Child-proofed quick-opening package

Claim 2

A child proof quick-opening package comprising a member of formable material, at least one pocket in said formable member, a frangible backing member adhered to said formable member for enclosing an item contained in said pocket, means for strengthening portions of said formable member, said strengthening means defining an angulation fold region extending between said portions and across said pocket, and a non-rupturable protective member adhered at least peripherally to a side of said frangible member and substantially coextending therewith, said protective member having narrow opening means therein extending substantially across said protective member and generally parallel with said fold region, said narrow opening means having insufficient width to emit said item in the non-angulated condition of said package.

Claim 3

The combination according to claim 1 wherein said narrow opening means include a continuous slit across said protective member.

Claim 4

The combination according to claim 1 wherein said narrow opening means terminate short of the adjacent edges of said protective member to increase the forces of angulation.

Claim 5

The combination according to claim 1 wherein said narrow opening means include an elongated narrow slot in said protective member.

Claim 6

The combination according to claim 1 wherein said narrow opening means extend eccentrically of said pocket.

Claim 7

The combination according to claim 5 wherein said narrow opening means are juxtaposed along a lateral edge of said pocket to facilitate extraction of said item upon opening of said package.

Claim 8

The combination according to claim 1 wherein said strengthening means include relatively stiff portions of said protective member on each side respectively of said angulation fold region.

Claim 9

The combination according to claim 1 wherein said pocket is elongated, and said strengthening means include stiffening members secured respectively to said formable layer portions and coupled to at least one end portion or extension of said pocket for stress concentration upon angulation of said package, the narrow opening means in said protective layer having an end portion juxtaposed to the junction between said pocket and said stiffening members.

Claim 10

The combination according to claim 1 wherein a plurality of said narrow opening means are spaced along said protective layer to provide unidirectional frangibility therein.

Claim 11

The combination according to claim 9 including said unidirectional frangibility provided by a series of generally parallel slits, said series coextending with said protective layer.

Claim 12

The combination according to claim 1 including at least one notch in said pocket and disposed along said fold line or said narrow opening means.

Claim 13

The combination according to claim 11 wherein said strengthening means include a pair of pocket extensions in said formable layer and extending generally normally of said narrow opening means.

Claim 14

The combination according to claim 1 including said formable member having a relatively stiff characteristic, a raised portion formed therein, said pocket being formed in said raised portion, a pair of angulation fold-initiating notches adjoining said pocket and formed in said raised portion, said notches extending along said angulation fold region, said frangible member and said protective member being lightly stretched over said raised portion and joined at least peripherally to said formable member.

Claim 15

The combination according to claim 1 including an item contained in said pocket and protruding therefrom, said frangible backing member and said protective member being lightly stretched over said item and peripherally secured to said formable member.

Claim 16

The combination according to claim 1 including a frangible member coextending uninterruptedly over said protective member to conceal said narrow opening means.

Claim 17

The combination according to claim 1 including a second non-rupturable member covering the first-mentioned protective member, said second protective member having narrow opening means extending generally parallel to the narrow opening means of said first-mentioned protective member, said second narrow opening means being displaced laterally of said first-mentioned narrow opening means for concealment purposes.

Claim 18

The combination according to claim 1 wherein said pocket is rigidized by a stiffening member extending along a top wall thereof and generally normal to said narrow opening means for increasing the opening forces of said package.

Claim 19

The combination according to claim 8 including said stiffening members coupled respectively to both end portions or end extensions of said pocket, a stiffening element extending across each of said pocket end portions or extensions and joined substantially rigid to juxtaposed ends of said stiffening members to increase the opening forces of said packages.

Claim 20

The combination according to claim 8 wherein said pocket is provided with bifurcated end extension means, and said stiffening members are coupled respectively to the bifurcations of said end extension means to increase the rupture forces of said package.

Claim 21

The combination according to claim 19 wherein the bifurcations of said end extension means are spaced from one another across the width of said pocket to enhance further said rupture forces.

Claim 22

The combination according to claim 20 wherein end extension means are provided at each end of said pocket, and the bifurcations thereof extend generally parallel from each end of said pocket.

