Container carrier and package
US4592466A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D71/504
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A container package comprises a sheet of plastic material having a plurality of apertures therein and a like plurality of containers respectively received in said apertures. Each container comprises a plastic bottle having a laminated plastic and foil cover heat sealed thereover. Each container has a rim with a maximum diameter and a subjacent portion tapering downwardly and inwardly from said maximum diameter. The cover has an edge on said subjacent portion. The apertures in the carrier are initially elongated longitudinally of the carrier and are provided with scalloped margins. The margins are of lesser diameter than the upper ends of the containers, whereby the margins are stretched and deflected upwardly along said subjacent portion with the margins lying above the respective cover edges.
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