KR100210993B1 - Tear strip carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a novel planer sheet material carrier which uses the containers together to form a package. In particular, the present invention relates to a carrier of planar sheet material which is capable of securing a container, such as a bottle, together in a package and easily withdrawing the container therefrom.

A planar sheet material carrier for carrying a plurality of containers, the container comprising: a container coupling having rows of a plurality of consecutive annular bands defining a plurality of spaced apertures through the band to hold the container therein; Wherein each band has an inner margin, an outer margin and both side margins between the inner and outer margins, the outer margins of adjacent bands in the row are joined together and the side margins of adjacent bands in the row. The parts are also joined together, each of the outer margin portions of the band being between the first portion and the second portion to selectively separate the first portion and the second portion and the second portion of the outer margin portion from the first portion of the outer margin portion. Having a separating means, the first portion of the outer margin being contained in each annular band when the container is assembled to the carrier. A characterized in that a predetermined second bujung said outer margin portion can be continuous after the separation from the unit 1 to maintain.

Description

Carrier made of planer sheet

1 is a side cross-sectional view of a carrier according to a feature of the first embodiment of the invention.

2 is a side cross-sectional view of a carrier according to a feature of a second embodiment of the invention.

3 is a perspective view of the FIG. 1 carrier depicting the enclosing of a plurality of containers to form a package.

4 is an enlarged view of a portion of a carrier as shown in FIG.

5 is a top sectional view of a third embodiment of a carrier in accordance with various aspects of the invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

20, 20a, 20b: carrier 22: container

23: package 28: cap

34: band 36: internal margin

38, 48: outer margin 40, 42: side margin

46: hole 50: cutout

52, 70: handle portion 58, 58a: tear strip

76: slit

[Background of invention]

The present invention relates to a novel planar sheet material carrier which uses a fixed container together to form a package. In particular, the present invention relates to a carrier of planar sheet material which is capable of securing a container, such as a bottle, together in a package and easily withdrawing the container therefrom.

Currently, it is known in the art for various types of carriers to fasten containers together in a package. Some of these carriers have quick release means by which the consumer can quickly and easily take out the container from the carrier.

One of the carriers is known from US Pat. No. 3,038,602, which describes a container carrier that holds six cans in a package array. The carrier is positioned near the top of each can. A zipper strip is installed on the carrier and positioned between rows of cans. The consumer removes the can from the carrier by tearing off the zipper strip. When the zipper strip is torn off, the carrier makes two sets of packages, each consisting of three cans.

One problem with this type of rapid carrier release is that two separate packages are unnecessarily formed to hold the can when the zipper strip is torn off.

This other carrier is described in US Pat. No. 5,174,441 which describes a tearing container carrier for holding a plurality of cans in a package. Each can is held in an annular band surrounding the container. The tier strip is installed on the carrier outside the band surrounding the container. The consumer separates the can from the carrier by tearing off the tier strip. Removal of the strip tears off each independent band.

One problem with this type of quick release carrier is that each band in the carrier tears in a can that is uncontrollably moved from the carrier when the tear strip is torn off.

The present invention seeks to provide a quick release carrier which overcomes or minimizes the problems presented by the prior art and which exhibits several other novel advantages and features.

[OBJECTIVE AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION]

It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel plastic carrier for transporting a plurality of containers, such as bottles, cans, etc., which provide a novel tear strip that allows the consumer to easily and quickly remove the container from the carrier. Include.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a carrier with a new tear strip that is separated from the remainder of the carrier while the container is held in a package to prevent the container from being moved out of control from the carrier.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a carrier which becomes rigid while the container is easily and quickly released from the carrier.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a novel plastic carrier for transporting a plurality of containers, such as bottles, cans, etc., which containers have a novel tier strip that allows the consumer to easily and quickly remove the container from the carrier. The container is then released from the carrier when the tier strip is torn off.

Briefly and in accordance with the above, the present invention describes a novel carrier for transporting a plurality of containers, such as bottles, cans, etc., wherein the containers are removed from the carrier so that the container held by the carrier is easily and quickly removed from the carrier. With a new tier strip that is to be separated. The carrier includes a container coupling, each having an annular ring or band defining therein an aperture for connecting the side walls of the container to hold the container therein to form a package. The outer margin of the hole is outlined.

