US3721337A - Quick opening container package - Google Patents

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US3721337A
US3721337A US00116783A US3721337DA US3721337A US 3721337 A US3721337 A US 3721337A US 00116783 A US00116783 A US 00116783A US 3721337D A US3721337D A US 3721337DA US 3721337 A US3721337 A US 3721337A
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M Klygis
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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
    • B65D71/50—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

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  • a container package including a new and improved sheet carrier device having visible, quickopening means for removing containers from the sheet carrier device.
  • a container package for a plurality of similarly configured containers which are arranged in substantially abutting side-by-side relationship
  • the container package including a carrier device for retaining and transporting containers together as a package comprising an unsupported sheet of material having a plurality of apertures therein corresponding in number, arrangement and size to the containers, the material adjacent each aperture in the carrier device being in the form of circumferentially extending bands of material, and means for removing individual containers from the package including individual finger engaging tab means integrally connected to the carrier device along a limited inner marginal area thereof surrounding each aperture, each finger engaging tab means being formed from a sec tion of material within each aperture and being arranged to extend outwardly relative to said containers for easy grasping thereof by user whereby a force exerted on the finger engaging tab means in a direction away from the carrier device causes tearing of the circumferentially extending bands of material surrounding each aperture for removing individual containers from the package.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container package incorporating one form of carrier device which is constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the container package shown in FIG. 1, and further depicting the manner in which individual containers are removed from the package;
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged top plan view of the carrier device used with the container package in FIGS. 1-2;
  • FIG. 4 is a top plan view of a slightly modified form of carrier device within the purview of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a reduced-in-size top plan view of another form of a carrier device which is within the scope of the present invention.
  • the container package will be described as including a plurality of breakable containers such as glass bottles or the like, it being understood that other types of containers such as metal, plastic, or paper cans and containers, whether of unitary or laminated construction, may be used, if desired.
  • the preferred form of container package 10 includes a pair of upper and lower carrier elements 12, 14 which are designed to engage the glass containers 16 adjacent the upper and bottom ends thereof. Where complete container-tocontainer stability is not required, a single carrier element incorporating the finger engaging tab means of the present invention can be used.
  • Both of the carrier elements 12, 14 are preferably of the sheet plastic type in that'they are made from a resilient, elastic and deformable unsupported sheet of thermoplastic material such as polyethylene, the qualities of which are well known.
  • the lower carrier element 14 is arranged to embrace and grip the bottles 16 adjacent the lower ends thereof in a manner well known in the art.
  • a lower carrier element 14 is principally used for the purpose of bottle-to-bottle stability in the container package when used in conjunction with a second carrier element such as the carrier element 12 illustrated in FIGS. 1-2 of drawing.
  • the carrier element 12 is positioned beneath the crowned caps 18 associated with each container 16.
  • the carrier element 12 may be positioned below the annular shoulder or enlargement 20 formed in each of the containers 16 immediately below the crowned caps 18.
  • the carrier element 12 is arranged to be located in a position slightly below the crowned caps 18 of the containers 16 to permit a user to insert his fingers within the fingerhold carrying means 22 without the risk of damaging the users fingers by the sharp surfaces normally associated with the free ends of the crowned caps 18 or otherwise interfering with the carrying of the container package 10.
  • the carrier element 12 includes a plurality of apertures 24 therein which correspond in number, arrangement and size to the containers 16.
  • Each of the apertures 24 is designed to be stretched upon the insertion of the crowned caps 18 therethrough to permit the material bands 26 surrounding each aperture 24 to underlie the crowned caps 18 or annular shoulder 20 as may be desired. In this way, it is possible for the carrier element 12 to permit the carrying of the containers 16 together as a group when the fingerhole engaging means 22 is gripped by a user.
  • each finger engaging tab means 28 is formed from the section of material which is within the confines of the aperture shape that is desired.
  • the finger engaging tab means 28 are connected to the material bands 26 surrounding each aperture 24 along a limited inner marginal area 30 thereof Which is located adjacent the outer areas of the carrier element 12.
  • each of the individual finger engaging tab means 28 are connected to the carrier element 12 along a limited inner marginal area 30 thereof surrounding each aperture 24, it is possible for a user to exert a force on each finger engaging tab means 28 in a direction away from the carrier element 12 to permit tearing of the circumferentially extending bands of material 26 which surround each aperture 24 when it is desired to remove individual containers from the container package 10.
  • each of the finger engaging tab means 28 may be frangibly connected to a centrally located aperture formed in the carrier element 12.
  • FIG. 5 embodiment shows that it is possible to form the finger engaging tab means from less than the entire section of material within the aperture of the carrier element.
  • the carrier element 12b in FIG. 5 of the drawing shows that the finger engaging tab means 28b is formed from approximately one-half of the material section which remains attached to the carrier element 12 along the limited inner marginal area 30b which partially surrounds each aperture 24b in the carrier element 12b. The remaining half-section of material within each aperture 24b may remain either attached to the carrier element 12b or be completely removed from the carrier element 12b as may be desired.
  • the FIG. 5 embodiment is further provided with side flange elements 34b which may be disposed in a position substantially normal to the carrier element 12b as a result of the fold line 36b formed in the carrier element 12b.
  • Each of the side flanges can serve to provide a convenient location for printing indicia or embossments for advertising the products contained within each container 16.
  • the individual finger engaging tab means 28b are designed to be connected to weakened lines 32b which traverse side flanges 34b. This is necessary in order that individual containers 1 6 may be removed from the package.
  • the present invention contemplates a novel quick opening means for a carrier element comprising individual finger engaging tabs which may be configured and arranged relative to the carrier element to suit the particulars that are required.
  • a container package comprising a plurality of containers arranged in side-by-side abutting relationship, and a carrier holding said containers together, said carrier formed from a sheet of resilient deformable plastic material and having apertures therein, the marginal edge of each aperture terminating on the opposite sides of a tab formed from the material within the aperture, the circumferential extent of the marginal edge of each aperture and the material between said opposite sides of a tab being less than the circumferential dimension of said containers, said carrier being mounted on said containers with the marginal edge of each aperture and the material between said opposite sides of a tab being stretched to circumferentially encircle and resiliently grip one of said containers with the material about each aperture assuming a frusto-conical shape, and each tab being positioned between the surface of a container and said material about each aperture. 4
  • a carrier for the upper reduced neck portions of a plurality of bottles arranged in two side-by-side rows said carrier being formed from a sheet of resilient deformable plastic material, said sheet material being provided with two rows of apertures therethrough, the marginal edge of each aperture terminating on the opposite sides of a tab formed from the material within the aperture, the circumferential extent of the marginal edge and the material between said opposite sides of a tab being less than the circumferential dimension of the neck portion of the bottles intended to be associated therewith, whereby stretching of the marginal edge of each aperture and the portions of said sheet material, whereby said tabs are disposed outwardly of said two rows of bottles when said carrier is mounted on two rows of bottles.

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US5016750A (en) * 1989-07-25 1991-05-21 Gordon Joan E Environmentally sound carrier package
US4925020A (en) * 1989-07-25 1990-05-15 Gordon Joan E Environmentally sound carrier package
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US5115910A (en) * 1990-06-14 1992-05-26 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Carrier stock with tear-open band segments
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