Package with break-away clamshell
View Patent ↗A package for accommodating, storing, displaying and transporting an article, such as, pharmaceutical products. The package has a receptacle mountable to a paperboard. The mountable receptacle has a clamshell for receiving, for example, one or more blister cards. The clamshell has a first portion having a first edge and a second portion having a second edge, which opposes the first edge. The mountable receptacle has an extension connected at least to the second edge through a breakable mechanism. The extension is attached to a surface of the paperboard, such that the clamshell can be detached from the paperboard by breaking the breakable mechanism.
1. A package for an article, comprising:
a paperboard on which information related to the article is shown;
a receptacle detachably mounted to the paperboard, comprising:
a clamshell comprising a first portion having a first edge and a second portion having a second edge which opposes the first edge; and
at least one substantially flat extension connected at least to the second edge through a breakable mechanism,
wherein the at least one substantially flat extension is attached to a surface of the paperboard to attach the clamshell to the paperboard, such that the clamshell can be detached from the paperboard by breaking the breakable mechanism; and
at least one blister card received within the clamshell, the at least one blister card comprising a blister sheet having at least one blister, said at least one blister extending from a surface of the blister sheet and defining a concave space for loading the article;
wherein the at least one blister card further comprises a peripheral rib extending perpendicularly from said surface of the blister sheet for at least partially surrounding the at least one blister,
wherein the at least one blister has a first width extending perpendicularly from the blister sheet, and the rib comprises at least one foot portion having a second width extending perpendicularly from the blister sheet, the second width being equal to or larger than the first width such that a plurality of the blisters cards can be stacked within the clamshell without the blisters interfering with one another.
2. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one substantially flat extension comprises a pair of longitudinal wings disposed at either side of the clamshell, opposite to one another.
3. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one substantially flat extension is spot-welded or face-sealed to the surface of the paperboard.
4. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the blister sheet and the peripheral rib are substantially A-shaped.
5. The package according to claim 4 , wherein the clamshell has a profile substantially matching the A-shaped blister sheet.
6. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the clamshell further comprises a hinge for pivotably joining the first portion and the second portion.
7. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the breakable mechanism comprises a plurality of perforations.
8. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the clamshell comprises a bottom portion for permitting the clamshell to stand independently and the bottom portion comprises a pair of feet spaced by a void.
9. A method of producing a package for an article, the package comprising a paperboard and a clamshell mountable to the paperboard, the method comprising:
providing at least one substantially planar extension for the clamshell;
connecting the at least one substantially planar extension to the clamshell through a breakable mechanism;
attaching the at least one substantially planar extension to a surface of the paperboard to attach the clamshell to the paperboard; and
placing a blister card within the clamshell,
wherein the blister card comprises a blister sheet having at least one blister, said at least one blister extending from a surface of the blister sheet and defining a concave space for loading the article,
wherein the at least one blister card further comprises a peripheral rib extending perpendicularly from said surface of the blister sheet for at least partially surrounding the at least one blister, and
wherein the at least one blister has a first width extending perpendicularly from the blister sheet, and the rib comprises at least one foot portion having a second width extending perpendicularly from the blister sheet, the second width being equal to or larger than the first width such that a plurality of the blisters cards can be stacked within the clamshell without the blisters interfering with one another.
10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the providing step comprises providing a pair of wing-shaped extensions.
11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the connecting step comprises connecting a pair of wing-shaped extensions to either side of the clamshell, respectively, through a plurality of perforations.
12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the attaching step comprises at least partially spot welding or heat sealing the at least one substantially planar extension to the surface of the paperboard.
13. A package for an article, comprising:
a paperboard on which information related to the article is shown;
a receptacle detachably mounted to the paperboard, comprising:
a clamshell comprising a first portion having a first edge and a second portion having a second edge which opposes the first edge; and
at least one substantially flat extension connected at least to the second edge through a breakable mechanism,
wherein the at least one substantially flat extension is attached to a surface of the paperboard to attach the clamshell to the paperboard, such that the clamshell can be detached from the paperboard by breaking the breakable mechanism; and
wherein the clamshell comprises a bottom portion for permitting the clamshell to stand independently and the bottom portion comprises a pair of feet spaced by a void.