EP0232674B1 - Récipient pour comprimés - Google Patents

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EP0232674B1
EP0232674B1 EP86730210A EP86730210A EP0232674B1 EP 0232674 B1 EP0232674 B1 EP 0232674B1 EP 86730210 A EP86730210 A EP 86730210A EP 86730210 A EP86730210 A EP 86730210A EP 0232674 B1 EP0232674 B1 EP 0232674B1
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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
    • B65D83/0445—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 all the articles being stored in individual compartments
    • B65D83/0463—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 all the articles being stored in individual compartments formed in a band or a blisterweb, inserted in a dispensing device or container
    • 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
    • B65D2583/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D2583/04—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets
    • B65D2583/0404—Indications, e.g. directions for use
    • B65D2583/0409—Indications, e.g. directions for use of dates or follow-numbers

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  • the instant invention relates to container for tablets, and more particularly, the instant invention relates to containers for retaining and concealing tablets arrayed in blister packs and used for purposes such as birth control.
  • birth control tablets generally requires that the tablets be taken one at a time in a preselected order on a daily basis.
  • the tablets are dispensed in accordance with either a 21-day cycle or a 28-day cycle regime. It has been found that utilizing blister packs arranged in seven columns, one for each day, and either three rows or four rows to make up the 21-day or 28-day cycle, provides a satisfactory approach.
  • U.S. Patents 3,527,190; 3,584,598; 3,579,883 and 3,630,171 are illustrative of tablet containers which utilize hinged covers.
  • Containers using hinged covers are relatively expensive in that they require both a hinge and a latch. These parts must be carefully molded and are subject to wear and breakage. Moreover, when these containers have compartments for dispensing tablets, the dispensed tablets tend to become jammed in the compartments. Accordingly, containers utilizing hinged covers have several drawbacks.
  • Patent 1,988.134 discloses a tray which is slideable in a sleeve with a stop, however there is no disclosure of a stop which is configured in a easily manufactured arrangement which also adequately supports the tray with respect to the cover in which it is received. Trays which have complex and extensive surface contact with the sleeves or covers in which they are received can upon occasion rather easily become jammed since debris can collect in convoluted surfaces.
  • French Patent 2,091,159 discloses a tablet-container in which a blister pack is disposed within a sleeve.
  • U.S. Patent 3.921.804 discloses a tablet-container having an inner tray and an outer shell having apertures through which tablets contained in the inner tray may be extracted.
  • the present invention provides a container for dispensing tablets retained in an array in a blister pack, the container having a cover member for covering the contents of the container, the cover member being bottomless, characterised in that the container comprises a tray member received within the cover member for supporting the blister pack, the tray member having a deck against which the blister pack rests, the deck having an array of holes therethrough corresponding to the array of tablets retained in the blister pack; means for retaining the tray member within the cover member, said means including a track on one member for guiding the other member; stop means for preventing the tray member from disengaging completely from the cover member; and means for limiting the extent to which the tray member projects from the cover member such that a portion of the tray member remains within the cover member when the tray member is fully projected therefrom.
  • the instant invention thus contemplates a tablet container for retaining a blister pack having an array of tablets thereon arranged in a preditermined pattern, wherein the blister pack is mounted on a tray member which is slideable received within a cover member.
  • the tray member has a deck having an array of holes therethrough in a pattern which corresponds to the pattern of the array of tablets in the blister pack.
  • the length of the deck portion of the tray is slightly less than the length of the cover so as to provide a portion of the tray which remains in the cover when all of the tablets are exposed, whereby the tray is stabilized and does not sag when fully extended.
  • Locking means are provided for retaining the tray in the cover with all of the tablets exposed so that the cover does not become detached from the tray.
  • the invention is used to store and dispense birth control tablets in accordance with either a 21-day or 28-day cycle.
  • the holes in the deck are therefore either arranged in seven columns with three rows each for a 21-day cycle or seven columns with four rows each for a 28-day cycle. Adjacent the deck there is an angled surface for the display of indicia which are aligned with the columns wherein each column represents one day of the week.
  • the cover does not have a bottom. Consequently, the cost of the cover is minimized, the container is easy to open and the blister pack is visible.
  • Figure 1 is a top perspective view of the tablet container in accordance with the instant invention showing the tablet container closed
  • Figure 2 is a top perspective view of the tablet container of the instant invention showing the tablet container in an open condition
  • Figure 3 is a top planar view, partially in section of the tablet container showing how the end portion of a tray member is locked within a cover member
  • Figure 4 is a side elevation taken along lines 4-4 of Figure 3
  • Figure 5 is an end cross-section of the container showing the container when the container is closed
  • Figure 6 is a bottom view, in perspective, of the tablet container with the container partially open
