Claims
- 1. A tandem package for containing at least one medicament, comprising:
- at least two segments, with each segment including a first portion and a second portion joined together at least partially along a periphery with at least one compartment formed therein;
- at least one dosage of medicament contained in each compartment;
- dividing means situated between adjoining segments and approximate each compartment so that upon opening of one segment by tearing said first portion and said second portion to remove said medicament from said compartment, advancement of tearing along said first portion and said second portion is limited or otherwise restricted so as not to continue into the compartment of an adjoining segment; and
- at least one pinhole and a fold line intersection at said at least one pinhole, with both said at least one pinhole and said fold line situated in close proximity to at least one edge of said first portion and said second portion of one segment, whereby said segment may be folded along said fold line and ripped at said at least one pinhole.
- 2. The tandem package defined in claim 1, wherein said medicament includes a tablet.
- 3. The tandem package defined in claim 1, wherein said dividing means includes a filament material running along the periphery edge of at least one of said adjoining segments.
- 4. A package for containing at least one medicament, comprising:
- a segment having a first panel and second panel joined together at least partially along a periphery with at least one compartment formed therein;
- at least one dosage of medicament contained in the at least one compartment;
- a pinhole situated in close proximity to at least one edge of said segment; and
- a fold line intersecting said pinhole, whereby said segment may be folded along said fold line and ripped along said pinhole, wherein said pinhole and said fold line are the only features on said first and second panels that contribute to the ripping of said segment along said pinhole.
- 5. The package defined in claim 4, wherein said panels are crimped and heat sealed together to form said segment.
Parent Case Info
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application is a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 08/530,805 filed on Sep. 20, 1995, now abandoned and also a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 08/532,927 filed on Sep. 22, 1995, now abandoned which is a continuation in part of 08/129,626 filed on Sep. 30, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,472,093, all of which are incorporated herein in their entirety.
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Continuation in Parts (2)
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