Patent ID: 9708085
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B65B,B65D

Claim:
1. A method of packaging a product, the method consisting essentially of: (a) wrapping at least a first product unit in a first protective cover, the first product unit comprising a rolled sheet product having a cylindrical core such that the first protective cover completely envelops the first product unit and creates at least a first wrapped first product unit; (b) wrapping at least a second product unit in a second protective cover, the second product unit comprising a rolled sheet product having a cylindrical core such that the second protective cover completely envelops the second product unit and creates at least a second wrapped second product unit; (c) arranging the at least a first wrapped first product unit adjacent to the at least a second wrapped second product unit to create a product unit arrangement; (d) forming a singular band circumferentially around the product unit arrangement to create a secured product unit arrangement, the singular band being printed with at least one graphic prior to the forming of the singular band; (e) wrapping the secured product unit arrangement in a protective wrapper to create a wrapped, secured product unit arrangement, the protective wrapper enveloping at least a majority of the singular band, and the at least a first product unit and the at least a second product unit of the secured product unit arrangement; and (f) heating the protective wrapper to shrink the protective wrapper around the secured product unit arrangement, wherein the heating of the protective wrapper shrinks the protective wrapper without shrinking or deforming the singular band, such that the at least one graphic on the singular band remains formed, intact, and visible through the protective wrapper, wherein the first protective cover of the at least a first product unit, the second protective cover of the at least a second product unit, the singular band, and the protective wrapper each comprises a plastic material.