Article carrier and blank therefor

A blank for forming an article carrier, the blank comprising:

• a main panel having at least two article retention structures, wherein the at least two article retention structures are disposed substantially adjacent to an end edge of the main panel, wherein each of the at least two retention structures comprises an article receiving aperture and an annular series of engaging tabs formed around a respective one of the article-receiving apertures;
• wherein the main panel includes a first area defined a perimeter region of the article-receiving apertures in the respective one of the two article retention structures;
• and a second area continuous with the first area and defined in part by the end edge and in part by the perimeter region, each of the engaging tabs of the two article retention structures being hingedly connected to the main panel such that the second area is adjoined by at least one of the engaging tabs of each of the two article retention structures;
• and
• a recess is formed in the second area along the end edge of the main panel, wherein the recess and the first area is disposed along a notional line extending perpendicularly to the end edge.

A blank for forming an article carrier, the blank comprising

• a main panel comprising four article engaging features arranged in two rows, each of the four article engaging features comprising an article-receiving aperture, a series of engaging:
• formed around the article-receiving aperture, and a pair of recesses that interrupt the series of engaging tabs,
• wherein the series of engaging tabs of each of the four article engaging features comprises a first set of engaging tabs disposed between the pair of recesses,
• wherein a medial area of the main panel is provided by an uninterrupted portion of the main panel that is surrounded by the four article engaging features, which define a perimeter of the medial area of the main panel having four edges, each of which is adjoined by a respective one of the four article engaging features,
• wherein the first set of engaging tabs of each of the four article engaging features is hingedly connected to a respective one of the four edges of the perimeter of the medial area of the main panel.