Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D50/00—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures
  • B65D50/02—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions
  • B65D50/04—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one
  • B65D50/045—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one where one action elastically deforms or deflects at least part of the closure, the container or an intermediate element, e.g. a ring
  • B65D50/046—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one where one action elastically deforms or deflects at least part of the closure, the container or an intermediate element, e.g. a ring and such deformation causes the disengagement of locking means, e.g. the release of a pawl-like element from a tooth or abutment, to allow removal of the closure by simultaneous rotation
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
  • A61G2200/00—Information related to the kind of patient or his position
  • A61G2200/10—Type of patient
  • A61G2200/14—Children
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
  • A61J1/00—Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes
  • A61J1/03—Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes for pills or tablets
  • A61J1/035—Blister-type containers
• • 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
  • B65D2215/00—Child-proof means
  • B65D2215/02—Child-proof means requiring the combination of simultaneous actions

Definitions

• the invention relates to a étu i for a bl ister of med icament comprising a sliding drawer issuant in a sheath and having means for locking the drawer in the closed position.
• the invention relates more particularly to a protection of a blister container containing drugs which comprises:
• a horizontal drawer which comprises means for carrying the blister; a sheath inside which the drawer is mounted longitudinally sliding between a closed position in which the blister is inaccessible and an open position in which the blister is accessible;
• first means for locking the drawer in the closed position which comprise at least a first transverse blocking face which is carried by the drawer and which is intended to be arranged against a second transverse blocking face of the sleeve when the drawer is in position; closed position to block the sliding of the drawer to its open position; the first locking face being arranged on a section of the slide which is pivotally mounted relative to the means for carrying the blister of the slide about a longitudinal axis idal inal between an angular locking position in which the first blocking face is opposite the second locking face when the slide is in the closed position and towards which the pivoting section is resiliently biased, and an unlocking angular position in which the first locking face is shifted in a transverse vertical plane. relative to the second locking face to allow the sliding of the drawer to its open position.
• a blister generally comprises a semi-rigid horizontal top plate comprising blister-shaped cells delimiting downwardly open housings which are closed by lids and which each contain a medicament capable of being expelled by the flat underside of the blister pack by tearing of the blister operculum.
• the drugs contained in this case are likely to be dangerous if they are accidentally ingested for example by children. In some countries, standards require that the blister case be equipped with safety devices that prevent children from having access to medication.
• Document US-A-4,120,400 for example describes a storage case by longitudinal sliding of the blister through a front opening of the case.
• the blister has two lateral orifices which are arranged at the front of the blister.
• the case is provided with associated lugs which are arranged in correspondence with the orifices.
• the lugs are more particularly arranged on either side of the front opening of the case. One of the lugs extends upward while the other extends downward.
• the invention proposes a holster of the type described above, characterized in that at least one of the locking face is carried by an elastically deformable latch lug so that the latch is closed. performs elastic snapping of the lug behind the other blocking face, the pivoting section of the drawer being in the locking angular position.
• the pivoting extremity section of the spool is connected to the means for carrying the blister by an intermediate section which is elastically deformable in torsion;
• the intermediate section forms a plate
• pivoting end section and the intermediate torsion section are integrally formed with the means for carrying the blister;
• the drawer is made of a rigid plastic material such as polypropylene;
• the pivoting extremity forms the front of the drawer;
• the locking pins are arranged on the pivoting section;
• step i comprises second means for locking the slide in the closed position
• the second locking means comprise at least one lever which is arranged laterally in the sleeve, the lever being movable between an angular locking position in which an end of the lever is engaged in a corresponding notch of the drawer when the drawer is in position; position closed and towards which the lever is resiliently biased, and a position of iberation in which the end libre of the lever is no longer engaged in the notch so as to allow the sliding of the drawer to its open position;
• the second locking means comprise two levers which are arranged in opposition in the sleeve in such a way that they can be actuated simultaneously towards their angular position by the pinching between the fingers with one hand.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view which represents a protective case made according to the teachings of the invention and which comprises a drawer which carries a blister and a storage sleeve for the drawer;
• FIG. 2 is a perspective view in opposition to that of Figure 1 that i represents the drawer in the closed position inside the sheath;
• Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the drawer and the blister
• FIG. 4 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view showing the drawer in an intermediate position inside the sheath
• FIG. 5A is a front view which shows the pivoting front of the drawer in its locking position
• FIG. 5B is a view similar to that of FIG. 5A which shows the pivoting front of the drawer in an unlocked position
• FIG. 6A is a schematic top view in horizontal section showing the drawer in the open position in the sleeve;
• - Figure 6B is a view similar to that of Figure 6A which shows the drawer in an intermediate position when sliding to its closed position;
• Figure 6C is a view similar to that of Figure 6A which shows the slide as it slides to its closed position just before reaching its closed position;
• Figure 6D is a view similar to that of Figure 6A which shows the drawer in the closed position in the sleeve;
• FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the sleeve of Figure 1 comprising two half-shells.
