Printed matte finish carrier
AssigneeIllinois 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.
Claims20
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, wherein the plastic sheet is generally transparent and includes a printed matte finish on at least one desired portion of the plastic sheet.
A method for manufacturing a container carrier having an array of apertures each for receiving a container, the method comprising:
- feeding a flexible plastic sheet across a roller;
- printing a matte finish to a portion of the plastic sheet;
- forming the plastic sheet into the container carrier so that the matte finish is positioned in a desired location.
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 printed matte finish;
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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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.