Patent ID: 11952190
Assignee: GPCP IP HOLDINGS LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A  C  Y | IPC A  B  C

Claim 14:
15. A removeable band for confining a stack of cutlery pieces, comprising:
a body having a first surface and a second surface that oppose one another, the body being an elongated strip of paper or paperboard;
a coating disposed on at least a portion of the first surface of the body, wherein the coating comprises low density polyethylene or biaxially-oriented polypropylene;
an adhesive section disposed only on a portion of the coating, wherein the adhesive section adheres a first end portion of the elongated strip to a second end portion of the elongated strip when the first end portion and the second end portion at least partially overlap to form a continuous loop; and
a removeable tab disposed within the body, the tab defined by a first set of one or more perforations axially spaced from a second set of one or more perforations formed in the body, wherein the adhesive section comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive or a hot melt adhesive.