  • Figure 7 is a top view, in perspective, of the tablet container showing how a blister pack containing twenty-one birth control tablets is mounted within the tray of the tablet container and how "day strip" is mounted adjacent the blister pack
  • Figure 8 is an elevation view of
  • a tablet container designated generally by the numeral 10 which includes a cover member, designated generally by the numeral 11, and a tray member, designated generally by the numeral 12.
  • the tray member 12 fits completely within the cover member 11 when the tablet container 10 is closed.
  • the cover member 11 is rectangular in configuration and includes a top portion 13 and a pair of side walls 14.
  • the side walls 14 each have a pair of concave flutes 15 therein which converge to a flat surface 16.
  • the flutes 15 and flat 16 provide the tablet container 10 with the appearance of a compact in which one may carry cosmetics, for example, rather than tablets, such as birth control tablets.
  • Extending inwardly from the side walls 14 are a pair of opposed lips 17 which engage the bottom of the tray member 12 and cooperate with the top portion 13 of the cover member to form a track for slidably retaining the tray member within the cover member 11.
  • FIG. 2 wherein the tablet case is shown in its open condition, it is seen that the tray 12 is slideable from within the cover 11 to an open position which displays and renders accessible a complete array of holes 20 formed in a deck, designated generally by the numeral 21.
  • the deck 21 has an upper surface 22 and a lower surface 23 with the holes 20 going completely through the deck 21 from the upper surface to the lower surface.
  • the array of holes 20 is Configured in columns of seven holes and rows of three holes to provide for a twenty-one day cycle.
  • the deck 21 is surrounded on three sides by walls including an end wall 26, a side wall 27 and a rear wall 28. On the fourth side side, there is positioned a land 29 which slopes from a side wall 30 toward the deck 21.
  • the land 29 has a rectangular, elongated indentation 31 therein which receives a "day strip” (see indicia strip 32 in Figure 7) which aligns with the columns in the array of holes 20.
  • the end walls 26 and 28 and a wall 33 depending from the land 29 each have lugs 35 thereon which are spaced from the top surface 22 of the land so as to retain a blister pack 37 (see Figures 7 and 8).
  • the tray member 12 of the container 10 is held in the cover member 11 by a pair of resilient detents 40 which project laterally of the tray member 12 and are received in a pair of opposed slots 41 when the tray member 12 is pulled to the completely open position, the detents 40 engage stops 42 located at the ends of the slots 41 thus preventing the tray member 12 from sliding completely out of the cover member 11.
  • the tray member 12 has an open frame 43 which projects rearwardly from the rear wall 28 adjacent the deck 21. Frame 43 is rigidly attached to the tray member 12 and remains within the cover member 11 when the tray member 12 is completely projected.
  • the frame 43 has a rear flange 44 which extends between the lower surface 46 of the top portion 13 of the cover member 11 and the inner surface 47 of the opposed lips 17 which project inwardly from the side walls of the cover member. Since the rear wall 28 adjacent the deck 21 also projects from the lower surface 46 of the top wall 13 to the top surfaces 47 of the lip 17 the entire tray member 12 is supported relative to the cover member 11.
  • the cover member 11 has a top 13, but is open on the bottom. Consequently, one can tell at a glance if a blister pack 37 is installed within the tablet case 10 by simply looking at the bottom of the tablet case.
  • the blister pack 37 of the embodiments shown in Figures 2, 3, 6 and 7 has 21 tablets mounted therein for use in a 21-day birth control cycle.
  • Aligned with the tablets on the elongated indentation 31 in the land 29 is an indicia strip 32 which has the days of the week sequentially printed thereon.
  • a number of indicia strips 32 are provided with each container 10, each strip starting with a different day and continuing with the days in sequence from that day.
  • Strip 32 preferably has an adhesive backing so as to be readily secured within the indentation 31.
  • a tablet 50 is dispensed from the tablet container 10 by pressing thereon with ones finger in the direction of the arrow 51.
  • angled walls 55 are positioned beneath the lugs 35 and adjacent to the walls 26 and 28 so as to render the deck 21 trapazoidal in shape.
  • the blister pack 37 is also trapazoidal in the shape so as to conform with the shape created by the angled walls 55. Accordingly, the blister pack 37 can be properly oriented in the tray 12 with relative ease.
  • the array of holes shown in Figures 2, 3, 6 and 7 is for a twenty-one day cycle with an "any-day" start, wherein the user picks her starting day, selects a label 32 with that particular starting day and places it in place.
  • the tablets 50 used with this cycle typically contain two constant ingredients and are relatively large, requiring relatively large holes 20. the complete cycle actually lasts twenty-eight days with twenty-one days on and seven days off.
  • FIG. 9 there is shown an embodiment of the invention wherein the holes 20 ⁇ are arranged in an array for a twenty-eight-day cycle wherein there are seven columns (one column for each day of the week) and four rows. With this arrangement the tablet 50 for each day contains a different amount of active ingredients and one level of placebo.
  • the arrangement of Figure 9 is for an "any day” start and like the arrangement of Figures 2, 3, 6 and 7 is accompanied with a plurality of labels of seven configurations wherein each configuration starts with a different day of the week.
  • the foregoing embodiments of the tablet case 10 disclose a tablet case which contains all the tablets necessary for either a twenty-one-day or twenty-eight-day birth control cycle.
  • the tablet case 10 is unobtrusive and attractive in appearance and resembles a compact rather than a case for birth control tablets.
  • the arrangement of dispensing holes 20 in combination with day indicia provides a convenient and reliable structure for accurately following a twenty-one-or twenty-eight-day prescription cycle.

