FORM-2
THE PATENTS ACT. 1970
(39 of 1970)
AND
THE PATENTS RULES, 2003 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
(See Section 10; Rule 13)
1. TITLE OF THE INVENTION:
'A CHILDPROOF PHARMACEUTICAL PACK'
2. APPLICANT:
(A) NAME: PRAGATI OFFSET LIMITED.
(B) NATIONALITY: AN INDIAN COMPANU INCORPORATED
UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956.
(C) ADDRESS: B/22, ROYAL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE,
NAIGUM X ROAD,
WAD ALA, MUMBAI-400 031,
MAHARASTRA, INDIA
The following specification describes the nature of the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed: -
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A NOVEL CHILDPROOF PHARMACEUTICAL PACK.
3. PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION
Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a novel childproof pharmaceutical pack.
Background of the Invention & the Related Art
Now a days almost all of us consume some or other medicines orally quite regularly. The oral consumption of the medicines can be in basically in two ways. The first one is the consumption of liquidated medicines. And the second one is consumption of tablets or capsules. The first option is more common and popular in the children, whereas for the adult medication usually the second option is preferred.
Thus, from the above it is clear that, oral consumption of tablets or capsules is the most common way medication. However, these tablets or capsules need to be packed, stored and preserved very carefully. The moment these tablets or capsules are exposed to the open air, there are chances of the same getting spoiled or losing the vital medicinal values of the same. Considering this, as mentioned earlier, the same needs to be packed, stored and preserved vary carefully.
Here, there are two traditional ways of packing, storing and preserving the tablets or capsules. The first one is an old method of keeping the tablets or capsules in the glass or plastic bottles or in the tin containers. However, under this method one has to every time expose all the tablets or capsules to the open air while taking the tablets or capsules from the glass or plastic bottles or in the tin containers. Because of this, there are chances that, the tablets or capsules inside the glass or plastic bottles or in the tin containers may get spoilt or may lose the vital medicinal values / properties. Also, there are chances that, the lids of these glass or plastic
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bottles or in the tin containers may not be air tight or may loose or may not get locked properly, and hence the air may leak in the said glass or plastic bottles or in the tin containers and hence tables or capsules may be spoiled or may loose the vital medicinal properties.
The second method of packing, storing and preserving the tablets or capsules is relatively new. Under this method the tablets or capsules are packed in the strips made from the aluminum foils or made from the aluminum cum plastic foils. The use these strips is the most common method used for good number of years now. There are two basic benefits of these strips. The first is that, one can take out only one tablet or capsule at a time, hence the question of all the tables or capsules being exposed to the open air at one time & together do not arise at all. Thus, the medicinal values and properties of each tablet or capsule remain intact. Secondly, the strips packing made out of aluminum or out of aluminum cum plastic are quite air tight, hence the question of leakage of air through the lids or openings does not arise.
There is a third method of packing, storing and preserving the tablets or capsules. This method is the latest addition to the packing system adopted for tablets or capsules. This method is an improvisation over the second method. Under this method blisters are made at the place where the tablet or capsule is placed in the strip made from aluminum or from aluminum cum plastic foils. Under this method there in no need to tear out the strip for removing the tablet or the capsule from the strip. Instead of tearing the strip on can take out the tablet or capsule by pressing the same from the top of the strip at the blister and getting it out from the bottom of the strip from the blister hole only. With this method the tablets or the capsules remain intact within the blisters and can be taken out easily from the strips.
Drawbacks of Prior Art
The biggest and basic disadvantage of the last two methods is that, the tablets or the capsules can be easily taken out of the strips without much of efforts either by
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tearing the same or by pressing at the blister. The safety element relating to the removal of the tablets or capsules from the strips is almost ignored in both the methods.
In the modern medicine/pharma world a number of drugs developed and used are so that, they, may be useful in curing the toughest of the deceases, but if not consumed strictly as per the advice of the medical practitioners may create a havoc. These drugs, why these drugs only, almost all the drugs should be kept away from the children. The children with their natural curiosity tend to touch and handle the tablets and capsules strips. The best course of action in this is to keep such medicines away from the children. One may try his best to keep the drugs / medicine strips away from the children, but by mistake or by chance, if these strips land in the hands of innocent children, they (the children) can very easily take out the tablets or capsules from the strips. After taking out these children may consume or handle or smell the tablets or capsules, causing any sort of injury to such children leading to any consequences what so ever.
