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Blister pack opener-ejector

  • US 5,431,283 A
  • Filed: 04/01/1994
  • Issued: 07/11/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A soft pack opener, which comprises:

  • (a) a first component, being a blister pusher, and having a bottom and a blister base protrusion on said bottom of a respective size to receive a corresponding dosage unit section of a soft pack;

    (b) a second component being hingedly connected to said first component, said second component being a blister positioner and having a guide orifice therethrough of sufficient size and height so as to fit over said base protrusion of said first component; and

    ,(c) a third component, being a cutter/ejector, said third component having a puncture mechanism, said puncture mechanism having a puncture mechanism protrusion of a predetermined size and shape selected so as to nest within said guide orifice of said second component, the puncture mechanism protrusion having a predetermined height and a cross-sectional opening, both relating to the dimensions of a dosage unit of a soft pack backing, the predetermined height and cross-sectional opening being selected so as to puncture said dosage unit of a soft pack backing and so as to retain space between the puncture mechanism protrusion and the dosage unit when said dosage unit section is placed within upon said base protrusion of said first component and in said guide orifice of said second component while said second component and said third component are hingedly pushed downwardly toward said first component, said third component being hingedly connected to at least one of said first component and said second component.

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