GB2336148A - Package for pills - Google Patents

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GB2336148A
GB2336148A GB9807437A GB9807437A GB2336148A GB 2336148 A GB2336148 A GB 2336148A GB 9807437 A GB9807437 A GB 9807437A GB 9807437 A GB9807437 A GB 9807437A GB 2336148 A GB2336148 A GB 2336148A
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Timothy John Harris
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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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/32—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging two or more different materials which must be maintained separate prior to use in admixture
    • 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
    • A61J7/00—Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
    • A61J7/0015—Devices specially adapted for taking medicines
    • A61J7/0038—Straws
    • 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
    • A61J7/00—Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
    • A61J7/0015—Devices specially adapted for taking medicines
    • A61J7/0046—Cups, bottles or bags
    • 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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/28—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in composite wrappers, i.e. wrappers formed by associating or interconnecting two or more sheets or blanks
    • B65D75/30—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding
    • B65D75/32—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents
    • B65D75/325—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents one sheet being recessed, and the other being a flat not- rigid sheet, e.g. puncturable or peelable foil
    • B65D75/327—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents one sheet being recessed, and the other being a flat not- rigid sheet, e.g. puncturable or peelable foil and forming several compartments
    • 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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/28—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in composite wrappers, i.e. wrappers formed by associating or interconnecting two or more sheets or blanks
    • B65D75/30—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding
    • B65D75/32—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents
    • B65D75/36—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents one sheet or blank being recessed and the other formed of relatively stiff flat sheet material, e.g. blister packages, the recess or recesses being preformed
    • B65D75/367—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents one sheet or blank being recessed and the other formed of relatively stiff flat sheet material, e.g. blister packages, the recess or recesses being preformed and forming several compartments
    • 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
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/22—Details
    • B65D77/24—Inserts or accessories added or incorporated during filling of containers
    • B65D77/28—Cards, coupons, or drinking straws
    • 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
    • B65D2231/00—Means for facilitating the complete expelling of the contents
    • B65D2231/02—Precut holes or weakened zones
    • 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
    • B65D2575/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D2575/28—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in composite wrappers, i.e. wrappers formed by association or interconnecting two or more sheets or blanks
    • B65D2575/30—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding
    • B65D2575/32—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents
    • B65D2575/3209—Details
    • B65D2575/3218—Details with special means for gaining access to the contents
    • B65D2575/3227—Cuts or weakening lines

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Abstract

A package comprises means 3, which may be blister pack compartments, for containing pills 4, coupled to means 11, preferably formed from a flexible skin, for containing a drink with which the pills can be taken. A further compartment 5 may be provided for a straw which is insertable into the container. Preferably, the package has a back board 1 which can be flexed to cause the drink to be expelled through the straw.

