DESC:FORM 2

THE PATENTS ACT, 1970

(39 of 1970)

&

THE PATENT RULES, 2003

COMPLETE SPECIFICATION

[See Section 10 and Rule 13]

TITLE:

“A METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CHILD RESISTANT AND SENIOR FRIENDLY TAMPER EVIDENT BLISTER PACK”

APPLICANT:

MANIPAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
a company incorporated under Indian Companies Act, 1956 having address at
PRESS CORNER, MANIPAL-576104, KARNATAKA, INDIA

PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION:
The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention provides a method and system for tamper evident blister pack. More particularly, the invention provides an improved child-resistant and senior-friendly tamper evident blister card package for cosmetics, FMCG like personal care, pharmacy, perfume, banking, stationary and electronics in order to obtain an efficient, cost effective, unusual and impressive packaging using only paperboard material.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A Packaging refers to the container or wrapper that holds a product or group of products. Protecting the product from damage during shipping and promoting the products to the ultimate consumer are the two basic functions of the commercial packaging. Some common types of packaging include shipping cartons, containers for industrial goods, and bags, boxes, cans, and other holders for consumer products. Packaging is of great importance to both sellers and buyers of products. It can prevent spoiling, breakage, tampering, or theft, enhance convenience in use or storage and make products easier to identify.

Pharmaceuticals are typically packaged in containers that are difficult to open by a child but desirably easy to open by an adult. Many child resistant packages have been designed but they tend to also be difficult and cumbersome for an adult, especially a senior, to open. A Blister pack is a term for several types of pre-formed plastic packaging used for small consumer goods, foods, and for pharmaceuticals. The primary component of a blister pack is a cavity or pocket made from a "formable" web, usually a thermoformed plastic. This usually has a backing of paperboard or a "lidding" seal of aluminium foil or plastic. Blister packs are useful for protecting products against external factors, such as humidity and contamination for extended periods of time. Essentially, there are two main types of blister packaging–clamshells for consumers, and blister cards for pharmaceutical companies. Each is a perfect, secure way to package, ship, and store goods for the demands of its respective industry. Advantages of blister packaging are cost-effective, well-suited for display, can either hanging on a peg or standing on a shelf, it can be as small as medication packaging or as large as a suitcase, it allows multiple items in the same package and very tamper-evident.
In the development of child-resistant packaging, it is important to create hurdles which are difficult for children to overcome, but easy enough for senior citizens to solve and operate. To summarize, need to be taken into consideration for the packaging of medical drugs. If there is danger to the health of small children, child-resistant packaging must be used and this packaging must be tested to establish that it works satisfactorily. The aim of child resistant packaging is to keep little fingers out of products which could harm them, while ensuring that adults can still open and close packaging easily.
Examples of this type of blister packaging are disclosed in US4537312, wherein a tamper evident, three-layer blister pack, comprised of a blister layer intermediate to an upper layer that is fitted with tabs, and a lower layer with perforated segments located below said tabs are on the upper layer. The tabs are provided along the edges for grasping, thereby removing the perforated protective lower layer, allowing the user to access the single dosage units by rupturing the aluminium foil that seals the dosage unit within the intermediate layer. In this patent, child resistant, unusual and impressive packaging with built-in carton which comes in the center of blister pack with single vertical crease line is not possible. Moreover, this kind of packaging cannot be done only by using paperboard material at the same time requires extra material for holding the product.

Systems of this type are also detailed in US4305502, wherein, a blister packs for fragile freeze-dried chemical or pharmaceutical compositions. It is a two-piece composition, made of an upper plastic blister film with depressions for receiving the dosage forms, and a laminate cover sheet adhered to it. The surface of the cover sheet is scored to allow access to the dosage units within, which are formed in place by freeze-drying. This patent does not provide for sufficient child-resistance and tamper evident packaging. Even in this patent also, unusual and impressive packaging with built-in carton comes in the center of blister pack with single vertical crease line are not possible. Moreover, this kind of packaging cannot be done only by using paperboard material at the same time requires extra material for holding the product.

Systems of this type are also detailed in US4243144, wherein, a two-piece bend and-peel blister strip package is disclosed. Each dosage unit is divisible by separation along perforations. Access is provided in two steps by pushing down a lower edge strip, then grasping and peeling back the exposed unsealed upper layer. This patent does not provide for sufficient child-resistance and tamper evident packaging. Even in this patent also, unusual and impressive packaging with built-in carton comes in the center of blister pack with single vertical crease line are not possible. Moreover, this kind of packaging cannot be done only by using paperboard material at the same time requires extra material for holding the product.

