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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7448493 | Bottle carrier A bottle carrier includes a base and one or more arms extending downwardly from the base. The arms include an inwardly facing surface for contacting a neck of a bottle, and also include an inwardly extending tab having an upper surface for supporting a lip on the ne... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7409794 | Fishing line casting and bait projectile system A powered fishing line casting system utilizing compressed air is provided to cast a projectile provided with fishhooks and bait, and to which the fishing line to be cast is attached, to greater distances than could be achieved using conventional casting methods. Th... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7360647 | Packaging system and method The present invention is directed to a system for packaging bottles having a neck portion. The system includes a tray unit and a bridge. The tray unit has a planar base, first and second opposite sidewalls, and first and second opposite end walls. The sidewalls and ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7311217 | Nestable display crate for bottle carriers A nestable display crate for bottle carriers having a floor and a wall structure with that is designed to reveal the labels on the bottle carriers. The wall structure is of double thickness and comprises a lower wall portion adjacent the floor and a plurality of int... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7278538 | Beverage carton with strap type carrying handle A tubular carton and blank for forming the carton includes a top, base and a pair of side walls. At least one of the side walls includes a displaceable zone arranged to protrude out of the plane of the one side wall. The displaceable zone includes connected sections... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264114 | Carton with top retaining structure and blank therefor A carton and blank for forming a carton of the top gripping type for accommodating a plurality of containers. The carton is tubular in structure and has top and base spaced, opposed panels. The base panel has apertures each for receiving a container. The base panel ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7237671 | Multiple packaged good article package A multiple packaged good article package including a carrier, a multiplicity of packaged good articles, a handle, and retaining means. The carrier includes a base panel and first and second side panels. The packaged good articles each include a bag that defines oppo... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225927 | Cup holder having frusto-conical cavities A cupholder for holding containers is provided with a number of container-holding cavities. Each of the container-holding cavities includes pairs of gripping flanges that extend inwardly toward centers of the cavities. The flanges include gripping points that extend... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7175020 | Flat primary and secondary locking system A new type of secondary locking system for article carriers consisting of at least one secondary male lock with two shoulders that is attached by a neck to the edge of a outer flap on the carrier for use with a primary locking system. An inner flap has a secondary f... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175047 | Carton with an improved dispensing feature A carton with an improved dispenser at one of the carton which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton is opened by permitting a bottom end flap attached to the bottom panel to remain in place and also a portion of each side end flap that is adjacent t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163103 | Carton for packaging flanged articles A carton for packaging one or more articles, each having a laterally extending flange, includes a top wall panel, a side wall panel connected to the top wall panel, and an article retention structure with a tab formed from the side wall panel. The tab includes an up... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159759 | Fully enclosed wrap-around carton A fully enclosed pack is provided with a gusset that is capable of being formed from a blank without the use of tucker fingers. Nicks are provided between the side end panel and tuck-in panels of the carton. As the side end panels are folded, the nicks help pull the... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7134666 | Support for storing, transporting and using devices applying a sealing compound and uses thereof The invention concerns a support (30) for storing, transporting and using devices (10) for applying a sealing compound onto an element projecting on a surface. The invention is characterised in that it comprises a plurality of said devices borne by a s... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131617 | Modified spring system end cap for packaging fragile articles within shipping cartons Structures for a unitary spring system end cap include at least one rib formed on the outer wall of an end cap. The at least one rib can protrude from the outer wall, for example centered along the length of a spring system. Where a carton containing a product prote... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7083046 | Wraparound carton and blank A wraparound article carrier and a blank for forming a wraparound article carrier for packaging an article such as a pot of foodstuffs is disclosed. The carrier comprises opposed top and base walls interconnected by opposed side walls thereby forming a tubular struc... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074476 | Flexible carrier having regions of higher and lower energy treatment A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of beverage containers includes a plurality of container holders, each having a portion with higher energy treatment and a portion with lower energy treatment. The energy treatment is corona or plasma treatment. The portio... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7014044 | Cup and lid holder and dispenser A cup and lid holder has two parts: a bottom part holds two stacks of insulated paper cups and a top part holds two stacks of mating lids. The holder is folded from a flat blank. The blank is one piece and folds into a two-level structure with three horizontal parts... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6938771 | Film wrapped containers and processes for the production and marketing thereof A film wrapped container is disclosed including a container having no human-readable visible display markings thereon; and a heat shrinkable PVC or PETG film wrapping having human-readable display markings thereon is heat shrunk on the container in a manner such tha... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6527108 | Article carrier An article carrier and blank for forming the article carrier are provided to package a plurality of necked articles. The carrier or blank comprises a top, bottom and opposed side panels interconnected together. The top panel comprises article receiving an... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6488322 | Collapsible article carrier and blank An article carrier and blank for forming an article carrier for accommodating a plurality of articles, for example, bottles having a trapezoidal cross section. The carrier comprises a top, a base and opposed sides interconnecting the top and the base wher... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6168012 | Bottle carrier A paperboard carrier is provided. The carrier includes a two ply top panel, side walls, and a bottom panel. Apertures in the top and bottom panels allow for the carrier to be applied to a set of bottles. Tabs are formed in the top panel to support the bot... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6158586 | Tightening arrangement for paperboard wrap and tightening section for apparatus for applying a wrap around a plurality of articles There is provided a tightening arrangement in a paperboard wrap for articles such as bottles 11. In the region of the side/base junction there is provided a number of hinge panels 25 which remain hingedly connected to the wrap. The hinge panels 25 are fol... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6082532 | Bottle carrier A blank for carrying bottles with an engaging edge has a center panel, a pair of securing panels, a pair of handle panels, an exterior grip support panel and an interior grip support panel. The center panel has a plurality of apertures formed therein. The... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6059099 | Multi-pack carrier A multi-pack carrier for holding a plurality of bottles includes a top panel, side panels depending from the top panel, and a bottom panel. The top panel has at least a top ply, a middle ply, and a bottom ply. The top ply includes a plurality of apertures... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6050399 | Plastic container carrier with wide skirt for obscuring container UPC indicia A carrier and container assembly that includes a plurality of containers of identical size and geometry, and having identical labels with UPC indicia identically positioned thereon. A carrier of one-piece as-made plastic composition has a top flat wall wi... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5960945 | Bottle clip carrier for long neck bottles A bottle neck carrier designed to hold long neck bottles. Long support tabs at each bottle neck opening in a top support panel extend up to the bottle flange, while shorter support tabs contact only the sides of the necks. The tabs may include transverse ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5921392 | Package with exposed articles A carton for packaging one or two layers of flanged tubs. The bottom panel is formed from adhesively connected overlapping flaps which contain cutouts. Lower portions of the tubs extend through openings in the bottom panel formed by the cutouts. Tabs fold... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5884757 | Easy release bottle carrier A beverage-containing article carrier includes a supporting frame and a release strip member. The supporting frame member contains a first set of openings having a diameter which is larger than the necked portion of bottles retained in the carrier. The re... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5878876 | Multi-pack carrier for molded bottles and containers A carrier for holding and transporting a plurality of bottles includes a top panel, a bottom panel, and two side panels extending between said top and bottom panels to form a sleeve through which the bottles extend. When the carrier is formed to carry six... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5791464 | Cover for containers in multipack carriers A cover for tops of flanged containers held in planar paperboard carriers excludes contamination from surfaces which will contact the contents when they are poured out or a consumer's mouth will contact. The cover is formed from multilaterally-stretchable... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5775503 | Article carrier A blank for forming an article carrier of the top gripping type comprising hingeably interconnected first and second side panels, first and second end panels and upper panels having means for cooperating with an article to retain the article in a formed c... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5735394 | Carrier with tear resistant handle A bottle carrier having a suitcase-type handle connected to the top panel by spaced fold line segments. The top panel of the carrier includes apertures adjacent the outer ends of the outer fold line segments. Tabs at the outer ends of the handle extend th... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5711419 | Paperboard bottle carrier A bottle carrier is formed of one or more panels of paperboard and includes a plurality of bottle neck receiving openings. The periphery of each opening is defined by the tips of a plurality of radially extending fingers, the tips engaging beneath a porti... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5706936 | Paperboard bottle carrier A bottle carrier is formed of one or more panels of paperboard and includes a plurality of bottle neck receiving openings. Each opening has a plurality of radially extending fingers whose ends engage beneath a portion of an abutment associated with each b... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5682982 | Bottle carrier A blank for carrying bottles with an engaging edge has a center panel, a pair of securing panels, a pair of handle panels, an exterior grip support panel and an interior grip support panel. The center panel has a plurality of apertures and access tabs for... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5667070 | Device for carrying containers The bottle carrying device 11 has a base 16 and angled side walls 19, 20 with handle portions 23, 24 secured by panel 26. Cuts are made in the base 16 so as to form flaps 28 which are hingedly connected to the side walls 19, 20. The flaps 28 together with... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5639137 | Top gripping article carrier An article carrier for holding together a plurality of articles such as bottles. The carrier comprises opposed upper and lower walls interconnected by spaced side walls. Each of the upper and lower walls has a plurality of article receiving apertures. The... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5595292 | Carton having shock-absorbing carrying handle and package formed therefrom A carton includes a top panel, a pair of side panels foldably joined to and extending downwardly from the side edges of the top panel, and a strap handle formed in part from the top panel and in part from the side panels. The handle extends transversely a... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5590776 | Multi-pack carrier for bottles A carrier is provided for carrying a plurality of bottles such as, but not limited to, long-necked glass bottles or PET bottles. The carrier includes a top panel and at least one side panel. The top panel has a first ply defining an array of surrounding a... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5573111 | Paperboard bottle carrier A bottle carrier having a central or upper panel of paperboard and at least one lower panel or layer. Each panel has a plurality of bottle neck receiving openings. The periphery of each opening of each panel is defined by the tips of a plurality of radial... | 11/12/1996 |