Each ring or band has an inner margin, an outer margin and a side margin. The inner margins of adjacent bands are joined together, and the side margins of adjacent bands are joined together. Each tier strip is positioned on the outer margin of the band. This strip separates from the remainder of the carrier as the strip is torn along the perforation line, which is the separating means. As soon as the strip is torn off, a narrow continuous web remains along the length of the carrier to hold the container into the package array. The web may optionally be torn and may also be torn by levering the container against an adjacent container.

The perforation line is formed by a series of dotted lines, broken lines and the like. A continuous portion of the carrier is provided between each dashed line or broken line. Each tier strip has a width that is greater than the distance between two adjacent dashed lines or lines.

In the first and second embodiments of the carrier, each perforation line starts at the end of the carrier and ends in an area spaced inwardly from the side margin of the final hole on the opposite side of the carrier. The perforation line ends in the peripheral inner region of the carrier such that when the strip is separated from the remainder of the carrier, it is attached to the carrier and remains at the end of the strip.

In a third embodiment of the carrier, the carrier has a container attachment portion which is a planar with a handle attached to one side of one of the container engagement portions. A perforation line is provided along the outer margin of each container joint. Thus, a perforation line between the handle and the hole is provided on the side of the carrier with the handle. In the area where the handle is connected to the outer margin of the container joint, the respective dashed lines, dashed lines, etc. are spaced farther than the dashed lines, dashed lines, etc. along the remainder of the perforated line.

Each perforation line starts at the end of the carrier and ends in the region adjacent the last hole on the opposite side of the carrier. The carrier is a pair of separations installed at the end of the perforation line between the perforation line and the hole that guides the tearing force when the tear strip is torn at the last hole of the carrier to release the container from the inside. Have slits. The spaced slit is parallel to the perforation line. Alternatively, the carrier has a single angled slit installed at the end of the perforation line between the perforation line and the hole that exhibits tearing force when the tear strip is torn from the last hole in the carrier to release the container therein. When the strip is separated from the remainder of the carrier, the strip remains attached to the carrier.

The beginning of the perforation line is aligned with the remainder of the perforation line, or alternatively the beginning of the perforation line is angled approximately 5 degrees relative to the remainder of the perforation line. The material adjacent to the hole near the beginning of the perforation line is increased to prevent the tearing force from being directed into the first hole. This forms a point close to the perforation line. The angled perforation line meets the remainder of the perforation line in front of the point of the hole close to the perforation line.

[Detailed Description on Good Implementation]

As shown in the figure, a multi-packaging device or carrier 20, 20a, 20b constructed in accordance with the techniques of the present invention is shown for holding a plurality of containers 22. A first embodiment of the carrier 20 is shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. Second Embodiment of Carrier 20a is shown in FIG. 2 and a third embodiment of Carrier 20b is shown in FIG. In each embodiment, the same element is given the same element by the suffix a in the second embodiment and the suffix b in the third embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3, a carrier 20 constructed in accordance with the techniques of the present invention is used to form a package 23 to carry six bottles 22. Of course, the embodiment of the carriers 20a, 20b shown in each of Figs. 2 and 5 is used in the same way to form the carrier. Each bottle 22 (container) includes a side wall 24, a bottom wall 26 and a top or cap 28. It is understood that other forms of containers are carried by carriers 20, 20a, 20b, such as cans.

The general structure of the first embodiment of the multi-package device or carrier 20 shown in FIG. 1 and the method for forming the same are described in US patent application Ser. No. 230,308, entitled Container Carrier. Is the rights of the applicant and is incorporated by reference in the text. The second and third embodiments of the multi-package device or carriers 20a, 20b respectively shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 are carriers 20a, 20b formed of planar blanks or sheets by suitable known means. .

Each carrier 20, 20a, 20b is made of a suitable flexible elastic stretch material such as plastic. Preferably the carriers 20, 20a, 20b are made of low density polyethylene, so that the carriers 20, 20a, 20b are stretched over the container 22 and attached to the side walls 24 of the container 22. The carriers 20, 20a, 20b are applied to the container 22 by known means, i.e., the apparatus described in US Pat. No. 4,250,682 to Brown or US Pat. No. 3,204,386 to Grid et al.

