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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Roger L Martin, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Jefferson Smurfit Corporation, Clayton, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206145 ; 206158 ;
Abstract
A composite article carrier for articles such as bottles, or cans with bodies having tapered upper portions. The carrier includes an outer member, with article receiving openings of one size, and an inner member with smaller article receiving openings and adjacent retaining tabs that project through the openings of the outer member for engagement with the under sides of article end closures, to secure the articles to the carrier.