Article carrier
First Claim
1. A wrap-around article carrier comprisinga bottom panel with two sides,first and second side panels extending upward from opposite sides of the bottom panel,a top panel extending across the top of the carrier and integral with the first side panel,carrying means provided in the top panel for carrying the carrier,a first lock panel extending from an edge of the top panel,a second lock panel extending from the second side panel,the first and second lock panels being locked together to secure the carrier around the articles,end retaining flaps extending from the ends of the bottom panel, andtuck flaps connecting the end retaining flaps to the side panels, the tuck flaps being folded and held between the articles in the carrier and the side panels to hold the end retaining flaps in a vertical position.
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Abstract
A wrap-around article carrier adapted to carrying beverage containers has a lock portion located adjacent its top panels so that no outward load is felt on the lock itself. An end closure structure includes shade flaps which are automatically folded inward as lower tuck flaps are folded to raise the end of the carrier. A partition is included separating the articles and means are provided to hold the partition in place.
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16 Claims
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1. A wrap-around article carrier comprising
a bottom panel with two sides, first and second side panels extending upward from opposite sides of the bottom panel, a top panel extending across the top of the carrier and integral with the first side panel, carrying means provided in the top panel for carrying the carrier, a first lock panel extending from an edge of the top panel, a second lock panel extending from the second side panel, the first and second lock panels being locked together to secure the carrier around the articles, end retaining flaps extending from the ends of the bottom panel, and tuck flaps connecting the end retaining flaps to the side panels, the tuck flaps being folded and held between the articles in the carrier and the side panels to hold the end retaining flaps in a vertical position.
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2. An article carrier comprising
a bottom panel with two sides and two ends, a side panel upstanding from each side of the bottom panel, carrying means for carrying the carrier, an end retaining flap extending upward from each end of the bottom panel to close the ends of the carrier, each of the end retaining flaps having a partition retention hole defined therein, a partition received inside the carrier for separating the articles therein, and a retention tab formed on each end of the partition, each of the partition tabs being received in a respective one of the partition retention holes to keep the partition in place in the carrier.
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6. An article carrier comprising
a bottom panel having two sides and two ends, first and second side panels having vertical sides and extending upward from the sides of the bottom panel, an end retaining flap extending from each end of the bottom panel, a pair of tuck flaps connecting each of the end retaining flaps to each of the side panels, one of each pair of tuck flaps being a side tuck flap joined to the side panel and the other of each pair of tuck flaps being an end tuck flap joined to the end retaining flap, a shade flap attached to each side of each side panel; - and
a bridging region joining each of the shade flaps to a respective one of the side tuck flaps so that folding of the side tuck flaps also causes folding of the shade flaps. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An article carrier comprising
a bottom panel with two sides and two ends, a side panel upstanding from each side of the bottom panel, an end retaining flap extending from each end of the bottom panel, a pair of tuck flaps connecting each end retaining flap to each side panel and foldable inward to raise the end retaining flaps upward, and a pair of scorelines formed in each end retaining flap so that each of the end retaining flaps can bend so that its upper edge will conform to the shape of the articles in the carrier.
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