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Reusable package billboard

a billboard and package technology, applied in the sustainable packaging industry, transportation and packaging, containers, etc., can solve the problems of insufficient billboard area for marketing, promotional and information purposes, substantial waste of solid packaging, and inability to meet the needs of traditional plastic ring carriers

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-05-07
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
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One complaint regarding such conventional plastic ring carriers is the inherent lack of billboard area for marketing, promotional and informational purposes.
However, to accommodate such billboard area, such carriers would generally require substantially more material that, if not recycled, would ultimately result in substantially more solid packaging waste.
Therefore, although capable, traditional plastic ring carriers have not included such billboard area in the interests of minimizing solid packaging waste.

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[0014]FIGS. 1-4 show various preferred embodiments of a reusable billboard 10 preferably for use with a conventional flexible carrier. FIGS. 2-4 show a preferred embodiments of a package utilizing a flexible carrier and a reusable billboard for unitizing and carrying multiple containers.

[0015]FIGS. 1-4 show reusable billboard 20 for carrying one or more containers 80, according to various preferred embodiments of this invention. Containers 80, such as those shown in packages 90 in FIGS. 2-4, are preferably, though not necessarily, single serve PET, HDPE or similar bottles, such as those accommodating 12 ounces, 16 ounces, 20 ounces or other suitable quantities of product, such as soda or juice. Although bottles are shown in FIGS. 3-4, similar containers 80 may be used with reusable billboard 20 and carrier 10 according to this invention. Containers 80 are preferably like-sized within a single carrier 10 and reusable billboard 20.

[0016]Carrier 10 unitizes one or more containers 80 to...

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Abstract

This invention relates to a reusable billboard applied to a plurality of containers in a manner that permits reuse and recycling of the most substantial and visible part of a package of containers.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 000,596, filed 26 Oct. 2007.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]This invention relates to a reusable package billboard for providing both a substantial billboard area and a unitization feature for two or more containers.[0004]2. Description of Prior Art[0005]Bottles, cans and similar containers are typically used for soda, juice and similar beverages. Conventional container carriers are often used to unitize a plurality of similarly sized containers, such as cans, bottles and / or similar containers that require unitization. Flexible plastic ring carriers having a plurality of container apertures are one such conventional container carrier.[0006]One complaint regarding such conventional plastic ring carriers is the inherent lack of billboard area for marketing, promotional and informational purposes. However, to accommodate such...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D75/00
CPCB65D2203/02B65D71/504Y02W30/80
Inventor MARCO, LESLIE S.GARDNER, TIMOTHY J.
Owner ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC