Abstract: The invention relates to a method of packaging together series of bottles (6) by holder blanks (4) in which each one is to hold a number of bottles. The holder blanks (4) are provided in stacks (8) and are fed via a separation unit (9) to an application unit (3), into which bottles are fed on a conveyor (5) in a required formation (27). When a holder blank is applied, its laterally disposed flaps (39) are bent downwards and, at the same time, fingers (44), integrated with the flaps and possibly additional fingers are pressed upwards by the bottle caps (26) and the bottle flanges (26), respectively, and are moved downwards below their level. At the same time, the holder blank is cut through to obtain individual holders to rows of holders. The invention also relates to a device (1) designed to carry out this method and a holder (4), to be used when carrying out the method and with the device (1), respectively.

Abstract: An apparatus for mounting carrying strips on a plurality of bottles, characterized in that the apparatus comprises a cardboard blank magazine having a number of interconnected vertical rods (1) adapted to be thrust down into perforated holes stamped out in the carrying strip, an extraction means (2) that draws the carrying strips out of the cardboard blank magazine and transfers them to a folding device, which folding device comprises a side folder (3) designed such that the side flaps of the carrying strip are folded up when the cardboard blank is pressed against a complementarily shaped mold (5), there being provided in the bottom of the side folder (3) a plurality of pointed members (4) that pre-bend/pierce the holes for the bottles, and top folders (6a, 6b) that fold the top flaps around the mold (5), a contraction device (8) that conducts the ready-folded carrying strips sideways into a top flap holder (7), a push-out device (9) that presses the ready-folded carrying strips out of the mold (5) and into a