When the containers 22 are secured in a package arrangement by the carriers 20, 20a, 20b, the containers 22 are arranged in an array to form two rows. As shown by the carrier 20 in the first embodiment, each row has three bottles. Carriers 20a and 20b carry four bottles. The carriers 20, 20a, 20b operate equally to the predetermined number of containers.

For the general structure of the first embodiment of the carrier 20 shown in FIG. 1, the carrier 20 comprises container couplings 30 and 32, each formed of a plurality of annular rings or annular bands 34. As shown in FIG. Each band 34 has a side connecting the inner margin 36, the outer margin 38, and the inner margin 36 of each band 34 to the outer margin 38 of the same band 34. It has margin parts 40 and 42. The side margins of adjacent bands 34 are integrally joined together such that the outer margins 38 of the bands 34 are continuous along the length of the carrier 20.

The bands 34 are connected or joined together by seams or joints 44 along the inner margin 36 of each band 34 as described herein. The annular band 34 has a plurality of shaping holes 46 to securely hold the container 22 therein as shown in FIG. The outer margin 48 of each hole 46 is slightly outlined as described above.

Container couplings 30 and 32 extend freely from joint 44. The abutment 44 protrudes perpendicular to the planar of the container engagement portion 30, 32 when the carrier 20 is assembled with the container 22.

The junction 44 is formed by compressing a strip or layer of elastic stretching agent, such as a plastic, preferably a low density polyethylene material, between the inner margins 36 of each annular band 34, and then the container joint ( The inner margins 36 of 30, 32 are sufficiently melted and fused, and known means preferably the plastic layer compressed together by heat is sealed and fused to form a strong integral bond (adhesion). The joint 44 is torn along its length by a cutout 50 which forms a hole between the container couplings 30, 32.

Preferably, the carrier 20 is formed by bonding together two independent sheets of plastic material at the joint 44. However, it is within the scope of the present invention that a single sheet of plastic material is used to form the carrier 20 by folding the sheet in half to apply a plastic layer or by fusing the sheets together to form a junction 44. to be.

The carrier 20 has a handle portion 52 extending upwardly from the junction 44 of the carrier 20. The handle portion 52 includes two side portions formed of two sheets used to form the carrier 20. The adhesive portion 54 formed by extruding or heat sealing the plastic material layer between the side portions may be handled by manufacturing the handle portion 52 so that the side portion of the handle portion 52 is easily seized by a consumer to prevent the side portion from being separated. 52) along the top. Alternatively, the carrier 20 is configured without a handle portion.

For the general configuration of the second embodiment of the carrier 20a shown in FIG. 2, the carrier 20a is a planar blank or straw having container engagement portions 30a each formed of a plurality of annular rings or bands 34a. Formed. Each band 34a has an inner margin part 36a, an outer margin part 38a and a side connecting the inner margin part 36a of each band 34a to the outer margin part 38a of the same band 34a. It has margin parts 40a and 42a. The inner margins of adjacent bands 34a are integrally joined together. The side margins of adjacent bands 34a are integrally joined together such that the outer margins 38a of the bands 34a are continuous along the length of the carrier 20a.

The annular band 34a forms a plurality of shaping holes 46a to hold the container firmly therein. The outer margin 48a of each hole 46a is slightly outlined as described above. The integrally bonded inner margin 36a is interrupted by a cutout 50a (hole) that forms a hole between the container engagement portions 30a, 30a. The consumer can easily grip the package by inserting his finger into the hole 50a.

For specific features of the present invention, each carrier 20, 20a includes novel tier strips 58, 58a. To clarify the description of the tier strips 58 and 58a, the tier strip of the present invention is described with reference to the embodiment of the multi-package device or carrier 20 shown in FIG. The difference between the tier strip 58 of the first embodiment and the tier strip 58a of the second embodiment is described herein.

