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US 12,280,903 B2Granted
Container carrier
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsVincent Bowman, Griffin E. Rustad, Hyunchul Kim, Jacob M. Fornof
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Abstract
A container carrier for unitizing a plurality of containers that includes a first engagement means configured to engage a can and a second engagement means configured to engage a bottle, wherein the first engagement means and the second engagement means are generally superimposed upon each other.
Claims7
A container carrier for unitizing a plurality of containers, the container carrier comprising:
- a plurality of container receiving openings, each of the plurality of container receiving openings including a first engagement means configured to engage and retain a can around a chime, and a second engagement means configured to engage and retain a bottle, wherein the first engagement means and the second engagement means are generally superimposed upon each other;
- an outer perimeter of the each of the plurality of container receiving openings forming the first engagement means, wherein the outer perimeter engages and retains the can;
- and
- a plurality of radial tabs inwardly extending from the outer perimeter forming the second engagement means, wherein the plurality of radial tabs engage and retain the bottle.
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A container carrier for unitizing a plurality of containers, the container carrier comprising:
- a container receiving opening;
- an outer perimeter enclosing the container receiving opening, wherein the outer perimeter is a first engagement means configured to engage and retain a can around a chime of the can;
- and
- a plurality of radial tabs inwardly extending from the outer perimeter and positioned within the container receiving opening, wherein the plurality of radial tabs is a second engagement means configured to engage and retain a bottle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.