Container carrier
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorJames A. Broskow
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Abstract
A plastic carrier for carrying containers includes container engaging portions which extend from a joint. The joint is at adjacent edges of the container engaging portions. The container engaging portions include a plurality of annular bands for securely holding containers therein. The joint is formed by bonding the layers of plastic material between the edges of the container engaging portions. The joint is interrupted along its length to enable the joint and container engaging portions to stretch when containers are placed in the carrier. The carrier may include a handle portion which extends from the joint for carrying the containers.
Claims13
A carrier for carrying a plurality of containers comprising:
- first and second container engaging portions made of a plastic material of a predetermined thickness and freely extending from a joined portion of a predetermined length at adjacent edges of said container engaging portions;
- said joined portion being formed by merging juxtaposed surfaces of longitudinal edges of said container engaging portions together;
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- said container engaging portions including a plurality of annular bands defining apertures therein for respectively securely holding therein a single container, each said annular band having a height defined by said thickness of the plastic material and a radial width defined by the distance between an outer margin of its aperture and an outer margin of the band, said radial width being substantially greater than said height of the band;
- said container engaging portions generally defining a plane along said radial width when the carrier is assembled with containers, said joined portion extending generally perpendicularly with respect to said plane when the carrier is assembled with containers and said joined portion being interrupted along its length to define cut outs between said bands and separated joined portion segments.
A carrier for a plurality of containers comprising:
- first and second generally planar container engaging portions of plastic sheet material of predetermined thickness and having first longitudinal inner edge margins and opposite outer edges, said inner edge margins having fused facing surfaces providing a joined portion of predetermined length, said container engaging portions including a plurality of annular, substantially planar bands defining apertures therein, each aperture for respectively receiving and retaining a single container, said generally planar container engaging portions being positionable in a first position wherein said container engaging portions extend in the same direction from said joined portion with said outer edges of said container engaging portions adjacent each other and said apertures of said container engaging portions respectively juxtaposed over one another, said generally planar container engaging portions being movable to a second position wherein said container engaging portions are folded oppositely from said joined portion substantially to a common plane for assembly with containers and said joined portion extends generally perpendicularly with respect to said common plane when the carrier is assembled with containers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.