The continuous outer margin 38 of the band 34 on each side of the carrier 20 is formed with the first portion 56 (web) by means of a fine linear perforation line 60 which is a separating means for the reasons mentioned above. It is divided into two parts 58 (tier strips). The second portion 58 forms a tear strip on each side of the row of containers 22 along the continuous outer margin 48 of the band 34. Each tier strip 58 is formed from a substantial portion of the continuous outer margin 48 of the band 34. As soon as the strip 58 is separated from the remainder of the carrier 20, the strip 58 allows the container 22 to be easily and quickly released from the carrier 20.

The perforation line 60 separating the tier strip or the second portion 58 from the first portion 56 is formed of a series of dashed lines or a series of broken lines as shown in FIG. Each dot in the perforation line 60 is separated from each other by a portion of the carrier 20 that is not continuously blocked. The perforation line 60 does not sufficiently reduce package integrity while promoting tearing and removal of the tear strip 58 on each side of the carrier 20. Extruded bead material may be used instead of the perforation line. Perforation line 60 is formed by suitable known means.

Each perforation line 60 starts at the end 62 of the carrier 20 and ends well at point 64 within the outer circumference of the carrier 20, so that the strip 58 has the carrier ( Integrally joined with the rest of 20). As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the tier strip 58 used in the first embodiment of the carrier 20 starts at the same end of the carrier 20. The tier strip 58a used in the second embodiment of the carrier 20a as shown in FIG. 2 starts at both ends of the carrier 20a. While these shapes are shown in the figures, the first embodiment of the carrier 20 has a perforation line 60 starting at both ends, and the second embodiment of the carrier 20a has a perforation line (starting at the same end). 60a).

As each strip 58 is torn along the perforation line 60, the strip 58 adheres to the carrier 20 at point 64 and remains in a consumable device separate from the remainder of the carrier 20. It is not separated. Each perforation line 60 also ends at a point 64 spaced inward from the end margin of the last hole on each side of the carrier 20 for the reasons described above.

Perforation line 60 allows the consumer to tear the tear strip 58 to separate the strip 58 from the associated first portion 56. As soon as each strip 58 is separated from the associated first portion 56 as shown in FIG. 3, a very narrow continuity web material formed from the first portion 56 remains and is in the tearing of the strip 58. Not torn by The containers 22 are held in a package array by narrow webs 56 so that they are not separated from each other. The narrow continuous web 56 prevents the container 22 from uncontrolled tearing when the consumer wants to open the package 23. The tearing action of the strip 58 from the remainder of the carrier 20 forms a jagged edge along the length of the web 56. As shown in FIG. 4, the width of the first portion 56 forming the narrow web after tearing the tear strip 58 is longer than the distance between two adjacent points or lines in the perforation line 60. The strip 58 is removed with a minimum change in the force to remove the strip 58 towards the hole 46 of the carrier 20.

To release the container 22 from the carrier 20, the narrow web 56 is selectively torn off. Since the carrier 20 is positioned along the sidewall 24 of each bottle 22, the web 56 is selectively and easily torn through the levering of the bottle 22 relative to the adjacent bottle 22, Tear off the remaining narrow web 56 that holds (22) together in the package array.

Since the outer margins 48 of the holes 46 in the carrier 20 are slightly contoured and each tier strip 58 is straight, this will cover the area 57 of the specific reduced width of the remaining web 56. And stress concentration to facilitate easy tearing of the web 56 and removal of the container 22. Moreover, since each perforation line 60 ends at a point spaced inwardly from the end margin of the last hole 46, the tearing of the strip 58 depends on the amount of force used to tear the strip 58. The final force of is directed inward into the hole 46 releasing the container 22 from the hole 46 while holding the container in the other hole.

A third embodiment of the carrier 20b shown in FIG. 5 is described. Since the structure of the third embodiment of the carrier 20b is similar to that of the carrier 20a described in the second embodiment, only the difference between the structure of the carrier 20a of the second embodiment and the carrier 20b of the third embodiment is It is described here.

The handle portion 70 is integrally formed along the outer margin 38b of one of the container coupling portions, such as the container coupling portion 32b, and is actually part of the tear strip 58b. The handle portion 70 is between the connecting portions 72 and 74 integrally formed in the outermost range of the tier strip 58b and between the connecting portions 72 and 74 and integrally connects the connecting portions 72 and 74 together. It has a sebum part 75 connected to it. The hole 77 is formed through the handle part 70. To carry the package, the consumer inserts his finger through the hole 77 to grip the intermediate sebum 75. When the package is carried by the consumer, the container is on its side.

