FI117745B - Enclosed blister pack - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an encapsulated blister package, which is especially a medicine package containing tablets ( 8 ) or pills. The package has the flat outer casing ( 1 ), most preferably made of cardboard, and the inner part ( 2 ) partly extractable from it, the inner part comprising the disc ( 7 ) formed as a blister package moutned rotatably onto the base ( 5 ). The base has an outlet opening or similar so that the tablet that has been brought to the opening by rotating the disc, can be pressed out of the disc and removed from the package through the opening.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a packaged blister pack, particularly used as a consumer pack of tablets, pills, and capsules.

The blister pack typically comprises a ductile, flexible, transparent plastic body portion laminated to a base of a brittle film-like material, such as foil paper. The plastic shell has bubble-like protrusions that form between the shell and the bottom of the cavity, each containing one packed 10 articles, such as a tablet or the like. The plastic material of the shell is sufficiently rigid to allow bubbles to remain in normal state, but when pressed with a finger press the compass so that a tablet or the like can be printed out of the package through a friable base.

Existing blister packs used as pharmaceutical packages are typically rectangular, comprising tablets, pills, or the like, imprinted in vertical and horizontal rows. A consumer pack consists of one or more such blister packs packed e.g. in a carton.

Removing the tablet or the like from the above package requires opening the case, pulling the blister out of the case, removing the tablet; 20 blister pack and finally the blister pack is fitted back into the housing.

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It is an object of the invention to provide a boxed blister pack from which a tablet tsm. ϊ,., ί Extraction of a compressed article is simpler and easier: ·: ··: easier. The package according to the invention is characterized in that it has a lit ***, an outer casing open at least on one side and at least partially a pull-out. The inner part, the housing and / or the inner part being provided with a stop which prevents the inner part from being removed from the housing, and the retractable inner part comprises a blister formed in a blister pack and rotatably mounted on a tray having an outlet under the disk. an opening where the packaged products can be made by twisting the disk so that they * can be removed by pressing the bubble and removed through the opening in 30 packs.

* * *. The structural starting point for the enclosed package according to the invention has been the following: * ·· A CD-ROM package described in U.S. Patent No. 6,032,795, consisting of an outer casing and a retractable inner portion carrying a CD. Instead of a CD, the package according to the invention comprises a disk-like bubble 117745; 2:.

a package containing tablets or similar articles packed individually in blister cavities. In contrast to the disclosure of the disclosure, the disc is not intended to be removed from the tray, but it is essential that the disk is rotated with respect to the tray so that the respective removable tablet can be positioned where it can be removed by pressing.

A disk containing tablets or the like packaged articles may be formed in a conventional manner from a blister of flexible plastic material and a bottom of a brittle material such as foil paper which breaks upon release of the tablet by pressing.

The tray included in the pull-out portion of the package may consist of a sheet, which is preferably closed, except for an outlet opening thereon, at which the removable tablet can be rotatably inserted and through which the release tablet can be depressed.

If the tablets are arranged on a disc in the form of a circular arc or ring 15, the outlet may be relatively small, covering only the removable tablet and the surrounding area. The tablets are then rotatably disposed at the outlet and pressed one at a time. However, the tablets may be disposed on the disk in a different manner, e.g., multiple nested arcs or rings, or possibly in the form of a spiral surrounding the center of the disk, thereby making the disk area more efficiently utilized in the package.

In these cases, the tray may be provided with an elongated disk radially oriented "outlet" at which each tablet is accessible for removal, regardless of the location of the tablets on the disk.

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With the exception of the restricted outlet, the solid, non-rotating base on which the 25 discs are pivoted forms a sturdy structure that makes it easy to remove packed, ··· articles from tablets or the like. However, other types of structures are possible within the scope of the invention. It is essential that the substrate on which the disc is supported is located. an outlet through which the tablet placed at the opening is removable from the disk • · · **! *. According to one embodiment of the invention, the retractable tray comprises a twist-off frame that supports two overlapping frames and one another: * ·. · A swiveling disc, the upper of which forms a blister pack of tablets and the like and a lower one. is equipped with an outlet that allows the tablet to be pressed out, ·. In this case, removing the tablet will require the tablet and the outlet to be • · 1 "overlapping by rotating the discs relative to each other.

