Patent ID: 6105776
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
A pack of articles, wherein the articles are one of cans of food, canisters, and bottles, the pack being packaged using a plastic material film (3) having a direction of tearing (D) therein, a plurality of said articles (2) being disposed side-by-side in at least one superposed layer, the film being folded over along a winding direction around the articles, a continuous zone of weakening (A) to facilitate tearing the plastic material film (3) by a tongue (J) displaced therefrom for pulling in a direction transverse to the direction of the continuous zone of weakening, the zone of weakening being oriented transversely to the direction of tearing (D) and forming a band (6) which surrounds the pack, the zone of weakening (A) having a mechanical strength which is sufficiently high to bear traction stresses exerted on the film to retain the articles, but sufficiently low to permit opening of the film without a tool at any point whatsoever in the zone.