Graphic Packaging International, Inc.

Ana Gonzalez

Emili Requena

Brian Smalley

John Murdick Holley, Jr

Raymond Rudolph Spivey, Sr

Colin P Ford

Mark Baldino

Jon Thompson

O'Neal Alexander

Harmen Boersma

Esteve Rovira Porta

Marie Zix

Jean-Manuel Gomes

Kevin T May

Edward W Jones

Matthew Sundquist

Steve M Gould

Kelly R Fitzwater

Steven M Oliveira

Kirsten Laura Brand

Raymond R Spivey

Paul Bradford

Emili Requena Miret

Andrea Coltri-DePaula

John Murdick Holley

O'neal Alexander

Kirsten L Brand

Carrier

A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton includes a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. An article protection insert comprises a plurality of features for engaging a respective article of the plurality of articles. At least one access feature is in the top panel for positioning the article protection insert to a position wherein the features engage at least one article of the plurality of articles.

Carton with article protection insert

A carton for containing at least one article. The carton includes a plurality of panels at least partially forming an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels includes a top panel. The carton includes an article protection flap foldably connected to at least one panel of the plurality of panels. The article protection flap is moveable between a first position that is substantially parallel to the top panel and a second position wherein the article protection flap is folded relative to the top panel. The at least one access feature in the top panel is for positioning the article protection flap from the first position to the second position.

A carrier includes a front portion with a first plurality of panels and a back portion with a second plurality of panels. The first plurality of panels at least partially surrounds a front interior space for receiving at least one container and includes a front panel, a front central panel, and at least one front side panel. The second plurality of panels at least partially surrounds a back interior space for receiving at least one container and includes a back panel, a back central panel, and at least one back side panel. The front central panel and the back central panel are separably connected at a line of weakening and are at least partially in face-to-face contact in a first configuration of the carrier, the carrier is positionable to a second configuration wherein the front portion and the back portion are at least partially separated at the line of weakening.

Carrier for containers

Carton

A carrier for holding at least one container includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior space of the carrier and including a front panel, a back panel, at least one side panel, a first bottom panel, a second bottom panel, and at least one central panel. At least one divider flap extends from the at least one central panel to at least one of the front panel and the back panel. The first bottom panel includes at least one male locking feature and the second bottom panel includes at least one female locking feature for receiving the at least one male locking feature. The at least one male locking feature engages the at least one divider flap to lock the at least one divider flap in a generally perpendicular position relative to the central panel.

A carrier that is at least partially holding a plurality of containers. The carrier can include a plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a first top panel foldably connected to the first side panel, and a second top panel foldably connected to the second side panel. At least one container-receiving feature extends in at least the bottom panel. The at least one container-receiving feature can at least partially receive at least one container of the plurality of containers. At least one retention flap is foldably connected to the first top panel or the second top panel. The at least one retention flap engages at least a portion of a flange of at least one container.

Method of forming a carrier for containers

A carton for containing at least one article. The carton comprises a plurality of panels at least partially forming an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a top panel. The carton comprises an article protection flap foldably connected to at least one panel of the plurality of panels. The article protection flap is moveable between a first position that is substantially parallel to the top panel and a second position wherein the article protection flap is folded relative to the top panel. The at least one access feature in the top panel is for positioning the article protection flap from the first position to the second position.

A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. The carton comprises a first corner and a second corner at a closed end. The first corner has a first configuration and the second corner has a second configuration, the first configuration being different than the second configuration so that the first corner and second corner are asymmetrical.

Carton with asymmetrical corners

A carton for holding a plurality of containers. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises at least one top panel, at least one side panel foldably connected to the at least one top panel, and a bottom panel foldably connected to the at least one side panel. The carton further comprises a support foldably connected to the top panel for supporting at least one article of the plurality of articles and a dispenser for allowing removal of the plurality of articles from the carton. The dispenser comprises a dispenser panel that is at least partially defined by a tear line in the at least one side panel and the at least one top panel. The dispenser panel is for being at least partially removed for at least further opening a dispenser opening.

Carton with dispensing feature

Package for containers

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Ana Gonzalez