Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.

Van Den Bergh Foods Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.

International Actrooi Maatschappy 'octropa' B.v.

Werner Kuhn

Rudolf Kraus

Walter Schragle

Walter Ramspott

Birgit Degeler

Board multipack for at least four tub-like objects with rims that are arranged in two rows, with a top panel (2), two side panels (5,6) and a base panel which consists of two sections (9,10) that overlap. The outer of the two base sections is provided with a tab (17) which is die-cut from the section (10) and is hinged to the same along a folding line. The inner base section (9) has two hinged flaps (13,14) that each have a cut-out section (15,16) in the middle, which the tab (17) engages and locks with.

Multipack made from board

Pack made from board or a similar material for several bottle-like containers arranged behind each other in at least one row, consisting of a tray-like base section, which is folded from a flat board blank and in which the containers stand, and a top section that covers the containers.

Pack made from board of a similar material

The invention relates to a carrier pack for a number of bottles or similar objects that are produced with a relatively large tolerance in their diameter. The carrier pack consists of a blank that is wrapped around the bottles or similar objects. The two ends of the blank overlap where they are joined. At least one of these two ends has incisions which extend into the side wall next to respective the end section. The incisions are preferably positioned beside the bottles or similar products, which means that tabs are formed that are as wide as the bottles. The closing process for the carrier pack involves the individual tabs of an end section being pressed onto the other end section separately and elastically according to the dimensions of the bottles or similar objects, until the bottles are firmly held in place. The apparatus needed to close the carrier pack involves fingers attached to a chair mechanism. These fingers engage with edges of the blank at the end of the same. These fingers are elastic under pressure, which means that the tabs are able to compensate for possible tolerances in the dimensions of the bottles or similar objects.

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Buchenberg, Germany

Werner Kuhn