EP2321188A1 - Caractéristique de fermeture intégrée pour système d'emballage - Google Patents

Caractéristique de fermeture intégrée pour système d'emballage

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EP2321188A1
EP2321188A1 EP09790698A EP09790698A EP2321188A1 EP 2321188 A1 EP2321188 A1 EP 2321188A1 EP 09790698 A EP09790698 A EP 09790698A EP 09790698 A EP09790698 A EP 09790698A EP 2321188 A1 EP2321188 A1 EP 2321188A1
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Prior art keywords
carton
vaulted
panel
outer cover
packaging system
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Laurel Thomas
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WestRock MWV LLC
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Meadwestvaco Corp
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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
    • 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
    • B65D5/32—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 having bodies formed by folding and interconnecting two or more blanks each blank forming a body part, whereby each body part comprises at least one outside face of the box, carton or tray
    • 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
    • B65D5/38—Drawer-and-shell type containers
    • 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
    • B65D2215/04—Child-proof means requiring the combination of different actions in succession

Definitions

  • An integrated closure feature for a packaging system is comprised of a tab integrated into the raised surface of a vaulted carton and an outer cover secured to the carton possessing a pocket into which the tab fits, providing a secure lock for the package.
  • the outer cover and the internal carton may be cut from any suitable material, for example plastic, paperboard or, if desired, a laminate of paperboard and another foldable material, for example a foil or a polymeric film.
  • the selection of this substrate may be made according to the packaging need, and accordingly, a substrate material generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the FDA is also within the scope of the invention.
  • the substrate may be selected from a sheet of bleached sulfate board, solid unbleached sulfate board (SUS), clay-coated newsback (CCNB), or any other suitable board substrate, such a substrate preferably ranging in thickness from about 0.008 inches up to about 0.050 inches.
  • the paperboard may be clay coated on one side (CIS) or on both sides (C2S), with a coating such as a fluidized blend of mineral pigments selected from coating clay, calcium carbonate and/ or titanium dioxide with starch or adhesive, or various combinations of these materials. Successive densification and polishing (via calendering) finishes each coated surface to a high degree of smoothness and renders it suitable for graphics printing of superior quality.
  • the outer cover includes a pair of side panels which form the wider surfaces of the package, these side panels being operatively connected by a MeadWestvaco Docket: CPG21185 Williams Mullen Docket: 051202.0036 hinge panel. Additional panels on the outer cover fold over to form elements of the integrated closure feature and a cut-out opening which facilitates release of a slide card.
  • An inner vaulted carton which possesses a tab integrated into its surface is secured to the inner surface of one of the side panels of the outer cover. When the package is closed, the tab fits into a raised pocket formed by a fold-over panel secured to the inner surface of the other side panel of the outer cover, thereby providing a secure lock for the package.
  • the outer cover and the inner vaulted carton when secured to one another, create an inner chamber that can accommodate a separate inner slide card.
  • the inner vaulted carton includes a slide card locking mechanism as well as a releasing mechanism.
  • the slide card releasing mechanism can be in the form of a release button located on the inner vaulted carton, while the slide card locking mechanism can be composed of a fold-over panel on the inner vaulted carton that includes a node for engaging an extension of the internal slide card.
  • Suitable laminating materials may, for example, be selected from biaxially oriented or cross-laminated polymeric films such as high density polyethylene (HDPE), polyolefins, polyesters, e.g. Mylar.TM., or combinations thereof.
  • HDPE high density polyethylene
  • polyolefins polyolefins
  • polyesters e.g. Mylar.TM.
  • tear resistance may be provided at stress points such as the package MeadWestvaco Docket: CPG21185 Williams Mullen Docket: 051202.0036 corners and exposed edges by applying one or more strips of the polymeric film, e.g. as a tape, over these areas.
  • the polymeric film may be applied by extrusion or adhesive lamination, or by any other suitable means known in the art. It has been found that this treatment significantly increases tear resistance and prevents tear propagation.
  • neither the complete laminate film nor the selectively applied film strips will detract from the package's aesthetic appearance or interfere with printability or any of the other desirable display features.
