Clip-in carrier package for beverage cans

A carrier package for securing and carrying a plurality of beverage cans each having an upper rim, the carrier package comprising:

• a base for supporting the plurality of beverage cans;
• a pair of opposed side walls, each comprising:
• a lower portion extending upward from the base at respective sides thereof and flanking the cans;
• and
• an upper portion extending from a top part of the lower portion and extending inwardly and above the cans to meet the opposed upper portion at a connection point;
• a handle extending upwardly from the connection point;
• a plurality of apertures arranged in spaced-apart relation along each of the side walls and positioned to be adjacent to respective top portions of the cans to enable part of each top of each beverage can to protrude through a corresponding aperture;
• and
• a plurality of flaps each having a lower end that is defined by an upper edge of a corresponding aperture, the flaps being shaped and positioned to fit obliquely within respective upper rims of the beverage cans to secure the cans with respect to the side walls while the tops of the beverage cans protrude from the respective apertures.