Patent ID: 7661531
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A child resistant and senior friendly tamper evident package, said package comprising a blister sheet having at least one blister pocket projecting from a front side thereof; a rupturable foil layer sealed to a back side of said blister sheet to form a continuous cover over said blister pocket, said foil layer having a thickness and being formed of a material which can be ruptured to provide access to the pocket; a reinforcing layer of a paperboard material, said reinforcing layer having a first side with at least portions thereof adhered to said foil layer, at least some of said adhered portions being in registry with said blister pockets; a tear strip having substantially parallel sides formed in said reinforcing layer, said tear strip being associated with said blister pocket such that said reinforcing layer will delaminate when said tear strip is pulled; and said layer of paperboard material having at least one partial cut extending from said first side into said layer of paperboard material, said at least one partial cut being located intermediate of said substantially parallel sides in a portion overlying said blister pocket, said at least one partial cut extending into said layer of paperboard material for only a portion of the thickness of said paperboard material.