Owner Hartness International, Inc.

Inventors Hartness III, William R.; Hartness, Thomas P.; Van Wickeren, Ernst; Davidson, Mark W.

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-A-2007308816

PCT Pub. Number WO2008/052211

Priority 11/588,844 27.10.06 US

Filing date 29 October 2007

Wipo publication date 2 May 2008

B65B 21/24 (2006.01) Packaging or unpacking of bottles

B65B 27/04 (2006.01) Bundling particular articles presenting special problems using string, wire, or narrow tape or band

B65B 53/06 (2006.01) Shrinking wrappers, containers, container covers or container cover securing members during or after packaging

B65D 71/08 (2006.01) 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, pop bottles

B65D 71/50 (2006.01) 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, pop bottles - comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed otherwise than by folding a blank