Label panel container carrier
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1. A carrier for carrying a plurality of containers, the carrier comprising:
- a planar sheet of a plastic material, the sheet having a plurality of container receiving openings arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks, the plurality of container receiving openings each having a generally straight edge formed in an edge nearest the longitudinal edges of the planar sheet;
a panel extending from a longitudinal edge of the planar sheet;
two end straps, each end strap connecting the panel with a corner of the longitudinal edge of the planar sheet;
a center strap connecting the panel with an approximate center of the longitudinal edge of the planar sheet; and
a center container receiving opening of the plurality of container receiving openings positioned in the planar sheet directly adjacent the center strap, the planar sheet adjacent the center receiving opening having a depression extending toward the center strap.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a package of a plurality of containers unitized with a flexible carrier. The carrier is constructed from a plastic planar sheet having a plurality of container receiving openings arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks. A panel extends from a longitudinal edge of the planar sheet that is arranged to either remain flat and tight with respect to the package or, alternatively, follow an external contour of the package.
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1. A carrier for carrying a plurality of containers, the carrier comprising:
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a planar sheet of a plastic material, the sheet having a plurality of container receiving openings arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks, the plurality of container receiving openings each having a generally straight edge formed in an edge nearest the longitudinal edges of the planar sheet;
a panel extending from a longitudinal edge of the planar sheet;
two end straps, each end strap connecting the panel with a corner of the longitudinal edge of the planar sheet;
a center strap connecting the panel with an approximate center of the longitudinal edge of the planar sheet; and
a center container receiving opening of the plurality of container receiving openings positioned in the planar sheet directly adjacent the center strap, the planar sheet adjacent the center receiving opening having a depression extending toward the center strap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A package for carrying a plurality of containers, the package comprising:
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a planar sheet of a plastic material, the sheet having a plurality of container receiving openings arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks, the plurality of container receiving openings each having a generally straight edge along the longitudinal edges of the planar sheet;
a container of the plurality of containers positioned in each container receiving opening of the plurality of container receiving openings;
a panel extending from a longitudinal edge of the planar sheet, the panel connected with end straps at two ends of the longitudinal edge of the planar sheet approximate to each extremity of the package;
a center strap connecting the planar sheet to the panel at an approximate center of the longitudinal edge; and
four corner container receiving openings of the plurality of container receiving openings each having a shortened longitudinal length so that in the package the panel extends from the longitudinal edge of the planar sheet and remains flat with respect to the package. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A carrier for carrying a plurality of containers, the carrier comprising:
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a planar sheet of a plastic material having a plurality of container receiving openings arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks;
a panel extending from a longitudinal edge of the planar sheet;
two end straps, each end strap connecting the panel with a corner of the longitudinal edge of the planar sheet;
a center strap connecting the panel with an approximate center of the longitudinal edge of the planar sheet; and
two intermediate straps extending from the longitudinal edge of the planar sheet to the panel, each intermediate strap spaced approximately between the center strap and one of the two end straps. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A carrier for carrying a plurality of containers, the carrier comprising:
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a planar sheet of a plastic material, the sheet having a plurality of container receiving openings arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks, the plurality of container receiving openings each having a generally straight edge along the longitudinal edges of the planar sheet;
a panel extending from a longitudinal edge of the planar sheet;
two end straps, each end strap connecting the panel with a corner of the longitudinal edge of the planar sheet at a location both transversely and longitudinally beyond a nearest respective container receiving opening;
a center strap connecting the panel with an approximate center of the longitudinal edge of the planar sheet; and
a center container receiving opening of the plurality of container receiving openings positioned in the planar sheet directly adjacent the center strap, the planar sheet adjacent the center container receiving opening having a depression extending toward the center strap.
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15. A carrier for carrying a plurality of containers, the carrier comprising:
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a planar sheet of a plastic material, the sheet having a plurality of container receiving openings arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks, the plurality of container receiving openings each having a generally straight edge formed in an edge nearest the longitudinal edges of the planar sheet;
a panel extending from a longitudinal edge of the planar sheet;
two end straps, each end strap connecting the panel with a corner of the longitudinal edge of the planar sheet at a location both tranversely and longitudinally beyond a nearest respective container receiving opening; and
a center strap connecting the panel with an approximate center of the longitudinal edge of the planar sheet.
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