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Medicinal dispensing device

Assignee: Medi Dose Inc
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Filing: 1971-07-26
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Granted: 1973-12-25
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Expires: 1991-07-26
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Abstract

Abstract A medicinal dispensing device comprising a plurality of flanges having corners and being detachably connected along certain lines so that each flange may be separated from the remaining flanges, a chamber with an outer opening depending from each flange, the chamber being adapted to hold a drug, tablet, capsule, etc., a continuous closure member covering said chamber openings with certain portions of the interior surface of the closure member being in contact with the flanges, the closure member being perforated along certain lines closely corresponding to the flange lines, certain portions of the interior surface of the closure member being provided with a tacky adhesive coating which is in contact with said flanges, and certain other areas of the interior surface of the closure member being non-tacky and covering the chamber openings, at least one corner of each flange being removed in a cut-away area so that the existing corner of the closure member overlies the cut-away area to function as a lift tab to facilitate the separation of a portion of the closure member from a particular flange to provide access to the contents of the chamber. The flanges are preferably provided in groups of 25, there being a cut-away area for at least one corner of every flange that is provided by the formation of a minimum number of punched openings, which minimum number is far less than the total number of 16 intersections that exist in a 5 X 5 pattern of flanges.

Inventors

  • 👤 M Braverman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 23:41
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/28; B65D75/30; B65D75/32; B65D75/325; B65D75/327; A; A61; A61J; A61J7/00; A61J7/04; B65D2575/00; B65D2575/28; B65D2575/30; B65D2575/32; B65D2575/3209; B65D2575/3218; B65D2575/3245; B65D2585/00; B65D2585/56; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/82

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 228 words
A medicinal dispensing device comprising 25 units arranged in a square having five units on a side, each unit including flanges having corners and being detachably connected along certain lines so that each flange may be separated from the remaining flanges, a chamber depending from each flange, said chamber having an outer opening, with the chamber being adapted to hold an article, a closure member covering said chamber openings, said closure member having an interior surface which is in contact with said flanges, said interior surface carrying a tacky adhesive which contacts said flanges, the closure member being perforated along certain lines closely corresponding to the flange lines, at least one corner of each flange being removed in a cut-away area to facilitate separation of the portion of the closure member in contact with each flange, said flanges being detachably connected along first and second groupings of weakened lines, generally perpendicular to each other, said weakened lines meeting in 16 intersections consisting of 12 outer intersections and four inner intersections with the outer intersections being numbered consecutively from 1 to 12, there being punched openings at intersections numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 12 as well as a punched opening at the intersection which constitutes the fourth corner of a square wherein the other three corners are defined by intersections numbers 1, 2 and 12.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 228 words
A medicinal dispensing device comprising 25 units arranged in a square having five units on a side, each unit including flanges having corners and being detachably connected along certain lines so that each flange may be separated from the remaining flanges, a chamber depending from each flange, said chamber having an outer opening, with the chamber being adapted to hold an article, a closure member covering said chamber openings, said closure member having an interior surface which is in contact with said flanges, said interior surface carrying a tacky adhesive which contacts said flanges, the closure member being perforated along certain lines closely corresponding to the flange lines, at least one corner of each flange being removed in a cut-away area to facilitate separation of the portion of the closure member in contact with each flange, said flanges being detachably connected along first and second groupings of weakened lines, generally perpendicular to each other, said weakened lines meeting in 16 intersections consisting of 12 outer intersections and four inner intersections with the outer intersections being numbered consecutively from 1 to 12, there being punched openings at intersections numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 12 as well as a punched opening at the intersection which constitutes the fourth corner of a square wherein the other three corners are defined by intersections numbers 1, 2 and 12.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
The medicinal dispensing device of claim 1 wherein the intersections of the perforations in said closure member contain indicators to show the existence of the punched openings in the weakened lines of said flanges.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1976-12-24 1977-06-25 1977-12-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1980-12-24 1981-06-25 1981-12-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1984-12-24 1985-06-25 1985-12-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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