Claim 23

A child-proof package comprising a pair of encapsulating members, one of said members being relatively rigid, the other said members being frangible, an item for dispensing positioned within an area enclosed by said members, said frangible member being joined about its periphery to said relatively rigid member, the structural strength of said relatively rigid member being in excess of the rupture strength of said frangible member, means for defining an angulation fold region across at least one of said members and across said item so that said frangible member breaks adjacent said fold region upon angulation of said package to expose said item at said fold region for dispensing purposes, and a non-rupturable protective member secured to said frangible member and coextending substantially therewith, said protective member having narrow opening means therein extending substantially across said protective member and generally parallel with said fold region, said narrow opening means being of insufficient width to emit said item in the unangulated condition of said package, each of said protective member and said rigid member having sufficient structural strength as to preclude rupturing by a very young child, said rigid member in addition having sufficient structural rigidity as to resist angulation of said package by a very young child.

Claim 24

A child-proof package comprising a pair of encapsulating members, one of said members being relatively rigid, the other said members being frangible, an item for dispensing positioned within an area enclosed by said members, said frangible member being joined about its periphery to said relatively rigid member, the structural strength of said relatively rigid member being in excess of the rupture strength of said frangible member, means for defining an angulation fold region across at least one of said members and across said item so that said frangible member breaks adjacent said fold region upon angulation of said package to expose said item at said fold region for dispensing purposes, and a non-rupturable protective member secured to said frangible member and coextending substantially therewith, said protective member having narrow opening means therein extending substantially across said protective member and generally parallel with said fold region, said narrow opening means being of insufficient width to emit said item in the unangulated condition of said package, each of said protective member and said rigid member having sufficient structural strength as to preclude rupturing by a very young child, said rigid member in addition having sufficient structural rigidity as to resist angulation of said package by a very young child.

Claim 25

The combination according to claim 22 wherein said protective member includes a sheet of tough plastic having a coating of pressure sensitive adhesive thereon for adhering to said frangible member.

Claim 26

The combination according to claim 22 wherein said frangible member is a sheet of aluminum foil having a thin coating of heat sealable plastic thereon at least on the surface towards said protective member, said protective member being a sheet of heat sealable plastic and heat sealed to said frangible member.

Claim 27

The combination according to claim 22 wherein said narrow opening means include a slit in said protective member.

Claim 28

A child-proof quick-open package comprising a pair of encapsulating members, one of said members being relatively rigid and non-rupturable, said members being joined together at least at their peripheral edges for enclosing an item for dispensing contained therein, means for defining an angulation fold region extending across said item, the other of said members having a narrow band of frangibility extending thereacross and generally across said item, said frangible band being generally parallel to said angulation region and extending between non-rupturable portions of said other member, said frangible band even upon breakage from child-tampering being sufficiently narrow as to preclude passage of said item through said band in the unangulated condition of said package, said rigid member and the relatively non-rupturable areas of said other member having sufficient structural strength as to preclude rupture by child-tampering, and said rigid member together with that portion of said other member adhered thereto having sufficient structural rigidity as to preclude angulation by a very young child, said package upon said angulation, rupturing said frangible band and separating the non-rupturable portions of said other member sufficient to emit said item for dispensing purposes, said other member includes a layer of frangible material on which said frangible band is delineated by a non-rupturable protective layer having a slit or slot therein and secured to said frangible layer, said protective layer being otherwise substantially coextensive with said frangible layer, said protective layer being impervious to rupturing attempts by a very young child.

Claim 29

A child-proof quick-open package comprising a pair of encapsulating members, one of said members being relatively rigid and non-rupturable, said members being joined together at least at their peripheral edges for enclosing an item for dispensing contained therein, means for defining an angulation fold region extending across said item, the other of said members having a narrow band of frangibility extending thereacross and generally across said item, said frangible band being generally parallel to said angulation region and extending between non-rupturable portions of said other member, said frangible band even upon breakage from child-tampering being sufficiently narrow as to preclude passage of said item through said band in the unangulated condition of said package, said rigid member and the relatively non-rupturable areas of said other member having sufficient structural strength as to preclude rupture by child-tampering, and said rigid member together with that portion of said other member adhered thereto having sufficient structural rigidity as to preclude angulation by a very young child, said package upon said angulation, rupturing said frangible band and separating the non-rupturable portions of said other member sufficient to emit said item for dispensing purposes, said other member includes a layer of frangible material on which said frangible band is delineated by a non-rupturable protective layer having a slit or slot therein and secured to said frangible layer, said protective layer being otherwise substantially coextensive with said frangible layer, said protective layer being impervious to rupturing attempts by a very young child.

Claim 30

The combination according to claim 26 wherein said other member includes a frangible sheet on which said frangible band is defined by portions of relatively non-rupturable material adherred to said sheet sufficiently tightly as to preclude peeling off by a very young child.

Claim 31

The combination according to claim 26 wherein said rigid member and said other member together with the securance therebetween are moisture resistant.