US 12,103,750 B2
Printed matte finish carrier
Peter L. Samaras, Itasca, IL (US)
Assigned to ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US)
Filed by ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/543,336.
Application 17/543,336 is a division of application No. 16/188,534, filed on Nov. 13, 2018, granted, now 11,352,180.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/585,251, filed on Nov. 13, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0089344 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 71/50 (2006.01); B29D 7/01 (2006.01); B65B 17/02 (2006.01); B65B 59/00 (2006.01); B65D 65/42 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 71/504 (2013.01) [B29D 7/01 (2013.01); B65B 17/025 (2013.01); B65B 59/001 (2019.05); B65D 65/42 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00351 (2013.01); B65D 2571/0066 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for manufacturing a container carrier having an array of adjacent rows and adjacent ranks of apertures each for receiving a container, the method comprising:
feeding a flexible plastic sheet across a roller, wherein the flexible plastic sheet has a generally smooth surface;
printing a matte finish to a portion of the plastic sheet in the form of a printed ink, wherein the printed matte finish is configured to contact the containers and has a roughness value Ra of at least 100 microinches;
forming the plastic sheet into the container carrier so that the matte finish is positioned between the adjacent rows and the adjacent ranks of the apertures.