US 11,697,537 B2 · Carrier for containers

Abstract

A carrier for holding a plurality of containers. The carrier can comprise a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carrier. The plurality of panels can comprise at least a front panel and a central panel. The interior of the carrier can be divided into a front portion and a back portion by at least the central panel. A divider flap can be foldably connected to the central panel. The divider flap can extend at least partially from the central panel to the front panel. An attachment feature can comprise a hinge panel and an attachment tab. The hinge panel can be foldably connected to the divider flap along a first fold line, and the attachment tab can be foldably connected to the hinge panel along a second fold line. The attachment tab and the front panel can at least partially overlap one another.

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Dependent claims

A carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the carrier comprising:

a plurality of panels that forms an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels comprising at least a front panel and a central panel, the interior of the carrier being divided into a front portion and a back portion by at least the central panel;
a divider flap foldably connected to the central panel, the divider flap extending at least partially from the central panel to the front panel;
and
a hinge panel and an attachment tab, the hinge panel being foldably connected to the divider flap along a first fold line, and the attachment tab being foldably connected to the hinge panel along a second fold line, wherein the attachment tab and the front panel at least partially overlap one another, and the hinge panel is free to pivot with respect to the divider flap along the first fold line.

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A method of forming a carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the method comprising:

obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising at least a front panel and a central panel, a divider flap foldably connected to the central panel, a hinge panel, and an attachment tab, the hinge panel being foldably connected to the divider flap along a first fold line, and the attachment tab being foldably connected to the hinge panel along a second fold line;
and
forming an interior of the carrier by respectively folding the plurality of panels, the forming the interior of the carrier comprising positioning the central panel to at least partially divide the interior of the carrier into a front portion and a back portion and positioning the divider flap to extend at least partially from the central panel to the front panel so that the attachment tab and the front panel at least partially overlap one another, wherein, in the formed carrier, the hinge panel is free to pivot with respect to the divider flap along the first fold line.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Carrier for containers

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Carrier for containers

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