Manufacturing Separable Pouches With A Center Cut Blade
First Claim
1. A system for manufacturing a plurality of separable pouches, the system comprising:
- a means for forming a plurality of sealed pouches, in which each pouch includes a plurality of different tablets corresponding to different medications;
a center cut blade that comprises,a side cut on each end of the blade,a center cut in the middle of the blade, andat least one perforation cut between each side cut and the center cut;
a means for separating each sealed pouch with the center cut blade, wherein the sealed pouch includes a sealed top end, a sealed bottom end, and two sides, in which at least one side is also sealed; and
each sealed pouch joined to an adjacent pouch by at least two tearable ribbons, wherein each sealed pouch comprises,a side cut on each side of the top end and bottom end of the sealed pouch,a center cut on the top end and bottom end of the sealed pouch, andat least one perforation between each side cut and the center cut.
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Abstract
A system for manufacturing a plurality of separable pouches comprising a means for forming sealed pouches, a center cut blade and a means for segregating each sealed pouch with the center cut blade is described. The means for forming the sealed pouches includes placing a plurality of different tablets corresponding to different medications into each sealed pouch. The center cut blade includes a side cut on each end of the blade, a center cut in the middle of the blade, and at least one perforation cut between each side cut and the center cut. The means for separating each sealed pouch with the center cut blade provides each sealed pouch with a sealed top end, a sealed bottom end, and two sides, in which at least one side is also sealed.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for manufacturing a plurality of separable pouches, the system comprising:
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a means for forming a plurality of sealed pouches, in which each pouch includes a plurality of different tablets corresponding to different medications; a center cut blade that comprises, a side cut on each end of the blade, a center cut in the middle of the blade, and at least one perforation cut between each side cut and the center cut; a means for separating each sealed pouch with the center cut blade, wherein the sealed pouch includes a sealed top end, a sealed bottom end, and two sides, in which at least one side is also sealed; and each sealed pouch joined to an adjacent pouch by at least two tearable ribbons, wherein each sealed pouch comprises, a side cut on each side of the top end and bottom end of the sealed pouch, a center cut on the top end and bottom end of the sealed pouch, and at least one perforation between each side cut and the center cut. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for manufacturing a plurality of separable pouches, the system comprising:
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a heated roller configured to seal each pouch, in which each pouch includes the plurality of different tablets corresponding to different medications, each sealed pouch includes a sealed top end, a sealed bottom end, and two sides, in which at least one side is also sealed; a center cut blade configured to be affixed to the heated roller that separates each sealed pouch, the center cut blade comprises, a side cut on each end of the blade, a center cut in the middle of the blade, and a plurality of perforation cuts between each side cut and the center cut; and each sealed pouch joined to an adjacent pouch by a plurality of tearable ribbons, wherein each sealed pouch comprises, a side cut on each side of the top end and bottom end of the sealed pouch, a center cut on the top end and bottom end of the sealed pouch, and a plurality of perforations between each side cut and the center cut. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for manufacturing a plurality of separable pouches, the system comprising:
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a heated roller configured to seal each pouch, in which each pouch includes the plurality of different tablets corresponding to different medications, and each sealed pouch includes a sealed top end, a sealed bottom end, and two sides, in which at least one side is also sealed; a center cut blade configured to be affixed to the heated roller that separates each sealed pouch, the center cut blade comprises, a side cut on each end of the blade, a center cut in the middle of the blade, and at least one perforation cut between each side cut and the center cut; and each sealed pouch joined to an adjacent pouch by a plurality of tearable ribbons, wherein each sealed pouch comprises, a side cut on each side of the top end and bottom end of the sealed pouch, a center cut on the top end and bottom end of the sealed pouch, wherein the center cut length is greater than the length of either side cut, at least one perforation between each side cut and the center cut, and at least two ribbons between each side cut and the center cut, wherein the first ribbon is disposed between the side cut and the first perforation and the second ribbon is disposed between the first perforation and the center cut. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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