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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Leslie S. Marco, Westmont, IL (US);
Inventor:
Leslie S. Marco, Westmont, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 75/00 (2006.01); B65D 71/50 (2006.01); B65D 71/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 71/504 (2013.01); B65D 71/063 (2013.01); B65D 71/066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A package for unitizing a plurality of containers that includes a flexible carrier having an array of container receiving apertures formed in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks wherein each container receiving aperture engages with a respective container of the plurality of containers and includes an outer band having a sufficiently narrow width to result in permanent yield following stretching engagement with and application to a respective container and a secondary package positioned with respect to the carrier and containers to form a unitized package.