Patent ID: 8851285

Claim:
A pack comprising: at least two articles combined with each other, whereby the articles are held together by a strip-like or ribbon-like compact strapping, the strapping spun or stretched around an outer surface of the articles in a horizontal manner, the strapping being made of at least one plastic band, ends of the band overlapping and forming a single part or multi part contact site by gluing and/or welding the band together, the strapping forming a relief loop at the contact site or apart from the contact site, the relief loop including a pretensioned part of the strapping and a relief flap connected at a first joint of the relief loop to the pretensioned part and at a second joint of the relief loop to the pretensioned part, the relief flap being less tensioned than the pretensioned part prior to release, the relief flap being releasable at least one of the first and second joints, the pretensioned part after release losing tension and the relief flap being tensioned, wherein the at least one band of the strapping has the relief loop arranged between the first and second joints at the contact site between the ends of the band, and wherein the relief loop arranged between the first and second joints points towards the inside of the pack, so that the relief flap is inwards of the pretensioned part.