Patent ID: 6775957
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A method for protecting a plurality of pharmaceutical products formed as pills and packaged in a container, comprising the steps of:a) providing a selected length of a compressible, resilient material having an axis parallel to a length dimension thereof; b) compressing the length of compressible, resilient material in a direction substantially parallel to the axis; c) holding the compressed length of compressible, resilient material so that the axis is substantially horizontal; d) inserting the compressed length of compressible, resilient material into a vertically oriented container having a plurality of pills therewithin so that the axis of the compressible, resilient material is substantially perpendicular to the orientation of the container; and e) releasing the compressed length of compressible, resilient material within the container to allow the material to expand horizontally within the container along the axis of the compressible, resilient material to occupy a significant portion of a space above the pills.