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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2024
Graphic Packaging International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Harmen Boersma, Heerenveen, NL;
Ralf Mathei, Euskirchen, DE;
Graphic Packaging International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels including a plurality of side panels and at least one bottom panel foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, locking features in the at least one bottom panel for at least partially maintaining a formed configuration of the carrier, and a plurality of system engagement features for at least partially receiving a portion of an outer container, each system engagement feature having a plurality of lines of weakening defining a plurality of separably connected sections in the at least one bottom panel.