Heat shrink package handle
US4830895A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 1987 |
| Grant date | May 16, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/1331
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A length of tape 3 is bonded to a heat shrinkable film 2, and the film 2 is weakened along the edges of a central portion of the length of tape 3. The film 2 is then wrapped around an article or articles, has its two opposite ends sealed together, and is heat shrunk around the article or articles causing access openings 6, 7 in the sheet in the weakened areas along the central portion of the tape that can then be used as a handle for the resultant package 1.
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