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EP2844581B1
EP2844581B1 EP13724966.0A EP13724966A EP2844581B1 EP 2844581 B1 EP2844581 B1 EP 2844581B1 EP 13724966 A EP13724966 A EP 13724966A EP 2844581 B1 EP2844581 B1 EP 2844581B1
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George E. Ii Waldo
Christopher J. Ludwig
Leslie S. Marco
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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
    • B65D71/50—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
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators

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  • This invention relates to a container carrier for unitizing a desired quantity of containers.
  • Container carriers connect two or more containers into a sturdy unitized package or "multipack" of containers.
  • Carriers are generally planar arrays of rings, sometimes referred to as “six-pack carriers,” typically formed from a thermoplastic sheet material. Carriers are applied to containers of various sizes and shapes.
  • Conventional container carriers are often used to unitize a plurality of similarly sized containers, such as cans, bottles, jars and boxes, although other packages or containers may be unitized.
  • Plastic ring carriers and box carriers are two such conventional container carriers.
  • the plastic ring carrier produces a unitized package for containers using little material.
  • the box carrier when used alone has little or no advertising or promotional printing space.
  • the box carrier generally has a relatively large amount of area for promotional graphics.
  • the box carrier requires a relatively large amount of material, permits bottles to fall out if it is not maintained in an upright position, and usually shrouds much of the actual containers. Therefore, there is a need for a package that incorporates the stability and economy of a ring carrier and the promotional properties of a box carrier.
  • This invention relates to a carrier, for unitizing a plurality of containers, having a plurality of container receiving apertures configured with an integral panel and/or handle that is shaped to convey additional information regarding the package.
  • a container carrier according to this invention carries a plurality of containers such as cans or bottles.
  • the carrier comprises a planar, plastic, sheet formed with a plurality of container receiving apertures.
  • the container receiving apertures are formed in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks.
  • a panel is preferably integrally formed with the sheet so that the panel extends outward from a panel edge of the sheet.
  • the panel is die cut to convey at least one of a product name, a product property, a promotional shape, a trademark, a tradename, alpha-numeric characters, symbols and/or a fanciful design intended to draw attention to the product.
  • a separate handle may be likewise configured to convey at least one of a product name, a product property, a promotional shape, a trademark, a tradename, alpha-numeric characters, symbols and/or a fanciful design intended to draw attention to the product.
  • the handle may be integrally formed with the panel and be likewise configured to convey at least one of a product name, a product property, a promotional shape, a trademark, a tradename, alpha-numeric characters, symbols and/or a fanciful design intended to draw attention to the product.
  • the containers are positioned in each container receiving aperture to form a package having a panel and/or a handle that is prominent with respect to the package and visible to a consumer such that its stylized form projects the intended image of the product.
  • a configuration of the panel and/or handle results in a package of containers having a prominent display area or "billboard" for advertising, information, graphics and other marketing material.
  • Figs. 1-9 show carriers 10 and packages 80 according to various preferred embodiments of this invention.
  • Containers 20 shown in Figs. 3-5 , 6 and 8 are preferably bottles. Although bottles are shown in Fig. 3-5 , 6 and 8 , cans or any other commonly unitized container 20 may be used with carrier 10 according to this invention.
  • Containers 20 are preferably like-sized within a single carrier 10 to form package 80.
  • Carrier 10 unitizes a plurality of containers 20 to create package 80, such as package 80 shown in Figs. 3-5 .
  • Carrier 10 comprises planar sheet 15 preferably constructed from a flexible, resilient material such as plastic.
  • sheet 15 is made from low density polyethylene.
  • Sheet 15 of material is preferably cut, using means known to those skilled in the art, such as a stamping die, to form a plurality of container receiving apertures 25 in sheet 15.
  • container receiving apertures 25 are formed in sheet 15 in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks.
  • container receiving apertures 25 are configured in two rows of three ranks or in two rows of four ranks.
  • Sheet 15 may include other configurations of container receiving apertures 25 depending on the size of package 80 desired.
  • panel 50 is integrally formed with sheet 15.
  • Panel 50 preferably has an overall longitudinal panel length less than an overall length of sheet 15.
  • Panel 50 preferably accommodates, on one or both sides, UPC and proof of purchase labels, graphics, and promotional and/or other information related to contents and/or ingredients of package 80.
  • Panel 50 preferably extends outward from a longitudinal edge of sheet 15. As shown in Figs 1-5 , panel 50 is at least partially formed along a portion of each container receiving aperture 25.
