Basket-style article carrier

A basket-style article carrier, comprising:

• a handle panel connected to spaced substantially vertical riser panels;
• a bottom panel connected to the riser panels;
• opposite side panels connected to the bottom panel, the side panels being relatively narrow compared to the length of the bottom panel and being comprised of upper, lower and intermediate portions;
• end straps extending outwardly from the riser panels;
• side straps extending between the end straps and the intermediate portions of the side panels;
• the end straps and the side straps being spaced from the bottom panel and having relatively narrow widths compared to the height of the side panels;
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• upper partition straps extending from the riser panels to the upper portions of the side panels and lower partition straps extending from the riser panels to the lower portions of the side panels;
• the side straps and associated end straps and partition straps forming with the riser panels end article receiving cells, and the side panels and associated partition straps forming interior article receiving cells.

A blank for forming a basket-style article carrier, comprising:

• adjacent outer and inner handle panel sections, each handle panel section being divided by a central fold line extending through both sections;
• riser panel sections on opposite ends of the inner and outer handle panel sections, the riser panel sections extending transversely with respect to the central fold line;
• side panel sections adjacent the outer handle panel sections and extending transversely with respect to the central fold line;
• side strap sections connected to opposite sides of the side panel sections by fold lines extending at substantially right angles to the central fold line;
• end strap sections connected to the side strap sections by fold lines extending substantially parallel to the side strap section fold lines, each end strap section also being foldably connected to an associated riser panel section;
• partition strap sections connected to the side panel sections by fold lines extending substantially parallel to the fold lines connecting the side strap sections to the side panel sections;
• support strap sections connected to the partition strap sections by fold lines extending substantially parallel to the partition strap section fold lines, each support strap section also being foldably connected to an associated riser panel section;
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• a respective bottom panel flap connected by a fold line to each of the side panel sections;
• the support strap sections being adhered to the riser panel sections in a carrier formed from the blank, and the carrier being comprised of a plurality of article receiving cells, the side panel sections and the partition strap sections forming interior cells and the partition strap sections, the end strap sections and the side strap sections forming end cells.