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Blister pack with a tear-off aid
Assignee: 3A Composites International AG
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Filing: 1992-10-29
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Granted: 1994-11-01
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Expires: 2012-10-29
Abstract
Abstract Blister pack, of a single type of material, comprising a base section containing one or more compartments, recesses or cups and a cover, which can be peeled off, fitted around the rims of the one or more compartments or cups, the cover being divided into cover segments, each cover segment covering one compartment and the base of each cover segment being sealed around the circumference of the compartment and each cover segment containing a tear-off aid and it being possible for each cover segment to be completely or partially peeled off, pulled off or detached from the circumference of the compartment via the seal seam by pushing the contents through the segment, and base section and cover containing identical or different materials and the materials essentially consisting of the same types of plastics.
Inventors
- 👤 Dieter Schmiletzky
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 17:40
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/28; B65D75/30; B65D75/32; B65D75/325; B65D75/326; B65D75/327; B65D2575/00; B65D2575/28; B65D2575/30; B65D2575/32; B65D2575/3209; B65D2575/3218; B65D2575/3227; B65D2585/00; B65D2585/56
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
A blister pack comprising: a base section containing at least one compartment holding an item to be dispensed; each said compartment being defined by a recessed portion of said base section and being surrounded by a rim defined by ridge regions of said base section; a peelable cover positioned over each said compartment and over said rim; said cover being formed by at least one cover segment having a base adhesively secured to said ridge regions surrounding said at least one compartment; each said cover segment containing a tear-off aid; said at least one cover segment due to said tear-off aid being at least partially detachable about a circumference of said at least one compartment by pushing the item in said at least one compartment through said at lest one cover segment without the need to manually remove any part of said cover segment from said pack; the base section and said cover being formed from materials essentially consisting of the same types of plastics; and said tear-off aid comprising a substantially V-shaped notch which extends through said cover and partially into said rim.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
A blister pack comprising: a base section containing at least one compartment holding an item to be dispensed; each said compartment being defined by a recessed portion of said base section and being surrounded by a rim defined by ridge regions of said base section; a peelable cover positioned over each said compartment and over said rim; said cover being formed by at least one cover segment having a base adhesively secured to said ridge regions surrounding said at least one compartment; each said cover segment containing a tear-off aid; said at least one cover segment due to said tear-off aid being at least partially detachable about a circumference of said at least one compartment by pushing the item in said at least one compartment through said at lest one cover segment without the need to manually remove any part of said cover segment from said pack; the base section and said cover being formed from materials essentially consisting of the same types of plastics; and said tear-off aid comprising a substantially V-shaped notch which extends through said cover and partially into said rim.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
Blister pack according to claim 1 wherein the base section and said cover are formed from identical materials.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
Blister pack according to claim 1 wherein the base section and said cover are formed from different materials.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
Blister pack according to claim 1 wherein the base section has more than two compartments, the cover is divided into a number of cover segments equal to the number of compartments, and each cover segment covers one of said compartments.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
Blister pack according to claim 1 wherein the at least one cover segment is sealed by means of a seal seam around the circumference of the at least one compartment and said substantially V-shaped notch forming a weakening in the region of the seal seam.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
Blister pack according to claim 1 wherein the at least one cover segment is sealed by means of a seal seam around the circumference of the at least one compartment and said substantially V-shaped notch forming a weakening in the region of the seal seam which extends only over part of the circumference of each said compartment.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
Blister pack according to claim 1 wherein the cover is divided into individual cover segments by means of separation of the cover material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
Blister pack according to claim 1 wherein the cover consists of a film or of a laminate of the same material as the base section.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A blister pack according to claim 1 for receiving multiple units of tablet-like packaged goods in separate compartments and for individual removal of each unit of the tablet-like packaged goods.
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