Container package
US4915217A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 1989 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D71/50
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A container package comprising an array of cans, each of which has a body portion, an annular bead on the upper end thereof having a smaller diameter than the body portion and an inclined portion extending from the body portion to the bead, and a carrier. The carrier comprises a sheet of flexible plastic material having a plurality of openings forming an array for receiving the ends of the cans. The cans are inserted upwardly into the openings and retained by the carrier by flexing of the periphery of each opening upwardly against the bead of each can. The modulus of elasticity, the thickness of the sheet and the spacing and size of the openings are such that the cans are maintained in abutting relationship. The upper ends of the cans are substantially in a single plane when the package is lifted through finger openings in the sheet.
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