EP0148020A2
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Strip packaging
Assignee: ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN Pty
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Filing: 1984-12-21
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-12-21
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to strip packaging, in particularto a child-resistant strip package. The package of the invention comprises a plurality of packaged elements each individually enclosed between a first sheet comprising a material which is tear resistant and which will not easily permit release of an element by tearing or application of pressure, and a second sheet adhered thereto and comprising a material which retains the elements but which is sufficiently frangible to permit release of an element by application of finger pressure to the element through the first sheet. The package is manufactured by a method comprising continuously feeding a web of said first sheet material and a web of said second sheet material to a packaging station. There the webs are disposed essentially vertically and a plurality of elements to be packaged are fed between the webs. The webs are then sealed together to form pockets around and to enclose the elements as one or more rows between the webs.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert C.G. Poore
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 08:46
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/28; B65D75/30; B65D75/32; B65D75/325; B65D75/327; B65D2215/00; B65D2215/04; B65D2585/00; B65D2585/56
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A child-resistant strip package, which package comprises a plurality of packaged elements each individually enclosed between a first sheet comprising a material which is tear resistant and which will not easily permit release of an element by tearing or application of pressure, and a second sheet adhered thereto and comprising a material which retains the elements but which is sufficiently frangible to permit release of an element by application of finger pressure to the element through the first sheet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
A child-resistant strip package, which package comprises a plurality of packaged elements each individually enclosed between a first sheet comprising a material which is tear resistant and which will not easily permit release of an element by tearing or application of pressure, and a second sheet adhered thereto and comprising a material which retains the elements but which is sufficiently frangible to permit release of an element by application of finger pressure to the element through the first sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A package according to claim 1, wherein the elements are tablets, caplets, capsules or other relatively infrangible unit dosage forms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
A package according to claim 1 or claim 2 and including a multiplicity of individually enclosed elements arranged either in a single row or in at least two essentially parallel rows, and either the first or second sheet or both sheets are preferably opaque or dark-tinted.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A package according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first and second sheets are adhered together except where they form pockets around the elements.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A package according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first and second sheets are chosen so that they can be adhered together by heat and pressure sealing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
. A package according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the overall minimum width of any band of adherance between the sheets is at least about 5 mm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A package according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the second sheet is one which requires a push-through force of at least about 70 Newton before rupture takes place.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
91 words
A package according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the two sheets include paper or metal foil, the first sheet preferably comprising a laminate of paper and a tear-resistant plastics material, together with an adhesive layer, or a metal foil laminated with a tear-resistant plastics material and including an adhesive layer, and the second sheet preferably comprising a laminate of paper and a plastics material which can provide adhesion and any necessary strength, or a metal foil having a layer of plastics material which can provide the necessary adhesion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
69 words
A package according to claim 8, wherein the first sheet comprises a laminate of paper, biaxially oriented nylon, and a low density polyethylene or vinyl adhesive, or a laminate of aluminium foil, polypropylene, and a low density polyethylene or vinyl adhesive, and/or the second sheet comprises a laminate of paper and a low density polyethylene or vinyl adhesive, or aluminium foil and a low density polyethylene or vinyl adhesive.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
93 words
A method of manufacturing a strip package, which method comprises continuously feeding a web of first sheet material and a web of second sheet material, both as defined in any one of the preceding claims, to a packaging station where they are disposed essentially vertically, feeding a plurality of elements to be packaged between the webs at the said station, sealing together the webs to form pockets around and to enclose the elements as one or more rows between the webs and, if necessary or desired, sub-dividing the sealed webs into strip packages.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 10, wherein the webs are chosen so that they can be adhered together by heat sealing and the webs are brought together under heat and pressure.
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