Systems of this type are also detailed in US3835995, a child resistant two-piece blister pack in which access is attained in a predetermined manner. A tear strip is removed, revealing a hole in the laminate layer that is used to grasp an unsealed portion of said laminate later, thereby allowing the user to peel back the laminate exposing the dosage form. Even in this patent also, unusual, tamper evident and impressive packaging with built-in carton comes in the center of blister pack with single vertical crease line are not possible. Moreover, this kind of packaging cannot be done only by using paperboard material at the same time requires extra material for holding the product.

US5954202A is a Paperboard blank for a self-contained, reclosable package and discloses paperboard blanks which are used to form self-contained, reclosable packages. Such structures of this type, generally, are comprised of one piece of paperboard that when folded acts as an outer package when sealed and an innovative reclosable package after being opened. The main drawback of this invention is the ease in opening such pack and due to which it is at risk of tampering.
Well-designed packaging with child resistant and tamper evident property is essential to protect manufactured products as they travel from the plant and through several distribution channels to the customer. It also plays an important role in advertising the product and presenting it in such a manner as to attract the customer. Thus, there is a clear need in the art for a method and system of the invention to propose a child resistant and senior friendly tamper evident blister packaging for the temporary storage of products which solves the problems described above.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
The main object of this invention is to provide a method and system of child resistant and tamper evident blister packaging.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a method and system of unusual and impressive packaging with built-in carton comes in the center of blister pack.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide method and system only using carton and blister card with single crease line.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an easy product stuffing method.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a method in such a way that the sealing panel locks the tuck-in panel by minimizing the space to open.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide the branding area, product related information and hanging facility using blister card.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide strong tolerance of tuck-in edge and tuck-in flap through sealing panel thereby avoiding, removing or opening the product from tuck-in side.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide tamper evident blister package by damaging the blister as well as carton if any one tries to open from tuck-in side.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a method for consuming the product only by tear-off the perforation line with the guiding thumb cut.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a method and system in which carton itself is used to hold the product(s) thereby avoiding any separate material for holding the product(s).

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a method and system in order to obtain eco-friendly concept easily.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for an efficient packaging, by using only paperboard material.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for cost effective packaging which saves cost by avoiding dual operation like combination of plastic thermoform tray and paper board blister.
Yet another object of the invention is to provide a method and system which can be easily adopted by the consumers.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the main embodiment is to provide method and system for an improved child-resistant and senior-friendly tamper evident blister card package for cosmetics, FMCG like personal care, pharmacy, perfume, banking, stationary and electronics in order to obtain an efficient, cost effective, unusual and impressive packaging using only paperboard material at the same time avoiding any separate material for holding the product(s). A tamper evident blister card package comprises: at least one extended foldable card sleeve to form the blister carton; at least one back panel attached to said extended foldable card sleeve to provide at least one perforated line and at least one guiding thumb cut which is to be perforated to consume the product; and at least one sealing panel attached to said back panel to seal the blister card package and at least one hanging cut out to hang the blister card package wherein: the extended foldable card sleeve, back panel and the sealing panel are sectioned on a single sheet; and dislodging of tuck-in panels of the blister package tears down the extended foldable card sleeve, back panel and the sealing panel.
According to another embodiment, the present invention provides an unusual and impressive packaging with build-in carton comes in the center of blister pack with single crease line and the entire process can be completely done by paperboard material at the same time in one piece pack. This invention is structurally new designed with new sealing methods in which carton itself is used to hold the product(s) thereby avoiding any separate material for holding the product(s). Blister card provides details regarding branding area, product related information and hanging facility.

In further preferred embodiment, the present invention provides an easy product stuffing method and also provides strong tolerance of tuck-in edge and tuck-in flap through sealing panel thereby avoiding, removing or opening the product from tuck-in side. The tamper evident blister package is achieved by damaging the blister as well as carton if any one tries to open from tuck-in side.
In further preferred embodiment, this invention provides a method for consuming the product only by tear-off the perforation line with the guiding thumb cut. This perforation frequently refers to the practice of creating a long series of holes or slits so that paper or plastics can be torn more easily along a given line which is used in easy-open packaging. A method of packaging a tamper evident blister card package using a single sheet comprising the steps of: a) folding crease (104) to provide first folding of the blister card package (130); b) pasting pasting flap (101) on panel (113) after folding in step (a); c) pasting folding panel (109) on back panel (111) in a zero degree by folding crease (110); d) erecting panels (103, 105 and 107) by folding creases (102, 104, 106, 108); e) closing the bottom tuck in panel (118) by folding crease (115) , bottom left collar flap (116) and bottom right collar flap (117) to form blister carton (128); f) placing product in the blister carton (128) formed in step (e); g) closing the top tuck in panel (122) by folding crease (119), top left collar flap (120) and top right collar flap (121); and h) pasting sealing panel (125) on back panel (111) by folding crease (124) to seal the packaging.
In yet another embodiment, the present invention provides one pass printing which produces much quicker results and doesn’t require any extra time because all of the ink is applied at the same time. This invention can be easily adopted by the consumers and eco-friendly concept too. This cost effective invention saves cost by avoiding dual operation like some blister having combination of plastic thermoform tray and paper board blister.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

