Collapsible container carrier

A blank for forming a collapsible container carrier comprising:

• a pair of handle panels comprising slots, each handle panel of the pair of handle panels having at least one slot, the pair of handle panels sharing an upper edge and foldable at the upper edge;
• a first bottom panel connected to and foldable with respect to a first handle panel of the pair of handle panels;
• a second bottom panel connected to and foldable with respect to a second handle panel of the pair of handle panels;
• a front panel connected to and foldable with respect to the first bottom panel;
• a back panel connected to and foldable with respect to the second bottom panel;
• a first foldable side panel pair that share a first foldable edge, and are connected to and at least partially foldable with respect to the front panel;
• a second foldable side panel pair that share a second foldable edge, and are connected to and at least partially foldable with respect to the back panel;
• a third foldable side panel pair that share a third foldable edge, and are connected to and at least partially foldable with respect to the front panel;
• a fourth foldable side panel pair that share a fourth foldable edge, and are connected to and at least partially foldable with respect to the back panel;
• a first side flap connected to and foldable with respect to a side panel of the first foldable side panel pair;
• a second side flap connected to and foldable with respect to a side panel of the second foldable side panel pair;
• a third side flap connected to and foldable with respect to a side panel of the third foldable side panel pair;
• a fourth side flap connected to and foldable with respect to a side panel of the fourth foldable side panel pair;
• a first interior partition panel pair that share a foldable edge, and are connected to and at least partially foldable with respect to the first side flap, the first interior partition panel pair dimensioned to fit through at least one of the slots of the pair of handle panels;
• a second interior partition panel pair that share a foldable edge, and are connected to and at least partially foldable with respect to the second side flap, the second interior partition panel pair dimensioned to fit through at least one of the slots of the pair of handle panels;
• a first interior partition attachment flap connected to and at least partially foldable with respect to the first interior partition panel pair, the first interior partition attachment flap configured to attach to the front panel;
• and
• a second interior partition attachment flap connected to and at least partially foldable with respect to the second interior partition panel pair, the second interior partition attachment flap configured to attach to the back panel.

A method for forming a collapsible container carrier comprising the steps of:

• folding a pair of handle panels together by an upper edge shared by the pair of handle panels, the folding of the pair of handle panels forming a space between the pair of handle panels;
• folding a first bottom panel connected to and foldable with respect to a first handle panel of the pair of handle panels, the folding approximately perpendicular to the first handle panel and away from the space between the pair of handle panels, wherein the first handle panel comprises a first slot;
• folding a second bottom panel connected to and foldable with respect to a second handle panel of the pair of handle panels, the folding approximately perpendicular to the second handle panel and away from the space between the pair of handle pane, wherein the second handle panel comprises a second slot;
• folding a front panel connected to and foldable with respect to the first bottom panel, the folding approximately perpendicular to the first bottom panel and toward the upper edge of the pair of handle panels;
• folding a back panel connected to and foldable with respect to the second bottom panel, the folding approximately perpendicular to the second bottom panel and toward the upper edge of the pair of handle panels;
• folding a first foldable side panel pair that share a first foldable edge, and are connected to and at least partially foldable with respect to the front panel, the folding approximately perpendicular to the front panel and toward the pair of handle panels;
• folding a second foldable side panel pair that share a second foldable edge, and are connected to and at least partially foldable with respect to the back panel, the folding approximately perpendicular to the back panel and toward the pair of handle panels;
• folding a third foldable side panel pair that share a first foldable edge, and are connected to and at least partially foldable with respect to the front panel, the folding approximately perpendicular to the front panel and toward the pair of handle panels;
• folding a fourth foldable side panel pair that share a fourth foldable edge, and are connected to and at least partially foldable with respect to the back panel, the folding approximately perpendicular to the back panel and toward the pair of handle panels;
• folding a first side flap connected to and foldable with respect to a side panel of the first foldable side panel pair, the folding approximately perpendicular to the first foldable side panel pair and towards the space between the pair of handle panels;
• folding a second side flap connected to and foldable with respect to a side panel of the second foldable side panel pair, the folding approximately perpendicular to the second foldable side panel pair and towards the space between the pair of handle panels;
• folding a third side flap connected to and foldable with respect to a side panel of the third foldable side panel pair, the folding approximately perpendicular to the third foldable side panel pair and towards the space between the pair of handle panels;
• folding a fourth side flap connected to and foldable with respect to a side panel of the fourth foldable side panel pair, the folding approximately perpendicular to the fourth foldable side panel pair and towards the space between the pair of handle panels;
• folding a first interior partition panel pair that share a first interior partition panel foldable edge, and is connected to and at least partially foldable with respect to the first side flap, the folding approximately perpendicular to the first side flap and towards the front panel;
• folding a second interior partition panel pair that share a second interior partition panel foldable edge, and is connected to and at least partially foldable with respect to the second side flap, the folding approximately perpendicular to the second side flap and towards the back panel;
• inserting the first side flap into the space between the pair of handle panels;
• inserting the second side flap into the space between the pair of handle panels;
• inserting the third side flap into the space between the pair of handle panels;
• inserting the fourth side flap into the space between the pair of handle panels;
• inserting the first interior partition panel pair from the space between the pair of handle panels through the first slot;
• inserting the second interior partition panel pair from the space between the pair of handle panels through the second slot;
• attaching a first interior partition attachment flap to the front panel, the first interior partition attachment flap connected to and at least partially foldable with respect to the first interior partition panel pair;
• and
• attaching a second interior partition attachment flap to the back panel, the second interior partition attachment flap connected to and at least partially foldable with respect to the second interior partition panel pair.

The method of step 20 further comprising the steps of:

• detaching a first bottom reinforcement panel connected to the first handle panel;
• detaching a second bottom reinforcement panel connected to the second handle panel;
• affixing the first bottom reinforcement panel to the first bottom panel;
• and
• affixing the second bottom reinforcement panel to the second bottom panel.