Individual blister packs for optimized stacking

Abstract

The present invention relates to individual blister packs, methods for production thereof, stack-like arrangements containing individual blister packs of this type, and boxes containing stack-like arrangements of individual blister packs.

1 . Stack-like arrangement of N individual blister packs, where N is an integer greater than 1,
 each single individual blister pack comprising
 a planar main body with a bubble, 
 one or more medicinal product portions in the bubble, and 
 a cover film, which closes the bubble, 
   the height h S  of the stack-like arrangement being less than N-times the sum of the height h B  of a bubble, the thickness d G  of a planar main body and the thickness d D  of a cover film.   
     
     
         2 . Stack-like arrangement according to  claim 1 , a number (N  1 ) of individual blisters resting via the rear side of their main body against an adjacent individual blister on the belly side in a region lying beside the bubble of the adjacent individual blister, the belly side denoting the side on which the bubble protrudes from the main body and the rear side denoting the side on which the cover film is disposed. 
     
     
         3 . Stack-like arrangement according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the bubbles of the individual blisters are arranged in a decentralized manner with respect to the relevant main body. 
     
     
         4 . Stack-like arrangement according to  claim 1 , characterized in that recesses are formed in the main body, in each of which recesses the bubble of an adjacent individual blister is placed. 
     
     
         5 . Stack-like arrangement according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the main bodies have supporting structures, against which an adjacent individual blister rests, the following being true for the height h N  of the supporting structures: h N <h B . 
     
     
         6 . Stack-like arrangement according to  claim 1 , the following being true for the height h S  of the stack-like arrangement: h S =½·(N+1)·(h B +d G +d D ). 
     
     
         7 . Stack-like arrangement according to  claim 1 , characterized in that two types of individual blisters, which behave like an image and a mirror image relative to one another, are arranged following one another in alternation. 
     
     
         8 . Stack-like arrangement according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the following is true for the relative region of overlap F O   rel =F O /F E  of each two adjacent individual blisters:
   0.5  F   O   rel ≤1
   where F E  specifies the area content occupied by a single individual blister in the projection onto a plane lying parallel to the rear side of the main body, and F O  specifies the overlap region of adjacent individual blisters in the same projection plane.   
     
     
         9 . Stack-like arrangement according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the main bodies of the individual blisters have a rectangular or square basic shape, the corners being rounded, optionally. 
     
     
         10 . Stack-like arrangement according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the main bodies of the individual blisters have an angular basic shape, the corners being rounded, optionally. 
     
     
         11 . Stack-like arrangement according to  claim 1 , characterized in that successive individual blisters are rotated relative to one another by an angle of 60°, 90°, 120° or 180°. 
     
     
         12 . Individual blister for a stack-like arrangement according to  claim 1 , comprising
 a planar main body with a bubble,   one or more medicinal product portions in the bubble, and   a cover film, which closes the bubble,   
       characterized in that the bubble is arranged in a decentralized manner with respect to the main body. 
     
     
         13 . Individual blister according to  claim 12 , characterized in that it has a recess, in which recess the bubble of an adjacent individual blister in the stack-like arrangement can be placed. 
     
     
         14 . Individual blister according to  claim 12 , characterized in that it has supporting structures, of which the height h N  is smaller than the height of the bubble h B . 
     
     
         15 . Individual blister according to  claim 14 , characterized in that twice the height h N  of the supporting structures added to the thickness d G  of the main body and the thickness d D  of the cover film corresponds to the height h B  of the bubble: 2·h N +d G +d D =h B . 
     
     
         16 . Individual blister according to  claim 12 , characterized in that the main body has a rectangular or square basic shape, the corners being rounded, optionally. 
     
     
         17 . Individual blister according to  claim 12 , characterized in that the main body has an angular basic shape, the corners being rounded, optionally. 
     
     
         18 . Individual blister according to  claim 12 , characterized in that the basic shape of the main body allows the tesselation of a rectangular area. 
     
     
         19 . Individual blister according to  claim 12 , characterized in that it exists in two different embodiments that behave like an image and mirror image relative to one another. 
     
     
         20 . Method for producing an individual blister according to  claim 12 , characterized in that the individual blisters are separated off from a sheet or a web comprising a multiplicity of individual blisters. 
     
     
         21 . Box containing a stack-like arrangement according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         22 . Box according to  claim 21 , the box being a folding box made of card. 
     
     
         23 . Box according to  claim 21 , comprising a viewing window, via which the number of contained individual blisters is visible. 
     
     
         24 . Box according to  claim 21 , characterized in that it has a lateral opening in the lower region, from which opening the single individual blisters can be laterally removed.