Considering this, for years together, a need was always felt to find out a solution in this regard. Lots of efforts are being made over the years to develop a medicinal strip packing for packing the tablets and capsules which could be 100% child handling proof. Such a pharmaceutical or medicinal packing was desired which could be safe enough that, even if, the same lands in the hands of the children, the children by no chance can take out the tables or capsules for the strips.
4. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The invention "Childproof pharmaceutical Pack" is an invention providing for an innovative and low cost packing solution for keeping, holding, storing, preserving and/or handling, the tablets or capsules. This pack is designed in such a way that, even if the said packing lands in the hands of the children, the children shall not be in a position to take out the tablets or capsules out of the strips by any chance what
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so ever. The packing basically or primarily consists of three parts, the first being the normal foil blister pack strips of the tablets or capsules, and the second being the die cut outer card case and the third being the elastic strip.
The normal foil blister pack strip used in storing the tablets or capsules, the tablets or capsules are placed inside the blisters, which are there on the tablet or capsule strip. Only when the blister is pressed or pierced from the top of the strip with an appropriate pressure the tablet or capsule would come out of the strip from the bottom.
The die cut outer card case is a pre glued and pre die cut card. This case is made out of a single paper board. The paper board from which this case is made has a vertical fold from the center. Let us call the two sides made because of the center fold to the paper board used for making the outer card case as side one and side two. The side one of the paper boards used in making the outer card case has the pre die cuts exactly matching the shape of the tablets or capsules which are placed in the blisters as mentioned above. Whereas, the second side of the paper board used in making the outer card case has a bigger cut to display the blisters and to give enough play for the blister case strip to move inside the outer card case. This case is pre glued from all the sides and from the vertical center fold. This outer card case ultimately becomes pack or casing for the foil blister pack strip. The third element in the whole of the pack is the elastic strap, is made out of some durable elastic material. The same is glued at the top of the inner wall of the second side of the paper board of the outer card case from one end. Further the other end of the same elastic strip is glued to the bottom side of the foil blister pack strip at the end.
Once the elastic strap is properly glued from both the ends as mentioned above, the outer card case is sealed from all the sides with the help of the pressure technique. And hence, the child proof pharmaceutical pack is ready.
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To take out the tablet or capsule from the child proof pharmaceutical pack, one has to push the foil blister pack strip which is fixed to the inner wall of the second side of the outer pack, downwards from the top i.e. from the outer wall of the second side of the outer card case, using the elasticity of the elastic strap and the cut made to second side of the outer card case. While in motion from top to bottom of the outer card case the foil blister pack strip shall stop automatically at the bottom end joint of the outer card case from its bottom. In this process, while holding the foil blister pack strip in same position i.e. at the automatic halt position, the bottom side of the blisters and the pre die cut portions on the first side of the outer card case shall fall and match exactly and automatically on each other. Further, by holding the foil blister pack strip in the same position, one has to press the tablet or capsule from the top of the blister and take the said tablet or capsule out first from foil blister pack strip & then from the die cut board of the outer pack. Once the tablet or capsule is removed from the child proof pharmaceutical pack, one should release the foil blister pack strip. Once released, because of the elasticity property of the elastic strip, the blister strip shall automatically go back to its original position at the top of the outer card case and no tablet or capsule can be taken out.
Considering the above operation one can understand that, the children cannot take out easily the tables or capsules from the blister strip pack or at least the chances of children, taking out the tablets or capsules from the blister strip pack are mitigated substantially. The reason for the above safety is the inbuilt novelty involved in the operation of this child proof pharmaceutical pack. It is apparent from the above that, the actual operation involved in taking out the tablet or capsule from the strip is required to be done and completed simultaneously i.e. after pushing the foil blister pack strip from the top of the outer card case & the same has rested at the automatic stop point at the bottom of the outer card case, one needs to hold the foil blister pack strip at the same & steady position with the fingers of one hand and at the same instance, with the fingers of the other hand to put an appropriate pressure on the blister from the top where the tablet or capsule
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is placed and take out the tablet or capsule. It is highly difficult rather impossible for the children do the above both the actions at the same instance or simultaneously.