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According to another embodiment of the invention, tablets or the like are tracked on the blister forming the blister pack, leaving a sector completely devoid of tablets. The idea here is that when packaging is made, otherwise, the sector is positioned at the outlet 5 in the closed tray, whereby removing the tablet from the package is not sufficient to remove the tray and the wafer from the carton, but also to rotate the wafer relative to the tray before the tablet can leave the package. This, as well as the above-mentioned solution of two overlapping discs, are suitable for pharmaceutical packages, especially with regard to child safety.

10 The disc can be pivotally attached to the base by pivoting the center of the disk into the base. The base may comprise a pivot about which the disc is rotated by pushing with a finger.

Alternatively, the retractable inner member may be provided with a stop protruding from the side of the tray onto the disk to hold the disk in position on the tray. Such a pi-15 harrow may be formed, e.g., in the form of an annular bead circumferentially rotating about the circumference of the disk, such that the edge of the disk is sandwiched between the plate-like substrate and the bead. The above articulation between the disc and the substrate is not required in this embodiment, but the disc may rest freely on the substrate and be rotatable by pushing with fingers.

The invention is advantageously still applicable in that the disc and / or the substrate is provided with a projection or the like which allows the disc to rotate in only one direction. One embodiment is the provision of the aforesaid bellows surrounding the disc with the center of the disc *: · *: Gusting towards the fork with at least one downwardly directed, "one-sided" flap the bubble on the disc may tilt in said direction of rotation, but not in the opposite direction of rotation of the disc., The solution will assist the consumer in removing the tablets or the like from the packaging in the position where they are on the disc.

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As with the above mentioned U.S. Patent No. 6,032,795, the carton according to the invention, except for the disc, can be made of packaging cardboard, which is a preferred recyclable material. 30 in disposable consumer packaging.

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The invention will now be explained in more detail by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Fig. 1 shows a boxed medicament package according to the invention with the inner part withdrawn, 4 117745 a Fig. 2 Fig. 3 is a sectional view III-III in Fig. 2 showing the folds to prevent the inside of the package from coming out of the housing, Fig. 4 is a partial sectional view of the inside of the pack in IV-IV in Fig. 2 Fig. 5, which otherwise corresponds to Fig. 4, shows the removal of the tablet removed from the package by pressing the disc through the outlet, Fig. 6 shows the rotation of a tablet containing a disc other than that shown in Figs. Figure 7 illustrates a blister packed disc in an embodiment of the invention wherein the packaged tablets are ring-shaped; Fig. 10, which corresponds to Fig. 2, shows the bottom of the package, shows an embodiment of the invention in which the tray has an elongated, radial direction of the disc. Fig. 11 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the invention, illustrated in Fig. 1; Fig. 12 is section XII-XII of Fig. 11, Fig. 13 is section XIII-XIII of Fig. 11 and Figs. section XIV-XIV of Fig. 11.

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1 and 2, the outer casing 1, made by folding and sealing the packaging cardboard, has three closed side edges 3 and an open fourth side 4, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, and comprising a flat rectangular outer casing 1 and a removable inner part 2 117745 5 'f. from which the inner part 2 can be pulled out. The inner part 2 comprises a substantially rectangular tray 5 corresponding to the housing 1 and a blister pack containing a medicament tablet 8, which is supported by the tray and pivots about the pivot pin 6 of the tray 5 and which forms the packaged articles. Fig. 2 of the bottom of the package further shows an outlet opening 9 formed in a closed base 5 which allows the tablet 8 removed from the disc 7 to be removed from the package.

10 The plate-like substrate 5 is folded on one side so that the fold 10 forms, in a sealed package where the inner part 2 is inserted into the housing 1, a closing edge of the open side 4 of the housing. The sectional view 3 shows that the opposite side of the base 5 is provided with a similar fold 11 which, in cooperation with the inner fold 12 on the open side 4 of the housing 1, prevents the inner part 2 from detaching from the housing 15. This ensures that the package remains in one piece, which is an essential prerequisite for its ease of use. The tray 5 can be made from a sheet of packaging cardboard by folding the sides 10, 11 and stamping the tablet outlet 9. .

