IP Library Granted Patent US 7,673,752
Granted Patent B2
US 7,673,752 · App. 11/518,896 · Granted Mar 9, 2010

Drug card

Assignee: Navajo Manufacturing Company, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,673,752
App. No.
11/518,896
Granted
Mar 9, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A drug card having a tamper proof serrated pull tab on the back. The pull tab is partially removed from the back of the drug card to provide access to a plurality of individually sealed doses of medicine. A single dose of medicine is removed from the plurality of individually sealed doses of medicine, after which the remaining individually sealed doses of medicine are placed back in the card and the card resealed. The integrity of the drug card is thereby maintained while presenting a brand name of the product to the consumer at all times.

Claims (19)

1. A drug display card for displaying individual doses of medicine, said drug display card comprising

a front surface,

a rear surface including a panel, said panel being pivotally mounted on said rear surface,

a plurality of interconnected individual doses of medicine located between the front surface and the rear surface, said panel overlying said plurality of interconnected individual doses of medicine, and

a pull tab of the panel, said pull tab being removably secured to the front surface for gaining access to the plurality of interconnected individual doses of medicine and for resealing the plurality of interconnected individual doses of medicine between the front surface and the rear surface, the pull tab forming a part of the panel and extending in a plane of the rear surface when resealed,

the front surface including a plurality of openings for receipt of individual doses of said plurality of interconnected individual doses of medicine.

2. The drug display card as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the individual doses extend through the plurality of openings.

3. The drug display card as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the pull tab is removably secured to the front surface by adhesive.

4. The drug display card as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the panel is defined by perforations in the rear surface.

5. The drug display card as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the panel includes a fold line in the rear surface.

6. The drug display card as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of interconnected individual doses of medicine are interconnected by at least one line of perforations.

7. The drug display card as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one corner of the plurality of interconnected individual doses of medicine is wedged between the front surface and the rear surface.

8. A drug display card for displaying individual doses of medicine, said drug display card comprising

a front surface,

a rear surface including a panel, said panel being pivotally mounted on said rear surface,

a plurality of interconnected individual doses of medicine located between the front surface and the rear surface, said panel overlying said plurality of interconnected individual doses of medicine, and

a pull tab of the panel, said pull tab being removably secured to the front surface for gaining access to the plurality of interconnected individual doses of medicine and for resealing the plurality of interconnected individual doses of medicine between the front surface and the rear surface, the pull tab forming a part of the panel and extending in a plane of the rear surface when resealed,

a plastic blister of the plurality of interconnected individual doses of medicine projecting through the front surface.

9. The drug display card as claimed in claim 1 , wherein portions of the front surface extend between and around the plurality of openings.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2022
From: WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: NAVAJO MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Reel/Frame 060671/0079 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2020
From: NAVAJO MANUFACTURING COMPANY
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 052891/0691 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2006
From: LEVY, GORDON
To: NAVAJO MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 018304/0408 →
Continuity (1)
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