The perforation line 60b separating the tier strip or the second portion 58b and the handle portion 70 from the first portion 56b is formed of a series of independent points spaced from each other or alternatively a series of It is formed by independent short lines or slits spaced apart. Each point or slit in the perforation line 60b is separated from each other by a successive tearing portion of the carrier 20b.

Each perforation line 60b starts at the end 62b of the carrier 20b and ends at point 64b. The point 64b is in the outer periphery of the carrier 20b and is proximate to the inner edge of the last hole 46b on the carrier 20b side opposite the side from which the perforation line 60b begins. As shown, the perforation line 60b extends approximately 1/4 across the width of the hole 64b. Perforation line 60b ends at the point showing that the perforation line ends within the outer periphery of carrier 20b.

As shown on one side of the carrier 20b, a pair of slits 76 are provided between the end 64b of the perforation line 60b and the last hole 64b, so that the strip 58b is torn off. The tearing force as it is turned inwards into the last hole 64b which holds the container freely therein. The slits 76 are parallel with the perforation lines 60b and staggered apart from each other. The slits 76 are spaced apart from the ends of the perforation lines 60b, spaced apart from each other, and spaced apart from the holes 64b by the carrier 20b continuous portion. Two or more slits are provided. The slit 76 is formed by any suitable means.

Alternatively, the strip 58b is provided because a single slit 81 is provided between the end 64b of the perforation line 60b and the last hole 64b as shown on the other side of the carrier 20b. This tearing force is directed inward at the last hole 46b to free the container held therein. The slit 81 is slightly angled with respect to the perforation line 60b and is spaced apart from the end of the hole 64b and the perforation line 60b by the continuous portion of the carrier 20b. The slit 81 is formed by suitable means. The two slits 76 are shown on one side of the carrier 20b and the slits 81 are shown on the other side of the carrier 20b, while the two slits 76 are on both sides of the carrier 20b. Single or angled slits 81 are provided on both sides of the carrier 20b.

As shown in FIG. 5, the tear strip 58b on each side of the carrier 20b starts at the same end of the carrier 20. While this configuration is shown in the figure, the carrier 20b has a perforation line 60b starting at the opposite end as in the second embodiment of the carrier 20a.

The width of the first portion 56b forming the narrow web after the tear strip 58b is torn is greater than the distance between any two adjacent points or lines in the perforation line 60b. In this embodiment of the carrier 20b, the points, lines, etc. in the perforation line 60b are not equally spaced along the entire length of the perforation line 60b. As shown in FIG. 5, the space between the points, lines, etc. of the perforation line 60b in the region 80 (shown as elliptical in the figure) at the base of each connecting portion 72, 74 is the perforation line 60b. Along the remainder of the) and are further apart than other points, lines, etc. Residual portions (outside of the region 80) such as dots and lines are closely spaced along the perforation line 60b. The points, lines, etc. of the perforation line 60b in the region 80 may be provided to provide a structural strength at the point where the handle portion 70 and the tier strip 58b are connected with the first portion 56b. Are more spaced apart than other points, lines, etc. Thus, the perforation line 60b can resist the stresses exhibited by the consumer pushing the handle 70 upward relative to the remainder of the package when the package is transported. This prevents or minimizes the possibility of perforation lines 60b that are torn in advance in region 80 due to this stress. However, dots, lines, etc. in the region 80 are not spaced apart so that the perforation lines 60b do not tear. The area 80 is more difficult to tear than the remainder of the perforation line 60b. Further, in the region 80, points, lines, and the like space apart from each other a narrower distance than the width of the first portion 56b.

The shapes of the holes 46b and 46b distant from the starting point of the perforation line 60b are similar shapes as shown in the second embodiment. In particular, each hole 64b has an inner margin portion 47b, an outer margin portion 48b and a side margin portion 49b. The inner margin 47b and the side margin 49b are straight lines. The inner margin portion 47b and the side margin portion 49b are connected by the circular corner margin portion 51b. The outer margin 48b of each hole 46b is slightly contoured and arc shaped. The contoured circular outer margin 48b and each side margin 49b are connected by a circular corner margin 53b. The outer margin 48b is concave with respect to the remainder of the hole 46b such that the distance between the outer margin 48b of the hole 46b and the perforation line 60b is minimum at the center of the arc.

