Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
310 words
For use with a medicinal dispensing device including article holding means having a plurality of article holding units each with flanges having corners and being detachably connected along certain lines so that each unit may be separated by the remaining units, a chamber for holding an article therein depending from each flange and having an opening for said chamber, one corner of at least one flange of each unit being removed in cut-away area, improved closure means including a plurality of closures, each of which being co-extensive in size with each of the article holding units and adapted to seal the opening in a respective one of said units, said closure means comprising a cover sheet and a liner sheet, said cover sheet having an exterior surface and an interior surface having an adhesive thereon, said adhesive temporarily securing the liner sheet to the cover sheet, said cover sheet, when removed from said liner sheet, being disposed upon said article holding means with the adhesive on said cover sheet in contact with the flanges of said article holding means to secure the cover sheet to the article holding means, said cover sheet including plural perforated lines corresponding to the flange lines for forming the closures between said perforated lines, at least one portion of the interior surface of the cover sheet contiguous with one of said perforated lines and extending along said line on both sides thereof having no adhesive thereon such that one portion of each closure defined by said line includes a portion having no adhesive thereon, said non-adhesive interior surface portion being disposed directly over a cut-away area of the flange of the article holding unit when said cover sheet is secured in place to provide a convenient, non-adhesive tab for affecting the removal of the closure from the article holding unit to which it is secured.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
310 words
For use with a medicinal dispensing device including article holding means having a plurality of article holding units each with flanges having corners and being detachably connected along certain lines so that each unit may be separated by the remaining units, a chamber for holding an article therein depending from each flange and having an opening for said chamber, one corner of at least one flange of each unit being removed in cut-away area, improved closure means including a plurality of closures, each of which being co-extensive in size with each of the article holding units and adapted to seal the opening in a respective one of said units, said closure means comprising a cover sheet and a liner sheet, said cover sheet having an exterior surface and an interior surface having an adhesive thereon, said adhesive temporarily securing the liner sheet to the cover sheet, said cover sheet, when removed from said liner sheet, being disposed upon said article holding means with the adhesive on said cover sheet in contact with the flanges of said article holding means to secure the cover sheet to the article holding means, said cover sheet including plural perforated lines corresponding to the flange lines for forming the closures between said perforated lines, at least one portion of the interior surface of the cover sheet contiguous with one of said perforated lines and extending along said line on both sides thereof having no adhesive thereon such that one portion of each closure defined by said line includes a portion having no adhesive thereon, said non-adhesive interior surface portion being disposed directly over a cut-away area of the flange of the article holding unit when said cover sheet is secured in place to provide a convenient, non-adhesive tab for affecting the removal of the closure from the article holding unit to which it is secured.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
The closure of claim 1 wheRein said plural perforated lines are formed through the cover sheet but not through the liner sheet, said liner sheet being unperforated at portions abutting the perforated lines of the cover sheet such that the adhesive does not come into contact with the interior of the liner sheet, to enable the liner sheet to be readily and cleanly removed from the cover sheet thereby enabling the efficient securement of the cover sheet to the article holding means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
The closure means of claim 2, wherein said liner sheet includes plural lines which are die-cut therein but not cut into the cover sheet and defining plural die-cut areas which remain secured to the cover sheet when the liner sheet is removed from the cover sheet, whereupon when said closures are secured in place on the respective article holding units the die-cut areas overlie the openings in the chamber thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The closure means of claim 3 wherein one edge of the liner sheet includes a tab for effecting the facile removal of the liner sheet from the cover sheet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
65 words
The closure means of claim 4 wherein said tab is in the form of a strip which is die-cut through the cover sheet close to and parallel with one edge thereof but not being cut into said liner sheet, said strip being adhesively secured to the liner sheet and adapted to be grasped to effect the peeling of the liner sheet from the cover sheet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
69 words
The closure means of claim 4 wherein said tab is an edge strip defined on the liner sheet by a strip on the interior surface of the cover sheet close to and parallel to one edge thereof and upon which no adhesive is applied to enable one to readily grasp said edge strip of the liner sheet to effect the peeling of the liner sheet from the cover sheet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
The closure of claim 1 wherein portions of the interior surface of the cover sheet contiguous with selected ones only of said perforated lines have no adhesive thereon whereupon each closure includes at least one interior surface portion having no adhesive thereon.