Patent ID: 7963391
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of generally cylindrical containers, comprising a flexible sheet of polymer material and a plurality of container receiving apertures formed between outer bands and inner bands in the flexible sheet, each container receiving aperture for receiving a container, the flexible carrier comprising: an array of the container receiving apertures arranged in transverse pairs extending across the flexible sheet wherein each container receiving aperture is generally rectangular with a longitudinal axis 3-4 times longer than a corresponding width and further includes an aperture perimeter that increases more than 42% following application to the container and, after recovery, provides a snug fit around the container, and a width of each inner band of the inner bands between each container receiving aperture in a transverse pair is greater than half the width of each container receiving aperture and wider than a width of each outer band of the outer bands, wherein a straight perimeter section extends transversely along both edges of each inner transverse pair of container receiving apertures and an arcuate perimeter section extends transversely along outer edges of each outer transverse pair of container receiving apertures; and wherein the entire flexible sheet is a generally uniform and continuous extrusion of the polymer material.