  • Text or graphic information may be printed on the cover or on the internal vaulted carton according to any means conventionally known in the art.
  • the outer cover of the package and the inner vaulted carton provide additional protection for the internal slide card, which can house a unit dose product.
  • the internal slide card includes a stop feature, typically a folded extension thereof, which engages with a catch feature, typically also a folded extension, on the inner vaulted carton, to prevent the user from pulling the internal slide card completely away from the package.
  • a stop feature typically a folded extension thereof
  • a catch feature typically also a folded extension
  • other means for improving the structural integrity of the overall package may be incorporated.
  • Such features include lamination of the inner vaulted carton with a polymeric film, as described above, which also improves tear resistance. Lamination of the slide card with a polymeric firm, which also improves tear resistance, may also be added.
  • Figure 1 is a plan drawing of an outer cover according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a plan drawing of an inner vaulted carton according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 3 is an example of a slide card adapted for use with the present invention.
  • Figure 4 is an illustration of a package according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 5 is another illustration of a package according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the embodiments shown and described herein offer the ability to provide an integrated closure feature for a package which houses an internal slide card containing unit doses.
  • the embodiments provide a secure lock for a package without the use of folding tabs, exposed adhesive or complex structural folds.
  • the closure mechanism requires no exposed adhesive, which can tear a package and which can lose its effectiveness over time.
  • the closure mechanism also requires no complex folds, thereby reducing material and manufacturing requirements.
  • the closure mechanism does not interrupt the smooth surface of the package, a feature which makes it ideal for stacking and shipping needs.
  • Figure 1 is a plan drawing of an outer cover according to a first embodiment.
  • An outer cover is formed from a blank 100 that is creased to form a pair of side panels 10, 20, a hinge panel 30, a first extension panel, 40, a pocket panel 50 with a raised pocket 60 and a second extension panel 70.
  • a cutout 80 removed from panels 20 and 70, facilitates the removal of an internal slide card (Figure 3).
  • the cutout 80 is essentially circular wherein half of the circle resides on side panel 20 and the other half resides on extension panel 70. When the extension panel 70 is folded over and secured to side panel 20, cutout 80 becomes a semi-circular cutout that exposes the slide card insert enough that a user can grasp and pull the slide card insert out from the outer cover.
  • extension panel 70 is folded down and secured (e.g. using an adhesive) to side panel 20.
  • Extension panel 40 is folded down and secured to side panel 10.
  • the crease in pocket panel 50 is pushed out to form a raised pocket 60.
  • Pocket panel 50 is folded over and adhered to side panel 10 such that the raised pocket 60 creates a slit large enough that a tab 25 ( Figure 2) can later be inserted into the slit.
  • Side panel 10 is folded at a right angle to hinge panel 30.
  • Side panel 20 is then folded at a right angle to hinge panel 30 so that both side panels 10, 20 are parallel to each other and both extension panels 40, 70 and the pocket panel 50 are all on the inner side of the cover.
  • FIG. 2 is a plan drawing of an inner vaulted carton.
  • An inner vaulted carton is formed from a blank 200 that is creased to form a carton panel 65 and an extension panel 75.
  • the carton panel 65 is creased so that a three-dimensional vaulted surface can be formed from the original two-dimensional blank 200.
  • a slit opening 35 which forms MeadWestvaco Docket: CPG21185 Williams Mullen Docket: 051202.0036 part of a retaining element for a slide card is cut in the vaulted surface.
  • Two holes 45, 55 are cut in extension panel 75.
  • the carton panel 65 is further creased to form a release button 85.
  • a cut is made on the carton panel 65 in order to form a tab 25.
  • a cut-out tab 25 is formed that functions as part of the integrated closure feature.
  • the creased edges of the carton panel 65 are pushed down so as to form a three-dimensional vaulted structure having a cut-out tab 25.
  • Extension panel 75 is folded back over carton panel 65 and the release button 85 is pushed in.
  • the inner vaulted carton is placed atop side panel 20 on the inner surface of the outer cover and secured such that the folded down extension panel 75 is directly above cutout 80 on side panel 20.
  • a chamber is formed in between the inner vaulted carton and side panel 20. A slide card can be inserted into this chamber.
