Apparatus for attaching cover and display attachments to multipacks of containers
CA 1196563 A · Owner: Metal Box Plc · Inventors: Oxborrow, Bernard H.; Griffin, Christopher J.
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A multipack comprises a plurality of containers such as cans tightly held in an array by a sheet plastics coupler which has apertures through which the tops of the containers protrude. The tops of the containers are provided with end closures and said multipack includes a cover attachment formed from a blank of heat-sealable sheet material having a plane portion which covers these end closures, and a plurality of tabs integral with the plane portion which are folded downwardly and connected by heat sealing to the coupler at the outer periphery of the multipack. This configuration is easier to produce than known arrangements and is less likely to become damaged during storage and handling. …
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- Granted November 12, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 12, 2002.
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