Minimal packaging can multipack system
AssigneeThai Union Group Public Company Limited
InventorJames Garfield Pryor
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an aluminum band for covering or wrapping at least partially a stack of substantially identical cans, said aluminum band being a composite strip comprising separation means intended to be positioned on a contact area of two adjacent cans of said stack, characterized in that, said separation means are torsion cutting means comprising at least two lines of notches separated from another by a separation portion intended to cover said contact area, and two lateral sides having a shape similar to V, U, or alike, and in that said aluminum band comprises an inner adhesive layer and an outer metal layer of aluminum or aluminum alloy foil.
Claims17
An aluminum band for covering or wrapping at least partially a stack of substantially identical cans, said aluminum band being a composite strip comprising separation means configured to be positioned on a contact area of two adjacent cans of said stack, the aluminum band comprising:
- the separation means are torsion cutting means comprising two lines of notches on opposite sides of a separation portion of the aluminum band configured to cover said contact area, the separation portion including lateral sides having a V shape or a U shape between the two lines of notches;
- the aluminum band comprises an inner adhesive layer and an outer metal layer of aluminum or aluminum alloy foil;
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- an entirety of the aluminum band is in contact with the stack.
A method for manufacturing a packaging can multipack system, comprising:
- forming a stack of cans by aligning a plurality of substantially identical cans in a common direction;
- applying at least one aluminum band to the stack having two lines of notches on opposite sides of a separation portion of the aluminum band, including superimposing the separation portion between sidewalls of adjacent cans in the stack;
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- applying pressure to the at least one aluminum band.
An aluminum band, comprising:
- a composite strip of material configured to cover or wrap around at least a portion of a stack of cans, the composite strip of material including a separation portion configured to be aligned at an interface between adjacent cans in the stack, the separation portion including lateral sides,
- wherein the composite strip of material includes two lines of notches with one line of notches on either side of the separation portion,
- wherein the lateral sides of the separation portion are recessed at the interface,
- wherein an entirety of the composite strip of material is adhered to the stack of cans, and
- wherein the composite strip of material is configured to separate at one of the lines of notches in response to a rotational force applied by a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.