Article carrier
OwnerJohn Cargile, Bradford Wallinginventors
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Abstract
A tubular carrier for a number of articles. The carrier may include a pair of side walls with upper and lower ends and a handle formed by the upper ends of the side walls. A first one of the side walls may include an access opening and a second one of the side walls may include a retention aperture for engaging one of the articles.
Claims23
A tubular carrier for articles, comprising:
- a pair of side walls with upper and lower portions;
- said upper portions are secured together to form a handle extending from a tubular structure formed by said lower portions to accommodate articles;
- one of side walls comprising an access opening of a size such that an article may be loaded into and unloaded from the carrier through said access opening;
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- the other side wall comprising a plurality of article-engaging apertures each for engaging an article, said access opening being disposed at a location opposing at least one of said engaging apertures such that an article loaded into the carrier through said access opening may be engaged by said at least one engaging aperture.
A carrier for a plurality of articles, comprising:
- a base panel;
- a first wall with a first and a second end, said first end of said first wall adjoining said base panel;
- a second wall with a first and a second end, said first end of said second wall adjoining said base panel;
- said second end of said first wall and said second end of said second wall being fixedly attached and forming a first open side and a second open side;
- said first open side and said second open side sized such that articles may be positioned in the carrier through said first open side or said second open side;
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- said first wall comprising an aperture therein;
- said aperture sized such that articles may be positioned in the carrier through said aperture.
A carrier for accommodating at least one article, comprising:
- a front wall including a first end defined by a fold line;
- a rear wall including a first end defined by a fold line;
- said first end of said front wall and said first end of said rear wall being fixedly attached together to bring said fold lines into substantial alignment with each other so that a handle is formed from said first ends and a tubular structure depending from said handle is formed from remainder of the front and rear walls;
- said handle comprising at least one engaging tab extending away from said handle beyond the fold lines, said handle being pivotable about said fold lines between an upright position and a tilted position such that when said handle is in said upright position, said at least one tab extends into said tubular structure to engage an article in the tubular structure, and when said handle is in said tilted position, said at least one tab lies in a position wherein said at least one tab allows an article to move into or out of said tubular structure.
A method for inserting one or more articles into a carrier including a tubular structure, a handle pivotally connected to the tubular structure and having one or more engaging tabs which extend into the tubular structure when the handle in an upright position, the method comprising:
- pivoting the handle from the upright position to a tilted position such that the one or more engaging tabs are pivoted toward the outside of the tubular structure in response to the pivotal movement of the handle;
- inserting one or more articles into the tubular structure;
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- pivoting the handle to the upright position such that the one or more engaging tabs are brought into engagement with the one or more articles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.