Special receptacle or package – For plural beverage-type receptacles – Strap-type handle
Patent
1994-11-23
1996-11-05
Fidei, David T.
Special receptacle or package
For plural beverage-type receptacles
Strap-type handle
206142, 206427, 206150, B65D 6500
Patent
active
055707874
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a device for bundling up containers, in particular beverage containers, into a unitary set, of the type comprising a membrane of plastic material for associating said containers into a unitary set and a carrying handle adapted to enable said unitary set to be handled.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is known that bundling-up or association of containers into unitary packages, in particular beverage containers such as bottles, cans, jars, is presently carried out by packaging elements or "clusters" made of injected or thermoformed plastics or paperboard material generally decorated in advance.
In particular, for packaging 1 liter and bigger bottles into a unitary set, a heat-shrinkable plastics membrane or film is used, a support handle being formed therein or added thereto, which handle is for example made of a strip surrounding the unitary set and passing under it.
In some packages, in addition to plastics membranes, the use of paperboard holding bowls into which the container bottoms are introduced, is also provided.
However, the known bundling-up technique as briefly described above has some limits and inconveniences.
In fact, in case of packages completely or partly made of paperboard material, not only possible wear of the material due for example to dampness and to the weight of the material itself may occur, but also manufacturing costs to be borne are rather high.
As regards packages made of heat-shrunk film, in addition to the important amount of material needed for each unitary set, a non negligible energy consumption is also required due to the heat workings for applying the film.
Furthermore, inscriptions or messages, such as advertisements, cannot be put on said heat-shrunk films, as, on the one hand, they would be deformed due to the material shrinkage during the packaging process and, on the other hand, it would be difficult to position them properly on the packages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Under this situation, the technical task underlying the present invention is to devise a bundling-up device capable of substantially obviating the above drawbacks.
Within the scope of this technical task, it is an important object of the invention to provide a bundling-up device which is not only practical and reliable, but also very economic both as regards the device itself and the operating steps necessary to set it up.
Another important object of the invention is to provide a bundling-up device enabling the commercial efficiency of a package of a unitary container set to be improved and the actions for marketing and promoting the carried goods to be consequently implemented.
A still further object of the invention is to provide a bundling-up device making the grip of a unitary container set easier during each of the handling and transportation steps to which it is submitted.
The technical task mentioned and the object specified are substantially achieved by a device for bundling up containers, in particular beverage containers, into a unitary set, which is characterized in that said membrane of plastic material is defined by a tubular band adapted to wrap and tighten said containers disposed in side by side relation in a predetermined number at side portions thereof, said tubular band being made of elastically extensible plastic material.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Some preferred embodiments of a bundling-up device in accordance with the invention are now given by way of non-limiting examples, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of a bundling-up device applied to a unitary set of three bottles;
FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the bundling-up device for a unitary set of three bottles;
FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the device shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a bundling-up device applied to a set of six bottles;
FIG. 5 is a third embodiment of the bundling-up device; and
FIG. 6 is a top view of a component of the device shown in FIG. 5.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EM
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Danovaro Enrico
Ghini Enrico
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