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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1992
Stuart C Bagley, Dunedin, FL (US);
Jon L McCanless, Brandon, FL (US);
Robert W Singleton, Plant City, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
Apparatus for fabricating blister packs comprising a first support for a web of plastic material located at the input end of the apparatus; a feeder to feed the web of plastic material along a path of travel through the apparatus to the output end thereof; a former means along the path of travel to form wells in a conveyed web of plastic material; dispensers means along the path of travel to dispense pills into the wells; a second support for a web of rupturable material located above the linear path of travel to feed rupturable material onto the plastic material for movement therewith in a two part laminate; a tray for a stack of cards laterally offset from the path of travel; a conveyor to sequentially feed cards from the support means to a location adjacent to the web of plastic material and then into contact therewith; a coupler along the path of travel to couple the plastic material with the cards to form a three part laminate; and a cutter along the linear path of travel to cut the laminate for forming individual blister packs.