EP1400461A1 - Container package with carrier and surrounding sleeve - Google Patents

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EP1400461A1
EP1400461A1 EP03255753A EP03255753A EP1400461A1 EP 1400461 A1 EP1400461 A1 EP 1400461A1 EP 03255753 A EP03255753 A EP 03255753A EP 03255753 A EP03255753 A EP 03255753A EP 1400461 A1 EP1400461 A1 EP 1400461A1
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Leslie S. Marco
Robert C. Olsen
William N. Weaver
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Illinois Tool Works Inc
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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
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/02—Arrangements of flexible binders
    • 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
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/50—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed otherwise than by folding a blank
    • B65D71/504—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed otherwise than by folding a blank the element being formed from a flexible sheet provided with slits or apertures intended to be stretched over the articles and adapt to the shape of the article
    • 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
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/50—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed otherwise than by folding a blank
    • B65D71/504—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed otherwise than by folding a blank the element being formed from a flexible sheet provided with slits or apertures intended to be stretched over the articles and adapt to the shape of the article
    • B65D71/506—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed otherwise than by folding a blank the element being formed from a flexible sheet provided with slits or apertures intended to be stretched over the articles and adapt to the shape of the article and provided with an additional element encircling the periphery of the group of articles
    • 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
    • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00006—Palletisable loads, i.e. loads intended to be transported by means of a fork-lift truck
    • B65D2571/00012—Bundles surrounded by a film

