EP0818393A1 - Karton für Arzneimittel mit zusätzlichen informationstragenden Verschlusskappen - Google Patents

Karton für Arzneimittel mit zusätzlichen informationstragenden Verschlusskappen Download PDF

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EP0818393A1
EP0818393A1 EP97111600A EP97111600A EP0818393A1 EP 0818393 A1 EP0818393 A1 EP 0818393A1 EP 97111600 A EP97111600 A EP 97111600A EP 97111600 A EP97111600 A EP 97111600A EP 0818393 A1 EP0818393 A1 EP 0818393A1
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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
    • B65D5/4212—Information or decoration elements, e.g. content indicators, or for mailing
    • B65D5/4216—Cards, coupons or the like formed integrally with, or printed directly on, the container or lid
    • B65D5/4229—Cards, coupons or the like formed integrally with, or printed directly on, the container or lid in the form of a detachable panel
    • 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
    • B65D5/4212—Information or decoration elements, e.g. content indicators, or for mailing
    • B65D5/4216—Cards, coupons or the like formed integrally with, or printed directly on, the container or lid
    • B65D5/422—Cards, coupons or the like formed integrally with, or printed directly on, the container or lid as an extra panel or panels folded against or inside the 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
    • 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
    • B65D5/54—Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing
    • B65D5/5405—Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing for opening containers formed by erecting a blank in tubular form
    • B65D5/542—Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing for opening containers formed by erecting a blank in tubular form the lines of weakness being provided in the container body
    • B65D5/5435—Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing for opening containers formed by erecting a blank in tubular form the lines of weakness being provided in the container body and defining after rupture a lid hinged to the side edge of the container body
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to cartons, particularly but not exclusively cardboard pharmaceutical cartons.
  • the cartons also contain separate leaflets providing information on the use and dosage of the pharmaceutical, along with safety advice.
  • the leaflets are commonly ignored by users, and/or discarded or lost.
  • the elderly also find separate leaflets hard to handle and read. This could lead to accidental misuse of the pharmaceutical.
  • the information with the pharmaceutical is read by the user, or at least so clearly available to read that the user is more likely to read it, reducing the chance of misuse.
  • the information should also be continually available for all dosages of the pharmaceutical, and not readily or accidentally discardable.
  • a pharmaceutical carton having an opening portion for access to the inside of the carton and one or more panels for the provision of information, at least one panel being integral with the carton and at least one panel being wholly or substantially located between the opening portion and the inside of the carton so requiring movement by the user to obtain access to the inside of the carton.
  • the carton may be of any shape, size or design, although generally pharmaceutical cartons are of a rectangular cuboid nature.
  • the shape, size and shape of the opening portion is dependent upon the shape etc. of the carton.
  • the opening portion is usually one end and/or part of the front face of the carton.
  • the opening portion preferably creates an aperture in the carton which will allow access (after movement of a panel) to all or substantially all the contents of the carton once opened.
  • the opening portion also preferably includes an opening means to assist opening of the opening portion by the user.
  • the opening means may be a tab or a flap etc., which can be extended,e.g. folded, outwardly from the opening portion or the main body of the carton for manual grip.
  • the panel(s) for information may also be of any shape, size or design.
  • the panel(s) are of similar size to the opening portion, so they fit wholly or substantially across the aperture in the carton created by opening the opening portion.
  • At least one panel may be of greater size than the opening aperture in the carton to allow it (and possibly connected panels) to be held within the carton by the edges of the aperture.
  • At least one panel includes outstanding lugs, tabs, etc. which extend beneath the edges of the aperture and thus hold the panel(s) within the carton.
  • the panel(s) which require movement upon opening of the carton may also be initially attached to the carton so as to require breakage of the attachment before movement is possible.
  • the opening portion and/or panel(s) may be securably recloseable. The opening portion could also be discardable after opening.
  • all or some of them may be initially lightly bonded together and/or bonded to the opening portion with an adhesive to ensure that the panels do not unfold or otherwise interfere during the insertion of the contents into the carton.
  • the number of panels may be as desired or necessary. Preferably, they can accommodate all the information required to be associated with the relevant pharmaceutical such that separate leaflets are not needed. The time, effort and additional machinery needed to print, fold and insert separate leaflets can thus be avoided.
  • the problems caused by the packaging of leaflets in cartons are considerable, and they are one of the commonest sources of production stoppage or wastage (of a pharmaceutical "packed" product, any slight defect in which leads to complete destruction of the product).
  • the information on the pad(s) may be of large print for the elderly, or in Braille for the blind, etc.
  • the carton is 'tamper-evident'. That is, it is possible to determine whether the carton has been opened (and thus possibly tampered with) prior to proper use. This is especially important for pharmaceuticals.
  • the carton may be tamper evident by providing irreparable or non-resealable weakenings between the main body of the carton and the opening portion.
  • the weakenings assist ease of separation of the opening portion from the main body of the carton to open the carton, whilst still providing an initial seal.
  • weakenings include perforations, tear perforations, cut creases, scoring, reverse scoring, etc.
  • the other parts of the carton can be sealed by glue.
  • the carton of the present invention may be used for any pharmaceuticals, and veterinary substances and medicines, and also non-medical health care products which have detailed instructions therewith.
  • pharmaceutical as used here includes these other types of products.
  • a flat blank foldable into a pharmaceutical carton as hereinbefore described.
  • the or each panel is integral with the carton blank, such that only one blank need be formed, and that blank can be directly assembled or part assembled into the desired carton (for subsequent packing). More preferably, the blank can be assembled using apparatus currently assembling blanks without information panels.
  • the blank and/or carton of the present invention may be made from any suitable material or combination of materials.
  • the material is (card)board, which is easily workable, foldable, and acceptable of printed matter.
  • the part assembled carton is collapsible to reduce its size and so assist transportation to the packer.
  • Fig. 1 shows an integral blank of cardboard. All internal lines are for folds apart from lines A of the opening portion 2. Lines A are two lines of reverse scoring. Perforations could also be added if desired. These weakenings form an initially sealed barrier, but also assist the initial opening of the opening portion 2.
  • First side edges 4a will overlap and be glued together to create a cuboid carton having a top face 6 and bottom face 8.
  • the blank has three panels 10 which will be folded underneath the opening portion 2.
  • the lowermost panel 10 includes an adhesive area 12 to lightly bond it to the uppermost panel upon assemby to ensure that the panels 10 do not unfold or otherwise interfere during the insertion of the contents into the carton.
  • This blank may be folded and assembled using existing machinery, avoiding new tooling costs.
  • the assembled, (that is part-assembled ready for contents insertion) carton made from this blank is collapsible, i.e. can be flattened, for transportation.
  • Fig. 2 shows a fully assembled carton with the opening portion 2 and two panels 10 thereunder, both parts partly opened for clarity.
  • Figs 2 and 3 only two of the three panels 10 of the blank in Fig. 1 are shown for clarity.
  • On the panels 10 may be written all the user information required. As the panels 10 are integral with the carton, this information is always available to the user.
  • the panels 10 are located wholly between the opening portion 2 and the inside of the carton 15 and require moving before access into the carton is possible. Thus, at least the top face of one panel 10 will be visible to the user when the opening portion 2 is opened. The panels 10 may then be unfolded to access any information on the other faces.
  • One of the panels 10 includes two lugs 11 extending therefrom to hold the panels 10 in place whilst the opening portion 2 is opened.
  • the lugs 11 may also allow the panels 10 to be securely recloseable, thus requiring movement (and thus being visible) every time the carton is opened by the user.
  • the opening portion 2 could be discardable after opening by weakening its attachment along line B in Fig. 1, e.g. using perforations. The lugs 11 would ensure that the contents of the carton are still held therewithin.
  • the remaining sides 4b are glued together.
  • the primary access to the contents of the carton is therefore through the opening portion 2.
  • the opening portion 2 is attached to the remaining part 14 of the top face of the carton 6 using the irreparable weakenings of line A, the carton is tamper evident.
  • the opening portion 2 includes a flap 16 and associated aperture 18.
  • the flap 16 can be folded outwardly of the plane of the opening portion 2 as shown in Fig. 2 by pulling thereunder through the aperture 18. The flap 16 assists opening of the opening portion 2.
  • the present invention thus provides a tamper evident carton which can have all user information integral therewith.
  • the user has assurity of an untampered product with the necessary information always available. At least some of the information must be seen by the user upon opening of the carton in moving a panel. This will ensure as far as possible that the necessary instructions and information are read by the user prior to usage.