A complete understanding of the system and method of the present invention may be obtained by reference to the following drawings:

Fig.1 illustrates the Die-cut blank of the tamper evident blister pack;

Fig.2 illustrates the first fold for one side pasting through crease 4;

Fig.3 illustrates the second fold for another side pasting through crease 10;

Fig.4 is a front view schematically showing the carton is erected in the present invention;

Fig.5 illustrates the a perspective view of carton by closing the bottom tuck-in panel;

Fig.6 illustrates the perspective view of carton by closing the top tuck-in panel;

Fig.7 illustrates the sealing panel of the present invention;

Fig.8 illustrates the final side view of the tamper evident blister pack; and

Fig.9 illustrates the back side of the tamper evident blister pack with hanging cut-out.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in which a preferred embodiment of the invention is shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiment set forth herein. Rather, the embodiment is provided so that this disclosure will be thorough, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.
Many modifications and other embodiments of the invention set forth herein will readily occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention pertain having the benefit of the teachings presented in the forgoing descriptions and the associated drawings. Therefore, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed and that modifications and other embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims. Although specific terms are employed herein, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation.
This invention provides an unusual and impressive packaging with build-in carton comes in the center of blister pack with single crease line, the entire process can be completely done by paperboard material at the same time in one piece pack and structurally new designed with new sealing methods in which carton itself is used to hold the product(s) thereby avoiding any separate material for holding the product(s). As shown in Fig. 1, elucidates the Die-cut blank of the tamper evident blister pack. The main parts of the tamper evident blister package according to the present invention is pasting flap (101), crease (102), panel (103), crease (104), panel (105), crease (106), panel (107), crease (108), folding panel (109), crease (110), back panel (111), perforated line (112), panel (113), crease (115), bottom left collar flap (116), bottom right collar flap (117), top left collar flap (120), top right collar flap (121), bottom tuck-in panel (118), crease (119), top tuck-in panel (122), guiding thumb-cut (123), crease (124), sealing panel (125), through cut-out (126) and hanging cut-out (127). A tamper evident blister card package (130) which is senior friendly and child resistant, said blister card package comprising:
at least one extended foldable card sleeve further comprises at least one pasting flap (101) attaching a plurality of panels (103, 105, 107, 109) with plurality of creases (102, 104, 106, 108, 115 and 119), at least one bottom left collar flap (116), at least one bottom right collar flap (117), at least one bottom tuck in panel (118), at least one top left collar flap (120), at least one top right collar flap (121) and at least one top tuck in panel (122);
at least one back panel (111) attached to said extended foldable card sleeve via at least one crease (110) said back panel (111) comprising at least one panel (113) with at least one perforated line (112) and at least one guiding thumb cut (123) on a side and at least one crease (114) on another side and at least one hanging cut-out (127); and
at least one sealing panel (125) attached to said back panel (111) via at least one crease (124) said sealing panel (125) comprising at least one through cut out (126) and at least one hanging cut out (127);
wherein:
the extended foldable card sleeve, back panel (111) and the sealing panel (125) comprises of a single sheet; and
dislodging of tuck-in panel (122, 118) of the blister package (130) tears down the extended foldable card sleeve, back panel (111) and the sealing panel (125).
As shown in Fig. 2, provides the first fold of the packaging in which pasting flap (101) is pasted on panel (113) by folding crease (104).
As shown in Fig.3, explains second fold of the packaging in which folding panel (109) is pasted on panel (111) in a zero degree pasting by folding crease (110).
As shown in Fig. 4, clearly explains a formation of the carton which is erected by using four different creases (102), (104), (106) and (108).
As shown in Fig. 5, depicts the perspective view of carton by closing the bottom tuck-in panel comprises four different creases (102, 104, 106, 108) and bottom tuck-in panel (118). This is achieved by closing the carton from bottom by folding creases (115) & bottom tuck-in panel (118) and bottom left collar flap (116) & bottom right collar flap (117).
As shown in Fig. 6, depicts the perspective view of carton by closing the top tuck-in panel. In this, the product is placed from the top side of the carton. After placing the product, the next step is to close the carton from top by folding creases (119) & top tuck-in panel (122) and top left collar flap (120) & top right collar flap (121).
As shown in Fig. 7, explains the sealing panel of the present invention comprises back panel (111), crease (124), sealing panel (125), through cut-out (126), hanging cut-out (127) and folded carton (128). In this, sealing panel (125) is pasted on the back panel (111) by folding crease (124) and also by-passes the formed carton (128) from the through cut-out (126) in order to seal the blister tamper proof. The tuck-in flap edge (118) touches the back panel (111) of blister pack, hence the sealing panel (125) locks the tuck-in panel (118) by minimizing the space to open.
As shown in Fig. 8, shows the final side view of the tamper evident blister pack, which clearly shows the front side of the formed carton (128) and hanging cut-out (127) which is used to hang the blister.
As shown in Fig. 9, shows the back side of the tamper evident blister pack which comprises perforated line (112), guiding thumb-cut (123), hanging cut-out (127) and formed carton (128). It is necessary to tear off the perforated line (112) with the guiding thumb cut (123) in order to consume the product. This invention provides strong tolerance of tuck-in edge and tuck-in flap (118) through sealing panel (125) thereby avoiding, removing or opening the product from tuck-in side. The tamper evident blister package is achieved by damaging the blister as well as carton if any one tries to open from tuck-in side. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a method and system to propose a child resistant and senior friendly tamper evident blister packaging for the temporary storage of products. A method of packaging a tamper evident blister card package (130) using a single sheet comprising the steps of:
(a) folding crease (104) to provide first folding of the blister card package (130);
(b) pasting pasting flap (101) on panel (113) after folding in step (a);
(c) pasting folding panel (109) on back panel (111) in a zero degree by folding crease (110);
(d) erecting panels (103, 105 and 107) by folding creases (102, 104, 106, 108);
(e) closing the bottom tuck in panel (118) by folding crease (115) , bottom left collar flap (116) and bottom right collar flap (117) to form blister carton (128);
(f) placing product in the blister carton (128) formed in step (e);
(g) closing the top tuck in panel (122) by folding crease (119), top left collar flap (120) and top right collar flap (121); and
(h) pasting sealing panel (125) on back panel (111) by folding crease (124) to seal the packaging.
The bottom tuck-in panel (118) touches the back panel (111) of blister package, hence the sealing panel (125) locks the bottom tuck-in panel (118) by minimizing the space to open.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.
,CLAIMS:CLAIMS

