US 12,031,018 B2
Polyolefin elastomer in multi-packaging carrier
Christopher J. Samaras, Tinley Park, IL (US); Rachell L. Slovik, Bartlett, IL (US); and Patrick R. Van Tholen, Lombard, IL (US)
Assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US)
Filed by Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US)
Filed on Jan. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/143,884.
Application 17/143,884 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/741,149, filed on Jan. 13, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/052,868, filed on Jul. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0214537 A1, Jul. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. C08L 23/06 (2006.01); B65D 71/50 (2006.01); C08L 23/08 (2006.01)
CPC C08L 23/06 (2013.01) [B65D 71/504 (2013.01); C08L 23/0853 (2013.01); C08L 2205/025 (2013.01); C08L 2205/03 (2013.01); C08L 2205/035 (2013.01); C08L 2207/066 (2013.01); C08L 2207/20 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers, comprising a flexible sheet and a plurality of primary apertures formed in the sheet for receiving portions of the containers, the flexible sheet comprising a polymer composition which includes:
about 10% to about 95% by weight of a PCRP that includes recycled branched low-density polyethylene and recycled linear low-density polyethylene polymers;
zero to about 90% by weight of a branched low-density polyethylene polymer that has not been recycled, having a density of about 0.910 to about 0.950 grams/cm3 and including a carbon monoxide comonomer; and
greater than zero to about 65% by weight of an elastomeric ethylene copolymer that includes about 70% to about 96% by weight ethylene and about 4% to about 30% by weight of a vinyl acetate comonomer.