Bottle and glass carrier

A two position carrier for glasses or bottles comprising a generally vertical major divider wall, a handle portion extending upwardly from said major divider wall, a handle reinforcement portion extending downwardly from and adjacent said handle portion, means adhering said handle reinforcement portion to said handle portion, a first bottom wall extending generally laterally away from said major divider wall, a first lower side wall extending generally upwardly from said first bottom wall, a first upper side wall extending generally upwardly and laterally from said first lower side wall to said handle portions, a second upper side wall extending generally downwardly and laterally from said first upper side wall and said handle portions, means forming a slot in said carrier between said first and second upper side walls for said handle portions and said handle portions passing upwardly through said slot, means forming elliptical openings through said first and second upper side walls for receiving the glasses or bottles therethrough, a second lower side wall extending generally downwardly from said second upper side wall, a second bottom wall extending generally laterally away from said second lower side wall to said major divider wall and said first bottom wall, an additional divider wall extending upwardly from said second bottom wall adjacent said major divider wall, means adhering said additional divider wall to said major divider wall, lock tabs extending from opposite sides of said handle portions above said major divider wall for engaging the ends of said slot and holding it in position between said tabs and the top of said major divider wall, means forming separator tabs in said bottom walls, said separator tabs extending into said carrier for separating the glasses or bottles from one another, means forming complementary cutouts in said handle portions to provide a hand opening for manually grasping the carrier, a separate separator piece passing through said handle cutouts above said upper side walls, rim tab means extending into said handle cutouts from the edges thereof for separating the tops of glasses or bottles carried thereadjacent, means forming a rim tab receiving slot in said separator piece for receiving said rim tab means therein for accommodating said rim tab and vertically positioning said separator piece in said handle portions and in said carrier according to the heights of the glasses or bottles within said carrier, and wings on said separator piece extending downwardly for separating the tops of glasses or bottles within said carrier.

Two blanks for forming a carrier for glasses or bottles, the first blank comprisng a handle portion, means forming a cutout in said handle portion to provide a hand opening therein, a major divider wall extending from said handle portion, a first bottom wall foldably extending from said major divider wall opposite said handle portion, a first lower side wall foldably extending from said first bottom wall opposite said major divider wall, a first upper side wall foldably extending from said lower side wall opposite said first bottom wall, a second upper side wall foldably extending from said first upper side wall opposite said first lower side wall, means forming a slot in said blank between said first and second upper side walls, said slot having a width corresponding to that of said handle portion, means forming openings through said first and second upper side walls for receiving the glasses or bottles, a second lower side wall foldably extending from said second upper side wall opposite said first upper side wall, a second bottom wall foldably extending from said second lower side wall opposite said second upper side wall, and an additional divider wall foldably extending from said second bottom wall opposite said second lower side wall, the second blank comprising a separate separator piece having wings foldably extending from opposite sides thereof and sized for positioning within said handle cutout with said wings spaced at distances aligned substantially with the portions of said upper side walls between said openings therein.

Two blanks for forming a two position carrier for glasses or bottles, the first blank comprising a handle portion, a handle reinforcement portion foldably extending from said handle portion, a major divider wall extending from said handle portion opposite said handle reinforcement portion, a first bottom wall foldably extending from said major divider wall opposite said handle portion, a first lower side wall foldably extending from said first bottom wall opposite said major divider wall, a first upper side wall foldably extending from said lower side wall opposite said first bottom wall, a second upper side wall foldably extending from said first upper side wall opposite said first lower side wall, means forming a slot in said blank between said first and second upper side walls, said slot having a width corresponding to that of said handle portion, means forming ellipitical openings through said first and second upper side walls for receiving the glasses or bottles, a second lower side wall foldably extending from said second upper side wall opposite said first upper side wall, a second bottom wall foldably extending from said second lower side wall opposite said second upper side wall, an additional divider wall foldably extending from said second bottom wall opposite said second lower side wall, lock tabs extending from opposite sides of said handle portion adjacent said major divider wall and complementary lock tabs extending from opposite sides of said handle reinforcement portion, the distance between the ends of said tabs being greater than the length of said slot, means forming separator tabs in said bottom walls, means forming complementary cutouts in said handle portion and said handle reinforcement portion to provide a hand opening therein, and a rim tab extending into said handle cutout from the edge thereof, the second blank comprising a separate separator piece having wings foldably extending from opposite sides thereof, and means forming a complementary rim tab receiving slot transversely in said separator piece.