We claim:

1. A tamper evident blister card package (130) comprising:
at least one extended foldable card sleeve further comprises at least one pasting flap (101) attaching a plurality of panels (103, 105, 107, 109) with plurality of creases (102, 104, 106, 108, 115 and 119), at least one bottom left collar flap (116), at least one bottom right collar flap (117), at least one bottom tuck in panel (118), at least one top left collar flap (120), at least one top right collar flap (121) and at least one top tuck in panel (122);
at least one back panel (111) attached to said extended foldable card sleeve via at least one crease (110) said back panel (111) comprising at least one panel (113) with at least one perforated line (112) and at least one guiding thumb cut (123) on a side and at least one crease (114) on another side and at least one hanging cut-out (127); and
at least one sealing panel (125) attached to said back panel (111) via at least one crease (124) said sealing panel (125) comprising at least one through cut out (126) and at least one hanging cut out (127);
wherein:
the extended foldable card sleeve, back panel (111) and the sealing panel (125) comprises of a single sheet; and
dislodging of tuck-in panel (122, 118) of the blister package (130) tears down the extended foldable card sleeve, back panel (111) and the sealing panel (125).

2. The package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the single sheet is preferably made of paperboard.

3. The package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hanging cut out (127) is used to hang the blister card package (130).

4. The package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the perforated line (112) is tore off with the guiding thumb cut (123) to consume the product.

5. The package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the blister carton (128) comes in the centre of the blister card package (130).

6. A method of packaging a tamper evident blister card package (130) using a single sheet comprising the steps of:

(a) folding crease (104) to provide first folding of the blister card package (130);
(b) pasting pasting flap (101) on panel (113) after folding in step (a);
(c) pasting folding panel (109) on back panel (111) in a zero degree by folding crease (110);
(d) erecting panels (103, 105 and 107) by folding creases (102, 104, 106, 108);
(e) closing the bottom tuck in panel (118) by folding crease (115) , bottom left collar flap (116) and bottom right collar flap (117) to form blister carton (128);
(f) placing product in the blister carton (128) formed in step (e);
(g) closing the top tuck in panel (122) by folding crease (119), top left collar flap (120) and top right collar flap (121); and
(h) pasting sealing panel (125) on back panel (111) by folding crease (124) to seal the packaging.

7. The method of packaging as claimed in claim 7, wherein the bottom tuck-in panel (118) touches the back panel (111) of blister package, hence the sealing panel (125) locks the bottom tuck-in panel (118) by minimizing the space to open.

8. The method of packaging as claimed in claim 7, wherein the hanging cut out (127) is used to hang the blister card package.