Carrier with container retention features
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorGreg Gungner
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Abstract
A carrier for holding at least one container includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels including a front panel, a back panel, at least one side panel, and at least one handle panel extending between the front panel and the back panel. The carrier further includes container retaining features for stabilizing the at least one container in the interior of the carrier, the container retaining features includes at least one container retention cut formed in an upper portion of at least one of the front panel and the back panel.
Claims42
A carrier for holding at least one container, the carrier comprising:
- a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a back panel, at least one side panel, and at least one handle panel extending between the front panel and the back panel;
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- container retaining features for stabilizing the at least one container in the interior of the carrier, the container retaining features comprising at least one container retention cut formed in an upper portion of at least one of the front panel and the back panel such that the upper portion of the at least one of the front panel and the back panel is at least partially separable from a lower portion of the at least one of the front panel and the back panel, the at least one container retention cut forming a protruding portion of the at least one of the front panel and the back panel, the protruding portion being positionable in engagement with a lid of the at least one container.
A blank for forming a carrier for holding at least one container, the blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels extending for at least partially around an interior of the carrier formed from the blank, the plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a back panel, at least one side panel, and at least one handle panel;
- container retaining features for stabilizing the at least one container in the interior of the carrier formed from the blank, the container retaining features comprising at least one container retention cut formed in an upper portion of at least one of the front panel and the back panel such that the upper portion of the at least one of the front panel and the back panel is at least partially separable from a lower portion of the at least one of the front panel and the back panel, the at least one container retention cut forming a protruding portion of the at least one of the front panel and the back panel, the protruding portion being positionable in engagement with a lid of the at least one container.
A method of forming a carrier for holding at least one container, the method comprising:
- obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a back panel, at least one side panel, and at least one handle panel, and container retaining features comprising at least one container retention cut formed in an upper portion of at least one of the front panel and the back panel such that the upper portion of the at least one of the front panel and the back panel is at least partially separable from a lower portion of the at least one of the front panel and the back panel, the at least one container retention cut forming a protruding portion of the at least one of the front panel and the back panel;
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- folding the plurality of panels at least partially around an interior of the container such that the handle panel extends between the front panel and the back panel and such that the protruding portion is positionable in engagement with a lid of the at least one container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.