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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2004
William N. Weaver, Northbrook, IL (US);
Joanrita A. Schultz, Barrington, IL (US);
Peter L. Samaras, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Deepak H. Mehta, Naperville, IL (US);
William N. Weaver, Northbrook, IL (US);
JoanRita A. Schultz, Barrington, IL (US);
Peter L. Samaras, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Deepak H. Mehta, Naperville, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers, such as soft drink and other beverage containers, is formed from a polymer composition which provides the carrier with improved recovery, tensile strength and tear resistance. The polymer composition includes about 50–99% by weight of a low density ethylene polymer having a density of about 0.910–0.950 grams/cmand about 1–50% by weight of a single site catalyzed ethylene-alpha olefin copolymer plastomer having a density of about 0.850–0.905 grams/cm.