Patent ID: 7866049
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: B65B,B67B

Abstract:
1. A hand tool for removing individual items contained in a blister package having an upper surface with raised protrusions having a given width containing said items and a lower sheet holding said items within said protrusions, said tool comprising: a) a base having a first end, a base open end opposite said first end, and parallel guide arms spaced at a distance to define a protrusion receiving space between said arms, said arms having distal and proximal ends; b) a cutting blade on the inside of said first end toward said protrusion receiving space and said base open end, said blade consisting essentially of a piercing tip and slicing arms, said piercing tip extending toward said open end and said slicing arms extending outwardly from opposite sides of said tip, said slicing arms having distal ends integral with the distal ends of said guide arms; and c) a handle attached to the proximal ends of said guide arms by handle supports attached to the base open end and extending away from the base at an incline.