  • a slide card 300 ( Figure 3) can include a blister pack of individual unit doses.
  • the slide card 300 can further include its own extension panel 305 that can be folded back over the slide card 300 itself.
  • the extension panel 305 can further include a small tab 310 such that when the slide card extension panel 305 is folded over the slide card 300 and the entire unit is inserted into the chamber defined by the inner vaulted carton, the small tab 30 will engage slit opening 35 of the inner vaulted carton.
  • the user To release a slide card 300 so that it can be withdrawn from its chamber within the outer sleeve, the user simultaneously grasps the slide card 300 with one hand via notch 80 and depresses MeadWestvaco Docket: CPG21185 Williams Mullen Docket: 051202.0036 the release button 85 with his other hand.
  • the release button 85 pushes downward on the slide card 300 to unhook small tab 310 from slit opening 35.
  • extension panel 75 will extend until a reciprocal element (slide card extension panel 305) on the slide card 300 engages the extension panel 75, preventing the slide card from being fully disengaged from the package.
  • the integrated closure feature providing a secure lock for the package is engaged by inserting tab 25 in the raised pocket 60.
  • the lock is disengaged and the package can be opened by removing the tab 25 from the raised pocket 60. This is generally achieved using a later action in which the side panels 10, 20 can be gently forced in opposite directions until tab 25 clears reaised pocket 60. Releasing the pressure on the side panels 10, 20 will then allow tab 25 to operatively engage raised pocket 60 to secure the package.
  • FIG. 4 is an image of a package according to the first embodiment. This figure shows the package fully formed and open. The raised pocket 60 is visible on side panel 10. The tab 25 which fits into raised pocket 60 is also visible on vaulted carton panel 65. The release button 85 and slit opening 35 are further visible on carton panel 65.
  • An MeadWestvaco Docket: CPG21185 Williams Mullen Docket: 051202.0036 internal slide card 300 can be seen contained within the chamber defined by the vaulted carton and side panel 20.
  • Figure 5 is a second image of a package according to the first embodiment. This view shows a closed package with an internal slide card 300 visible. In this view, the integrated closure feature is engaged because tab 25 is inserted into the raised pocket 60.
  • the description above has made reference to slide cards that can be inserted and withdrawn from the packaging.
  • the slide cards generally hold a plurality of unit doses contained within what is commonly referred to as blister packs.
  • the slide cards may take the form of solely a blister pack, a blister pack heat sealed to a substrate, a blister pack glued (e.g., hot melted) to a substrate, or a blister pack encased by a slotted substrate.
  • the package of the present invention offers advantages in that its integrated closure feature allows for a secure lock without folding tabs, exposed adhesive, or complex structural folds.
  • the package itself is lightweight, tamper resistant, senior friendly, durable, easy to assemble, offers protection of each unit dose until it is consumed, and is economical.
  • the invention provides a child resistant yet user-friendly unit dose packaging container, which may be used to contain and dispense a variety of contents.
  • the improved tamper resistant features of the package may be attributed, at least in part, to the presence of the integrated closure feature and the use of partially or fully laminated structural materials in construction of the package cover and inner carton.
  • the package may, for example, be used to store MeadWestvaco Docket: CPG21185 Williams Mullen Docket: 051202.0036 pharmaceuticals preparations requiring periodic dosage regimens.
  • pharmaceutical preparation is intended to include prescribed or over the counter drugs or supplements, vitamins or other medicaments, or any other materials suitable for containment in a package of foil/paperboard or plastic construction.

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Abstract

L’invention concerne une caractéristique de fermeture intégrée pour un emballage comprenant une languette (25) intégrée dans la surface surélevée d’un carton bombé et un revêtement externe fixé sur le carton comprenant une poche dans laquelle la languette vient s’ajuster, ce qui permet d’obtenir un verrouillage fiable de l'emballage. L'emballage permet de loger et de distribuer une dose unitaire de produit comme par exemple un emballage coque. Le produit devant être distribué est contenu sur une carte coulissante interne (300) en coopération amovible et verrouillable avec une chambre interne. L'emballage présente un verrouillage fiable permettant d’obtenir un moyen de dosage convivial doté d’une sécurité enfant et qui peut être ouvert et refermé de nombreuses fois lors de son utilisation, puis jeté lorsque toutes les doses unitaires ont été distribuées.
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