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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2018
Westrock Packaging Systems, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Patrick Blin, Châteauroux, FR;
WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a carrier () for packaging a plurality of flanged articles, a blank () for forming the carrier. The carrier comprises a composite wall formed from two at least partially overlapping layers (), including an inner layer () and an outer layer (). The carrier further comprises a keel structure () folded into an interior of the carrier. The keel structure has an inner member () formed from the inner layer and an outer member () formed from the outer layer. The inner and outer members are hingedly connected to a respective one of the inner and outer layers along inner () and outer () fold lines respectively. The inner and outer fold lines are generally aligned in the direction of the thickness of the inner and outer layers.