Wraparound package with peripheral strap

A package comprising:

• a plurality of articles each having a cylindrical section defining a longitudinal axis, said articles being arranged in a group of at least one row such that said axes of said articles are disposed vertically and parallel to each other;
• a strap extending generally horizontally around a circumference of said group to hold said articles together in a unit, said strap including a pair of opposed parallel straight runs each extending from one endmost article in said row to an opposite endmost article in said row;
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• a carton of a tubular structure including a top wall panel, a pair of side-wall panels and a pair of secured base panels, said carton extending around said group such that said side wall panels are disposed over said straight runs and along opposite sides of said group, at least one of said side wall panels including restraining means for limiting vertical displacement of said strap, said restraining means comprising a flap hinged to a side edge of said at least one side wall panel, said flap being folded inwardly of said tubular structure into a space between adjacent articles in said row to be disposed at a location vertically adjoining an adjacent one of said straight runs.