Now the invention is more clearly described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Table: 1
Brief description of figures:

Sr. No. Figure No. Description of the Figure
1. Figure 1 Foil Blister Pack Strip.
2. Figure 2 Inner view of the Outer card case of the Foil Blister Pack Strip.
3. Figure 3 Elastic Strap.
4. Figure 4 Inner view of the Outer card case after attaching the Foil Blister Pack Strip alongwith the Elastic Strip.
5. Figure 5 The outer view of the Outer card case after attaching the Foil Blister Pack Strip alongwith the Elastic Strip.
6. Figure 6 The sectional view of the Outer card case after attaching the Foil blister pack strip alongwith the Elastic Strip in the normal position.
7. Figure 7 The cross sectional view of the Outer card case after attaching the Foil blister pack strip alongwith the Elastic Strip in the normal position.
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Sr. No. Figure No. Description of the Figure
8. Figure 8 The sectional view of the Outer card case from the top after attaching the Foil blister pack strip alongwith the Elastic Strip in the pulled position.
9. Figure 9 The cross sectional view of the Outer card case after attaching the Foil blister pack strip alongwith the Elastic Strip in the pulled position.
10. Figure 10 The sectional view of the Outer card case after attaching the Foil blister pack strip (containing the capsules) alongwith the Elastic Strip in the normal position.
11. Figure 11 The sectional view of the Outer card case after attaching the Foil blister pack strip (containing the capsules) alongwith the Elastic Strip in the normal position.
In order to understand the function and operation of the Childproof Pharmaceutical Pack reference is first made to figure 1, which illustrates therein the sectional view of the normal foil blister pack strip (1) having blisters (3) at the specific places to contain or store the tablet/s (2).
In continuation, with reference to figure 2, the inner structure of the outer card case made from the single paper board (4) is indicated. This single paper board (4) is vertically folded from the center called as vertical center fold (5) dividing the single paper board in two parts or making two inner walls viz. inner side one (6) and inner side two (7). The inner side one (6) of the outer card case, has the pre die cuts (8) of exactly matching with the shape and size of the tablets (2) placed in the blisters (3). The inner side two (7) of the outer card case has a bigger cut (9) to display the blisters (3) of the foil blister pack strip (1) to
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allow an enough play for the foil blister pack strip (1) inside the outer card case. This outer card case is glued with the pre glued gluing strips (10) from all the sides and from the vertical center fold (5) after the foil blister pack strip (1) is placed inside the outer card case with the help of the elastic strip (11). This outer card case ultimately becomes the pack or casing for the foil blister pack strip (11).
Further, with reference to figure 3, the elastic strap (11) made out of some durable elastic material is illustrated. This elastic strap (11) is one of the main and crucial embodiments of this childproof pharmaceutical pack. This elastic strap (11) has two ends viz. top end (12) and the bottom end (13). The top end (12) is attached or glued to the top edge (14) of the bigger cut (9) on the inner side two (7) of the outer card case, while the bottom end (13) is attached or glued to the top edge (15) of the foil blister pack strip (1).
In figure 4, the inner view of the outer card case after attaching the foil blister pack strip (1) alongwith the elastic strip (11) is illustrated. As explained in the paragraph above, the foil blister pack strip (1) is attached or glued from the top edge (15) to the bottom end (13) of the elastic strip (11). On the other hand the top end (12) of the elastic strip (11) is attached or glued to the top edge (14) of the bigger cut (9). With this process the foil blister pack strip (1) is fixed inside the outer card case. Further, by using the pressure technique both the sides of the outer card case viz. inner side one (6) and the inner side two (7) are stuck to each other by folding the outer card case from the vertical center fold (5) using the gluing strips (10).
And hence, the completed child proof pharmaceutical pack is ready which is illustrated in figure 5.
As illustrated in figure 6 and figure 7, after the foil blister pack strip (1) is placed inside the outer card case using the elastic strip (11) alongwith the bigger cut (9), as the elastic strip is in normal position (16), the blisters (3) position and the position of the pre die cuts (8) shall never match with each other, rather the
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blisters (3) shall fall on the non pre die cut places (21) on the inner side one (6) of the outer card case. Hence, the question of the tablet (2) being taken out under this normal position (16) of the elastic strip (11) does not arise at all.
