Owner Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventors Loughlin, John; Hartness, Thomas P.; Davidson, Mark W.

Agent Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick

Pub. Number AU-A-2009256126

PCT Pub. Number WO2009/149248

Priority 12/133,153 04.06.08 US

Filing date 4 June 2009

Wipo publication date 10 December 2009

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

B29C 63/42 (2006.01) Lining or sheathing, i.e. applying preformed layers or sheathings of plastics

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 75/34 (2006.01) Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers