Tote carrier with integrally formed handle straps

A tote carrier, said tote carrier defining a generally open top receptacle region for carring an article, said tote carrier comprising:

• a generally rectangular bottom panel defining a pair of opposing side edges and a pair of opposing end edges;
• at least one side wall panel extending from and hingedly connected to one of said side edges of said bottom panel along a fold line, said side wall panel being folded upwardly across said fold line by which said side wall panel is connected to said bottom panel, said side wall panel further defining a pair of opposing end edges and a top side edge;
• a pair of end wall panels, each said end wall panel extending from and hingedly connected to one of said end edges of said bottom panel along fold lines, said end wall panels being folded upwardly across said fold lines by which said end wall panel is connected to said bottom panel, said end wall panels each further defining a pair of opposing side edges and a top edge thereof;
• at least a pair of end foldover panels, each said end foldover panel extending from and hingedly connected to one of said end edges of said side wall panel along fold lines, said end foldover panels being folded inwardly across said fold lines by which said end foldover panel is connected to said side wall panel and into parallel abutting contact with said end wall panels, said end foldover panels being fastened to said end wall panels;
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• one or more handle straps, each said handle strap having a pair of opposing ends, each of said ends of said handle strap extending from and being hingedly connected to one of said end foldover panels, with said handle strap being defined by and separated from said end foldover panels and said side wall panel by at least one substantially continuous cut line extending entirely through said end foldover panels and said side wall panel,
• whereby the article may be received within the receptacle region.