Carton with handle, central flap and divider

In combination, a carrier blank and a divider blank for forming a carrier for holding a plurality of containers,

• the carrier blank comprising:
• a plurality of panels comprising a first side panel, a second side panel, and at least one handle panel, wherein at least a portion of the at least one handle panel is separated from the second side panel along a first lateral cut line;
• a central flap foldably connected to the at least one handle panel along an oblique fold line, wherein at least a portion of the central flap is separated from the second side panel along a second lateral cut line, the second lateral cut line being collinear with the first lateral cut line, and the oblique fold line extending from the second lateral cut line, the central flap being for dividing the interior of the carrier into at least a first container-receiving space and a second container-receiving space;
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• the divider blank comprising at least one divider panel and at least one divider flap foldably connected to the at least one divider panel;
• wherein the at least one divider panel at least partially overlaps the at least one handle panel and at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel.

A method of forming a carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the method comprising:

• obtaining a carrier blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a first side panel, a second side panel, at least one handle panel, and a central flap foldably connected to the at least one handle panel;
• obtaining a divider blank comprising at least one divider panel and at least one divider flap foldably connected to the at least one divider panel;
• positioning the at least one divider panel to at least partially overlap at least the first side panel and the at least one handle panel;
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• forming an interior of the carrier by folding the panels of the plurality of panels about respective fold lines so that the first side panel is positioned opposite to the second side panel and the central flap divides the carrier into a first container-receiving space and a second container-receiving space, wherein at least a portion of the central flap is positioned below the at least one handle panel adjacent the at least one divider panel.

A carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the carrier comprising:

• a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the panels comprising a first side panel, a second side panel, and at least one handle panel;
• at least one first end flap foldably connected to at least one panel of the plurality of panels and at least partially closing a first end of the carrier, wherein the at least one handle panel is foldably connected to the at least one first end flap at a first handle end;
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• a central flap foldably connected to the at least one handle panel at a second handle end, the central flap dividing the interior of the carrier into at least a first row and a second row, wherein at least a portion of the central flap extends below the at least one handle panel, and the central flap is generally parallel to the at least one handle panel.

A carrier blank for forming a carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the carrier blank comprising:

• a plurality of panels comprising a first side panel, a second side panel, and at least one handle panel, wherein at least a portion of the at least one handle panel is separated from the second side panel along a first lateral cut line;
• at least one first end flap foldably connected to at least one panel of the plurality of panels for at least partially closing a first end of the carrier formed from the carrier blank, wherein the at least one handle panel is foldably connected to the at least one first end flap at a first handle end;
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• a central flap foldably connected to the at least one handle panel at a second handle end along an oblique fold line, wherein at least a portion of the central flap is separated from the second side panel along a second lateral cut line, the second lateral cut line being collinear with the first lateral cut line, and the oblique fold line extending from the second lateral cut line, the central flap being for dividing the interior of the carrier formed from the carrier blank into at least a first container-receiving space and a second container-receiving space.