Rupturable blister package

• US 20080073240A1
• Filed: 05/03/2007
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Perfetti Van Melle Benelux BV (Perfetti Van Melle S.P.A.)
• Original Assignee: Cadbury Adams USA LLC (Mondelez International, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bowers, Paul K., Buitrago, Alejandra
• Granted Patent: US 9,169,052 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/532
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 75/32 one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents

Abstract

The package supports a plurality of consumable products. The package is a blister package having a plurality of consumable products housed in a blister tray and covered with a rupturable sheet. The sheet overlies the open surfaces of the blister tray and includes rupturable locations formed thereon for permitting passage of the product therethrough.

Claims

1. A blister package assembly for consumable products comprising:

a blister tray having a plurality of open ended blister compartments opening to a common planar surface for supporting said consumable products therein;

a resilient blister sheet overlying said planar surface of said blister tray and closing said open ends of said compartment, said blister sheet including rupturable locations thereon in overlying registry with said open ends of said blister compartments.

2. A blister package assembly of claim 1 wherein said blister compartments are compressible and deformable so as to cause rupturable movement of said products through said blister sheet.

3. A blister package assembly of claim 1 wherein said rupturable locations are formed by perforations placed partially through said blister sheet.

4. A blister package assembly of claim 1 wherein said rupturable locations are formed by laser cuts placed partially through said sheet.

5. A blister package assembly of claim 1 wherein said rupturable location extends along said blister sheet.

6. A blister package assembly of claim 1 wherein said blister sheet is formed of plastic.

7. A package for supporting product comprising:

a package housing for supporting said product having an open surface to access said product;

a sheet overlying said open surface for enclosing said product, said sheet having a rupturable location formed thereon for permitting passage of said product therethrough.

8. A package of claim 7 wherein said package housing includes at least one open ended compartment for supporting said product.

9. A package of claim 8 wherein said package housing includes a plurality of said open ended compartments having open surfaces and wherein said sheet overlies said open surfaces and includes one said rupturable location formed over each open surface.

10. A package of claim 8 wherein said package housing is a blister tray and wherein said compartments are deformable blister compartments.

11. A package of claim 7 wherein said product is a consumable product.

12. A package of claim 7 wherein said sheet is formed of plastic.

13. A package of claim 12 wherein said plastic sheet is selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyethylene and combinations thereof.

14. A package of claim 9 wherein said sheet is formed of plastic.

15. A package of claim 9 wherein said rupturable locations are formed by laser cuts.

16. A package of claim 9 wherein said rupturable locations are formed by mechanical cuts.

17. A package of claim 9 wherein said rupturable locations are identically configured.

18. A package of claim 9 wherein said rupturable locations are differently configured.

19. A package of claim 9 wherein said rupturable locations are configured from patterns selected from the group consisting of lines, dots, letters, shapes and combinations thereof.

20. A package of claim 19 wherein said rupturable locations are symmetrically positioned over each open surface of said compartments.

21. A package of claim 19 wherein said rupturable locations are asymmetrically positioned over each open surface of said compartments.

22. A package of claim 19 wherein said rupturable locations include a plurality of lines extending across said open surface.

23. A package of claim 22 wherein said lines are spaced apart and parallel.

24. A package of claim 22 wherein said lines are non-parallel.

25. A package of claim 9 wherein said rupturable locations extend partially through said sheet.

26. A package of claim 9 wherein said rupturable locations extend fully through said sheet.

27. A package of claim 9 wherein said rupturable locations of different configurations are located over one said compartment.

28. A planar sheet comprising:

a film having locations formed thereon which are manually rupturable.

29. A sheet of claim 28 wherein said locations are formed by laser cutting.

30. A sheet of claim 28 wherein said locations are formed by mechanical cutting.

31. A sheet of claim 28 wherein said rupturable locations extend partially through said film.

32. A sheet of claim 28 wherein said rupturable locations extend fully through said film.

33. A sheet of claim 28 wherein said rupturable locations are configured from patterns selected from the group consisting of lines, dots, letters, shapes and combinations thereof.