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WO2010082947A2 - Bouteille d'eau à dose dans un emballage-coque - Google Patents

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WO2010082947A2
WO2010082947A2 PCT/US2009/038274 US2009038274W WO2010082947A2 WO 2010082947 A2 WO2010082947 A2 WO 2010082947A2 US 2009038274 W US2009038274 W US 2009038274W WO 2010082947 A2 WO2010082947 A2 WO 2010082947A2
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Eric Gruenwald
Patrick Mulligan
Lawarence Lambelet
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/32—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging two or more different materials which must be maintained separate prior to use in admixture
    • B65D81/3205—Separate rigid or semi-rigid containers joined to each other at their external surfaces

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  • TITLE WATER BOTTLE WITH DOSAGE IN A BLISTER PACK
  • This invention relates to bottled water products, and more particularly to a nutritionally enhanced drink.
  • Additives are commonly sold in combination with bottled water.
  • Currently marketed examples include energy, or health, drinks, where the additive is provided in solution form.
  • Other examples include a medication where the bottled water is supplied simply as a convenience for washing down a pill or a capsule.
  • the water is not just a convenience for administering the dosage. It is also a measured amount of ingredient required for the best metabolic results. Therefore, the means for combining the two components into a single package is an important aspect of the product put-up.
  • a cap to a water bottle contains a compartment for the dosage.
  • the compartment is closed with a separate cap, which may be attached by a hinge.
  • U.S. Patent Application 2008/0000786 to Collotta the tablet or capsule is housed in a space between a cap and a secondary cap, or over cap.
  • the over cap is snapped over a standard bottle closure and held in place by a tamper-evident seal.
  • the pills or capsules are loose in the cavity spaces and are without the protection of any individual packaging designed for sanitary and safe handling.
  • a push-through blister package is housed within an assembly of cap components.
  • the blister is comprised of a thermoformed "pocket” heat sealed to a frangible lidding, typically aluminum foil.
  • the solid dose is contained in the pocket and can be expelled there from by pushing through the lidding.
  • Blister packaging commonly used for pharmaceutical packaging and usually sited where the dosage is prepared, can provide a sanitary, if not aseptic, means for handling, and a safe means for transporting, the product.
  • the present invention embodies, but is not limited by, the following objects and advantages:
  • a first objective of the present invention is to provide a solid dosage form of a nutritional supplement together with a bottle of water.
  • a second objective of the present invention is to provide the nutritional supplement in a sanitary and safe blister package.
  • a third objective of the present invention is to utilize a stock, or commodity, closure for the bottle.
  • a fourth objective of the present invention is to render both the water and the nutritional supplement secure from tampering.
  • an enhanced water product combined with a safety feature comprises a water bottle containing water and having a neck finish and a neck flange operable with a closure.
  • the closure is sealing fitted to the neck finish and has a top surface thereon.
  • the enhanced water product further comprises a nutritional supplement in solid dosage form contained in a means for disposing said supplement on the top surface of the closure.
  • the means for disposing protects the nutritional supplement from contamination when separate from the closure.
  • the enhanced water product comprises a means for attaching the means for disposing to the top surface of the closure. The means for attaching also provides an indication of tampering, should any such violation occur.
  • the means for disposing comprises a blister package.
  • the blister package is comprised of a film and a frangible lidding sealed thereto to form a laminated structure, the film having a cavity formed therein.
  • the laminated structure has a blister flange surrounding the cavity which substantially covers the top surface of the closure.
  • the means for attaching comprises a shrink band jacketing the cap and blister package in a heat-applied conformation sealingly overlapping both the blister flange and the neck flange.
  • the blister package is secured to the closure and the closure to the water bottle, and access to either the nutritional supplement through the lidding, or the water through the closure, cannot occur without the shrink band evidencing tampering.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the invention, illustrating a bottled water product with a nutritional supplement
  • FIG. 2 is a partial exploded view in perspective
  • FIG. 3 is a partial section view in perspective.
  • Fig. 1 shows an enhanced water product 1. The major components thereof are best shown in Fig's 2 and 3.
  • Water bottle 10 is sealed by closure 20.
  • Nutritional supplement 30 is contained within a means for deploying 40.
  • Means for deploying 40 is joined with closure 20 and bottle 10 by a means for attaching 50.
  • water bottle 10 is provided with a neck finish 11 and a neck flange 12.
