US20040055905A1 - Container package with carrier and surrounding sleeve - Google Patents

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US20040055905A1
US20040055905A1 US10/251,312 US25131202A US2004055905A1 US 20040055905 A1 US20040055905 A1 US 20040055905A1 US 25131202 A US25131202 A US 25131202A US 2004055905 A1 US2004055905 A1 US 2004055905A1
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Leslie Marco
Robert Olsen
William Weaver
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Illinois Tool Works Inc
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Assigned to ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC. reassignment ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: MARCO, LESLIE S., OLSEN, ROBERT C., WEAVER, WILLIAM N.
Priority to US10/251,312 priority Critical patent/US20040055905A1/en
Application filed by Illinois Tool Works Inc filed Critical Illinois Tool Works Inc
Priority to US10/301,212 priority patent/US6923314B2/en
Priority to US10/396,610 priority patent/US6896129B2/en
Priority to AU2003241649A priority patent/AU2003241649B2/en
Priority to BR0303288-4A priority patent/BR0303288A/pt
Priority to NZ530681A priority patent/NZ530681A/en
Priority to NZ528053A priority patent/NZ528053A/en
Priority to EP03255753A priority patent/EP1400461A1/en
Priority to CA002441296A priority patent/CA2441296A1/en
Priority to CNA031573339A priority patent/CN1490226A/zh
Priority to KR1020030064928A priority patent/KR20040025837A/ko
Priority to TW092126023A priority patent/TW200405881A/zh
Priority to MXPA03008542A priority patent/MXPA03008542A/es
Priority to JP2003329757A priority patent/JP2004115129A/ja
Publication of US20040055905A1 publication Critical patent/US20040055905A1/en
Priority to US11/021,263 priority patent/US7458458B2/en
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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 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.
  • 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 .
  • two of the rows 54 and 56 are provided on one side of handle portion 20
  • 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 and 56 being formed in first sheet 26 and rows 58 and 60 formed in second sheet 28 .

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US10/251,312 US20040055905A1 (en) 2002-09-20 2002-09-20 Container package with carrier and surrounding sleeve
US10/301,212 US6923314B2 (en) 2002-09-20 2002-11-21 Banded container package with opening feature
US10/396,610 US6896129B2 (en) 2002-09-20 2003-03-25 Banded container package with opening feature
AU2003241649A AU2003241649B2 (en) 2002-09-20 2003-08-28 Container package with carrier and surrounding sleeve
BR0303288-4A BR0303288A (pt) 2002-09-20 2003-08-29 Pacote de vasilhames com dispositivo de transporte e anel envolvente
NZ530681A NZ530681A (en) 2002-09-20 2003-09-05 Carrier for containers with two rows of loops on each side of the handle
NZ528053A NZ528053A (en) 2002-09-20 2003-09-05 Container package with carrier and surrounding sleeve
EP03255753A EP1400461A1 (en) 2002-09-20 2003-09-15 Container package with carrier and surrounding sleeve
CA002441296A CA2441296A1 (en) 2002-09-20 2003-09-17 Container package with carrier and surrounding sleeve
CNA031573339A CN1490226A (zh) 2002-09-20 2003-09-18 带托架和外围套圈的容器包装物
KR1020030064928A KR20040025837A (ko) 2002-09-20 2003-09-18 운반기 및, 둘러싸는 슬리이브를 가진 콘테이너 팩키지
TW092126023A TW200405881A (en) 2002-09-20 2003-09-19 Container package with carrier and surrounding sleeve
MXPA03008542A MXPA03008542A (es) 2002-09-20 2003-09-19 Paquete de recipientes con portador y funda circundante.
JP2003329757A JP2004115129A (ja) 2002-09-20 2003-09-22 パッケージ
US11/021,263 US7458458B2 (en) 2002-09-20 2004-12-23 Sleeved container package with opening feature

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US10/301,212 Continuation-In-Part US6923314B2 (en) 2002-09-20 2002-11-21 Banded container package with opening feature

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EP (1) EP1400461A1 (es)
JP (1) JP2004115129A (es)
KR (1) KR20040025837A (es)
CN (1) CN1490226A (es)
AU (1) AU2003241649B2 (es)
BR (1) BR0303288A (es)
CA (1) CA2441296A1 (es)
MX (1) MXPA03008542A (es)
NZ (1) NZ528053A (es)
TW (1) TW200405881A (es)

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