Printed matte finish carrier
AssigneeIllnnois Tool Works Inc.
InventorPeter L. Samaras
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Abstract
A carrier and method of manufacture for a carrier that results in a package of containers includes a plastic sheet having an array of container apertures and a portion having a printed matte finish where the printed matte finish includes a lower coefficient of friction relative to a container than a remaining surface of the plastic sheet. A plurality of containers are each positioned within an aperture of the array so that the printed matte finish of the plastic sheet is positioned along an inner portion of the package and the remaining surface of the plastic sheet is positioned along an outer portion of the package.
Claims17
A carrier for carrying an array of containers comprising:
- a plastic sheet having a generally smooth surface and a plurality of container apertures formed therein and arranged in adjacent rows and adjacent ranks, wherein the plastic sheet is generally transparent and includes a printed matte finish formed of a printed ink, the printed matte finish on the plastic sheet between the adjacent rows and the adjacent ranks of the container apertures, wherein the printed matte finish is configured to contact the containers and has a roughness value Ra of at least 100 microinches.
A package of containers comprising:
- a sheet having a plurality of container apertures arranged in adjacent rows and ranks;
- a portion of the sheet having a corona pretreatment and a printed matte finish of printed ink on and over the corona pretreatment;
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- a plurality of containers positioned within respective container apertures so that the printed matte finish contacts at least a portion of each container of the plurality of containers, wherein the printed matte finish is between the adjacent rows and the ranks of the container apertures, wherein the printed matte finish has a roughness value Ra of at least 100 microinches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.