Patent ID: 7621397
Filing Date: 2009-11-24
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A packaged consumable product comprising: a first group of consumable products contained in a first subpackage and a second group of consumable products contained in a second subpackage, the first and second subpackages having a height, the height of the first subpackage being about the same as the height of the second subpackage; a connecting member comprising at least one band that at least partially encircles the subpackages or is located on a top surface of the subpackages, the connecting member holding and connecting together the first subpackage adjacent to the second subpackage at least at each end where the two subpackages meet, the subpackages being connected together at a height that is greater than about one-half the height of the subpackages so that the two subpackages can separate from one another at an end opposite where the connecting member is located and an adjacent structure can be placed in between the two subpackages for supporting the packaged product; wherin the first and second subpackages are not connected to each other below the at least one band; and wherein the first subpackage and the second subpackage are made from a polymer film, paper materials, or nonwoven webs.