The structure and function of the disk-like blister pack 7 for dismantling the tablets 8 will be apparent from Figures 4 and 5. The disk 7 consists of a plastic bubble plate 13 laminated with a thin base film 14. The blister plate 13 has protrusions (bubbles) 15 * · ·! , such that the bubbles 15 form between the plate 13 and the bottom 14 of the cavity 16, of which ... * each contains one packed tablet 8. The blister plate 13 is a rigid, normal state • · * ··· [ the pressure film "M1" 25 bends so that the force is applied to the tablet 8 and through it to the underlying: film 14. The base film 14 is, for example, a brittle foil which, when pressed, bursts • · · ·. 5, through the outlet opening 9 of the tray below, from the package.

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In Fig. 6, the structure of the wafer-shaped blister pack 7 differs from that shown in Figs. 4 and 5 in that a foil-reinforcing cardboard sheet 17 is laminated under a foil wrapping foil 14 of board 14. : 9 corresponding openings 18, at each tablet 8 and blister 15. Fig. 6 shows a rotation of the tray 7, in which the bubble 15 with the tablets 8 is just approaching the outlet 9 'of the tray.

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The outlet opening 9 formed in the base 5 in Figs. 2, 4, 5 and 6 is relatively small, covering only the blister 15 containing the tablet 8 and the area around it in the disc 7. Such an outlet 9 is sufficient for a wafer-like blister pack 1 or 5 as a ring circulating around disc 7. The tablets 8 may be rotated with the disc 7 aligned with the outlet opening 9 in the tray 5 and removed from the package one at a time through the opening. The substrate 5 may have, for example, in conjunction with a pivot pin 6, a toothing mechanism or the like (not shown) that allows the disc 7 to rotate on the substrate in only one direction. This directs the consumer to use the tablets 8 in the order in which they are on the disc 7.

Figures 8 and 9 show two alternative configurations in which the bubbles 15 with tablets 8 may be disposed on the disk 7. In Figure 8, the tablets 8 are arranged in a spiral surrounding the pivot pin 6 forming the center of the disk. 9, in turn, the tablets 8 form two concentric nested circular arcs. The disc 7 15 then comprises an empty sector 19 depicted in broken lines in the figure, free of tablets 8. the sector 17 is located at the outlet 9 of the tray 5, whereby the first tablet 8 requires, in addition to the withdrawal of the inner part 2, the rotation of the disc 7 with respect to the tray 5. For the discs 7 of Figs. 8 and 9, the opening 9 of the tray 5 in the exit 20 of the tray 5 is shaped as an elongated radial direction of the disc, each of the tablets 8 following the spiral or nested rings or arcs. it is possible to align the opening 9 for unpacking.

... In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 11-14, the inner package 2 which pulls out the medicament package comprises, in addition to a plate-like tray 5 and a disc 7 supported thereon, 25 foldable from the side 10 of the tray 10 toward the disc 7 the bead 20 forms a continuous annular bellows 20 rotating about the circumference of the disk, so that the periphery 21 of the disk 7 remains completely beneath the bellows, in the space between Senja and the base 5, while leaving the bubbles 15 on the disk with 8 tablets. -; with the exception of one. The ball 20 binds the disc to the substrate 5 such that the pivot pin 6 described above to hold the disc in place is unnecessary. Disc 7 can be • · *. ·. rotate the base 5 with fingers in Figure 11, seen in the direction of the arrow 22. An arrow like this · · · * * may be on reel 7 to guide the user of the package. The edge * 'of the bellows 20' 'may be provided with a continuous or separate folds 23, directed towards the disc 7, which form a series of distinctly projecting projections, which limit the freedom of movement of the disc. 35 vertically. It should be noted that with the exception of the pivot pin mounting, the disc 7 * * * ···· ">» .. -. ··· - ·.. <«· * '·; - ..... v. ·.», · · <»·. · · -, - ··. -C - --- V ·, · ··. /. ·.» ».V s. *, '·. · 117745 7 h, and start 5 4 and 5 may be similar in structure and function.

The bead 20 covering the edge 21 of the disc 7 further has, in accordance with Fig. 11, formed a leg 24 which is directed radially towards the center of the disc. As the disk 5 is rotated, the bubbles 15, which are followed by a ring, pass one by one below the mandrel 24. In the direction of travel of the bubbles 15, on each side of the leg 24, a fin 25 is arranged as shown in Fig. 14, which is inclined obliquely against the surface of the disk 7.