In this embodiment of the carrier 20b, the shape of the hole 46b ′ close to the beginning of the perforation line 60b is deformed from the remainder of the holes 46b, 46b in the carrier 20b ′. In particular, on the side of the hole 46b 'closest to the beginning of the perforation line 60b, the width 82 between the outer margin 48b' of the first hole 46b 'and the perforation line 60b is a hole. Widely tapered to increase the amount of material between 46b 'and the beginning of perforation line 60b. These margin portions 47b ', 49b', 51b ', 53b' have the same shape as each of the margin portions 47b, 49b, 51b, 53b of the other holes 46, 46b in the carrier 20b. The other margin 48b 'is deformed to have an arced margin 55b' and a linear margin 57b '. The arc-shaped margin 55b 'is better disposed than the first end connected to the circular corner margin 53b' farther from the beginning of the perforation line 60b, and the half across the hole 46b '. It has a second end connected to the end of the linear margin 57b 'at point 83. Point 83 forms the point of the minimum distance of the outer margin of the hole 46b' from the perforation line 60b. The opposite end of the linear margin 57b 'is connected to the circular corner margin 53b' which is closest to the beginning of the perforation line 60b. The arced margin 55b 'of the outer margin 58b' The distance between the arc-shaped marginal portion 55b 'of the outer margin 58b' of the hole 46b 'and the perforation line 60b is equal to the arc-shaped marginal portion 55b from the first end of the arc-shaped marginal portion 55'. It is concave so that it may become small to the 2nd end of "." Therefore, the distance between the linear margin 57b 'and the perforation line 60b of the outer margin 58b' of the hole 46b 'is arc-shaped margin. It increases from the end of the linear margin 57b 'connected to 55b' to the opposite end of the linear margin 57b 'connected to the corner margin 53b' intimate at the beginning of the perforation line 60b. (82) This increase in material excludes or minimizes the possibility of inadvertent tearing of the first hole 46b during the start of the tearing of the tear strip 58b.

As shown on one side of the carrier 20b, the beginning of the perforation line 60b is aligned with the remainder of the perforation line 60b such that the entire perforation line 60b is straight. Alternatively, as shown on the opposite side of the carrier 20b, the beginning 85 of the perforation line 60b adjacent to the first hole 46b 'is at the remainder of the linear perforation line 60b. It is angled approximately 5 degrees outward of the outer margin of the carrier 20b. As shown, the beginning 85 of the perforation line 60b is a series of spaced slits, and the beginning 85 of the line 60b is a series of spacing, such as the remainder of the perforation line 60b. Dotted line. Angled start 85 of perforation line 60b merges with the remainder of perforation line 60b at point 87 preceding point 83 of hole 47b '. In other words, the point 87 is closer to the end 62b of the carrier 20b than the point 83. The beginning of the perforation line 60b is angled with the remainder of the perforation line 60b on both sides of the carrier 20b, and if necessary or alternatively the angled start 85 is on both sides of the carrier 20b. It is installed.

When the strip 58b is torn along the perforation line 60b, the slit 76 at the end of the perforation line 60b transfers tearing force into the hole 46b to free the container held in the last hole 46b. Guide inward. The ends of the tier strip 58b remain attached to the carrier 20b at point 64b relative to the remainder of the outer margin 38b of the carrier 20b and are not spaced apart from the remainder of the carrier into other consumable devices. Do not. When the tier strip 58b having the handle portion 70 integrally formed therewith is torn off, the handle portion 70 is separated from the tier strip 58b.

When each strip 58b is separated from the associated first portion 56b, a very narrow continuous web formed from the first portion 56b is subjected to tearing force for the slit 76 to freely hold the container therein. Since it guides inward, it remains adjacent to the hole 46 except for the last hole 46b. Residues of the web 56b are not torn or torn by the tearing of the strips 58b which hold the remainder of the container in the package array so as not to separate from one another. The tearing action of strip 58b from the remainder of carrier 20b forms a zigzag edge along the length of web 56b.

