Carrier For Containers

A blank for forming a carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the blank comprising:

• a plurality of panels for extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier formed from the blank and comprising at least one bottom panel, at least one top panel, a front panel, a back panel, at least one side panel, and at least one central panel for dividing the interior of the carrier formed from the blank into a front portion and a back portion;
• and
• at least one divider flap foldably connected to the at least one central panel and for extending to one of the front panel and the back panel to divide one of the front portion and the back portion into at least two container-receiving spaces in the carrier formed from the blank,
• the at least one top panel is foldably connected to at least one of the front panel and the back panel and includes at least one opening for receiving a container of the plurality of containers,
• the blank comprises locking feature including a locking tab in the at least one top panel and a locking opening in the at least one central panel for receiving the locking tab in the carrier formed from the blank.

A method of forming a carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the method comprising:

• obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels that comprises at least one bottom panel, at least one top panel, a front panel, a back panel, at least one side panel, and at least one central panel, at least one divider flap foldably connected to the at least one central panel and extending to one of the front panel and the back panel, the at least one top panel is foldably connected to at least one of the front panel and the back panel and includes at least one opening for receiving a container of the plurality of containers, the blank comprises locking features comprising a locking tab in the at least one top panel and a locking opening in the at least one central panel;
• positioning the plurality of panels to extend at least partially around an interior of the carrier;
• positioning the at least one central panel to divide the interior of the carrier into a front portion and a back portion;
• positioning the at least one divider panel to extending to one of the front panel and the back panel to divide one of the front portion and the back portion into at least two container-receiving spaces;
• and
• activating the locking features to lock the at least one top panel, the activating the locking features comprises inserting the locking tab into the locking opening.