• FIG. 1 a protective case 10 of a blister 12 of drugs.
• the étu i 1 0 mainly comprises a horizontal drawer 14 which is mounted sliding longitudinally in a sleeve 16.
• the drawer 14 has a horizontal bottom 30 to carry the blister 12.
• the blister 12 comprises a semi-rigid horizontal top plate which comprises blister-shaped cells 18 delimiting open-down housings which are closed by lower lids (not shown). .
• Each housing can house a drug that can be expelled by the flat bottom face of the blister 12 by deformation of the cell 18 and tearing of the lid.
• the medicaments are packaged for example in the form of tablets, capsules or suppositories that may be protected by a blister 12.
• the slide 14 is slidable between a closed rear position in which the cells 18 of the blister 12 are housed in the sleeve 16 so as to be inaccessible to a user, as shown in FIG. 2, and an open front position in which the cells 18 of the blister 12 are accessible to a user, as shown in FIG.
• the sheath 16 here has the shape of a generally parallelepipedic box which is delimited by an upper horizontal wall 20, a lower horizontal wall 22, two lateral vertical longitudinal slices 24 and a rear transverse vertical slice 26.
• the front slice of the sheath 16 comprises a front opening 28 which is capable of receiving the slide 14 in sliding.
• the transverse width of the sleeve 16 is advantageously adapted to fit in the palm of a user's hand between the thumb on the one hand and the other fingers on the other hand.
• the lateral edges 24 here have a concave double curve in the middle of the edge 24 and are convex at the two end sections of the lateral edges 24.
• the drawer 14 mainly comprises a horizontal bottom 30 of rectangular shape which is intended to carry the blister 12 and a front panel 32 which is capable of completely closing the opening 28 of the sleeve 16 when the drawer 14 is in its closed position.
• the case 10 is equipped with a device for trapping the blister 12 in the drawer 14.
• a device for trapping the blister 12 in the drawer 14 Such a device is for example used when the drugs must be subject to clinical tests.
• Such a device comprises a flap 34 which is intended to be fixed releasably on the upper surface of the bottom 30 by trapping the blister 12. This device is described in more detail in WO-A-2004/035414 and will not be developed by su ite.
• the front panel 32 of the drawer 14 is here fixed to a front edge of the flap 34. According to a not shown variant of the invention, the front 32 of the drawer 14 is fixed to a front edge of the bottom 30.
• the flap 34 is pivotally mounted around a rear transverse hinge 36 by its trailing edge on the rear edge of the bottom 30.
• the front facade 32 advantageously comprises a handle 38 so that a user The handle 38 can be grasped to slide the drawer 14 between its two positions.
• the inner face of the lower horizontal wall 22 and the inner face of the upper horizontal wall 20 of the sleeve 1 6 comprise pairs of long longitudinal rails 40 against which the Parallel side edges of the bottom 30 of the drawer 14 are intended to slide during the sliding, as shown in FIGS. 6A to 7.
• the rails 40 are here formed by a long longitudinal rib which extends vertically inwardly towards the inside of the sheath 1 6.
• the sleeve 16 also comprises a stop 42 for blocking the sliding towards the front of the slide 14 in its open position, and thus preventing the slide 14 from coming out completely from the sheath 1 6 when it is pulled. towards its open position.
• the sheath 1 6 comprises projections 42 which each carry a vertical shoulder face 42 which is oriented rearwardly and that it forms a stop.
• the projections 42 extend inwardly of the sheath 16 from the inner faces of the upper and lower walls 22.
• the projections 42 are here four in number.
• the upper wall inner face 20 has two projections 42 and the inner face of the lower wall 22 has the other two projections 42.
• the upper projections 42 are more particularly arranged vertically vis-à-vis the lower projections 42 near the opening 28.
• the slide 14 has stop tabs 44 which extend vertically above and below the bottom 30 from a recessed end to a free end 46.
• the end 46 of the stop tabs 44 is able to abut against the shoulder faces of the projections 42 of the sheath 1 6 when the slide 14 is in its open position.
