EP1491457A3 - Returnable can carrier - Google Patents

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EP1491457A3
EP1491457A3 EP04253639A EP04253639A EP1491457A3 EP 1491457 A3 EP1491457 A3 EP 1491457A3 EP 04253639 A EP04253639 A EP 04253639A EP 04253639 A EP04253639 A EP 04253639A EP 1491457 A3 EP1491457 A3 EP 1491457A3
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Prior art keywords
carrier
containers
slots
returnable
holding
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EP1491457A2 (en
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William N. Weaver
Edward J. Slomski
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Illinois Tool Works Inc
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Illinois Tool Works Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/50—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed otherwise than by folding a blank
    • B65D71/504—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed otherwise than by folding a blank the element being formed from a flexible sheet provided with slits or apertures intended to be stretched over the articles and adapt to the shape of the article

Abstract

A container carrier (10) of flexible resilient material includes an array of loops (16) for surrounding and holding full containers (14). Slots (20) are provided in the carrier (10) for receiving levers (30) of empty pop top containers therein and for holding emptied containers (14) by the pop top levers (30) being held in the slots (20).
EP04253639A 2003-06-23 2004-06-17 Returnable can carrier Withdrawn EP1491457A3 (en)

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US48075603P 2003-06-23 2003-06-23
US480756 2003-06-23
US830684 2004-04-23
US10/830,684 US20040256251A1 (en) 2003-06-23 2004-04-23 Returnable can carrier

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EP1491457A2 EP1491457A2 (en) 2004-12-29
EP1491457A3 true EP1491457A3 (en) 2006-02-08

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EP (1) EP1491457A3 (en)
AU (1) AU2004202765B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2470312A1 (en)
MX (1) MXPA04006243A (en)
NZ (1) NZ533339A (en)

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US6596272B2 (en) 2001-03-01 2003-07-22 Ultra Biotech Limited Biological fertilizer compositions comprising poultry manure
US11434058B2 (en) * 2015-12-03 2022-09-06 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Divisible container carrier

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US4557375A (en) * 1984-08-03 1985-12-10 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Multi-packaging device
EP0507479A1 (en) * 1991-04-02 1992-10-07 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Carrier stock with tear-open tabs
US5193673A (en) * 1991-04-12 1993-03-16 Thomas Rathbone Environmentally safe holder device
US20040134799A1 (en) * 2003-01-10 2004-07-15 Mattson Larry J. Container carrier

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US4296082A (en) * 1978-04-26 1981-10-20 Albright & Wilson Limited Purification of wet process phosphoric acid
US4191290A (en) * 1979-04-18 1980-03-04 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Two-way container package
US4234082A (en) * 1979-04-19 1980-11-18 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Two-way container package
US4740415A (en) * 1986-07-10 1988-04-26 Owens-Illinois Plastic Products, Inc. Low density polyethylene and linear low density polyethylene blended composition and articles prepared therefrom
US4911288A (en) * 1989-08-15 1990-03-27 Dantoin Jr Kenneth R Can carrier
US5265718A (en) * 1992-05-29 1993-11-30 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Package comprising multiple containers, such as beverage cans
US5305877A (en) * 1993-04-21 1994-04-26 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Carrier stock with outer band segments having concave edge portions
US6230880B1 (en) * 1999-08-18 2001-05-15 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Label panel container carrier

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4557375A (en) * 1984-08-03 1985-12-10 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Multi-packaging device
EP0507479A1 (en) * 1991-04-02 1992-10-07 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Carrier stock with tear-open tabs
US5193673A (en) * 1991-04-12 1993-03-16 Thomas Rathbone Environmentally safe holder device
US20040134799A1 (en) * 2003-01-10 2004-07-15 Mattson Larry J. Container carrier

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EP1491457A2 (en) 2004-12-29
CA2470312A1 (en) 2004-12-23
US20040256251A1 (en) 2004-12-23
AU2004202765B2 (en) 2006-04-06
AU2004202765A1 (en) 2005-01-13
NZ533339A (en) 2004-12-24
MXPA04006243A (en) 2005-06-08

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