  • Closure 20 is sealingly fitted to neck finish 11 by means of screw threads 13, best shown in Fig. 3.
  • Closure 20 has a top surface 21.
  • the means for deploying 40 is a blister package 41.
  • blister package 41 is comprised of a film 42, which is heat-sealed to a frangible lidding 43 to form a laminated structure 44 (Fig. 2). Film 42 can be heated and drawn by a plug die to form a cavity 46. Blister package 41 has an extended sealing area forming a blister flange 45 (Fig. 2). The extent of blister flange 45 is such that it substantially covers top surface 21.
  • the nutritional supplement 30 is a solid dosage form of preparation and is represented in the drawings by tablet 31.
  • the terms "nutritional supplement” and “solid dosage” may comprehend a plurality of tablets, and similarly for alternate forms, such as caplets or capsules.
  • Tablet 31 is placed in cavity 46 of blister package 41 prior to the lamination step. If the packaging of the tablet in the blister package is a coincidental process with the production of the tablet, the blister package becomes a sanitary and safe means of conveying and deploying the tablet, particularly if the process is carried out in a clean- room environment.
  • the means for attaching 50 is shrink band 51, best shown in Fig. 2.
  • Shrink band 51 is applied as a tube the be slipped over closure 20 with blister package 41 reposing on top surface 21, the tube extending above blister flange 45 on one end and below neck flange 12 on the other end.
  • shrink band 51 When heat is applied to shrink band 51, the shrinkable material radially contracts and wraps itself around neck flange 12 while engaging blister flange 45 in an overlap.
  • the shrink band is illustrated in the figure as having been shrunken. Because of the stiffness of blister flange 45, a sufficient overlap will firmly attach blister package 41 to closure 20.
  • frangible lidding 43 is protected against top surface 21, and blister package 41 cannot be removed from top surface 21 without evidence of damage to shrink band 51, a tamper-indicating system for tablet 31 is therein defined.
  • closure 20 cannot be removed from neck finish 11 while encapsulated by shrink band 51 without evidencing damage thereto, the contents of water bottle 20 is rendered protected by notice of a tampering incident.
  • Water bottle 10 can be formed by known methods in a variety of thermoplastic materials.
  • the bottle is blow-molded from polyethylene terephthalate (PETE), which is a clear resin of the polyester family.
  • PETE polyethylene terephthalate
  • closure 20 is injection molded from one, or a combination of, polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE), both of which are commodity resins generically known as polyolefin's. It is preferred that both the bottle and the closure come from stock-supply scenarios, where high-volume tooling in continuous production keeps costs to a minimum. It is an advantage of the present invention to allow use of such non-specialized components for packaging water.
  • Blister package 41 is produced by a thermoforming process.
  • the process involves web- fed film and foil, wherein the film is heated and drawn between male and female dies to form a cavity, the cavity is filled with contents, the foil is subsequently heat-sealed to the cavity selvage, and the blister is die cut from the laminated web. In pharmaceutical operations, this is commonly done in a clean room adjacent the solid dosage preparation area.
  • the film is plasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and the foil is a frangible aluminum foil.
  • Tablet 31 is compressed and shaped in a die following a granulation process where the ingredients are blended and dried. Tablet processing is well known in the solid dosage art.
  • Shrink band 51 is supplied in an extruded tube cut to a length sufficient to rest on the shoulder of the bottle and extend over the top of the closure. The sleeved bottle is then sent through a heat tunnel where radiant heat shrinks the band into profile conformance.
  • the shrink band is comprised of clear PVC material. It may also have a vertical perforation to assist in its removal.
  • the closure may snap over a lip on the neck finish; or the shrink band may extend to cover the entire body of the bottle; or the blister package may have multiple cavities with multiple doses therein. Accordingly, it is not intended that the invention be limited, except as by the appended claims.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une préparation nutritionnelle sous forme de dose solide et une bouteille d'eau. La dose solide est contenue dans un emballage-coque à sécurité sanitaire et fixée au moyen d'une bande rétractable à la fermeture de la bouteille. Ladite bande rétractable constitue un joint étanche inviolable pour la bouteille et pour le contenu de l'emballage-coque. La conception présente l'avantage de ne pas requérir de personnalisation de la bouteille et d'outil de fermeture, ce qui offre un moyen simple et peu coûteux de combiner des matériaux solides et liquides dans un emballage unitaire.
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