Orienting assembly for secondary packages

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an orienting assembly for orienting one or more beverage containers stored within a secondary package. The orienting assembly includes a base portion having a plurality of container regions and remaining non-container regions. The orienting assembly further a layer of a predetermined material, at least partially, coated onto one or more of the plurality of the container regions such that a coefficient of friction at the coated container region is higher compared to that of non-container regions.

1 . An orienting assembly for a secondary packaging holding a plurality of containers, the assembly comprising:
 a base portion having a plurality of container regions and remaining non-container regions;   wherein one or more of the plurality of container regions is at least partially coated with a predetermined material such that a coefficient of friction at the coated container regions is higher compared to the remaining non-container regions, said predetermined material not being a bonding means.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each of the container regions is a contact point adapted to be in contact with a contact surface of at least one of the beverage containers. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of container regions comprising a plurality of space apart depressions, each shaped and adapted to receive a contact surface of one the beverage containers. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the contact surface is a bottom surface of the beverage container. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the contact surface is a top surface of the beverage container. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more coated container regions comprising a predetermined texture and/or pattern adapted to further enhance the friction of coefficient of the coating material. 
     
     
         7 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined material includes a coating liquid and/or varnish and/or polymer/or combination of polymers. 
     
     
         8 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined material further comprising one or more granular and/or aggregated filler material embedded therein. 
     
     
         9 . A secondary package for holding beverage containers, the packaging comprising:
 a primary container having a pair of horizontal surface including a top surface extended towards a bottom surface through a plurality of vertical sidewalls defining an inner surface there between; the primary container comprising:   one or more orienting assemblies according to  claim 1  configured onto at least one of the said pair of horizontal surfaces such that an orientation of the containers contained within the primary container is maintained.   
     
     
         10 . The secondary package of  claim 9 , wherein the orienting assembly is configured onto top horizontal surface and/or the bottom horizontal surface of the primary container. 
     
     
         11 . The secondary package of  claim 9 , wherein the orienting assembly is formed integrally within the top horizontal surface and/or bottom horizontal surface of the primary container. 
     
     
         12 . The secondary package of  claim 9 , wherein the orienting assembly is externally adhered to the top horizontal surface and/or the bottom horizontal surface. 
     
     
         13 . The secondary package of  claim 9 , wherein the secondary package comprising a carton formed of one or more material selected from but not limited to foldable blank, paperboard, cardboard, corrugated board, plastic, all kinds of paper, and the like. 
     
     
         14 . Container assembly comprising a plurality of containers and a secondary packaging according to  claim 9  for holding said containers, wherein the vertical sidewalls are substantially as high as the containers. 
     
     
         15 . A method of manufacturing an orienting assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
 receiving a base surface formed of a paper-based material;   defining and/or forming a plurality of container regions onto the base surface;   coating a layer of a second predetermined material onto one or more of the container regions wherein the coated layer formed of the predetermined material has a friction coefficient higher than that of the paper-based material.