Global Patent Index - EP 0629554 A1

EP 0629554 A1 19941221 - Device for pressing objects from blister packs.

Title (en)

Device for pressing objects from blister packs.

Title (de)

Gerät zum Ausdrücken von Gegenständen aus Blisterpackungen.

Title (fr)

Appareils pour presser des objets hors d'un emballage blister.

Publication

EP 0629554 A1 19941221 (EN)

Application

EP 94304227 A 19940613

Priority

GB 9312465 A 19930617

Abstract (en)

A device 10 for pressing objects 14, for example tablets or capsules, from receptacles 13 in a blister pack has a lower portion 21 for resting on a support and an upper portion 24 hinged at 25 and including a channel 32 for guiding one side of a blister pack which rests on a rib 33. If a tab 28 is pressed down a boss 30 pushes the object through the sheet 11 of the pack into an open-topped receiver section defined by wall 27. The device 10 can then be moved to transfer the object 14 to a user's mouth. The device may be useful for the elderly. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B65B 69/00; B65D 83/04

IPC 8 full level

B65B 69/00 (2006.01); B65D 83/04 (2006.01); B67B 7/00 (2006.01); B67B 7/92 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 69/0058 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0629554 A1 19941221; GB 9312465 D0 19930804

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 94304227 A 19940613; GB 9312465 A 19930617