Dispensing package
A blister pack for dispensing pills that is childproof yet senior-friendly. The blister pack includes a housing, which may be substantially tear-resistant, that encloses one or more blisters contained on a blister sheet. In one embodiment, the cavities of the blisters are positioned such that pills or other objects are dispensed into a chamber. A neck extends outward from the chamber to permit a childproof cap to be removably attached thereto to permit the selective dispensing of the pills in a controlled fashion. In another embodiment, the blister pack may include a chamber for dispensing a first type of pill and a plurality of blisters not aligned with the chamber for dispensing a second type of pill.
1. A package for dispensing pill-shaped objects wherein the package comprises:
a card comprising a first side and a second side;
at least one blister being retained by the card about the first side, wherein the blister has a cavity for housing at least one of the pill-shaped objects and a dispensing opening;
a covering for the blister;
a chamber at least partially located beneath the blister, wherein the at least one of the pill-shaped objects from the blister is dispensed into the chamber;
a neck extending outwardly from the package and operatively connected to the chamber, the neck having an opening therethrough; and
a removable cap for selectively covering the opening of the neck.
2. The package of claim 1 wherein the card further includes a cover operably associated therewith.
3. The package of claim 1 wherein the card is made from a single sheet.
4. The package of claim 1 wherein the card is made from at least two sheets.
5. The package of claim 1 wherein the covering is a foil sheet.
6. The package of claim 1 wherein the covering is a perforated portion of the second side of the housing.
7. The package of claim 1 wherein the cap is a childproof cap.
8. A childproof and senior-friendly blister pack for dispensing pill-shaped objects comprising:
a body having a blister including a cavity for housing one or more of the pill-shaped objects and capable of releasing the one or more of the pill-shaped objects when depressed;
a neck extending outwardly from the body and having an object dispensing opening operably associated with the body for dispensing the pill-shaped objects from the blister;
a removable cap for selectively covering the object dispensing opening; and
the body further having a chamber communicating with the cavity of the blister and the object dispensing opening so as to receive and enable movement of the one or more of the pill-shaped objects from the cavity to the object dispensing opening when released from the cavity, to allow the one or more of the pill-shaped objects to be dispensed when the cap is removed.
9. The blister-pack of claim 8 wherein the cap is a childproof cap.
10. The blister-pack of claim 8 which further comprises at least one second blister that is not aligned with the chamber.
11. A method for dispensing pills from a blister pack comprising the steps of:
filling a blister having a cavity with one of the pills to be dispensed, wherein the pill can be released from the cavity by depressing the cavity;
combining the blister with a card assembly having a neck extending outwardly therefrom, the neck including an object dispensing opening formed therein, a chamber communicating with the cavity and the object dispensing opening, and a cap for selectively covering the object dispensing opening;
releasing the pill from the cavity and into the chamber;
removing the cap from the object dispensing opening;
moving the blister pack to enable the pill to move from the chamber to the object dispensing opening; and
dispensing the pill through the object dispensing opening of the neck.
12. The method of claim 11 which further comprises the step of filling a second blister having a cavity with a second pill to be dispensed, wherein the cavity of the second blister is not in communication with the chamber.