Patent ID: 8479480
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: B65B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A packaging assembly comprising: multiple rows each containing a plurality of individual lightweight containers; a secondary packaging for gathering and holding the multiple rows of containers, the secondary packaging comprising thermoplastic shrinkable film also enclosing the multiple rows of lightweight containers, wherein adjacent rows contact each other to form a single, substantially planar layer that is parallel to a horizontal base plane beneath the containers, wherein each row includes a plurality of the containers, with each container having a longitudinal axis and a container body that includes a container neck and neck opening, wherein the bodies of adjacent containers in a row contact each other and the longitudinal axis of each container in the row is parallel to the longitudinal axes of the other containers in the row, wherein the longitudinal axes of all containers in each row form an angle (α) of between 5 and 45° with the planar layer and horizontal base plane of the packaging assembly, wherein the necks of each container in a first row all point in the same direction while the necks of each container in a second, adjacent row point in a direction that is opposite to that of the first row, with the necks of the containers in the second row being oriented so as to be at least partially in contact with the bodies of two containers disposed in the first row; and further comprising a third row of containers so that the planar layer includes three rows of containers with the necks of the non-extant containers in the third row being in contact with portions of two containers of the second row and with the necks of all containers in two rows being in the same direction and in a direction opposite to that of the containers in the first row.