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AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorMarcus Theelen
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Abstract
There is provided a basket style bottle carrier having a lengthwise central wall 30, 31 and receiving compartments for bottles 12 on each side of the central wall. A handle portion 14, which is separate from the central wall 30, 31, is connected to the remainder of the carrier device by interconnecting webs 17 extending from the side walls 23 of the compartments. The handle 14 is movable relative to the central wall 30, 31 between raised and lowered positions. In some arrangements the handle portion 14 has a downwardly extending portion 21 with hook formations 22 for engaging in notches 38 to retain the handle 14 in its lowered position.
Claims11
A paperboard basket type carrier device comprising a lengthwise extending central wall, article receiving compartments on both sides of the central wall and a handle portion, each receiving compartment being defined by a base wall, a side wall substantially parallel to the central wall, a pair of end walls extending between and hingedly connected to the side wall, and the central wall with compartment dividers being folded out from the central wall and adhesively secured to the side walls, the handle portion being separate from the central wall, being movable relative thereto between a raised position and a lowered position, and being connected to the side walls of the carrier device by means of interconnecting webs extending from the pair of side walls, and a releasable interconnection between the handle portion and the dividers of the carrier device to retain the handle portion in its lowered position, wherein a weight of carrier contents is capable of causing release of the releasable interconnection upon upward lifting of the handle portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.