Envelope apparatus for dispensing medications from drug files

Claim 1

A dispensing-envelope apparatus having a front side and a rear side and having top and bottom edges relative to gravity, said apparatus comprising, a.) an opaque backing sheet which is adapted to receive printed means from a computer-output printer on said front side of said apparatus, b.) a transparent upward-opening pocket on said front side of said apparatus attached to said backing sheet in an area near said bottom edge; c.) printed means on said front side of said apparatus in an area near said top edge and above said pocket; d.) said pocket having, relative to gravity, top, bottom, left, and right sides; e.) said pocket having a height 30 to 60% of height of said apparatus; f.) said pocket being permanently attached on said left, right, and bottom sides to said apparatus and providing said upward-opening pocket, relative to gravity, to store small items; g.) said pocket being semi-permanently attached on said top side of said pocket, said semi-permanent attachment providing a complete closure of said pocket, totally enclosing and sealing a space in said pocket for said small items, said semi-permanent attachment providing means for opening said top side of said pocket to allow entry or removal of said small items into or out of said pocket; h.) said apparatus having a thickness for facile feeding through a computer-output printer and for receiving said printed means on the said front side of said apparatus in an area located above said pocket; i.) said printed means being oriented for human readability when said top side of said upward-opening pocket is oriented upward relative to gravity.

Claim 12

An apparatus comprising: a.) a first semi-transparent flexible sheet; b.) a second flexible and opaque backing sheet; c.) said first sheet being divided into two sections wherein said first section is permanently attached on its four sides and, said second section being permanently bonded on three sides and said fourth side being semi-permanently attachable to said opaque backing sheet such that a pocket is formed which may be opened and closed via said fourth side, d.) said first section having a surface and a plurality of locations for receiving data from an impact printer, e.) whereby various medications can be placed and dispensed from said pocket which corresponds to said data pertinent to a particular patient and said pocket being resealable to allow multiple usage.

Claim 13

An apparatus comprising: a.) a first semi-transparent flexible sheet; b.) a second flexible and opaque backing sheet; c.) said first sheet being divided into two sections wherein said first section is permanently attached on its four sides and, said second section being permanently bonded on three sides and said fourth side being semi-permanently attachable to said opaque backing sheet such that a pocket is formed which may be opened and closed via said fourth side, d.) said first section having a surface and a plurality of locations for receiving data from an impact printer, e.) whereby various medications can be placed and dispensed from said pocket which corresponds to said data pertinent to a particular patient and said pocket being resealable to allow multiple usage.