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Claims (11)

  1. Un récipient (10) de distribution de comprimés retenus dans un réseau dans un emballage en ampoules (37), le récipient comportant un élément de couvercle (11) pour recouvrir le contenu du récipient, l'élément de couvercle étant sans fond, caractérisé on ce que le récipient comprend un élément en tiroir (12) reçu à l'intérieur de l'élément de couvercle (11) pour supporter l'emballage en ampoules, l'élément en tiroir comportant un plateau (21) contre lequel repose l'emballage en ampoules, le plateau comportant un réseau de trous traversants correspondant au réseau de comprimés retenus dans l'emballage en ampoules;
       des moyens (17) pour retenir l'élément en tiroir à l'intérieur de l'élément de couvercle, lesdits moyens comprenant, sur un élément, une piste destinée à guider l'autre élément;
       des moyens d'arrêt (40, 42) pour empêcher l'élément en tiroir de se dégager complètement de l'élément de couvercle; et
       des moyens pour limiter la mesure dans laquelle l'élément en tiroir fait saillie par rapport à l'élément de couvercle de telle manière qu'une partie (43) de l'élément en tiroir reste à l'intérieur de l'élément de couvercle lorsque l'élément en tiroir est totalement en saillie par rapport à lui.
  2. Le récipient de comprimés selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre un cadran (29) disposé sur le tiroir près du plateau pour afficher des index concernant l'utilisation des comprimés, situés dans l'emballage en ampoules, alignés avec les trous du plateau.
  3. Le récipient de comprimés selon la revendication 2, dans lequel le plateau comporte une première et une deuxième surfaces, la première surface (22) étant en butée sur l'emballage en ampoules et la deuxième surface (23) étant exposée, grâce à quoi des comprimés peuvent être distribués depuis l'emballage en ampoules en appuyant contre ce dernier pour Pousser les comprimés, à travers les trous, depuis la première surface au-delà de la deuxième surface.
  4. Le récipient de comprimés selon la revendication 3, dans lequel l'élément de couvercle comporte un panneau supérieur (13) pour recouvrir la première surface du plateau lorsque l'élément en tiroir est reçu à l'intérieur de l'élément de couvercle, et dans lequel l'élément de couvercle est ouvert près de la deuxième surface de l'élément de plateau, l'élément de couvercle comportant une paire de parais latérales opposées (14), pour retenir entre elle l'élément en tiroir, et une paroi arrière pour arrêter l'élément en tiroir.
  5. Le récipient de comprimés selon la revendication 4, comprenant en outre plusieurs éléments de pattes (35) positionnés dans une relation espacée par rapport à la première surface du plateau pour retenir l'emballage en ampoules en butée avec la première surface.
  6. Le récipient de comprimés selon la revendication 5 comprenant en outre une paire de parois de guidage opposées (55) positionnées près de la première surface du plateau pour orienter correctement l'emballage en ampoules par rapport au réseau de trous du plateau.
  7. Le récipient de comprimés selon la revendication 4, dans lequel le moyen d'arrêt comprend une paire de rainures opposées s'étendant longitudinalement (41) dans la paire de parois latérales opposées de l'élément de couvercle et, sur l'élément en tiroir, une paire de positionneurs élastiques (40) qui sont reçus dans les rainures opposées, les rainures opposées comportant des arrêts (42) près de l'extrémité ouverte du couvercle, ces arrêts étant engagés par les positionneurs lorsque l'élément de couvercle est dans la position complètement ouverte afin de limiter la saillie de l'élément en tiroir par rapport à l'élément de couvercle.
  8. Le récipient de comprimés selon la revendication 7, dans lequel l'élément an tiroir comporte des parois latérales généralement planes et dans lequel lesdites parois de l'élément de couvercle comportent des lèvres (17) en saillie vers l'intérieur, dans lequel l'élément en tiroir est reçu entre las parois latérales opposées (14) de l'élément de couvercle et retenu par le sommet (13) de l'élément de couvercle et les lèvres en saillie vers l'intérieur.
  9. Le récipient de comprimés selon la revendication 8, dans lequel les parois latérales de l'élément de couvercle comportent chacune une surface extérieure définie par une paire de cannelures convexes (15) espacées par une partie plane (16) en saillie.
  10. Le récipient de comprimés selon la revendication 9, dans lequel la réseau de comprimés d'emballage en ampoules (37) et le réseau de trous du plateau (21) sont agencés en colonnes de sept et en rangés de quatre, chaque colonne correspondant à un jour de la semaine, en prévoyant un cycle de vingt-huit jours pour l'utilisation des comprimés de chaque emballage en ampoules.
  11. Le récipient de comprimés selon la revendication 10, dans lequel les comprimés situés dans l'emballage en ampoules et le jeu de trous du plateau sont agencés en colonnes de sept et en rangés de trois, les colonnes correspondant chacune à un jour de la semaine, en prévoyant un cycle de vingt-et-un jours pour l'utilisation des comprimés de chaque emballage en ampoules.
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EP0232674A2 (fr) 1987-08-19
JPH0646998B2 (ja) 1994-06-22

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