US 11,952,190 B2
Removeable band for stack of disposable cutlery
Erik Lips, Greenville, WI (US)
Assigned to GPCP IP Holdings LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by GPCP IP Holdings LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/370,107.
Prior Publication US 2020/0307882 A1, Oct. 1, 2020
Int. Cl. B65D 71/02 (2006.01); B65D 63/10 (2006.01); B65D 71/14 (2006.01); B65D 75/02 (2006.01); B65D 75/52 (2006.01); A47F 1/10 (2006.01); C09J 7/21 (2018.01)
CPC B65D 71/02 (2013.01) [B65D 63/1009 (2013.01); B65D 71/14 (2013.01); B65D 75/02 (2013.01); B65D 75/52 (2013.01); A47F 2001/103 (2013.01); B65D 2563/101 (2013.01); B65D 2585/00 (2013.01); C09J 7/21 (2018.01); C09J 2301/204 (2020.08); C09J 2400/283 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2843 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2848 (2015.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A removeable band for confining a stack of cutlery pieces, comprising:
a body having a first surface and a second surface that oppose one another, the body being an elongated strip of fiber-based material;
a coating disposed on at least a portion of the first surface of the body; and
an adhesive section disposed only on a portion of the coating, wherein:
a first end of the body and a second end of the body overlap to form a continuous loop,
the adhesive section is located only between the overlapped first and second ends, and
the adhesive section adheres the overlapped first end to the second end.