Child resistant blister pack container for stacked blister packs with non-coincidental notching

Abstract

A child resistant blister pack container and stacked blister packs includes a container with a bottom member, a top member, and a child resistant push and lift mechanism. The bottom and top members, once filled and assembled, cannot be separated. They work together with a locking mechanism to assure that a stack of blister packs are secured, and that, upon use of a peel away feature of a blister pack from the stack, the sealed medication of that pack is automatically opened (exposed) for use. A breakaway mechanism involving non-coincidental notches permits removal of the top and bottom members seperately and not as a closed pack. These important features prevent or discourage a user from removing multiple packages that might otherwise be unprotected (no longer child resistant) until used.

1 . A child resistant blister pack container and stacked blister packs, which comprises: 
 (a.) a container bottom member having a bottom section, sidewalls, and a back section, and having a locking area located toward said back section, said locking area including at least a component of locking means for locking a stack of blister packs to said bottom member;    (b.) a container top member attached to said bottom member, said top member having a top section, sidewalls, and a back section, said top member adapted to connect with said bottom member, said top member having a fixed top section toward said back section, and having a lid top section hingedly connected to said fixed top section, said lid top section having an open upwardly hinged position and a closed position, wherein, when in said closed position, said lid top section closes onto said bottom member sidewalls;    (c.) a container child resistant push and lift mechanism, having a spring-based push tab and a tab lock, wherein said tab has a locked position in its rest position and has an unlocked position in its pushed position, one of said push tab and said tab lock being attached to said bottom member and the other being attached to said top member, such that when said top member is in its closed position, said push tab is locked by said tab lock and said lid top section cannot be opened until said push tab is in its pushed position; and,    (d.) a plurality of blister packs in a stack and locked into said container, each blister pack of said plurality of blister packs having a bottom member and a top member with a blister enclosing a medication, said blister pack having a locking end and a sealed medication end containing said blister, said blister pack having a peelable separation capability between said top member and said bottom member to permit exposure of said medication, and having a breakaway mechanism between said locking end and said sealed medication end, said break away mechanism being a pair of non-coincidental notches, one being on said top member and one being on said bottom member, said locking end including locking means for locking said blister pack to a container, wherein when said top member is peeled and then said breakaway mechanism top member notch is torn, said blister is opened to expose medication and to dispose of said top member; 
 wherein when said lid top section is closed, a user must push said push tab, lift said lid top section and tear open said top member notch breakaway mechanism of a sealed medication blister pack to procure medication from said container.  
   
   
   
       2 . The child resistant blister pack container and stacked blister packs of  claim 1  wherein said bottom member has a locking means component that includes at least one post extending upwardly from said bottom member, and a clamping mechanism is also provided as a part of said container such that a stack of blister packs having corresponding perforations may be stacked on said at least one post and clamped in place.  
   
   
       3 . The child resistant blister pack container and stacked blister packs of  claim 2  wherein said clamp is connected to an underside of said fixed top section.  
   
   
       4 . The child resistant blister pack container and stacked blister packs of  claim 1  wherein said bottom member and said top member have rectangular top view shapes.  
   
   
       5 . The child resistant blister pack container and stacked blister packs of  claim 1  wherein said child resistant push and lift mechanism is located on said sidewalls.  
   
   
       6 . The child resistant blister pack container and stacked blister packs of  claim 5  wherein there are two opposing child resistant push and lift mechanisms on said sidewalls.  
   
   
       7 . The child resistant blister pack container and stacked blister packs of  claim 1  wherein said bottom member and said top member include interlocking means for permanent connection of said bottom member and said top member to one another.  
   
   
       8 . The child resistant blister pack container and stacked blister packs of  claim 1  wherein said locking area includes a raised shelf to accommodate thickness differential between medication-free locking ends and sealed medication ends of a stack of blister packs.  
   
   
       9 . The child resistant blister pack container and stacked blister packs of  claim 1  wherein said push and lift mechanism push tab is integrally formed on one of said bottom member and said top member, and said tab lock is integrally formed on the other of said bottom member and said top member.  
   
   
       10 . The child resistant blister pack container and stacked blister packs of  claim 9  wherein there are two opposing child resistant push and lift mechanisms.  
   
   
       11 . The child resistant blister pack container and stacked blister packs of  claim 1  wherein said blister pack breakaway mechanism top member notch and said breakaway bottom member notch are on opposite sides of their members from each other.  
   
   
       12 . The child resistant blister pack container and stacked blister packs of  claim 1  wherein said blister pack breakaway mechanism top member notch and said breakaway bottom member notch are on the same sides of their members, said sides being selected from the group consisting of left sides and right sides.  
   
   
       13 . The child resistant blister pack container and stacked blister packs of  claim 1  wherein said blister pack locking means is selected from the group consisting of at least one orifice, a key, an increased thickness area, and combinations thereof.  
   
   
       14 . The child resistant blister pack container and stacked blister packs of  claim 13  wherein said container bottom member has a locking means component that includes at least one post extending upwardly from said bottom member, and a clamping mechanism is also provided as a part of said container such that a stack of blister packs having corresponding perforations may be stacked on said at least one post and clamped in place.  
   
   
       15 . The child resistant blister pack container and stacked blister packs of  claim 13  wherein said container clamp is connected to an underside of said fixed top section.  
   
   
       16 . The child resistant blister pack container and stacked blister packs of  claim 13  wherein said bottom member and said top member have rectangular top view shapes.  
   
   
       17 . A blister pack, which comprises: 
 a bottom member and a top member with a blister enclosing a medication, said blister pack having a locking end and a sealed medication end containing said blister, said blister pack having a peelable separation capability between said top member and said bottom member to permit exposure of said medication, and having a breakaway mechanism between said locking end and said sealed medication end, said break away mechanism being a pair of non-coincidental notches, one being on said top member and one being on said bottom member, said locking end including locking means for locking said blister pack to a container, wherein when said top member is peeled and then said breakaway mechanism top member notch is torn, said blister is opened to expose medication and to dispose of said top member.    
   
   
       18 . The blister pack of  claim 17  wherein said breakaway mechanism top member notch and said breakaway bottom member notch are on opposite sides of their members from each other.  
   
   
       19 . The blister pack of  claim 17  wherein said breakaway mechanism top member notch and said breakaway bottom member notch are on the same sides of their members, said sides being selected from the group consisting of left sides and right sides.  
   
   
       20 . The blister pack of  claim 17  wherein said locking means is selected from the group consisting of at least one orifice, a key, an increased thickness area, and combinations thereof.