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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2021
Westrock Packaging Systems, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Julien D. Merzeau, Chateauroux, FR;
WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to article carriers () for forming a package and blanks () for forming the article carriers (). The blank () comprises at least one panel () having at least four article receiving openings (RT). The at least one panel () comprises a handle feature. The at least article receiving openings (RT) are arranged in two rows. The handle feature comprises at least one handle opening (Ha, Ha, Ha) located at a centre (C) of the at least four article receiving openings (RT). The at least one handle opening (Ha, Ha, Ha) is defined at least in part by a pair of first tabs () hingedly connected to the at least one panel () by a pair of first divergent fold lines () respectively. Each of the first tabs () comprises a height dimension (H) extending between the respective first fold line () and a free end of that first tab (). The height dimension (H) may be equal to or greater than a distance (He) between the centre (C) and each of the first fold lines ().