Article carrier and blank therefor

An article carrier comprising:

• a tubular structure having a plurality of outer walls defining an interior volume for receiving one or more articles, the plurality of outer walls including first and second opposed side walls, first and second opposed end walls and a base wall;
• a medial partition structure coupled to the tubular structure;
• and
• a carrying handle formed in the medial partition structure, wherein the medial partition is formed from at least two plies, a first ply provided by a first handle panel and a second ply provided by a first partition panel, the first partition panel hinged to a lower edge of the first handle panel, the first partition panel comprising at least one divider, wherein the at least one divider comprises a divider panel hingedly connected to the first partition panel and struck, at least in part, therefrom, and a securing tab hingedly connected to the divider panel, first handle panel comprising a cutaway struck therefrom and separating or spacing apart the divider panel from the first handle panel.

An article carrier comprising:

• a tubular structure having a plurality of outer walls defining an interior volume for receiving one or more articles, the plurality of outer walls including first and second opposed side walls, first and second opposed end walls and a base wall;
• a medial partition structure coupled to the tubular structure;
• and
• a carrying handle formed in the medial partition structure;
• wherein the medial partition is formed from at least three plies, a first ply provided by a first handle panel, a second ply provided by a partition panel and a third ply provided by a second handle panel, the partition panel being disposed between a first portion of the first handle panel and a first portion of the second handle panel and a second portion of the of the first handle panel and a second portion of the second handle panel are secured directly to each other, one of the first and second handle panels comprising an embossed region disposed in face contacting relationship with a corresponding region of the other of the first and second handle panels.