Article carrier
AssigneeThe Mead Corporation
InventorPrentice J. Wood
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Abstract
An article carrier comprising a frame structure, a plurality of struts depending downwardly from the frame structure to form a plurality of article receiving cells, a bottom element secured to the lower portions of the struts forming each cell, a partition element disposed between and secured to two adjacent struts of at least some of said cells, the midportion of the partition element being yieldable, a plurality of outwardly projecting base straps interconnecting the lower portions of two adjacent struts on each side of the carrier, and a promotional insert panel disposed on each side of said carrier and secured in position by cooperation with the corresponding base straps and the frame structure.
Claims7
An article carrier formed in a rectilinear arrangement and comprising a frame structure, a plurality of struts depending downwardly from said frame structure and arranged in at least two groups, a bottom element secured to the lower edges of each group of struts to form a pair of article receiving cells, a partition element disposed between and secured to two adjacent struts of one group of struts and forming a partition between said cells, the midportion of said partition element being transversely yieldable, a base strap interconnecting the lower portions of two adjacent struts of at least one group, said base strap projecting outwardly of said carrier with respect to said two adjacent struts, and a promotional insert being associated with one side of said carrier and including a retaining tab integrally joined to the lower edge of said insert and disposed in overlapping relationship with the inner surface of said base strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.