Patent ID: 9370463
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: A61J,B65D

Claim Text:
1. Childproof package including a single dose, in particular for film-shaped administration forms containing active substance, said package comprising a pouch which is produced by sealing, the pouch includes an unsealed area for housing the film-shaped single dose and the package at least on each side thereof has a cover layer with a minimum tear resistance of 30 Newtons including on at least one face thereof one or more lines of weakness that do not touch the edge of the package, the package includes a sealing seam in surrounding relationship with the unsealed area, each of the lines of weakness form a continuous pattern that extends through the unsealed area in an arc or in a curved path at a predetermined distance from the outer contour of the film-shaped single dose and partially surrounding the film-shaped single dose which lies in the center of the arc or curved path such that a predetermined portion of each cover layer having the one or more lines of weakness remains attached to the sealing seam after opening of the pouch and, viewed from the centre of gravity of the film-shaped single dose, covers an angle range of at least 90°, each of the lines of weakness includes a start area and an end area operatively positioned in the sealing seam; the package additionally has, proximate to but separated from at least one of the start area and the end area of each of the lines of weakness, a sidecut, which does not reach as far as the edge of the package or the unsealed area of the package prior to opening of the pouch, and the start area and end area of the each of the lines of weakness have a predetermined configuration for forming a tear catcher; each of the lines of weakness are in the form of a U for exposing three sides of the outer contour of the centered film-shaped single dose in a single-motion during opening of the package while leaving a remaining side of the outer contour of the film-shaped single dose unexposed; and, the tear catcher of the start area and the end area of each of the lines of weakness have a Y configuration which converges into the respective line of weakness, whereby when a tear initiation is effected by the sidecut, a subsequent catching and guiding of the tear along the arc or the intended curved path is effected by the Y configuration start and end areas of each of the lines of weakness.