Flip container for blister card medication holders
View Patent ↗There is shown in three embodiments a pill blister pack container for holding a pill blister pack. The container having a first portion highedly attached to a second portion. The first portion being sized to fit within the second portion when the container is closed. Both the first and second portions have defined side walls and a front wall. In addition, the first portion includes flanges in the side walls that engage apertures in the second portion to lock the two portions. Furthermore, a least one support post extends between the two portions.
1. A pill blister pack container for holding a pill blister pack, the pill blister pack having at least one opening, the container comprising:
a bottom portion highedly attached to a top portion about a first edge;
the bottom portion includes a base and a bottom front wall distal to the first edge and extending away from the base, the bottom portion further includes a pair of bottom side walls extending away from the base and separately positioned between the first edge and the bottom front wall;
a flange extending from the base and being positioned within a portion of each side wall;
the top portion includes a top and a top front wall distal to the first edge and extending away from the top, the top portion further includes a pair of top side walls extending away from the top and separately positioned between the first edge and the top front wall, and each top side wall having an aperture defined therein and being positioned to receive a flange when the container is in a closed position, and wherein the bottom portion has an outer parameter smaller than an inner parameter defined by the top portion, such that when the container is in the closed position, the bottom side walls fit between the top side walls;
at least one support post extending between the top and base, each of the at least one support post being sized to receive the at least one opening defined by the pill blister pack;
a channel extending from outside edges on the first edge and around a portion of the top containing the at least one support post to define within the channel a support member portion; and
wherein each support post, of the at least one support post, is a two piece interlocking support member, the interlocking support member having a first piece extending from the base towards a second piece that extends from the top towards the first piece, the two piece interlocking support member having a means to interlock the two pieces together, and
wherein when the container is in the closed configuration, the means to interlock the two pieces together secures the two pieces together such that when the container is re-opened the interlocking support member maintains a secure engagement between the first piece and the second piece of the two piece interlocking support member at the same time the top is capable of moving to an opened position about the channel.
2. The container of claim 1 , wherein the top front wall further includes a centered portion curved towards the top to provide access to the bottom portion when the container is in the closed position.
3. The container of claim 1 , wherein the flange is positioned within a notch defined in the side wall.
4. The container of claim 3 , wherein the flange includes a lower portion connected to a portion of the bottom side wall and the flange further includes an upper portion, wherein the upper portion is thicker than the lower portion to define an intermediate flange edge positioned between the upper and lower portions.
5. The container of claim 4 , wherein each aperture being further configured to an intermediate aperture edge for engagement with the intermediate flange edge when the container is in a closed configuration.
6. The container of claim 5 , wherein the flange is made from a resilient material configured to permit the upper portion to be forced inwardly such that when the force is removed the flange has a tendency to return to an original configuration.
7. A pill blister pack container for holding a pill blister pack, the pill blister pack having at least one opening, the container comprising:
a housing defined into a first portion highedly attached about a first edge to a second portion;
the first portion includes a base and a first front wall distal to the first edge and extending away from the base, the first portion further includes, a pair of first side was extending away from the base and separately positioned between the first edge and the first front wall, each first side wall having a flange extending from the base;
the second portion includes a top and a second front wall distal to the first edge and extending away from the top, the second portion further includes a pair of second side was extending away from the top and separately positioned between the first edge and the second front wall, and each second side wall having an aperture configured to receive and secure one of flanges when the container is in a closed position, and wherein the first portion has an outer parameter smaller than an inner parameter defined by the second portion; such that when the container is in the closed position, a section of the first portion fits between a section of the second portion;
at least one support post extending between the top and the base, each of the at least one support post being sized to receive the at least one opening defined by the pill blister pack;
a channel extending from outside edges on the edge and around a portion of the top containing the at least one support post to define within the channel a support member portion; and
wherein each of the support posts is a two piece interlocking support member, the interlocking support member having a first piece extending from the base towards a second piece that extends from the top towards the first piece, the two piece interlocking support member having a means to interlock the two pieces together, and
wherein when the container is in the closed configuration, the means to interlock the two pieces together secures the two pieces together such that when the container is re-opened the interlocking support member maintains a secure engagement between the first piece and the second piece of the two piece interlocking support member at the same time the top is capable of moving to an opened position.
8. The container of claim 7 , wherein the second front wall further includes a centered portion curved towards the top to provide access to the first portion when the container is in the closed position.
9. The container of claim 7 , wherein the flange includes a lower portion connected to a portion of the bottom side wall and an upper portions, the upper portion being thicker than the lower portion to define an intermediate flange edge between the upper and lower portion.