Bag bottle carrier

Abstract

A carrier for carrying a predetermined number, generally six, bottles. The carrier is made from two parts: a stiff plastic frame and a flexible plastic bag. The frame is made up of a rectangular collar, and a lattice which divides the frame into a network of two rows, each row having three compartments. The frame is also provided with a handle connected to the top of center lattice divider between the two rows. The bag is rectilinear, and the cross-section of its open end matches the collar of the frame. When assembled, the top, open end of the bag is glued or welded to the collar and hangs from the frame. The assembled unit thus provides a plastic carrier, with a handle into which can fit six bottles. The corners of the collar and lattice network of the frame can be hinged so that an empty carrier can be made compact by collapsing the carrier on itself. The plastic bag is made by cutting perpendicularly across the length of a tube of plastic film which has two equal tucks along its length and then heat sealing the piece along the new cut.

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