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  • the present invention relates to packages for groups of containers, and, more particularly, to plastic carriers having arrays of loops for engaging and holding individual containers, particularly for large groups of containers.
  • Container carriers are used frequently to unitize a plurality of containers, such as bottles or cans, into conveniently saleable quantities. Both paperboard and plastic are materials commonly used. Paperboard carriers generally comprise a box in which the containers are held. The box may be totally enclosed, or may have an open top, with individual compartments for each container. In an enclosed box, a handle in the form of an opening or slot in the box may be provided. In an open top box, a handle can be extended upwardly between rows of the container compartments. Disadvantages of paperboard carriers include excess material and cost. Further, once opened, an enclosed box no longer holds the containers securely. An open top carrier can spill the contents therein, if inverted.
  • Plastic carriers have achieved wide acceptance for their performance, light weight, low cost and versatility in being adapted for containers of different sizes and shapes.
  • the general design for plastic carriers includes the formation of apertures in a stretchable plastic.
  • the apertures are sized and shaped to stretch around the periphery of the containers to be held, either bottles or cans.
  • Automated machinery is available for attaching stretchable plastic carriers to containers quickly and efficiently.
  • various types of hand-grasps are known. For example, it is known to provide holes for finger-tip grasping of the package, It is also known to provide a handle on the carrier, either along one side of the group of containers, or a the tops of the containers.
  • the carrier is formed from two webs of plastic material juxtaposed over one another. Handle portions and container engaging portions are stamped from the juxtaposed webs simultaneously. The webs are fused or welded along selected portions, such as by lamination. The resulting handle portion is thereby, a double thickness of material, and the container engaging portions freely depend from the remainder of the carrier, at each side thereof.
  • the container engaging portions are a single ply of material.
  • a growing trend in the beverage industry is to group larger quantities of containers for sale. While plastic carriers, as described above, have been used for so-called twelve-packs, known carriers for twelve packs commonly have been the side handle variety. That is, with the containers secured in the carrier, and arranged in an upright position, the carrier handle is provided along one side of the group of containers. In a carrying position, the containers are positioned horizontally, at right angles to the upright position. For some consumers, carrying beverage containers horizontally is uncomfortable, because of fear, largely groundless, that a container seal may rupture, spilling all or a substantial quantity of the beverage. Further, a large group of containers, whether bottles or cans, secured only by stretchable rings in an array of a plastic carrier, might have a feel of instability, with individual containers allowed to skew or twist relative to other containers in the group.
  • a container package including a plastic loop array type of carrier having significant billboard area, and arranged for top handle carrying of a well-balanced and securely held group of containers.
  • the present invention provides a plastic carrier with an array of rings having one ring for each container, and a stretchable sleeve for surrounding and securing the group of containers, while also providing a large informational billboard on each side of the group of containers.
  • the containers are held in four rows, with a top handle extending upwardly between the middle two rows.
  • the invention provides a package for a group of containers including individual containers to be held in rows and ranks.
  • the package has an integral plastic carrier including a container holding portion of interconnected stretchable loops, One loop is provided for each container, with each loop surrounding a different one of the containers.
  • a handle portion is connected to the container holding portion. The handle portion extends upwardly between adjacent rows of containers, to above tops of the containers.
  • a sleeve of stretchable material surrounds the group of containers.
  • the invention provides a package for a group of individual containers arranged in at least four rows, with a plurality of containers in each row.
  • a stretchable array of interconnected loops has one loop for each container.
  • Each container is disposed in a separate loop that surrounds the container.
  • a handle is substantially parallel to the rows and is connected to the array. The handle is disposed between adjacent rows of containers and extends upwardly between the containers, with two of the at least four rows of containers on each side of the handle.
  • the invention provides a carrier for a group of containers with an array of interconnected loops arranged in rows and ranks.
  • the array includes four rows.
  • a handle is connected to the array, with two rows disposed on each side of the handle.
  • Package 10 includes a carrier 12 and a sleeve 14.
  • package 12 is provided for a so-called twelve pack, and is shown for packaging a plurality of individual containers 16 into a group 18 of containers 16.
  • the present invention can be used advantageously for packaging more or fewer containers 16 than the twelve pack shown.
  • package 12 is illustrated for packaging individual containers 16 in the form of bottles, package 12 can be used for packaging containers 16 other than bottles.
  • package 10 can be used also for packaging cans.
  • Carrier 12 includes a handle portion 20, a container holding portion 22 and a truss-like suspension portion 24 connecting handle portion 20 to container holding portion 22.
  • the actual configuration of carrier 12 will vary depending on the size, type and quantity of containers 16 to be held in carrier 12.
  • carrier 12 is a two-ply structure having a first sheet 26 and second sheet 28.
  • first sheet 26 is readily visible, with second sheet 28 disposed directly there behind.
  • First sheet 26 and second sheet 28 are connected by one or more welds 30, 32, two such welds 30 and 32 shown in the drawings.
  • welds 30 and 32 are provided, respectively, near a top of handle portion 20 and a bottom of suspension portion 24. An additional weld or welds may be provided between those illustrated.
  • Handle portion 20, container holding portion 22 and suspension portion 24 are formed as integral portions of each sheet 26 and 28.
  • Welds 30, 32 bond sheets 26 and 28 such that the portions 20, 22 and 24 of each form a single integral carrier 12.
  • Suspension portion 24 is a double thick layer that includes a plurality of struts 34, 36 and 38, including first and second end struts 34 and 36, respectively, and a plurality of intermediate struts 38 formed in each first sheet 26 and second sheet 28. Suspension portion 24 essentially connects handle portion 20 with container holding portion 22.
  • Handle portion 20 includes a handle opening 40 formed through the double layer of first sheet 26 and second sheet 28. Handle portion 20 extends upwardly from suspension portion 24, and in an assembled package 10, the lop of handle portion 20 is above the tops of containers 16 50 that handle opening 40 is readily accessible for grasping by a person carrying package 10.
  • Container holding portion 22 comprises an array 50 of individual loops 52 formed in rows 54, 56, 58 and 60 parallel to handle portion 20; and ranks 62, 64 and 66 perpendicular handle portion 20.
  • carrier 12 illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3
  • two of the rows 54 and 56 are provided on one side of handle portion 20, and two of the rows 58 and 60 are provided on the opposite side of handle portion 20.
  • each row of loops 52 is a single-ply layer of material, rows 54 awl 56 being formed in first sheet 26 and rows 58 and 60 formed in second sheet 28.
  • Each loop 52 is configured to be stretched and totally surround an individual container 16.
  • Voids 68 are provided in sheets 26 and 28 to allow stretching and shaping of loops 52, as necessary, to surround individual containers 16.
  • the material for sheets 26 and 28 is both flexible and resilient, permitting significant stretching without breaking.
  • Low-density polyethylene is a suitable plastic from which carrier I 2 can be made.
  • Sleeve 14 is formed as an endless band surrounding the perimeter of group 18 of containers 16 held by carrier 12.
  • Sleeve 14 has a top edge 80 and a bottom edge 82, with an open top 84 and an open bottom 86.
  • Containers 16 extend above top edge 80 and below bottom edge 82, through open top 84 and open bottom 86, respectively.
  • Sleeve 14 has a sleeve height 88 between top edge 80 and bottom edge 82.
  • sleeve height 88 extends a substantially portion of the overall, height of containers 16.
  • Sleeve 14 can be formed from a strip of stretchable material formed into an endless band by bonding ends of the strip at a seam 90. At least an outer surface 92 of sleeve 14 is adapted for receiving printing thereon, the attachment of labels, or for holding other visually communicative indicia. Sleeve 14 thereby provides an enlarged billboard area 94 for the printing of consumer information, logos or other product identification features to promote consumer recognition.
  • array 50 is disposed within sleeve 14. That is, loops 52 engage containers 16 at a position on containers 16 between the level of top edge 80 and bottom edge 82.
  • sleeve 14 is applied after carrier 12 has been attached to individual containers 16.
  • Sleeve 14 is stretched to surround group 18 of containers 16, and is positioned there around to cover carrier 12.
  • the application of carrier 12 to individual containers 16 to form group 18, and the placement of sleeve 14 around group 18 can be performed with automated equipment known to those skilled in the art.
  • sleeve 14 stabilizes group 18, minimizing the degree to which individual containers 16 can twist or skew relative to other containers 16 within group 18.
  • the cooperative association of carrier 12 and sleeve 14 provides a firm, stable feel to the package, increasing the comfort and confidence of consumers carrying the package.
  • the arrangement of containers 16 in group 18 having four rows 54, 56, 58 and 60, with three containers 16 in each row, also provides a well-balanced, stable group 18.
  • Providing handle 20 in the middle of group 18, with two rows 54 and 56 on one side of handle 20 and two rows 58 and 60 on the other side of handle 20 further aids in balancing group 18 for easy carrying.
  • a second embodiment of the invention provides a package 120 including a carrier 122 and a sleeve 124.
  • Carrier 122 is provided with loops 126 that are arranged in two rows 128 and 130 parallel to a handle 132 of carrier 122.
  • sleeve 124 surrounds the perimeter of containers 16 held by carrier 122 in group 18. Sleeve 124 thereby provides stability to package 120, while additionally providing an enlarged billboard area for advertising and marketing benefits.
  • the present invention provides improved stability of large packages such as twelve packs, by providing an encircling band for stabilizing containers held in a carrier.
  • the band provides space for advertising and product recognition information.

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