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US 11,840,387 B2Granted
Carrier for containers
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorJon Thompson
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Abstract
A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a front portion having a front attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, a back portion having a back attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, and a reinforcement portion extending from the front portion to the back portion for reinforcing the carrier.
Claims36
A carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the carrier comprising:
- a front portion comprising a front attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, the front attachment panel comprises an attachment portion, an interior marginal portion foldably connected to the attachment portion, and an exterior marginal portion foldably connected to the attachment portion;
- a back portion comprising a back attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers;
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- a reinforcement portion extending from the front portion to the back portion for reinforcing the carrier, the reinforcement portion comprises a reinforcement panel foldably connected to each of the back attachment panel and the interior marginal portion of the front attachment panel.
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A blank for forming a carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the blank comprising:
- a front portion comprising a front attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, the front attachment panel comprises an attachment portion, an interior marginal portion foldably connected to the attachment portion, and an exterior marginal portion foldably connected to the attachment portion;
- a back portion comprising a back attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers;
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- a reinforcement portion extending from the front portion to the back portion for reinforcing the carrier formed from the blank, the reinforcement portion comprises a reinforcement panel foldably connected to each of the back attachment panel and the interior marginal portion of the front attachment panel.
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A method of forming a carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the method comprising:
- obtaining a blank comprising a front portion, a back portion, and a reinforcement portion extending from the front portion of the blank to the back portion of the blank, the front portion comprising a front attachment panel, the front attachment panel comprises an attachment portion, an interior marginal portion foldably connected to the attachment portion, and an exterior marginal portion foldably connected to the attachment portion, and the back portion comprising a back attachment panel, the reinforcement portion comprising a reinforcement panel, the reinforcement portion comprises a reinforcement panel foldably connected to each of the back attachment panel and the interior marginal portion of the front attachment panel;
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- positioning the front attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers to form a front portion of the carrier and positioning the back attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers to form a back portion of the carrier;
- positioning the reinforcement panel extending from the front portion of the carrier to the back portion of the carrier to reinforce the carrier.
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A package, the package comprising:
- a plurality of containers;
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- a carrier, the carrier comprising:
- a front portion comprising a front attachment panel at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, the front attachment panel comprises an attachment portion, an interior marginal portion foldably connected to the attachment portion, and an exterior marginal portion foldably connected to the attachment portion;
- a back portion comprising a back attachment panel at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers;
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- a reinforcement portion extending from the front portion to the back portion for reinforcing the package, the reinforcement portion comprises a reinforcement panel foldably connected to each of the back attachment panel and the interior marginal portion of the front attachment panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.