  • Panel 50 is preferably integrally formed with the sheet 15 so that the panel 50 extends outward from a longitudinal edge of the sheet 15.
  • Panel 50 is preferably shaped to convey at least one of a product name, a product property, a promotional shape, a trademark, a tradename, alpha-numeric characters, symbols and/or a fanciful design intended to draw attention to the product.
  • carrier 10 further comprises integral handle 60 positioned between rows of container receiving apertures 25 or along an opposite longitudinal edge of sheet 15. Handle 60 is particularly important in configurations of carrier 10 that contain many container receiving apertures 25 to facilitate ease of handling of package 80.
  • handle 60 may be likewise configured to convey at least one of a product name, a product property, a promotional shape, a trademark, a tradename, alpha-numeric characters, symbols and/or a fanciful design intended to draw attention to the product.
  • Both handle 60 and panel 50 may include corresponding die cuts, either identical or complementary including the product name, the product property, the promotional shape, the trademark, the tradename, the alpha-numeric characters, symbols and/or the fanciful design.
  • handle 60 may be integrally formed with the panel 50 and be likewise configured to convey at least one of a product name, a product property, a promotional shape, a trademark, a tradename, alpha-numeric characters, symbols and/or a fanciful design intended to draw attention to the product.
  • containers 20 are preferably positioned in each container receiving aperture 25 to form package 80.
  • Panel 50 is preferably generally flat and parallel with respect to containers 20 and prominent with respect to package 80. If panel 50 is curled or folded in a perpendicular position with respect to package 80, then advertising or other material positioned on panel will not be legible to a consumer. In addition, a panel 50 that protrudes with respect to package 80 will create difficulties in packaging, handling and stacking packages 80 because of interference between panels 50 of adjacent packages 80 and between panel 50 and packaging equipment.
  • panel 50 is similarly formed in a decorative configuration however cutouts or similar areas for grasping the panel are not provided. Instead one or a series of weakened areas 85, such as slits and/or perforations, are formed with respect to the panel 50 that permit a user to insert her hand through the panel 50 and "create" the handle at the point of sale. In this manner, billboard space on the panel 50 is maximized until purchase.
  • the one or more slits and/or perforations may protrude directly through the graphics and/or decorative configuration within the panel 50 and are thus best positioned to open only following a purchase decision by a consumer.
  • a panel 50 is formed relative to a carrier 10 and a group of containers 20 in a package 80 such that a decorative component forms a portion of a removal element 90 such as a perforation or tear strip so that a user may remove containers 20 from the package 80 generally along an interface between the panel 50 and at least one row of the containers 20.
  • a tail of a lizard may be pulled along a removal element 90 to release individual containers 20 from the package 80.
  • the removal element 90 preferably forms an integral portion of the product name, the product property, the promotional shape, the trademark, the tradename, the alpha-numeric characters, the symbols and the fanciful design of the panel 50.

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Claims (20)

  1. Träger (10) zum Tragen einer Vielzahl von Behältern (20), wobei der Träger umfasst:
    eine flache Folie (15) aus einem Kunststoffmaterial, wobei die Folie eine Vielzahl von Behälteraufnahmeöffnungen (25) aufweist, die in Längsreihen und Queraufreihungen angeordnet sind;
    eine Platte (50), die einstückig mit der Folie ausgebildet ist, wobei sich die Platte von einem Rand der Folie (15) nach außen erstreckt,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Platte (50) gestanzt ist, um mindestens eines von Produktname, Produkteigenschaft, Werbeform, Markenzeichen, Markenname, alphanumerischen Zeichen, Symbolen und einer hübschen Ausgestaltung zu bilden.
  2. Träger nach Anspruch 1, wobei eine Längsplattenlänge geringer als ein Längsfolienlänge ist.
  3. Träger nach Anspruch 1, ferner umfassend einen einstückigen Griff (60), der zwischen den Längsreihen der Behälteraufnahmeöffnungen (25) angeordnet ist.
  4. Träger nach Anspruch 3, wobei der integrierte Griff (60) ausgeschnitten ist, um jeweils mindestens eines von Produktname, Produkteigenschaft, Werbeform, Markenzeichen, Markenname, alphanumerischen Zeichen, Symbolen und hübscher Ausgestaltung als Platte (50) zu bilden.
  5. Träger nach Anspruch 1, ferner umfassend einen Griff (60), der in der Platte (50) integriert ist.
  6. Träger nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Stanzung eine asymmetrische Form aufweist.
  7. Träger nach Anspruch 1, umfassend mindestens zwei Platten (50), wobei jede Platte mit einer Behälteraufnahmeöffnung (25) der Vielzahl von Behälteraufnahmeöffnungen (25) verknüpft ist.
