Removeable band for stack of disposable cutlery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11952190-B2
Application number	US-201916370107-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 29, 2019
Priority date	Mar 29, 2019
Publication date	Apr 9, 2024
Grant date	Apr 9, 2024

Abstract

A removeable band for confining a stack of cutlery pieces. The band can include 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 can be disposed on at least a portion of the first surface of the body, and an adhesive section can be disposed on at least a portion of the coating. The adhesive section can be configured to adhere to the second surface of the body when a first end and a second end of the body at least partially overlap to form a continuous band.

First claim

What is claimed is:

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.

2. The removeable band of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive section comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive or a hot melt adhesive.

3. The removeable band of claim 1 , wherein the coating comprises one or more polyolefins.

4. The removeable band of claim 1 , wherein the coating comprises low density polyethylene.

5. The removeable band of claim 1 , wherein the coating comprises biaxially-oriented polypropylene.

6. The removeable band of claim 1 , wherein the second surface of the body is not coated.

7. The removeable band of claim 1 , wherein the fiber-based material is paper or paperboard.

8. The removeable band of claim 1 , wherein the fiber-based material is bleached paperboard.

9. The removeable band of claim 1 , wherein the body has a thickness of 0.010 inches or more.

10. The removeable band of claim 1 , wherein the body has a thickness of about 0.010 inches to about 0.012 inches.

11. The removeable band of claim 1 , further comprising a removeable tab disposed within the body, the tab defined by a first set of one or more perforations axially spaced from a second set of one or more perforations formed in the body.

12. A removeable band for confining a stack of cutlery pieces, comprising:
an elongated strip of fiber-based material;
a coating disposed on at least a portion of the elongated strip; and
an adhesive section disposed on only a portion of the coating, wherein:
a first end portion of the elongated strip and the second end portion of the elongated strip overlap to form a continuous loop,
the adhesive section is located only between the overlapped first end portion and the second end portion, and
the adhesive section adheres the overlapped first end portion to the second end portion.

13. The removeable band of claim 12 , wherein the adhesive section comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive or a hot melt adhesive.

14. The removeable band of claim 12 , wherein the coating comprises low density polyethylene or biaxially-oriented polypropylene, and the fiber-based material is paper or paperboard.

15. 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 paper or paperboard;
a coating disposed on at least a portion of the first surface of the body, wherein the coating comprises low density polyethylene or biaxially-oriented polypropylene;
an adhesive section disposed only on a portion of the coating, wherein the adhesive section adheres a first end portion of the elongated strip to a second end portion of the elongated strip when the first end portion and the second end portion at least partially overlap to form a continuous loop; and
a removeable tab disposed within the body, the tab defined by a first set of one or more perforations axially spaced from a second set of one or more perforations formed in the body, wherein the adhesive section comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive or a hot melt adhesive.

16. The removeable band of claim 15 , wherein the second surface of the body is not coated.

17. The removeable band of claim 15 , wherein the coating covers the entire first surface of the body.

Assignees

• Gpcp Ip Holdings Llc

Inventors

• Lips Erik

Classifications

• B65D71/02 Primary

  Arrangements of flexible binders · CPC title

• B65D63/1009 Primary

  Adhesive tapes · CPC title

• B65D71/14

  having the shape of a tube, without, or not being characterised by, end walls · CPC title

• B65D75/02

  Articles partially enclosed in folded or wound strips or sheets, e.g. wrapped newspapers · CPC title

• B65D75/52

  Details · CPC title