Blister pack with built-in openers
First Claim
1. A blister pack comprising a frame defining at least one recessed compartment having an open side defining an opening for containing a product therein, a blister material covering said opening to removably seal said product in said compartment, an opener supported by said frame over said opening, said opener being displaceable to pierce said blister material and moveable to cut said blister material to expose said product through said opening, said opener being displaceable downwardly against said blister material to pierce said blister material, said opener being rotatable after piercing said blister material to remove said blister material to expose said product in said compartment, said opener including a first upstanding wall, said opener including at least one extension on the lower surface thereof to pierce and remove said blister material, said opener including at least a second upstanding wall spaced from said first upstanding wall to define a slot therebetween.
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Abstract
A blister pack includes a frame defining at least one recessed compartment having an open side defining an opening for containing a product therein. A blister material covers the opening to removably seal the product in the compartment. An opener is supported by the frame over the opening with the opener being moveable to break the blister material and to remove the film to expose the product in the compartment for removal.
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17 Claims
- 1. A blister pack comprising a frame defining at least one recessed compartment having an open side defining an opening for containing a product therein, a blister material covering said opening to removably seal said product in said compartment, an opener supported by said frame over said opening, said opener being displaceable to pierce said blister material and moveable to cut said blister material to expose said product through said opening, said opener being displaceable downwardly against said blister material to pierce said blister material, said opener being rotatable after piercing said blister material to remove said blister material to expose said product in said compartment, said opener including a first upstanding wall, said opener including at least one extension on the lower surface thereof to pierce and remove said blister material, said opener including at least a second upstanding wall spaced from said first upstanding wall to define a slot therebetween.
- 5. A blister pack comprising a frame defining at least one recessed compartment having an open side defining an opening for containing a product therein, a blister material covering said opening to removably seal said product in said compartment, an opener supported by said frame over said opening, said opener being displaceable to pierce said blister material and moveable to cut said blister material to expose said product through said opening, said frame including a panel overlying said blister material, said panel including at least one opening in alignment with said at least one compartment, said opener being supported by said panel in said panel opening, said panel being formed from a thermoplastic material, said opener being formed with said panel and removeably attached to the sidewall defining said panel opening by integrally formed breakable tabs, said panel opening defining a rim, said opener having a body portion larger than said rim, said body portion contacting said rim when displaced downwardly to prevent contact of said opener with said product.
- 8. An opener system for a blister pack, said blister pack including a plurality of compartments each of which includes product therein, and a film material overlying said compartments, the system comprising a panel formed from a thermoplastic material adapted to be secured to said blister pack, said panel including a plurality of openings therein positioned to correspond to the compartments in said blister pack, each opening being defined by a sidewall, an opener positioned in each said opening and removeably coupled to said sidewall, said opener including a piercing device on the lower surface thereof to pierce said film material, said opener being rotatable after piercing of said film material to remove said film material to expose said product in said compartment, said panel being coupleable to said blister pack so that said respective opener can be used to pierce and remove the film material and expose product in a corresponding compartment.
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