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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2007
David C. Schiltz, Columbus, OH (US);
Christina M. Tranfaglia, Glenview, IL (US);
Jeffrey L. Roberts, Round Lake Park, IL (US);
Edward J. Seeberger, Dublin, OH (US);
Brad W. Dickason, Hilliard, OH (US);
David C. Schiltz, Columbus, OH (US);
Christina M. Tranfaglia, Glenview, IL (US);
Jeffrey L. Roberts, Round Lake Park, IL (US);
Edward J. Seeberger, Dublin, OH (US);
Brad W. Dickason, Hilliard, OH (US);
Pactiv Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
Method of packaging an arrangement of containers including producing containers on first and second manufacturing lines. The first and second manufacturing lines produce containers with first and second sets of depictions associated with a common theme using first and second series of color combinations, respectively. The first and second series of color combinations include first and second pluralities of colors wherein the first plurality of colors is different than the second plurality of colors. The containers from the first and second manufacturing lines are accumulated at a common location, where containers including depictions from the first manufacturing line with the first series of color combinations and containers including depictions from the second manufacturing line with the second series of color combinations are selected to form a group of containers that is packaged for commercial distribution.