In order to release the remaining container from the carrier 20b, the narrow web 56b is selectively stamped. When the carrier 20b is positioned along the sidewall 24 of each bottle, the web 56b acts on the bottle against the adjacent bottle to destroy the remaining narrow web 56b that holds the bottle together in the package. Selectively torn through.

As shown in the figure, each tier strip 58, 58a, 58b has enlarged portions 66, 66a, 66b at the beginning having holes 68, 68a, 68b therein. To listen to the strips 58, 58a, 58b, the consumer grips the enlarged portions 66, 66a, 66b of the tier strips 58, 58a, 58b and the tear strips 58, 58a, 58b are easily torn off. The finger is positioned through the holes 68, 68a, 68b in the enlarged portions 66, 66a, 66b to facilitate gripping of the tear strips 58, 58a, 58b.

Carriers 20, 20a and 20b of the present invention have several other advantages. For example, the carriers 20, 20a, 20b become robust while the consumer easily and quickly removes the container 22. The carriers 20, 20a, and 20b of the present invention can be manufactured at low cost.

As described above, the carrier of the planer sheet material of the present application allows the consumer to easily and quickly take the container out of the carrier, while the container is held in the package to prevent the container from moving out of control from the carrier. There is an effect of separating from the remainder of the carrier.

While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art should understand that various changes and modifications of the present invention may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims (10)

A planar sheet material carrier for carrying a plurality of containers, the container comprising: a container coupling having rows of a plurality of consecutive annular bands defining a plurality of spaced apertures through the band to hold the container therein; Wherein each band has an inner margin, an outer margin and both side margins between the inner and outer margins, the outer margins of adjacent bands in the row are joined together and the side margins of adjacent bands in the row. The parts are also joined together, each of the outer margin portions of the band being between the first portion and the second portion to selectively separate the first portion and the second portion and the second portion of the outer margin portion from the first portion of the outer margin portion. Having a separating means, the first portion of the outer margin being contained in each annular band when the container is assembled to the carrier. In order to maintain the carrier in the planar sheet material, it characterized in that a predetermined second bujung said outer margin portion can be continuous after the separation from the part 1. The carrier of claim 1, wherein after the predetermined one of the second portions is separated from the first portion, the first portion forms a narrow continuous web. 2. The carrier of claim 1 wherein the separating means is a perforation line. 4. The carrier of claim 3, wherein the outer margin of each hole is outlined and the perforation lines are straight. 4. The play of claim 3, wherein the perforation line ends in an area within the outer periphery of the carrier such that when the second portion is separated from the first portion the second portion remains attached to the first portion at the end of the second portion. Carrier of the sheet material. 4. A planer according to claim 3, wherein the perforation line starts at one end of the carrier and ends in an area spaced inward from the outer side margin of the last hole at the end of the carrier opposite the one end. Carrier of sheet material. The method of claim 1, wherein the perforation line is a series of dotted lines spaced apart from each other by a predetermined gap, wherein each first portion of each outer margin portion has a width greater than the gap between the two adjacent dotted lines. Carrier of planer seat material. A plurality of containers having sidewalls and a carrier, the carriers having container couplings next to each other, each container coupling including a plurality of bands forming apertures spaced through the bands, the bands inside the container Coupled to the sidewall of the container, the inner margin and a side margin between the outer margin and the inner and outer margins, wherein the inner margin of the adjacent band of each container coupling portion is the other adjacent inner band of the container coupling portion. Are joined together, and the side margins of adjacent bands are also joined together, wherein the outer margin of the band on each container coupling portion is a predetermined one of a first portion, a second portion and a second portion of the outer margin portion of the outer margin. Between the first and second portions to selectively separate from the first portion of the Having a perforation line, the first portion of the outer margin forming a narrow continuous web along the carrier after a predetermined one of the second portions of the outer margin is separated from the first portion to hold a container in the package; A continuous web wherein said container can be selectively torn apart by levering said container relative to an adjacent container. 9. A package according to claim 8, wherein the outer margin of each hole is drawn. 9. A package according to claim 8, wherein the outer margin and perforation line of each hole are brought away from each other to provide a soft area to facilitate tearing of the web in the area.