Cluster pack comprising containers having a reinforced wall section
AssigneeKHS GmbH
InventorsFrank Haesendonckx, Christian Rommel
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A cluster pack comprises at least two containers connected by a glued joint. One of the containers has a thickened wall region in the region of the glued joint. This region acts as a well reinforcement to reduce the risk of tearing a container during detachment from the cluster pack.
Claims20
A cluster pack that comprises a glued joint, a wall reinforcement, a first container and a second container, wherein said wall reinforcement is a thickening of a wall of said first container, wherein said glued joint interconnects said first and second containers, and wherein said wall reinforcement is disposed at said glued joint.
A method comprising producing a cluster pack with at least two containers, at least one of which has a wall having a wall reinforcement that comprises a thickening in said wall, wherein producing said cluster pack comprises delivering said containers to a glue applicator, aligning said containers in relation to said glue applicator, causing said glue applicator to apply glue to a glue point on said wall reinforcement, and joining said containers together at said glue point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.