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GB2352232A (en) * 1999-07-17 2001-01-24 Brian Reed Northern Ltd Carton having a leaflet
US6752272B2 (en) 2001-09-13 2004-06-22 Mead Westvaco Corporation Unit dose packaging system with exterior pocket feature
GB2408041A (en) * 2003-11-11 2005-05-18 Reed Print & Design Ltd Container having an information display sheet
EP1640279A2 (de) * 2004-09-24 2006-03-29 SCA Packaging Limited Verpackung
EP1640938A1 (de) * 2004-09-28 2006-03-29 Carl Edelmann GmbH & Co. KG Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Stanzen und Prägen von Faltschachtelzuschnitten
EP2067712A1 (de) * 2007-12-04 2009-06-10 Herr Amadeus Bachmayr Verpackung und Zuschnitt für eine Verpackung
ITMI20081755A1 (it) * 2008-10-02 2010-04-03 Gi Bi Effe Srl Scatola in cartoncino, con una sua parte rimuovibile avente una superficie a specchio
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GB2116949A (en) * 1982-03-13 1983-10-05 Brian Mountford Display containers
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DE19821087A1 (de) * 1998-05-12 1999-11-18 Beiersdorf Ag Faltschachtel mit angelenkter, wiederverschließbarer Klappe
DE19821087B4 (de) * 1998-05-12 2004-11-25 Beiersdorf Ag Faltschachtel mit angelenkter, wiederverschließbarer Klappe
GB2352232A (en) * 1999-07-17 2001-01-24 Brian Reed Northern Ltd Carton having a leaflet
US6752272B2 (en) 2001-09-13 2004-06-22 Mead Westvaco Corporation Unit dose packaging system with exterior pocket feature
GB2408041B (en) * 2003-11-11 2007-10-10 Reed Print & Design Ltd Packaging with information display
GB2408041A (en) * 2003-11-11 2005-05-18 Reed Print & Design Ltd Container having an information display sheet
EP1640279A2 (de) * 2004-09-24 2006-03-29 SCA Packaging Limited Verpackung
EP1640279A3 (de) * 2004-09-24 2006-06-07 SCA Packaging Limited Verpackung
EP1640938A1 (de) * 2004-09-28 2006-03-29 Carl Edelmann GmbH & Co. KG Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Stanzen und Prägen von Faltschachtelzuschnitten
EP2067712A1 (de) * 2007-12-04 2009-06-10 Herr Amadeus Bachmayr Verpackung und Zuschnitt für eine Verpackung
EP2174877A1 (de) * 2008-10-02 2010-04-14 GI.BI.EFFE S.r.l. Kartonschachtel mit entfernbarem Teil und Spiegelfläche
ITMI20081755A1 (it) * 2008-10-02 2010-04-03 Gi Bi Effe Srl Scatola in cartoncino, con una sua parte rimuovibile avente una superficie a specchio
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