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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2024
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Kayla E. Barreto, Huntley, IL (US);
Christopher J. Samaras, Tinley Park, IL (US);
George P. Moreland, Greer, SC (US);
Jimmy D. Whitten, Westminster, SC (US);
Michael C. Czarnecki, Jr., Bensenville, IL (US);
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A container carrier forming a package of unitized containers includes a network of molded ribs forming a plurality of container receiving openings formed in a plane. An arrangement of inwardly extending tabs are formed in each container receiving opening toward a center of each container receiving opening. A handle is formed along one edge of the container carrier. The container carrier is engageable with a circumferential groove around a perimeter of a sidewall of each container so that each tab of the arrangement of tabs engages with the circumferential groove of a corresponding container of the plurality of containers.