Multi-container package with optional cover and method for making the same
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorMarshall J. Barrash
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Abstract
A multi-container package and method for making the same including two six-pack assemblies of containers, a paperboard cover over at least a part of the multi-container package, and an elastic band encircling and securing together the two six-pack assemblies and the paperboard cover. The band includes a central stabilizing strap located between the two six-pack assemblies, and the paperboard cover includes a top panel formed of two separate sections interconnected by two intermediate panels which extend down in-between the two six-pack assemblies to accommodate and receive there-between the central stabilizing strap.
Claims12
A multi-container package comprising:
- (a) a plurality of preformed plural container assemblies;
- (b) a cover over at least a portion of said multi-container package, said cover including a top panel and a pair of side panels on opposite ends of said top panel extending down from said top panel along opposite sides of said package, said top panel having a plurality of separated sections, each adjacent pair of said sections being interconnected by a pair of intermediate panels extending down into said package between a pair of adjacent ones of said assemblies;
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- (c) a band encircling and securing together said plurality of assemblies and said cover, and being in contact with both of said side panels, said band including a stabilizing strap extending between each adjacent pair of said assemblies and also extending between each pair of intermediate panels.
A method for making a multi-container package comprising the steps of:
- (a) locating a plurality of preformed plural container assemblies side by side;
- (b) providing a cover having a top panel, a pair of side panels on opposite ends of said top panel, and the top panel having a plurality of separate sections, each adjacent pair of which is interconnected by a pair of intermediate panels, over all of said assemblies such that said side panels extend down adjacent two opposite sides of said package, and such that each pair of said intermediate panels extend down between a respective pair of adjacent ones of said assemblies;
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- (c) positioning said cover;
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- (d) stretching an elastic band including at least one stabilizing strap over said assemblies and said cover, with a strap located in-between each pair of said intermediate panels, and then releasing said elastic band such that it contacts each of said side panels and securely holds said cover onto said assemblies and also securely holds said assembly together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.