| US 7,607,538 B2 | ||
| Container for transporting a blister package | ||
| Scott A. Silvenis, Cleveland, Tenn. (US); Richard S. Costa, Bedminster, N.J. (US); and Hung D. Mach, Fort Lee, N.J. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Schering-Plough Healthcare Products, Inc., Memphis, Tenn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 27, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/845,570. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0057189 A1, Mar. 05, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. B65D 83/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 206—530 [206/528; 206/538] | 6 Claims |
| 1. A container for a blister package, comprising:
a base having
an interior surface,
a plurality of parallel longitudinal ribs disposed on the interior surface and in communication with a first region of a periphery
of the base, the ribs being upwardly sloped toward the first region, at least one of the plurality of ribs having a non-sloped
portion that substantially spans the length of the interior surface toward a second region of the periphery, and
a first latching element;
a cover attached to the base by a hinge, the cover having a second latching element, the second latching element latchably
engageable with the first latching element when the cover is in a closed position; and
a U-shaped flanged element disposed between the base and the cover when the cover is in the closed position, the U-shaped
flanged element attached to the base via post connectors.
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