Claims
- 1. An item dispensing packaging device integrating the advantages of carton-based and foil blister-based packaging, for dispensing a predefined number of small items or a predefined volume of a substance at a time, said device comprising:
a carton-based or similar material cut into a pattern to form a container and printed with text and image visual information; a pattern of perforations, or scoring or similar method of facilitating separation, cut into the carton to form a predetermined number of individual tab units which can be individually separated from the primary container; a foil blister based or similar packaging sheet cut with a pattern of perforations, or scoring or similar method of facilitating separation, matched to the pattern of perforations cut into the carton and a predetermined number of items between each perforation; and adherence of the foil blister pack to the carton container such that an integrated individual tab may be separated from the primary container for a single unit-dosage.
- 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the predefined number of items is one or higher and wherein said predetermined number of tabs is seven.
- 3. The device of claim 1, wherein said pattern is adjustable.
- 4. The device of claim 1, wherein said foil blister pack is configured to contain a predefined volume of a flowable substance.
- 5. The device of claim 1, wherein the items may be adhered to multiple sides of the container.
- 6. A method of dispensing a predefined number of small items or a predefined volume of a substance at a time, said method comprising the steps of:
providing a container where a plurality of items are stored, facilitating separation from the container to allow separation of a predetermined number of individual items, maintaining integrity of overall container after each separation.
- 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the facilitation of separation may be accomplished by adhering two or more types of packaging with aligning patterns of separation facilitation.
- 8. The method of claim 6, wherein the facilitation of separation may be accomplished using a pattern of separation facilitation on a single type of packaging.
CROSS-REFERENCE
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/403,695, filed Aug. 14, 2002, which application is incorporated herein, in its entirety, by reference thereto.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60403695 |
Aug 2002 |
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