US 12,110,143 B2
Method of packing variety packs of beverages
Mark de la Rosa, Warners, NY (US); Rich Petrie, South Canastota, NY (US); Carl Grass, Ste. Genevieve, MO (US); and Al Morgan, St. Louis, MO (US)
Assigned to Anheuser-Busch, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Anheuser-Busch, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/643,961.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/126,232, filed on Dec. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0185520 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. B65B 35/30 (2006.01); A23L 2/46 (2006.01); A23L 2/56 (2006.01); A23L 3/02 (2006.01); B65B 27/04 (2006.01); B65B 65/00 (2006.01); B67C 3/22 (2006.01); B67C 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 35/30 (2013.01) [A23L 2/46 (2013.01); A23L 2/56 (2013.01); A23L 3/02 (2013.01); B65B 27/04 (2013.01); B65B 65/006 (2013.01); B67C 3/22 (2013.01); B67C 7/00 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); B65B 2220/14 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
12. A system for packing variety packs of beverages, the system comprising:
a first filler for filling a first beverage flavor in a first plurality of cans and a second beverage flavor in a second plurality of cans;
a first accumulation zone for accumulating the first plurality of cans;
a second accumulation zone for accumulating the second plurality of cans; and
a packer for packing the first plurality of cans and the second plurality of cans;
wherein the system further comprises:
a second filler for filling a third beverage flavor in a third plurality of cans and a fourth beverage flavor in a fourth plurality of cans; and
a third accumulation zone for accumulating the third plurality of cans.