Patent ID: 8672130

Claim:
A blister package comprising: a blister tray having a plurality of blister depressions arranged in rows and columns, each blister depression supporting a consumable product therein; a blister sleeve for receiving the blister tray, the blister sleeve being configured to expose a top portion and side edge of the blister tray and cover less than all of the blister depressions; and the sleeve having a first panel and a second panel joined by a first and a second opposed side walls to form a sleeve interior for receiving the blister tray, a portion of the first and second panels including overlapping portions having planar continuous and uninterrupted surfaces covering a plurality of blister depressions when the blister tray is fully inserted in the sleeve, the first panel having a perimeter defining the extent of the first panel, the perimeter is configured to form a notch and the notch and the first side wall are configured to leave fully exposed and uncovered an upper surface and a side edge of at least one blister depression to permit viewing of the consumable product therein when the blister tray is fully inserted in the sleeve, wherein no portion of the first or second panel extends over the upper surface of the exposed blister depression when the blister tray is fully inserted in the sleeve.