17, further comprising the step of providing third weakness zones on said cover sheet member, wherein the step of covering and individually sealing said selected pill compartments by applying said adhesive surface of said sealing sheet fraction on said pill receptacle includes positioning said sealing sheet fraction relative to said pill receptacle so that said third weakness zones will overlie said selected pill compartments, said third weakness zones facilitating access to said selected pill compartments by facilitating bursting through said sealing sheet fraction.
19. A method according to claim 18, wherein said third weakness zones define third cutaway lines forming closed loops that will each substantially register with a peripheral edge portion of a corresponding said pill compartment when said third weakness zones overlie said selected pill compartments.
20. A method according to claim 19, wherein said third weakness zones further include a pair of fourth cutaway lines located within said closed loops.
21. A cover sheet member-for use with a pill receptacle having a number of recessed pill compartments, said cover sheet member defining peripheral edges and comprising:
- a sealing sheet with a top identification surface on which information can be printed and a bottom adhesive surface provided with an adhesive;
- a protective sheet which overlays said sealing sheet on its adhesive surface;
- first weakness zones that extend transversely through said sealing sheet and said protective sheet in a registering fashion to define first cutaway lines that are parallel to one another;
- second weakness zones that extend transversely through said sealing sheet but not through said protective sheet to define second cutaway lines that are parallel to one another:
wherein said first and second cutaway lines are disposed perpendicularly to form rows between consecutive said second cutaway lines and between some of said second cutaway lines and some of said cover sheet member peripheral edges; and columns between consecutive said first cutaway lines and between some of said first cutaway lines and some of said cover sheet member peripheral edges;
wherein said protective sheet may be peeled away from said sealing sheet for applying said sealing sheet on said pill receptacle to cover and individually seal said number of pill compartments; and wherein alternately a fraction of said cover sheet member can be separated from the rest of said cover sheet member along at least some of said first cutaway lines, including concurrently separating corresponding fractions of said sealing sheet and said protective sheet in registering fashion, whereby said protective sheet fraction may be peeled away from said sealing sheet fraction on said cover sheet member fraction for applying said sealing sheet fraction on said pill receptacle for covering and individually sealing selected ones of said number of pill compartments.
22. A cover sheet member as defined in claim 21, further comprising third weakness zones on said cover sheet member each located within said rows and columns, said third weakness zones defining third cutaway lines forming closed loops.
23. A cover sheet member as defined in claim 22, wherein said third weakness zones further include a pair of fourth cutaway lines located within said closed loops formed by said third cutaway lines.
24. A cover sheet member according to claim 21, wherein said first and third weakness zones include perforations that extends through both said scaling sheet and said protective sheet and said second weakness zones include perforations that extend through said sealing sheet but not through said protective sheet.
5. A cover sheet member according to claim 21, further comprising a header portion separated from said first cutaway lines by one of said second cutaway lines and being circumscribed by said one of said second cutaway lines and by at least some of said cover sheet member peripheral edges.
26. A kit for sorting and containing pills, comprising a pill receptacle having a number of recessed pill compartments formed therein and a cover sheet member defining peripheral edges and comprising:
- a sealing sheet with a top identification surface on which information can be printed and a bottom adhesive surface provided with an adhesive;
a protective sheet which overlays said sealing sheet on its adhesive surface;
- first weakness zones that extend transversely through said sealing sheet and said protective sheet in a registering fashion to define first cutaway lines that are parallel to one another;
- second weakness zones that extend transversely through said sealing sheet but not through said protective sheet to define second cutaway lines that are parallel to one another:
wherein said first and second cutaway lines are disposed perpendicularly to form rows between consecutive said second cutaway lines and between some of said second cutaway lines and some of said cover sheet member peripheral edges; and columns between consecutive said first cutaway lines and between some of said first cutaway lines and some of said cover sheet member peripheral edges;
wherein said protective sheet may be peeled away from said sealing sheet to apply said sealing sheet on said pill receptacle to cover and individually seal said number of pill compartments, and wherein alternately a fraction of said cover sheet member can be separated from the rest of said cover sheet member along at least some of said first cutaway lines, including concurrently separating corresponding fractions of said sealing sheet and said protective sheet in registering fashion, whereby said protective sheet fraction may be peeled away from said sealing sheet fraction on said cover sheet member fraction to apply said sealing sheet fraction on said pill receptacle to cover and individually seal selected ones of said number of pill compartments.
27. A kit as defined in claim 26, further comprising a tray comprising alignment members to align said cover sheet member and said pill receptacle to facilitate said sealing sheet fraction being applied on said pill receptacle.
28. A kit as defined in claim 27, wherein said alignment members comprise lugs that project from said tray and that engage holes in said pill receptacle and in said cover sheet member.
29. A kit as defined in claim 26, further comprising an additional cover sheet member similar to the first-named said cover sheet member.
30. A method of producing a cover sheet member defining peripheral edges and comprising the following steps:
- providing a sealing sheet with a top identification surface on which information can be printed and a bottom adhesive surface provided with an adhesive;
- providing a protective sheet, - overlaying said protective sheet on said sealing sheet adhesive surface.
- forming first weakness zones that extend transversely through said sealing sheet and said protective sheet in a registering fashion to define first cutaway lines that are parallel to one another;
- forming second weakness zones that extend transversely through said sealing sheet but not though said protective sheet to define second cutaway lines that are parallel to one another;
wherein said first and second cutaway lines are disposed perpendicularly to form rows between consecutive said second cutaway lines and between some of said second cutaway lines and some of said cover sheet member peripheral edges; and columns between consecutive said first cutaway lines and between some of said first cutaway lines and some of said cover sheet member peripheral edges.
31. A method according to claim 30, further comprising the step of forming third weakness zones on said cover sheet member each located within said rows and columns, said third weakness zones defining third cutaway lines forming closed loops.
32. A method according to claim 31, wherein said third weakness zones further include a pair of fourth cutaway lines located within said closed loops formed by said third cutaway lines.
33. A method according to claim 32, wherein the step of forming said first weakness zones includes perforating both said sealing sheet and said protective sheet and the step of forming said second weakness zones includes perforating said sealing sheet but not said protective sheet.
34. A method according to claim 30, wherein the step of forming said first weakness zones is accomplished on one side of a topmost said second weakness zones, thereby forming a header portion on said cover sheet member that is devoid of any said first weakness zone.
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