Global Patent Index - EP 2643221 B1

EP 2643221 B1 20161019 - A MACHINE AND SYSTEM FOR APPLYING CONTAINER CARRIERS TO CONTAINERS

Title (en)

A MACHINE AND SYSTEM FOR APPLYING CONTAINER CARRIERS TO CONTAINERS

Title (de)

MASCHINE UND SYSTEM ZUM AUFBRINGEN VON BEHÄLTERTRÄGERN AN BEHÄLTER

Title (fr)

MACHINE ET SYSTÈME POUR L'APPLICATION DE PORTE-CONTENEURS AUX CONTENEURS

Publication

EP 2643221 B1 20161019 (EN)

Application

EP 11791038 A 20111123

Priority

  • GB 201019848 A 20101123
  • GB 2011052306 W 20111123

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2485895A] A container packaging system for containers applies an apertured plastics film carrier stock 110 to substantially identical containers 22 such as beverage cans having annular chimes, cylindrical side walls, and frusto-conical walls between the chimes and the side walls. The carrier stock 110 has shaped apertures to securely retain drinks cans, food cans, bottles and similar containers, as a multi-pack unit. The carrier stock is rolled onto suitably juxtaposed containers engaging a tabbed aperture edge portion progressively from above to below the upper edge of the respective containers to be multi-packed using only elastic deformation of the film and assumes a waveform 3D conformation to unitise the containers. The rolling method contrasts prior stretch application methods and enables cheaper and thinner carrier stock to be used.

IPC 8 full level

B65B 17/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

B65B 17/025 (2013.01 - EP GB US); B65D 71/504 (2013.01 - GB)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 201120245 D0 20120104; GB 2485895 A 20120530; GB 2485895 B 20130313; BR 112013012591 A2 20160906; BR 112013012591 B1 20191119; BR 112013012591 B8 20210601; CA 2815744 A1 20120531; CN 103221309 A 20130724; CN 103221309 B 20150408; DK 2643221 T3 20170130; EP 2643221 A1 20131002; EP 2643221 B1 20161019; ES 2610361 T3 20170427; GB 201019848 D0 20110105; PL 2643221 T3 20170831; PT 2643221 T 20170127; US 2013263557 A1 20131010; WO 2012069834 A1 20120531

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 201120245 A 20111123; BR 112013012591 A 20111123; CA 2815744 A 20111123; CN 201180056297 A 20111123; DK 11791038 T 20111123; EP 11791038 A 20111123; ES 11791038 T 20111123; GB 201019848 A 20101123; GB 2011052306 W 20111123; PL 11791038 T 20111123; PT 11791038 T 20111123; US 201113884079 A 20111123