Article carrier and blank therefor

A blank for forming an article carrier for packaging at least two articles each of the at least two articles having a maximum diameter, the blank comprising a main panel having at least two article retention structures for receiving and securing the main panel to a respective article, wherein the main panel comprises a pair of opposing side edges and a pair of opposing end edges, wherein each of the side edges has a length that is greater than a length of each of the end edges, wherein at least one of the side edges of the main panel is a free edge, and each of the at least two article retention structures comprises a center, the center of one of the at least two article retention structures being spaced apart from the center of an adjacent one of the at least two article retention structures by a distance, wherein the distance is greater than the maximum diameter of each of the at least two articles.

A package comprising an article carrier and at least two articles, each of the at least two articles having a maximum diameter, the article carrier comprising a main panel having at least two article retention structures receiving and securing the main panel to a respective article, wherein at least one side edge of the main panel is a free edge, each of the at least two article retention structures comprises a center, the center of one of the at least two article retention structures being spaced apart from the center of an adjacent one of the at least two article retention structures by a distance, wherein the distance is greater than the maximum diameter of each of the at least two articles.

A blank device for forming at least two article carriers, the blank device comprising at least first and second blanks separably connected together, each blank comprising a plurality of article retention structures, wherein each of the plurality of article retention structures is configured to accommodate an article having a maximum diameter and comprises a center, the center of each article retention structure in the first blank being spaced apart from the center of an adjacent article retention structure in the first blank by a first distance, the center of each article retention structure in the second blank being spaced apart from the center of an adjacent article retention structure in the first blank by a second distance, and wherein the first distance is greater than the maximum diameter of the article to be accommodated, and the second distance is equal to or greater than the first distance.

A carrier comprising at least first and second separably connected article carriers, each article carrier comprising a plurality of article retention structures, wherein each of the plurality of article retention structures is configured to accommodate an article having a maximum diameter and comprises a center, the center of each article retention structure in the first article carrier being spaced apart from the center of an adjacent article retention structure in the first article carrier by a first distance, wherein the center of an article retention structure in the first article carrier is spaced apart from the center of an adjacent article retention structure in the second article carrier by a second distance, and wherein the first distance is greater than the maximum diameter of the article to be accommodated, and the second distance is equal to or greater than the first distance.

A package comprising at least first and second separably connected article carriers each comprising at least two articles, each article carrier comprising a plurality of article retention structures, wherein each of the plurality of article retention structures accommodating an article having a maximum diameter and comprises a center, the center of each article retention structure in the first article carrier being spaced apart from the center of an adjacent article retention structure in the first article carrier by a first distance, wherein the center of an article retention structure in the first article carrier is spaced apart from the center of an adjacent article retention structure in the second article carrier by a second distance, and wherein the first distance is greater than the maximum diameter of the article, and the second distance is equal to or greater than the first distance.

An article carrier for packaging at least three articles, the article carrier having an engaging panel comprising a plurality of article retention structures, each article retention structure comprising an aperture and an annular series of tabs disposed thereabout, wherein side edges of the annular series of tabs are defined by radial cutlines, the annular series of tabs being interrupted by at least two recesses including a first recess and a second recess, the first recess of a first one of the plurality of article retention structures being disposed proximate to the first recess of a second one of the plurality of article retention structures, the second one being disposed adjacent to the first one, the second recess of the first one being disposed proximate to the second recess of a third one of the plurality of article retention structures, the third one being disposed adjacent to the first one.

A blank for forming an article carrier, the blank comprising an engaging panel comprising a plurality of article retention structures, each article retention structure comprising an aperture and an annular series of tabs disposed thereabout, wherein side edges of the annular series of tabs are defined by radial cutlines, the annular series of tabs being interrupted by at least two recesses including a first recess and a second recess, the first recess of a first one of the plurality of article retention structures being disposed proximate to the first recess of a second one of the plurality of article retention structures, the second one being disposed adjacent to the first one, the second recess of the first one being disposed proximate to the second recess of a third one of the plurality of article retention structures, the third one being disposed adjacent to the first one.