• the stop tabs 44 are resiliently deformable in bending to facilitate the mounting of the drawer 14 in the sheath 1 6.
• Each tab 44 is inclined forwardly with respect to the recessed end.
• the body of the tongues 44 comes into contact with the projections 42 of the sleeve 1 6 by a front face of the tongue 44.
• Each tongue 44 being inclined towards the front, it slide on the projection 42 associated bending to the bottom 30 of the drawer 14 so as to bypass the associated projection 42.
• the drawer 14 is thus advantageously linked in an indissociable and indémontable way to the sheath 1 6.
• the sheath 16 does not can not be lost or exchanged with the sheath of another similar study. This is particularly useful for performing clinical tests for which the sleeves can be equipped with instructions or information on the composition of the drugs enclosed in the blister 12.
• the study also includes first means for locking the drawer 14 in the closed position, in particular to prevent children from having access to the drugs.
• the first locking means comprise at least a first vertical transverse locking face 54 which is carried by the slide 14.
• the first vertical transverse blocking face 54 is oriented towards the front.
• the first lock means also comprise at least a second vertical transverse blocking face 56 which is carried by the sheath 1 6 and that i is oriented towards the rear.
• the first locking face 54 is intended to be pressed longitudinally against the second transverse blocking face 56 associated with the sleeve 16 when the slide 14 is in the closed position to block the sliding of the slide 14 to its open position.
• the slide 14 here has two first locking faces 54.
• the first locking faces 54 are carried by locking lugs 58 which extend longitudinally aftwardly from the rear transverse vertical face of the frontage 32.
• the free end of each locking pin 58 forms more particularly a head 60 which carries the first blocking face 54.
• the first blocking face 54 is thus arranged vis-a-vis and remote from the rear face of the front panel 32 of the drawer 14.
• the locking lugs 58 are more particularly arranged at the two transverse ends of the rear face of the front wall 32, substantially at the same level as the bottom 30 of the drawer 14, the heads 60 are rotated in opposition to each other transversely outwardly.
• the sheath 1 6 has two second locking faces
• the front 32 of the drawer 14 is pivotally mounted relative to the bottom 30 of the drawer 14 about a longitudinal axis "A" between: - an angular locking position in which the first locking face 54 is vis-à-vis screw of the second locking face 56 when the slide 14 is in the closed position, as shown in FIG. 5A, and
• the pivot axis "A" is here a median axis with respect to the bottom 30 of the drawer 14 and to the front 32 of the drawer 14.
• the angular lock position corresponds to a horizontal position of the frontage 32.
• the frontage 32 is resiliently biased towards this angular locking position.
• the slide 14 comprises an intermediate section 64 elastically deformable in torsion about the long pivotal pivot axis "A" which will be called thereafter torsion section 64.
• the torsion section 64 is here formed by a horizontal plate which has a rear end edge which is mechanically connected by a recess connection with a front edge of the bottom of the drawer 14.
• the torsion section 64 also comprises a front end edge which is mechanically connected by a recess connection with the rear face of the front 32 of the drawer 14.
• the transverse width of the torsion section 64 is smaller than the transverse width of the bottom 30, and its longitudinal length is greater than the length of the locking lugs 58.
• the locking lugs 58 can advantageously be arranged in the alignment of the edges. side of the bottom 30 against the front 32 without interference with the bottom 30 of the drawer 14, so that the heads 60 are transversely protruding from the side edges of the bottom 30 of the drawer 14.
• the first blocking faces 54 are thus arranged transversely between the rail 40 and the associated side edge 24.
• the torsion section 64 is here made of a plastic material having great flexibility.
• the torsion section 64 comprises two longitudinal upper longitudinal ribs 66 and 67 for stiffening the torsion section 64 which connects the torsion section 64 to the front 32 of the spool 14.
• the upper rib 66 respectively lower 67, extends upwards or downwards respectively from the middle of the upper or lower face of the torsion section 64.
• Each rib 66, 77 extends in shape. of buttressing arc between the rear vertical face of the facade 32 and the associated face of the torsion section 64.
• the torsion section 64 is thus designed to have sufficient rigidity to deter children from rotating the facade 32, but flexible enough for adults to easily rotate the facade 32.
• the locking lugs 58 of the drawer 14 are elastically deformable in bending so that the locking of the drawer 14 is automatically performed during the sliding of the slide 14 to its closed position by elastic snapping of the head 60 of the locking pin 58 behind the other locking face.
• the free end of the locking pins 58 and / or the corresponding locking projections 62 comprise guide ramps 68 which guide the bending of the locking lugs 58.
• the guide ramps 68 are inclined with respect to the transverse direction.
• the first locking means are supplemented by second locking means illage.
• the second locking means here comprise two levers 70 of generally long orientation that are arranged inside the sheath 1 6 near the side edges 24.
• Each lever 70 is pivotally mounted about a vertical axis " B "pivoting between an angular locking position and an angular position of the iberation.
• the levers 70 are arranged in the delimited space between the rear convex curve of the lateral edges 24 of the sleeve 16 and the associated rail 40, thus providing a sufficient space for the movement of the levers 70.
• Each lever 70 has a locking end 72 which is intended to be fitted into a complementary notch 73 which is carried by the corresponding lateral edge of the slide 14 when the slide 14 is in the closed position and when the lever 70 is in the angular locking position in order to prevent the sliding from the drawer 14 to its open position.
• the lever 70 also has a second thrust end 74.
• the pivot axis "B" is here arranged between the thrust end 74 and the locking end 72.
• the side edges 24 of the sheath 16 comprise access windows 76 which are arranged in coincidence with the thrust ends 74.
• the thrust ends 74 are arranged near the middle of the lateral edges 24 of the sheath 16.
• the lever 70 is biased towards its angular locking position.
• At least one end 78 of the axis "B", here the upper end, is connected by a connection with the sleeve 16 while the other end 80 of the axis "B” is pivotally mounted in a lower bearing 82, as shown in Figure 7.
• the recessed axis section "B” 78 is elastically deformable in torsion.
• the recessed section 78 is made of a plastic material and has a square horizontal section in order to reduce the torsion stiffness without weakening the resistance of the recessed section 78.
• rear vertices 84 of the bottom 30 of the slide 14 are bevelled so as to form guide planes for arming the levers 70 in the release position during sliding of the slide 14 to its closed position.
• the second locking means comprise two elastically deformable longitudinal tabs which are arranged transversely on both sides of the drawer.
• Each leg has an end embedded in the drawer and a free locking end.
• the sheath 16 comprises two windows which are arranged in correspondence with the free ends of the locking tabs when the slide 14 is in the closed position, so that the free locking ends are engaged in the associated windows to prevent the sliding of the slide 14.
• the free ends of the legs are resiliently biased outward. Unlocking is obtained by pressing the free ends of the tabs against their elastic return force to enter the sleeve 16 by disengaging the windows to allow the sliding of the drawer 14.
• the locking ends of the levers 70 are resiliently biased into their angular locking position in the lateral notches 73.
• the sleeve 16 and the slide 14 are made of a rigid plastic material by molding, for example polypropylene. More particularly, the drawer 14, ie the bottom 30, the flap 34, the hinge, the torsion section 64 and the front 32, is made by molding in one piece. The elasticity of the stretch of Twist 64 is imparted by a small thickness of plastic material.
• the sheath 16 is made by molding two lower half-shells 86 and upper 88 which are then assembled, for example by vertical elastic interlocking of complementary shapes.
• the upper half-shell 88 here comprises the upper wall 20 and the levers 70 which are made integrally in one piece.
• the upper end of the levers 70 is here linked by a recess connection in the internal face of the upper wall 20.
• the lower end of the pivot pins "B" which here has a circular section, is intended to be received in a complementary bearing 82 of the lower half-shell 86.
• the upper half-shell 88 also comprises a skirt 90 which comprises 92.
• the skirt 90 is intended to be fitted vertically inside the lower half-shell.
• the internal face of the side edges 24 comprise fixing lugs 94 which are intended to be received by elastic interlocking in the slots 92 of the skirt 90 of the upper half-shell 88 for the unmountable fixing of the two half-shells 86, 88 one on the other.
• the upper half-shell 88 comprises positioning pins 96 which are intended to be received in tubular spacers 98 of the lower half-shell 86.
• the rigid plastic embodiment of the protective case 10 advantageously makes it possible to obtain a very high resistance to aggression and shock protection.
• exposure of the test to liquid substances does not soften the holster 10 as can be the case for a cardboard holster.
• Such a case 10 makes it possible in particular to trap the blister 12 between a bottom 30 and a flap 34 which is very rigid and resistant while permitting the pivoting of the front wall 32 of the drawer 14 by means of the torsion section 64.
• the rigid material constituting the sleeve 16 is an additional security to prevent children from accessing the drugs by degrading the sheath.

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