Figure 8 and figure 9 illustrate the process of taking out the tablet (2) from the child proof pharmaceutical pack. To take out the tablet (2) from the child proof pharmaceutical pack, by using the elastic quality of the elastic strip (11) and the cavity made because of the bigger cut (9) on the outer card case, one has to push the foil blister pack strip (1) downwards from the top end of the outer card case (24) towards the bottom end of the outer card case (23), by putting an appropriate pressure (18) on the foil blister pack strip (1), from the outer side two (22A) of the outer card case. While in motion from the top end of the outer card case (24) to the bottom end of the outer card case (23) the foil blister pack case (1) automatically stops at the bottom end joint of the outer card case (25). Further, at this point i.e. when the foil blister pack strip (1) stopped at the automatic halt point at the bottom end joint of the outer card case (25) and the elastic strip (11) is in the complete pulled position (17), the position of the blisters (3) on the foil blister pack strip (1) and the position of the pre die cuts (8) matches with each other or the bottom side of the blisters (3) and the inner side of the pre die cuts (8) fall on each other. Further, by keeping the same appropriate pressure (18) on the foil blister strip pack (1) and consequently on the elastic strip (11), by putting an appropriate pressure (19) on the tablet/s (3) from the top side of the blister/s (20) the tablet/s (22) shall automatically fall or come out first from the blister/s (20) and then from the bottom end of the die cuts (8) and finally form the child proof pharmaceutical pack.
Figures 10 and figure 11 illustrates, that, instead of the tablets the capsules also can be stored in the similar fashion as in case of the tablets as illustrated vide figure nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 above.
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Advantages of the childproof pharmaceutical pack
The biggest advantage of the childproof pharmaceutical pack is that, the children cannot take out easily the tablet/s or capsule/s from the foil blister strip pack or at least the chances of children, taking out the tablet/s or capsule/s from the foil blister strip pack are mitigated substantially. The reason for the above safety is the inbuilt novelty involved in the operation of this child proof pharmaceutical pack. The. tablet/s or capsule/s can be taken out from the child proof pharmaceutical pack only with the following procedure:
To take out the tablet (2) from the child proof pharmaceutical pack, by using the elastic quality of the elastic strip (11) and the cavity made because of the bigger cut (9) on the outer card case, one has to push the foil blister pack strip (1) downwards from the top end of the outer card case (24) towards the bottom end of the outer card case (23), by putting an appropriate pressure (18) on the foil blister pack strip (1), from the outer side two (22A) of the outer card case. While in motion from the top end of the outer card case (24) to the bottom end of the outer card case (23) the foil blister pack case (1) automatically stops at the bottom end joint of the outer card case (25). Further, at this point i.e. when the foil blister pack strip (1) stopped at the automatic halt point at the bottom end joint of the outer card case (25) and the elastic strip (11) is in the complete pulled position (17), the position of the blisters (3) on the foil blister pack strip (1) and the position of the pre die cuts (8) matches with each other or the bottom side of the blisters (3) and the inner side of the pre die cuts (8) fall on each other. Further, by keeping the same appropriate pressure (18) on the foil blister strip pack (1) and consequently on the elastic strip (11), by putting an appropriate pressure (19) on the tablet/s (3) from the top side of the blister/s (20) the tablet/s (22) shall automatically fall or come out first from the blister/s (20) and then from the bottom end of the die cuts (8) and finally form the child proof pharmaceutical pack.
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Considering the above process it is apparent that, the children with their tiny hands and smaller fingers cannot operate or handle the child proof pharmaceutical pack. After, observing the above process, one can easily come to a conclusion that, it is highly impossible for the children to do the following actions simultaneously, viz. to hold steady the foil blister strip pack (1) at the bottom end joint of the outer case (25) after pushing the it down with one hand, to push the tablet/s or capsule/s (22) from the top of the blisters (23) by using an appropriate pressure (19) with the other hand and to catch / hold the tablet/s or capsule/s (22) coming out of the child proof pharmaceutical pack without allowing it to fall down.
Thus, the children cannot take out easily the tablet/s or capsule/s from the foil blister strip pack or at least the chances of children, taking out the tablet/s or capsule/s from the foil blister strip pack are mitigated substantially.
At same time, the child proof pharmaceutical pack is very easy to be operated by the adult users or it is quite user friendly as far the adult users of the child proof pharmaceutical pack are concerned.
