Convertible package dispenser
CA 2205492 C · Owner: Smithkline Beecham Corporation · Inventors: Rodenhiser, Lesley S.; Simile-Gravina, Nicolina C.; Podheiser, Alissa F.
Overview
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A convertible package dispenser to dispense a plurality of identical smaller packages, is provided by a parallelepiped carton having hollow interior sized to receive the plurality of packages arranged in a row. The carton is formed by first and second pairs of opposing, rectangular longitudinal walls and one pair of opposing end walls smaller in size than the longitudinal walls. First slot openings are provided in each of the longitudinal walls of the first pair proximal one of the end walls in order to remove packages from the carton. Another slot opening is provided through such longitudinal walls proximal an opposing longitudinal end of the wall to insert packages that were removed. …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed June 18, 1997 and granted January 2, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 18, 2017.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by June 18, 2019.
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