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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2023
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Griffin E. Rustad, Chicago, IL (US);
Christopher J. Samaras, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Hyunchul Kim, Chicago, IL (US);
Jacob M. Fornof, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 71/50 (2006.01); B65B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 71/504 (2013.01); B65B 17/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A container carrier for unitizing a plurality of containers includes a network of molded ribs forming a plurality of container receiving openings formed in a first plane and a plurality of teeth formed in the first plane and extending toward a center of each container receiving opening. A rail may be positioned on an underside of the container carrier between each pair of container receiving openings.