Package, article carrier and blank therefor

A package comprising:

• a film sealed bag;
• and
• a carrier disposed within the film sealed bag, the carrier comprising:
• an interior defined at least in part by:
• a base wall;
• opposed side walls;
• and
• opposed end walls;
• a plurality of articles disposed in the interior of the carrier;
• a partition structure dividing the carrier into two or more chambers, wherein the partition structure comprises a portal and at least one gate panel translatable or transformable between a first position extending upwardly from the base wall closing the portal in the partition structure and a second position forming a passageway between two adjacently disposed chambers in an open condition in which the at least one gate panel is in the second position, wherein the at least one gate panel having a free upper end edge that forms part of an upper edge of the partition structure.

A blank for forming a carrier, the blank comprising a plurality of panels for forming walls of the carrier, the plurality of panels including:

• at least one base panel,
• first and second side panels,
• at least one first end panel for forming a first end wall of the carrier, and
• at least one second end panel for forming a second end wall of the carrier;
• at least one divider panel for forming a partition structure dividing the carrier, in a set-up carrier condition, into two or more chambers, wherein the at least one divider panel comprises a cutaway for forming a portal in the set-up carrier, wherein the cutaway defines, at least in part, a gate panel, wherein the portal and the gate panel is configured to be translatable or transformable between a first position extending upwardly from the base panel to close the portal in the partition structure and a second position to provide a passageway between two adjacently disposed chambers, wherein the gate panel having a free upper end edge that forms part of an upper edge of the partition structure.