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5. We claim:
1. A child proof pharmaceutical pack, having, normal foil blister pack strip (1) having blisters (3) at the specific places to contain or store the tablet/s (2), the outer card case made from the single paper board (4) folded from the center called as the vertical center fold (5) dividing the single paper board (4) in two parts or making two inner walls viz. inner side one (6) and inner side two (7), the inner side one (6) of the outer card case, having the pre die cuts (8) exactly matching with the shape and size of the tablets (2) placed in the blisters (3), the inner side two (7) of the outer card case having a bigger cut (9) to display the blisters (3) of the foil blister pack strip (1) and to allow an enough play for the foil blister pack strip (1) inside the outer card case, the outer card case being glued with the pre glued gluing strips (10) from all the sides and from the vertical center fold (5) after the foil blister pack strip (1) being placed inside the outer card case with the help of the elastic strip (11), the outer card case ultimately becoming the pack or casing for the foil blister pack, further, the foil blister pack strip (1) being attached or glued from the top edge (15) to the bottom end (13) of the elastic strip (11) and the top end (12) of the elastic strip (11) being attached or glued to the top edge (14) of the bigger cut (9), the foil blister pack strip (1) is fixed inside the outer card case, then, by using the pressure technique both the sides of the outer card case viz. inner side one (6) and the inner side two (7) being stuck to each other by folding the outer card case from the vertical center fold (5) using the gluing strips (10).
2. A child proof pharmaceutical pack, operating as, to take out the tablet/s or capsule/s (2) from the child proof pharmaceutical pack, by using the elastic quality of the elastic strip (11) and the cavity made because of the bigger cut (9) on the outer card case, to push the foil blister pack strip (1) downwards from the top end of the outer card case (24) towards the bottom end of the outer card case (23), by putting an appropriate pressure (18) on the foil blister pack strip (1), from the outer side two (22 A) of the outer card case and while in motion from the top end of the outer card case (24) to the bottom end
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of the outer card case (23) the foil blister pack case (1) automatically stops at the bottom end joint of the outer card case (25), at the same instance i.e. when the foil blister pack strip (1) has stopped at the automatic halt point at the bottom end joint of the outer card case (25) and the elastic strip (11) is in the complete pulled position (17), the position of the blisters (3) on the foil blister pack strip (1) and the position of the pre die cuts (8) matches with each other or the bottom side of the blisters (3) and the inner side of the pre die cuts (8) fall on each other, then, by keeping the same appropriate pressure (18) on the foil blister strip pack (1) and similar pressure (18) on the elastic strip (11), by putting an appropriate pressure (19) on the tablet/s or capsule/s (3) from the top side of the blister/s (20) the tablet/s or capsule/s (22) shall automatically fall or come out first from the blister/s (20) and then from the bottom end of the die cuts (8) and finally form the child proof pharmaceutical pack.
3. The unique child proof pharmaceutical pack as described in claim 1 above and described substantially .with reference to the accompanying drawings.
4. We further claim, the process of operating child proof pharmaceutical pack as described in claim 2 above and described substantially with reference to the accompanying drawings.
6. Dated this 28th day of August, 2007.

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7.
ABSTRACT
The invention relates to the child proof pharmaceutical pack. This pack contains a normal foil blister strip pack (1), which is attached with the outer card case from inside alongwith the elastic strip (11). The inner side of the outer card case provides an enough space from inside for the foil blister strip pack to move when an appropriate pressure (18) is applied on the same using the elasticity of the elastic strip (11). When, the elastic strip (11) is in normal position (16), the bottom side of the blisters (3) shall never match with the pre die cuts (8) and hence the question of tablet/s or capsule/s (2) coming out of the child proof pharmaceutical pack does not arise. However, when, the elastic strip (11) is in the pulled position (18), the bottom side of the blisters (3) shall exactly fall on the die cuts (8), and on simultaneously pushing the tablet/s or capsule/s (2) by use of an appropriate pressure (19) the table/s or capsule/s (22) shall come out of the pressed blister (20) first, then from the pre die cut (8) and then out of the child proof pharmaceutical pack. This child proof pharmaceutical pack is constructed in such a way that, by no chance the children can take out the tablet or capsule from the same, as number of actions are required to be done at the same time. At the same time this child proof pharmaceutical pack adult users friendly.
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