Patent ID: 11945631
Assignee: KADILEMA S.A. DE C.V.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. A beverage carrier, comprising:
a body including:
a biodegradable substrate layer having a top surface; and
a film layer in the form of a water soluble coating applied on to the top surface of the biodegradable substrate layer;

a beverage hole defined in the body, the beverage hole being complementarily configured with a beverage container to receive and selectively secure the beverage container; and
a slit defined exclusively in the film layer;
wherein:
the slit is configured to establish a tear line through the biodegradable substrate when the body is pulled in opposing directions proximate the slit;
the tear line extends through the beverage hole; and

the biodegradable substrate is selected to support the weight of the beverage container without tearing along the tear line and to selectively tear when the body is pulled in opposing directions proximate the slit.