Special receptacle or package – Shrink film package
Patent
1997-01-02
1998-09-29
Fidei, David T.
Special receptacle or package
Shrink film package
206427, 206432, 53442, B65D 6500
Patent
active
058135405
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
The present invention relates generally to packaging, particularly to shrink film-encased packaging, and specifically to double-tiered, shrink film-encased packaging.
Typically, soda pop cans are sold in paperboard packages of a rectangular parallelepiped construction and recently in packages in the shape of a cube. Conventional paperboard packages are designed to be carried by a single handle which has many shortcomings. Specifically, a single handle places too much weight in one hand and also has a tendency to place the person carrying the package off balance. Also, a single handle is often relatively weak on many packages and tends to fail, allowing the package to fall and in some instances crushing or at least hitting the feet and toes of the person carrying the package or person(s) standing nearby.
Although double-tiered, shrink film-encased packages have been available, their market acceptance in the sale of soda pop cans has been limited. Specifically, prior double-tiered, shrink film-encased packages did not lend themselves to be carried by only a single hand, with typically it being required that two hands be inserted below and on opposite sides of the base panel of either the upper or lower trays for carrying.
Thus, a need continues to exist for an improved package providing improved handgrips allowing the package to be carried either by a single hand or both hands and without the tendency of the handgrip to fail, especially when carried by a single hand. Furthermore, such a need also exists for a double-tiered package which is competitive with conventional packages including those formed exclusively of paperboard.
SUMMARY
The present invention solves these needs and other problems in the packaging field by providing, in the preferred form, first and second openings formed in a shrink wrapper encasing products supported on a base panel of a tray, with the openings being at least partially coincident with the upper peripheries of the handgrips formed in the end walls of the tray to provide extra strength to the handgrips.
In other aspects of the present invention, both upper and lower trays include handgrips formed in each of the end walls which are aligned when the trays are stacked in a double-tiered package, with the upper and lower trays and the products contained therein being encased by a shrink wrapper.
It is thus an object of the present invention to provide novel shrink film-encased packaging.
It is further an object of the present invention to provide such novel shrink film-encased packaging including strengthened handgrips which are not prone to fail.
It is further an object of the present invention to provide such novel shrink film-encased packaging which can be conveniently carried utilizing one or two handgrips.
It is further an object of the present invention to provide such novel shrink film-encased packaging formed of readily recyclable components.
It is further an object of the present invention to provide such novel shrink film-encased packaging which minimizes packaging costs.
It is further an object of the present invention to provide such novel shrink film-encased packaging offering security with regard to product tamper resistance.
It is further an object of the present invention to provide such novel shrink film-encased packaging allowing only portions of the package to be run through printing.
It is further an object of the present invention to provide such novel shrink film-encased packaging allowing ease of selective promotion offerings.
It is further an object of the present invention to provide such novel shrink film-encased packaging of a double-tier construction.
These and further objects and advantages of the present invention will become clearer in light of the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments of this invention described in connection with the drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The illustrative embodiments may best be described by reference to the accompanying drawings where:
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a shrink
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Leuschke Scott P.
Vollbrecht Robert A.
Douglas Machine Limited Liability Company
Fidei David T.
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