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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Peter L. Samaras, Itasca, IL (US);
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A carrier and method of manufacture for a carrier that results in a package of containers includes a plastic sheet having an array of container apertures and a portion having a printed matte finish where the printed matte finish includes a lower coefficient of friction relative to a container than a remaining surface of the plastic sheet. A plurality of containers are each positioned within an aperture of the array so that the printed matte finish of the plastic sheet is positioned along an inner portion of the package and the remaining surface of the plastic sheet is positioned along an outer portion of the package.