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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Robert C. Olsen, Medinah, IL (US);
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A container carrier for unitizing a plurality of containers that includes a plurality of flexible bands forming an array of container receiving apertures, the array arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks. A generally rectangular shaped intermediate aperture is formed between each pair of container receiving apertures, wherein at least two sides of the intermediate aperture are concave, forming convex tabs protruding inward to the intermediate apertures. The resulting carrier is capable of unitizing a variety of containers in a tight multipackage with finger tabs to make carrying the multipackage much easier.