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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2023
Westrock Packaging Systems, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Casey P. Grey, Richmond, VA (US);
Noah Dean, Newport News, VA (US);
Joel C. Panek, Moseley, VA (US);
John D. Benson, North Charleston, SC (US);
WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article carrier for packaging one or more articles and a blank for forming the carrier. The carrier comprises a main panel having one or more article retention structures for receiving and securing the main panel to a respective article. The article retention structures each comprise a perimeter. The perimeter is interrupted by at least one major cutaway in the form of a notch or recess, and at least one minor cutaway in the form of a notch or recess, wherein the at least one major cutaway comprises a first angular dimension and the at least one minor cutaway comprises a second angular dimension, the first angular dimension being greater in magnitude than the second angular dimension.