Case (goods)

For other uses, see Case (disambiguation).

Case for jewellery

A case of some merchandise is a collection of items packaged together. A case is not a strict unit of measure. For consumer foodstuffs such as canned goods, soda, cereal, and such, a case is typically 24 items, however cases may range from 12 to 36, typically in multiples of six. For larger bottles such as gallon jugs, a case is typically 4.

Examples

• The standard case for 32 oz bottles of soda and Powerade contains 15 bottles due to their peculiar shape and size.
• Cases of video tape are typically packed 10 to a case.
• A case of wine contains 12 bottles of 750 mL each.

Book manufacture

Illustration from Printing and Bookbinding for Schools (1914)

The term case binding in the book manufacturing industry refers to a collection of pages contained in a case which is attached to it. (There are also cases for books e.g. slipcases which merely enclose a book.) The original case is often now called simply the binding, although the integrated manufacturing process still uses the term case to refer to the hard cover and spine.

See also

• Box
• Carton
• Crate
• Packaging
• Fast-moving consumer goods

References

• Yam, K.L., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN 978-0-470-08704-6