Patent ID: 6164041
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: B65B,B65D

Abstract:
A method of packaging a plurality of cuboid containers, said method comprising the steps of:arranging said containers in an offset array, wherein sides of said containers are disposed adjacent to each other to provide said array with substantially planar opposite faces and said adjacent containers are offset from each other by a predetermined amount along said adjacent sides to offset the ends of said containers;providing a blank of relatively stiff material that is foldable into a receptacle having a base wall connecting opposite faces with sides longer than said adjacent sides of said containers by an amount substantially equal to said amount by which said adjacent sides of said containers are offset from each other; andfolding said blank around at least three sides of said array to form a receptacle with said base wall facing offset ends of said containers and said opposite faces of said receptacle facing said opposite faces of said array.