Cluster pack and production method

A manufacture comprising a cluster pack, wherein said cluster pack comprises a carrying element, a first encompassing element, a predetermined number of containers, and a second encompassing element, wherein said first encompassing element comprises shrink film, wherein said second encompassing element defines a ring that surrounds said containers, and wherein said carrying element is integrated into said second encompassing element.

A method for producing a cluster pack having a predetermined number of containers, a shrink film that encompasses said containers, and a carrying element that is integral with a ring that surrounds said containers, said method comprising bringing said containers together to form a container arrangement, said container arrangement being conformal to said cluster pack, surrounding said container arrangement with said ring, wrapping said container arrangement, at least in some areas, with said shrink film, and feeding said wrapped container arrangement to a shrinking device for shrinking of said shrink film around said container arrangement, thereby forming said cluster pack.