Description

2336148
- 1 DESCRIPTION PACKAGE
The present invention relates to packaging for pills.
Traditionally, pills (such as pharmaceutical pills, vitamin pills etc.) have been packaged for sale in jars or bottles. More recently, blister packs have been used which provide numerous small compartments, each typically containing a single pill.
It is normally preferably for pharmaceutical and certain other pills to be taken with a drink, not only because this helps in swallowing the pill but also, among other reasons, because the pill may irritate the throat if swallowed on its own - this problem can arise with aspirin.
Persons needing to take a pill or pills (particularly when away from home, eg. at work or on a trip) can often find themselves without a drink to hand. One reason for this is that the bulk of most commercially packaged drinks - in cans, bottles, cartons etc. - makes them inconvenient to carry on the person. The volume of liquid in such drink containers is typically considerably more than is required solely for taking the pill or pills.
An object of the present invention is to provide improved packaging for pills, and in particular to overcome the above problem.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a package comprising means for containing at least one pill coupled to means for forming an initially closed container for a drink.
As sold, the package contains at least one pill, the container containing a drink and being closed.
Such a package can be sold in airports, petrol stations, stations etc. and can be of a size and weight which is convenient to carry on the person. It ensures that when the user wishes to take the pill(s), a drink is to hand.
It must be understood that the term "pills" as used herein encompasses tablets, lozenges, capsules etc., and covers not only pharmaceuticals in such forms, but also vitamin pills etc.
Where the pill(s) is (are) a pharmaceutical, the package may contain precisely one dose, avoiding waste and ensuring that the correct dosage is taken - this may be more than one pill.
The means for forming the container preferably comprise a flexible skin, most preferably of foil. This contributes little weight, can be flexible for packing and can form a resilient container for the drink. Such a container may be secured to a board which can be flexed or folded to deform the skin to thereby expel drink from the container.
Preferably, the container further comprises means for receiving a straw, the container having a region which is penetrable by the straw.
Specific embodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:- Fig. 1 is a perspective illustration of a package embodying the present invention; Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same package; and C1 Fig. 3 is a side view of the package in use, having been partly folded.
The illustrated package comprises a backing board 1 which is provided with a pair of compartments 3 containing respective pharmaceutical pills 4 and with a further compartment 5 containing a straw. In this particular embodiment the package is in the form of a blister pack, having a flexible plastics sheet which is formed to define the compartments 3, 5. The rear face 7 of the backing board is at least partly foil coated, the foil closing the compartments. In known manner, the pills and the straw can be accessed by application of pressure to the front of the compartments, which causes them to deform and the contents to be ejected rearwardly through the foil, which is thereby ruptured. The package can be hung on a conventional retail display unit by means of a slot 9 formed through an upper region of the backing board 1.
Secured to the front face of the backing board 1 is a sealed drink container 11, formed in the illustrated embodiment from flexible foil and having a rear surface which is secured to the backing board (eg. by means of adhesive) and a bulbous front surface 13. The drink container 11 is adapted to be straightforwardly penetrated by the user so that the contents can be drunk. A region 15 is provided through which a straw can be inserted. This region may for example, by weakened to allow insertion of the straw.
The backing panel 1 has pre-formed fold lines. Three such lines are provided, being mutually parallel, and lateral to the backing board 1, the outer pair of lines being labelled 17 in Fig. 2 and the inner line 19. When drinking from the container 11, the user can, by pushing the two ends of the backing board together along the directions shown at 21 in Fig. 3, cause the backing board to fold at the pre-formed lines as shown in that figure, foiTning a backwardly projecting W". This compresses the package 11, helping to expel liquid through the straw, and also formes a depression in which liquid collects and from which it can therefore easily be collected in the straw.
Numerous constructional variations of the illustrated package are possible within the scope of the present invention. For example, the pills and/or the straw may be contained in a compartment formed by folding a net of cardboard. The backing board could itself be folded to form a box shaped compartment. The pills could be accessible through "tear off " perforated panels instead of a conventional blister pack.

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-5CLAIMS
1. A package comprising means for containing at least one pill coupled to means for forming an initially closed container for a drink.
2. A package as claimed in claim 1 which contains at least one pill, the container containing a drink and being closed.
3. A package as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the pill(s) is (are) a pharmaceutical of which the package contains a single dose.
4. A package as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the means for forming the container comprise a flexible skin.
5. A package as claimed in claim 4, wherein the skin comprises a foil material.
6. A package as claimed in claim 4 or claim 5, wherein the flexible skin is secured to a board which can be flexed or folded to deform the skin to thereby expel drink from the container.
7. A package as claimed in any preceding claim, further comprising means for receiving a straw, the container having a region which is penetrable by the straw.
8. A package as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the means for containing the pill(s) are formed in the manner of a blister pack.
9. A package as claimed in any preceding claim which comprises a back board which has a hole by which the package can be suspended.
10. A package substantially as herein described with reference to, and as illustrated in, the accompanying drawings.
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Citations (6)

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GB854163A (en) * 1957-02-11 1960-11-16 Parke Davis & Co Improvements in or relating to containers for pharmaceutical preparations
GB873706A (en) * 1958-10-20 1961-07-26 George Robert Rhodes Improvements in or relating to cartons and like containers
GB1159178A (en) * 1966-11-02 1969-07-23 American Packaging Corp Containers for Packaging
GB1223262A (en) * 1967-04-29 1971-02-24 Henry Squire & Sons Formerly H Improvements relating to the packaging of articles
GB2210014A (en) * 1987-09-24 1989-06-01 Davina Mary Instone A medicine and beverage package
GB2318783A (en) * 1996-10-31 1998-05-06 Mandy Nicola Haberman Container for drinks and medication

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB854163A (en) * 1957-02-11 1960-11-16 Parke Davis & Co Improvements in or relating to containers for pharmaceutical preparations
GB873706A (en) * 1958-10-20 1961-07-26 George Robert Rhodes Improvements in or relating to cartons and like containers
GB1159178A (en) * 1966-11-02 1969-07-23 American Packaging Corp Containers for Packaging
GB1223262A (en) * 1967-04-29 1971-02-24 Henry Squire & Sons Formerly H Improvements relating to the packaging of articles
GB2210014A (en) * 1987-09-24 1989-06-01 Davina Mary Instone A medicine and beverage package
GB2318783A (en) * 1996-10-31 1998-05-06 Mandy Nicola Haberman Container for drinks and medication

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