Package for tablets

Claim 1

A package for friable tablets comprising, in combination, a container having a tubular side wall, an end wall and an open end opposite said end wall, said side wall defining an inner chamber of substantially uniform impediment-free cross section and said side wall being provided adjacent said open end with shoulder means adapted for removable engagement by closure means, holding means adjacent said end wall consisting of at least three equally spaced axially extending, radially inwardly projecting vanes of equal size integral with said side and end walls, said vanes each having an inwardly sloping end edge surface opposite said end wall, said vanes extending longitudinally within said chamber a distance substantially less than the length of said tubular side wall, said vanes reducing the area of said chamber cross section thereat, and semi-rigid cushion means disposed within said container adjacent said end wall, said cushion means having a cross sectional dimension which is less than that of the impediment-free portion of said inner chamber and greater than that of said reduced cross section portion thereof, said cushion means frictionally engaging said vanes and being disposed in spaced relationship to said side and end walls, said cushion means having an inner end surface portion facing away from said end wall and disposed in said impediment-free portion of said inner chamber and spaced longitudinally from said vanes.