Environmentally safe holder device
US5193673A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D71/504
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A container holder adapted to releaseably retain a plurality of similarly configured containers and adapted to permit release of each container individually. The holder is comprised of a central panel portion and a plurality of retaining portions. Each of the retaining portions has a pull tab that corresponds to it. The pull tab is joined to its respective retaining portion along the margin. The pull tab has a scoreline of a selected length proximate the pull tab so that the pull tab can be operated to release the loop-like structure thus preventing wildlife from becoming entangled in unruptured rings of plastic containers once the package is discarded.
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