Method of providing custom information to users of pharmaceutical storage systems

• US 9,302,814 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2014
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Altium Healthcare Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Tri State Distribution Incorporated (Loews Corporation)
• Inventors: Miceli, David A., Miceli, Joseph A.
• Primary Examiner(s): HESS, DANIEL A
• Application Number:
  US14/497,435
• Publication Number:
  US 20150013138A1
• Time in Patent Office: 557 Days
• Field of Search: 215/219, 215/220, 215/228
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/00 Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2215/04 requiring the combination of different actions in succession
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 23/08 Coverings or external coatings wrappers B65D65/00
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 41/04 Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 50/06 requiring the combination of different actions in succession
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/245 provided with decoration, information or contents indicating devices, labels B65D81/366 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

A method for providing custom information to a user of a reversible child resistant closure includes maintaining a supply of closures, each closure including a first section configured to be applied to the container in a non-child resistant mode, a second section configured to be applied to the container in a child resistant mode, and a divider for forming a first section cavity and a second section cavity. One of the closures of the supply is configured to include printed information by inserting a first liner having indicia printed thereon in the first section cavity such that the indicia of the first liner is visible when the closure is installed in the child resistant mode and inserting a second liner having indicia printed thereon in the second section cavity such that the indicia of the second liner is visible when the closure is installed in the non-child resistant mode.

Claims

1. A method of providing custom information to a user of a reversible child resistant closure operable to be applied to a container in one of a child resistant mode and a non-child resistant mode, the method comprising the steps of:

maintaining a supply of closures, each closure including;

a first section configured to be applied to the container in the non-child resistant mode,

a second section configured to be applied to the container in the child resistant mode, and

a divider disposed between the first section and the second section for forming a first section cavity and a second section cavity;

maintaining a plurality of custom liner inserts each having different information printed thereon;

configuring one of the closures of the supply to include custom printed information, comprising the steps of;

selecting a first liner from the plurality of custom liner inserts based on desired information to be directed to the user when the closure is installed on the container in the child resistant mode;

inserting the first liner in the first section cavity of the closure such that the indicia of the first liner is visible when the closure is installed on the container in the child resistant mode;

selecting a second liner from the plurality of custom liner inserts based on desired information to be directed to the user when the closure is installed on the container in the non-child resistant mode; and

inserting the second liner in the second section cavity of the closure such that the indicia of the second liner is visible when the closure is installed on the container in the non-child resistant mode.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the closure includes a circumferential side wall having a side wall diameter, the first liner and the second liner being shaped in the form of a disc having a liner diameter substantially the same as the side wall diameter.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the indicia of the second liner includes warning information indicating that the closure is in the non-child resistant mode.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the indicia of at least one of the first liner and the second liner includes promotional information.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the indicia of both the first liner and the second liner includes promotional information.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the indicia of at least one of the first liner and the second liner includes prescription information.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the indicia of both the first liner and the second liner includes prescription information.

8. A method of providing custom information to a user of a reversible child resistant closure operable to be applied to a container in one of a child resistant mode and a non-child resistant mode, the method comprising the steps of:

maintaining a supply of closures, the closures including;

a first section configured to be applied to the container in the non-child resistant mode,

a second section configured to be applied to the container in the child resistant mode, and

a solid divider disposed between the first section and the second section for forming a first section cavity and a second section cavity and for closing an opening of the container when the closure is installed on the container in the non-child resistant mode and the child resistant mode, the solid divider being at least partially transparent;

maintaining a plurality of custom liner inserts each having a first side and a second side and different information printed on the custom liner insert; and

configuring one of the closures of the supply to include custom printed information by inserting a liner selected from the plurality of custom liner inserts based on the desired information into one of the first section cavity and the second section cavity adjacent and parallel to the solid divider such that the first side is viewable when the closure is applied to the container in the non-child resistant mode and the second side is viewable when the closure is applied to the container in the child resistant mode.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the first side of the liner includes warning information indicating that the closure is applied to the container in a non-child resistant mode.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein at least one of the first side and the second side of the liner includes promotional information.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein both the first liner and the second liner includes promotional information.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein at least one of the first liner and the second liner includes prescription information.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein both the first liner and the second liner includes prescription information.