公开(公告)号：US20220017278A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-20

申请号：US17375844

申请日：2021-07-14

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Rachell L. SLOVIK ,  Patrick R. Van Tholen ,  Robert C. Olsen ,  Christopher J. Samaras

IPC: B65D71/50 ,  B65B27/04

Abstract: A flexible container carrier and related method for unitizing a plurality of containers that includes a plurality of flexible bands forming an array of container receiving apertures, the array arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks. A series of frangible lines of separation are provided between each container receiving opening so that removing a container from the package results in the separation of the frangible lines of separation defining the respective container receiving opening and thus the container and a respective band of the plurality of bands are removed from the package together.

公开(公告)号：US20220274754A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-01

申请号：US17637879

申请日：2020-10-07

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Christopher J. SAMARAS ,  Rachell L. SLOVIK

IPC: B65D71/50 ,  B65B27/04

Abstract: A container carrier (100) with a uniform pitch applicating feature for applying container carriers onto containers to form a multipackage. A uniform series of apertures (112) is formed on the container carrier in the machine direction of a multipack carrier. Application machines may use the apertures for synchronizing the container carrier material to the containers, thereby making it container pitch independent. The resulting internal features of the carrier that would receive the containers can then be varied to best match the containers with little to no impact to the application machine.

公开(公告)号：US20220127052A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-28

申请号：US17504624

申请日：2021-10-19

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Rachell L. SLOVIK ,  Christopher J. SAMARAS ,  Robert C. OLSEN ,  Michael P. CZARNECKI, JR.

IPC: B65D71/50

Abstract: A container carrier for unitizing a plurality of containers. The carrier includes a planar sheet of a material and a plurality of container receiving apertures within the planar sheet and arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks. Each of the plurality of container receiving apertures includes a central opening shape and a plurality of clefts radially extending in the planar sheet outward from the central shape to form a plurality of container friction flaps each adapted to extend along a side wall of a corresponding container of the plurality of containers.