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Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 11, 2023
Applicant:

Westrock Packaging Systems, Llc, Atlantia, GA (US);

Inventor:

Juan Carlos Palacios Hernandez, Atlanta, GA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 13/00 (2006.01); B65B 13/02 (2006.01); B65B 13/18 (2006.01); B65B 17/02 (2006.01); B65B 43/44 (2006.01); B65B 43/46 (2006.01); B65D 71/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 43/46 (2013.01); B65B 13/02 (2013.01); B65B 13/185 (2013.01); B65B 17/025 (2013.01); B65B 43/44 (2013.01); B65D 71/44 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure relate to a packaging system, method of packaging, apparatus, handle structure, an article carrier for packaging a plurality of articles, and to a blank for forming the handle structure or article carrier. The packaging system provides an apparatus for applying the handle structure or article carrier to one or more articles. The apparatus provides a component adapted to engage the blank and form the handle structure or article carrier so as to displace a first side of the handle structure or article carrier, disposed on a first side of an article retention structure to a greater extent than a second side of the handle structure or article carrier, disposed on a second, opposing, side of an article retention structure.


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