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A blister and package system (1) made of a blister card (3) and an outer package (5) with unique interacting locking mechanisms (23). The blister card is inserted in the outer package and locks immediately without having to further process the outer package or the blister card. The user is able to e

A blister and package system (1) made of a blister card (3) and an outer package (5) with unique interacting locking mechanisms (23). The blister card is inserted in the outer package and locks immediately without having to further process the outer package or the blister card. The user is able to expose the blisters from the outer package by disengaging the lock. The blister card includes a formable, pliable sheet material (7), into which one or more individual cavities or blisters (9) are formed. The separated cavities are loaded with product (11) and sealed with one or more layers of puncturable or tearable sheet material, such as aluminum foil (13). The blister card contains a stop (21), which may be one or more additional cavities that form an interference mechanism, or an interference blister cavity. The interference blister is trapped by a locking mechanism and stopped by a catch flap (41) included in the outer package.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A packaging apparatus comprising: a card and an outer package for receiving the card, the card comprising a plurality of blisters, and the outer package having an open end and an opposed sealed end, the outer package comprising first and second flaps each having a free

The invention claimed is: 1. A packaging apparatus comprising: a card and an outer package for receiving the card, the card comprising a plurality of blisters, and the outer package having an open end and an opposed sealed end, the outer package comprising first and second flaps each having a free end configured to extend into the outer package to engage at least one of the blisters, wherein the first flap is hingedly connected to the open end of the outer package along a first fold and extends toward the second flap, and the second flap is hingedly connected to the outer package along a second fold that is separate and spaced from the first fold, the second flap extending toward the sealed end. 2. The packaging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the card is connected to the outer package for sliding movement between a fully inserted position and an outwardly extended position, the blisters include at least one interference blister that is disposed closer to the sealed end than the other blisters, the first flap is held above the other blisters when the card is not in the outwardly extended position. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one interference blister is hollow and holds no product. 4. The packaging apparatus of claim 2, wherein the card has a blank space where there is no blister, the blank space being defined between the at least one interference blister and the other blasters. 5. The packaging apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first flap is disposed at the blank space to prevent complete separation of the card and the outer package when the card is in the outwardly extended position. 6. The packaging apparatus of claim 4, wherein the second flap is disposed at the blank space to hold the card inside the outer packager when the card is in the fully inserted position. 7. The packaging apparatus of claim 2, wherein the other blisters are disposed at a spacing, and the first flap has a length that is greater than the spacing. 8. The packaging apparatus of claim 2, wherein the outer package comprises a plurality of panels, one of the panels being disposed over the blisters when the card is in the fully inserted position, each of the first and second flaps is hingedly connected to the one of the panels. 9. The packaging apparatus of claim 8, wherein the each of the first and second flaps is connected to the one of the panels for movement between an engaging position where the free end of the each flap is spaced apart from the one of the panels and a disengaged position where the free end of the each flap is disposed adjacent to the one of the panels. 10. The packaging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the outer package further comprises an adhered panel connected to the outer package, and the second flap is hingedly connected to the adhered panel along a fold. 11. The packaging apparatus of claim 10, wherein the outer package further comprises a lever which is an extension of the second flap, the lever extends from the second flap beyond the fold, and the lever is formed from the adhered panel. 12. The packaging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second fold is located between the first fold and the sealed end. 13. A blister and package apparatus comprising: a blister card inserted into an outer package for sliding movement, the blister card having an interference stop associated therewith, the interference stop comprising raised portion of the blister card; the outer package comprising one or more pieces of sheet material folded for creating an enclosure for holding the blister card, the outer package having a sealed end and an opposed open end, and a locking flap hingedly connected to the outer package along a fold line that is disposed at a distance from each of the sealed and open ends of the outer package, wherein the interference stop and the locking flap together comprise a locking mechanism for holding the blister card inside the outer package. 14. The blister and package apparatus of claim 13, wherein the fold line is disposed between the sealed and open ends of the outer package. 15. The blister and package apparatus of claim 13, wherein the outer package comprises primary panels, one of the primary panels is disposed over the interference stop to cover the raised portion of the blister card. 16. The blister and package apparatus of claim 15, wherein outer package further comprises an adhered panel adhered to an inside surface of the one of the primary panels, the locking flap is hingedly connected to the adhered panel along the fold line. 17. A blister and package system comprising: an outer package including opposed front and back panels and having a sealed end and an opposed open end, a blister card inserted into the outer package for sliding movement, the blister card having blisters that are entirely covered by one of the front and back panels when the blister card is fully inserted into the outer package, a locking mechanism for holding the blister card inside the outer package, the locking mechanism comprising a locking flap connected to the outer package along a fold and at least one of the blisters configured to engage the locking flap, wherein the locking flap is disposed between the front and back panels, and the fold of the locking flap is disposed at a position spaced from each of the open and sealed ends of the outer package. 18. The blister and package system of claim 17, wherein the outer package further includes an adhered panel connected to the outer package, and the locking flap is hingedly connected to the adhered panel along the fold. 19. The blister and package system of claim 18, wherein the outer package further includes a lever which is an extension of the locking flap, the lever extends from the locking flap beyond the fold, and the lever is formed from the adhered panel. 20. The blister and package system of claim 18, wherein the outer package further includes an internal panel that is secured to the one of the front and back panels, and the adhered panel is secured to the internal panel.