The fins 25 act as gates opening in one direction, lowering to the position indicated by the dashed lines in the figure, turning past the bubble 15 but forming an es-10 into the bubble if the disk 7 is to be rotated in the opposite direction. Cusp 24 with associated evineen 25 thus allows the disc 22 to indicate the disc 7 to rotate only in the direction of the arrow referred to, which helps to guide the bubbles tablets 8 to outlet 9 in the order in which they are located on the disc.

The solution is particularly suitable for packages containing a drug regimen consisting of mid to 15 different tablets to be administered to the patient in a predetermined order.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the embodiments of the invention are not limited to the examples given above, but may vary within the scope of the following claims. For example, it is possible to restrict the outlet of the inner member 2 from the housing 1 so that the disc 7 is only partially visible. The disc, which is almost half-pulled out of the case, is still easily rotatable with your fingers, while retaining the packaging • · · *. as a pact and thus easier to handle.

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117745 Enclosed blister pack, characterized in that it has a flat outer casing (1) open at least on one side and at least partly extendable inner part (2), the casing 5 (1) and / or inner part (2) being provided with a stop (11, 12). , which prevents the inner member from being removed from the housing, and the retractable inner member comprises a blister pack (7) pivotally mounted on a tray (5) having an outlet opening (9) underneath the pack, whereby the packaged products (8) they are removable by pressing the bubble (15) out of the disk and 10 through the opening in the package. 2. Förpackning enligt patent krav 1, kännetecknad av, att skivan (7) bestär av en blisterfolie (13) av flexibel plast, samt en boten (14) av el sprött material, säsom foliepapper, som bryts vid lösgöring av produkten (8) genome tryckning. Packaging according to Claim 1, characterized in that the disc (7) consists of a bubble plate (13) of flexible plastic and a base (14) of brittle material such as foil which breaks when the product 15 (8) is removed by pressing. 3. Förpackning enligt patent krav 1 eller 2, kännetecknad av, att skivan (7) in-nehäller Enskilda producter (8) anordnade i form av en cirkelbäge eller en ring ö att de kan bringas en ät gängen över uttagsöppningen (9) i underlaget ( 5), genome att vrida skivan. 15 Packaging according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the disc (7) comprises individual products (8) arranged in the form of a circular arc or ring so that they can be rotated about the outlet opening (9) in the base (5). one at a time. 4. Förpackning enligt patent krav 3, tongue pads av, attoducema (8) and anordnade i flera concentric ringer i skivan (7). Packaging according to claim 3, characterized in that the articles (8) are arranged in a plurality of nested arcs or rings on the disc (7). ··· • a • · 5. Förpackning enligt patent document 1 eller 2, nipple screw, attoducema (8) 20 anordnade i form av en spiral i skivan (7). Packaging according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the products (8), 1. * Are arranged in a spiral in the disc (7). Packaging according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tray (5) is provided with an elongated, radially extending outlet (7) of the disc (7). 9). Packaging according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the disc (7) and / or the support (5) have a disadvantage which allows the disc to rotate in one direction only. f * .. 35 6. Förpackning enligt face av de föregäende patentkraven, kännetecknad av, i *** att underlaget (5) and försett med en längsträckt uttagsöppning (9) i skivans (7) radialalriktning. :: 25 · · *: **: 7. Förpackning enligt nägot av de föregäende patentkraven, kännetecknad av, · * · *; att skivan (7) och / eller underlaget (5) omfattar ett inrikte som tillater vridningen av • *. · **. skivan i bara en riktning. • * »φ tt 30 8. Förpackning enligt visgot av de föregäende patentkraven, kännetecknad av, II * att skivan (7) omfattar en sector (19) utan förpackade produkter (8), och att denna **; · * sector business den oöppnade förpackningen placerad över uttagsöppningen (9) i underlaget (5). ····· '• ♦ .. * 35 9. Förpackning enligt ägot av de föregäende patentkraven, kännetecknad av, * ... att skivan (7) fåst vid sin mittunkt (6) med en led account underlaget (5) . t · • · «« «VJ« - · «- Λ-W. -v | )) | l ^ tMiHiWll | l> ΡΙΙϋΙΓΠΊ ΓΤ · "'· 1ΓΊη Π · ~ ΠΤΠΙ ~ ί ·· Γ' 1 I ——————---------- ,,, |" - 117745 u 7 Patentkrav • · • * · • * * · Med et hölje försedd blisterförpackning, kännetecknad av, att den omfattar · «t 35 et Platt, vid ätminstone en sida tuttre hölje (1) samt en ätminstone delvis ut-: ** *: dragbar inre del (2), colors of the lady (1) och / eller den inre delen (2) & försedda med en stoppare (11, 12) som förhindrar lossningen av den inre delen frän höljet, och att 10 1 1 7745 den utdragbara inre delen innefattar en i form av en blisterförpackning utford cirkel-rund skiva (7) roterbart anpassad pätt underlag (5), som har en under skivan be-fintlig uttagsöppning (9), rätt over vilken förpackade produkter (8) kan bringas ge-nom att vrida skivan ä att de kan frigoras fran skivan genom att trycka pä ett blister 5 (15) och avlägsnas genom öppningen Μη förpackningen. Packaging according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the disc (7) comprises a sector (19) which is free of packaged products (8) and that this sector 117745 is an outlet opening (9) in the unopened package in the tray (5). ). Packaging according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the disc (7) is pivotally connected to the base (5) at its center (6). 10. Förpackning enligt face av patentkraven 1-8, kännctecknad av, att den ut-dragbara inre delen (2) omfattar et underlag (5) samt et utspräng (20) som sträcker sig frän dess sida (10) over skivan (7) för att halla skivan Pä sin plaats Pä underlaget. 11 11. Förpackning enligt patentkrav 10, kangnetecknad av, att skivan (7) ligger frit at underlaget (5) save att den canvas med fingrama. Packaging according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the retractable inner part (2) comprises a base (5) and a projection (20) extending from its side (10) over the disk (7) to hold the disk in position on the base. 10 Packaging according to claim 10, characterized in that the disc (7) rests freely on the support (5) so that it can be rotated by fingers. 12. Förpackning enligt patent krav 10 eller 11, rotation tongs av, att utspränget är anordnat som en ringformig, skivans (7) peripheral omgivande fäll (20). 10 Packaging according to Claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the projection 15 is formed as an annular bead (20) which circulates around the circumference of the disc (7). Packaging according to Claim 11, characterized in that the bellows (20) has a bracket (24) directed towards the center of the disk (7), whereby the bubble (15) in the disk (7) remains below the bellows. 20 Packaging according to Claims 7 and 13, characterized in that at least one flap (25) which is pivotable towards the disc (7) and at least one of the fins (25) is directed at the mandrel (24) so that it cooperates with one another. with the bubble (15) only allows the disc to rotate in one direction only. Packaging according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that: ** · *: the outer casing (1) and the base (5) of the inner part are cardboard. • · ··· »· • · • * Packaging according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the packaging for t 30 is a pharmaceutical package containing tablets (8), capsules or pills. I I I • * · • · · · · 13. Förpackning enligt patentkrav 11, kännetecknad av, att fällen (20) omfattar en mot skivans (7) Centrum riktad Tagg (24), vidke bläset (15) i skivan (7) blir under fallen. 15 14. Förpackning enligt patentkrav 7 och 13, kännetecknad av, att fallen (20) om fattar vid Taggen (24) ätminstone en nedät mot skivan (7) rickshaws, ibart en riktning vridbar fena (25) ss att den i samverkan med bläset (15) tillater skivans vridning i bara en riktning. 20 15. Förpackning enligt verge av de föregäende patentkraven, kännetecknad av, att det yttre höljet (1) and underlaget (5) av den inre delen bestär av förpacknings-Papp. • · • ·· * * i1 2i 16. Förpackning enligt face av de föregäende patentkraven, kännetecknad av,: 3: 25 att förpackningen utgör en medicinförpackning som innehäller tabletter (8), capsule ·: ·· * eller pill. M »• ♦ • · • · I I I I I» I * I I I ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ • · ** • * · · 2 • · 3