Patents Assigned to Metal Box South Africa Limited
  • Multilayered pack
    Patent number: 5755326
    Abstract: A pack (10) of bottles (14) comprises a plurality of layers (12). Each layer (12) has its bottles (14) packed in a close packed side-by-side array, the array being hexagonal. The layers (12) are packed in a sleeve (18) of a plastics material. The sleeve (18) is selected to have a perimetral dimension slightly less than a peripheral dimension of each layer (12) such that the layers (12), once packed in the sleeve, are constrained against movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Metal Box South Africa Limited
    Inventor: James Michael O'Neill
  • Packaging of articles
    Patent number: 5651236
    Abstract: A pack 10 of bottles 14 comprises a plurality of layers 12. Each layer 12 has its bottles 14 packed in a close packed side-by-side array, the array being hexagonal. The layers 12 are packed in a sleeve 18 of a plastics material. The sleeve 18 is selected to have a perimetral dimension slightly less than a peripheral dimension of each layer 12 such that the layers 12, once packed in the sleeve, are constrained against movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Assignee: Metal Box South Africa Limited
    Inventor: James Michael O'Neill