  8. Träger nach Anspruch 7, wobei zwei oder mehrere gestanzte Platten (50) jeweils mit einem Aufreihung von zwei oder mehreren Queraufreihungen der Behälteraufnahmeöffnungen verknüpft sind.
  9. Träger nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Platte (50) ausgestanzt ist, um einen Umriss des Behälters (20) zu bilden.
  10. Träger nach Anspruch 1, ferner umfassend einen Griff (60), der zwischen der Platte und den Längsreihen der Behälteraufnahmeöffnungen (25) angeordnet ist.
  11. Verpackung (80) einer Vielzahl von Behältern (20), wobei die Verpackung umfasst:
    eine flache Folie (15) aus einem Kunststoffmaterial, wobei die Folie eine Vielzahl von Behälteraufnahmeöffnungen (25) aufweist, die in Längsreihen und Queraufreihungen angeordnet sind;
    eine Vielzahl von Behältern (20), die innerhalb einer zugehörigen einer Vielzahl von Behälteraufnahmeöffnungen (25) angeordnet sind;
    eine Platte (50), die einstückig mit der Folie (15) ausgebildet ist, wobei sich die Platte (50) von einem Rand der Folie (15) nach außen erstreckt und über einen oder mehrere Behälter (20) der Vielzahl von Behältern erstreckt,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Platte (50) gestanzt ist, um mindestens eines von Produktname, Produkteigenschaft, Werbeform, Markenzeichen, Markenname, alphanumerischen Zeichen, Symbolen und einer hübschen Ausgestaltung zu bilden.
  12. Verpackung nach Anspruch 11, wobei die Platte (50) einen oder mehrere geschwächte Bereiche (85) umfasst, um eine Handhalterung bereitzustellen, wenn dort hinein gegriffen wird, während immer noch Raum für Reklame auf der Platte (50) vor dem Kauf davon ist.
  13. Verpackung nach Anspruch 11, wobei zwei oder mehrere Platten (50) über der Verpackung (80) angeordnet sind, wobei jede Platte einer Aufreihung der Queraufreihungen der Behälteraufnahmeöffnungen (25) entspricht.
  14. Verpackung nach Anspruch 11, ferner umfassend einen Griff (60).
  15. Verpackung nach Anspruch 14, wobei der Griff (60) gestanzt ist, um mindestens eines von Produktname, Produkteigenschaft, Werbeform, Markenzeichen, Markenname, alphanumerischen Zeichen, Symbolen und einer hübschen Ausgestaltung zu bilden.
  16. Träger (10) zum Tragen einer Vielzahl von Behältern (20), wobei der Träger umfasst:
    eine flache Folie (15) aus einem Kunststoffmaterial, wobei die Folie eine Vielzahl von Behälteraufnahmeöffnungen (25) aufweist, die in Längsreihen und Queraufreihungen angeordnet sind;
    einen Griff (60), der einstückig mit der Folie (15) ausgebildet ist, wobei sich der Griff von der Folie erstreckt,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Griff (60) gestanzt ist, um mindestens eines von Produktname, Produkteigenschaft, Werbeform, Markenzeichen, Markenname, alphanumerischen Zeichen, Symbolen und einer hübschen Ausgestaltung zu bilden.
  17. Träger nach Anspruch 16, wobei sich der Griff (60) von zwischen den Längsreihen der Behälteraufnahmeöffnungen (25) erstreckt.
  18. Träger nach Anspruch 16, ferner umfassend eine Platte (50), die sich von einem Rand der Längsreihen der Behälteraufnahmeöffnungen (25) erstreckt.
  19. Träger nach Anspruch 18, wobei die Platte (50) eine dem Griff (60) entsprechende Stanzung aufweist und mindestens eines von Produktname, Produkteigenschaft, Werbeform, Markenzeichen, Markenname, alphanumerischen Zeichen, Symbolen und einer hübschen Ausgestaltung bildet.
  20. Träger nach Anspruch 18, wobei die Platte (50) entlang eines Entfernungselements (90) abtrennbar ist, um einzelne Behälter (20) aus dem Träger (10) freizugeben, wobei das Entfernungselement (90) einen einstückigen Abschnitt des Produktnamens, der Produkteigenschaft, der Werbeform, des Markenzeichens, des Markennamens, der alphanumerischen Zeichen, Symbole oder der hübschen Ausgestaltung bildet.
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