Child resistant product dispenser

Abstract

A child resistant product dispenser includes a blister card having compartments for holding a product a housing, and a blister cover for use in covering the blister card compartments. The blister cover may include a dispensing area for each compartment of the blister card. To remove a product from the product dispenser the user presses a dispensing area against either a compartment thereby forcing the product through a frangible area on the blister card and through a frangible area in the housing or against a peelable area on the blister card and a frangible area in the housing. This creates an opening through which the product is removed.

1 . A product dispenser comprising:
 a housing;   a blister card comprising a first member defining a plurality of compartments for use in holding a corresponding plurality of products and a second member used to seal the plurality of products within the plurality of compartments, the second member having a plurality of peelable areas, one peelable area juxtaposed to each compartment, for use in individually removing the plurality of products from the plurality of compartments;   a blister cover for use in covering the plurality of compartments, the blister cover having a plurality of dispensing areas, one offset from each compartment, for use in individually transferring pressure to the peelable area; and   connecting means for operatively connecting the blister card and the blister cover to the housing so that each dispensing area in the blister cover is in alignment with a corresponding compartment in the blister card.   
   
   
       2 . The product dispenser of  claim 1  wherein the blister cover comprises:
 a mid-portion having the plurality of dispensing areas; and   a flange portion extending from at least a segment of the mid-portion, the flange portion for use in attaching the blister cover in position relative to the blister card.   
   
   
       3 . The product dispenser of  claim 2  wherein:
 the blister card has a height H 1  from the top of each compartment to the bottom of the second member, and   the mid-portion of the blister cover defines a cavity that receives the blister card, a height H 2  between a bottom surface of each dispensing area and the bottom of the cavity being substantially equal to the height H 1 .   
   
   
       4 . The product dispenser of  claim 2  wherein the mid-portion of the blister cover has a top surface adjacent to the plurality of dispensing areas for use in preventing children from biting individual compartments in the blister card. 
   
   
       5 . The product dispenser of  claim 1  wherein each dispensing area has an application surface that is inset from said top surface. 
   
   
       6 . The product dispenser of  claim 2  wherein the mid-portion comprises at least a first communication surface. 
   
   
       7 . The product dispenser of  claim 2  wherein the housing comprises:
 a top member and a bottom member, the bottom member having a plurality of frangible areas, each frangible area on the bottom member being juxtaposed to a corresponding peelable area on the second member.   
   
   
       8 . The product dispenser of  claim 7  wherein the top member of the housing has an aperture that receives the mid-portion of the blister cover. 
   
   
       9 . The product dispenser of  claim 8  wherein the housing further comprises:
 a middle member having a plurality of holes, each of the plurality of holes in the middle member receiving a compartment from the blister card.   
   
   
       10 . The product dispenser of  claim 9  wherein the middle member is pivotally connected to the bottom member of the housing. 
   
   
       11 . The product dispenser of  claim 9  wherein the middle member is attached to the bottom member of the housing. 
   
   
       12 . A method of dispensing a product comprising the steps of:
 providing a blister card having a first member defining at least a first compartment for use in holding a first product and a second member used to seal the first product within the first compartment, the second member having at least a first peelable area juxtaposed to the first compartment for use in removing the first product from the first compartment;   providing a blister cover for use in covering the first compartment, the blister cover having at least a first dispensing area positioned offset from the first compartment;   pressing the first dispensing area against the first peelable area; and peeling the first peelable area to create an opening to the compartment in order to gain access to the product in the compartment.   
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising the steps of:
 providing a housing operatively connected to the blister card and the blister cover wherein the first dispensing area of the blister cover is offset from the first compartment of the blister card, the housing comprising a bottom member having a first frangible area juxtaposed to the first peelable area of the second member of the blister card;   pressing the first dispensing area against the first frangible area; and   peeling the first frangible area to create an opening to the compartment.