EP0059638A1
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Deblistering machine
Assignee: Wellcome Foundation Ltd
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Filing: 1982-03-01
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2002-03-01
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to an apparatus for extracting articles such as pharmaceutical tablets from faulty blister packs. Previous devices for performing this task could only accommodate one size of blister pack or could not easily be adjusted to cater for different sizes. By feeding blister packs between two cooperating rotating rollers (23 and 33), however, one of which (23) is provided with slideably adjustable dogs (53 and 55), blister packs of varying sizes may readily be deblistered.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard Leonard William Boorman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 12:40
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B69/00; B65B69/005; B65B69/0058
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
An apparatus (I) suitable for extracting articles from a blister pack, which apparatus comprises a first member (23) having a recess defining by a first recess defining portion (53) and a second recess defining portion (49) and a second member (33), the first and second members (23 and 33) being adapted to hold a blister pack and the second member (33) being adapted to bear on one or more blisters of a blister pack when so held so as to displace an article, when enclosed by one of said blisters, out of the blister pack towards the recess, characterised in that the first recess defining portion (53) is translationally movable with respect to the second recess defining portion (49).
Claim 2
Independent Claim
119 words
An apparatus (I) suitable for extracting articles from a blister pack, which apparatus comprises a first member (23) having a recess defining by a first recess defining portion (53) and a second recess defining portion (49) and a second member (33), the first and second members (23 and 33) being adapted to hold a blister pack and the second member (33) being adapted to bear on one or more blisters of a blister pack when so held so as to displace an article, when enclosed by one of said blisters, out of the blister pack towards the recess, characterised in that the first recess defining portion (53) is translationally movable with respect to the second recess defining portion (49).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 characterised in that the first and second members (23 and 33) are both parallel rollers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 characterised in that the recess defining portions (53 and 49) are formed from one or more serrated dogs or collars of the first roller.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 characterised in that at least one of the recess, defining portions (53) is movable, with respect to the second roller (33), in a direction parallel with axes of rotation of the rollers (23 and 33).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to any one of claim 1 to 4 characterised in that the apparatus comprises means (69) for moving the or a recess defining portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
An apparatus according to claim 5 characterised in that the moving means (69) comprises a manually operable lever (85, 87) provided with locking means for locking the lever in one of a plurality of positions and being operable against and/or with the action of spring biasing means.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to any one of the claims 1 to 6 characterised in that the apparatus comprises means (67) for collecting de-blistered blister packs and/or articles extracted from blister packs.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
29 words
An apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7 characterised in that the apparatus comprises means for sorting articles extracted from blister packs from de-blistered blister packs.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
42 words
An apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8 characterised in that the apparatus comprises means (17) for guiding a blisterpack to a position where the blister pack can be gripped by the first and second (members 23 and 33).
Claim 11
Independent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9 characterised in that the first and second members (23 and 33) are spring biased towards one another.
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