Claims
- 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.
- 2. The opener of claim 1 wherein the puncturing mechanism protrusion has a predetermined strength, the predetermined strength being greater than the strength of the soft pack backing, the predetermined strength selected to puncture a dosage unit section of the soft pack backing of the soft pack.
- 3. The opener of claim 1 wherein the puncturing mechanism protrusion is a thin, tapered protrusion.
- 4. The opener of claim 3 wherein the puncturing mechanism protrusion has a cutting edge.
- 5. The opener of claim 1 wherein said puncturing mechanism protrusion is a thin, tapered member formed of a plastic material.
- 6. The opener of claim 1 wherein said first component and said second component are in the form of a unistructural member and are hingedly connected to one another by a living hinge.
- 7. The opener of claim 1 wherein said third component is hingedly connected to said second component at one end being a hingeable portion, said puncturing mechanism protrusion being located near the opposite end of the hingeable portion.
- 8. The opener of claim 7 wherein said puncturing mechanism protrusion is a thin, tapered member formed of a plastic material.
- 9. The opener of claim 1 wherein said first component and said second component have interacting ledges and protrusions to hold them together in a closed position.
- 10. The opener of claim 9 wherein said first component and said second component are constructed so as to create a spring bias relative to one another when in said closed position.
- 11. The opener of claim 1 wherein said first and second components have side walls of predetermined dimensions so as to allow said second component to at least partially rest within said first component.
- 12. The opener of claim 2 wherein said first and second components have side walls of predetermined dimensions so as to allow said second component to at least partially rest within said first component.
- 13. The opener of claim 6 wherein said first and second components have side walls of predetermined dimensions so as to allow said second component to at least partially rest within said first component.
- 14. The opener of claim 7 wherein said first and second components have side walls of predetermined dimensions so as to allow said second component to at least partially rest within said first component.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/047,994 filed on Apr. 19, 1993 by the same inventor herein, entitled "Blister Pack Opener", which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/006,528, filed on Jan. 21, 1993, by the same inventor herein, entitled "Container With Blister Pack Opener", now U.S. Pat. No. 5,356,010.
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