Patent ID: 6240708
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A method of packaging pharmaceuticals comprising:providing a container having a sidewall extending upwardly to a rim which circumscribes an opening in the top of said container;filling said container with pharmaceuticals;locating an insert in said opening, said insert being formed of a substantially thin sheet of material, and including an annular lip engaging said rim, with a body projecting downwardly from said lip, into said container, and a tab projecting laterally from said lip, away from said body; said body of said insert comprising a downwardly extending sidewall which diverges away from said sidewall of said container as it progresses downwardly, said sidewall of said body terminating at a bottom wall;sealing said lip to said rim of said container;providing a cap for said container which seats over said opening, said cap including a downwardly depending skirt; andprojecting a first portion of said tab of said insert downwardly from said rim of said container, between said sidewall of said container and said skirt of said cap.