Single color bar code printing on a multi-package
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsPeter L. Samaras, Joel A. Richardson, Glenn E. Ihrig
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for blocking a bar code in a package includes a carrier with a plurality of apertures. The carrier is formed with a plastic material containing an absorbing dye and a fluorescing dye so that a bar code on each container is not readable by a bar code scanner.
Claims20
A multi-package for carrying an array of containers in a corresponding array of apertures, the multi-package comprising:
- a sheet formed of a generally transparent material having a plurality of apertures, the sheet containing an absorbing dye within at least a portion of the sheet;
- a plurality of containers positioned in respective apertures of the array, and
- a bar code printed with a single color on the portion of the sheet, wherein the single color provides spaces between bars.
A carrier for carrying an array of containers in a corresponding array of apertures, each container of the plurality of containers including a bar code, the carrier comprising:
- a sheet formed of a plastic resin, the sheet including the array of apertures for engaging the plurality of containers;
- one or more lanes formed into the sheet, wherein the lanes include a pigment or a dye;
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- a bar code printed with a single color on a portion of the lane, wherein the single color provides spaces between bars.
A method of assembling a plurality of containers in a multi-packaging device, the method comprising:
- forming a sheet from a plastic material including an absorbing dye, the sheet having a plurality of apertures;
- engaging the plurality of containers with the plurality of apertures;
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- printing a bar code with a single color on a portion of the sheet, wherein the single color provides spaces between bars.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.