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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:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
David F Kuethe, Waunakee, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kraft Foods, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206462 ; 206223 ; 206820 ; 426112 ; 426115 ;
Abstract
A wrap-around band is provided for ganging together a plurality of individually complete packages. The resulting combination is a unitary product for purchase as a single item. The individually complete packages around which the band wraps have a protruding compartment within which the saleable goods are packaged. Each protruding compartment is not covered by the wrap-around band and is thus fully visible to the potential purchaser prior to purchase. At least two of the individually complete packages can have profiles which are different from each other and still be accommodated by the wrap-around band.