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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1982
Filed:
May. 12, 1980
Charles L Champlin, Rittman, OH (US);
Packaging Corporation of America, Evanston, IL (US);
Abstract
A carrier is provided for use in manually carrying a plurality of articles arranged in a pair of substantially parallel rows. The carrier includes a base panel for subtending and supporting the rows of articles. End panels are foldably connected to and extend upwardly from first opposed peripheral segments of the base panel. Side panels are foldably connected to and extend upwardly from second opposed peripheral segments of the base panel. Interconnecting and spanning the distance between the upper portions of the end panels is an elongated hand-gripping unit. The unit defines a substantially vertical plane extending between the rows of articles. Foldably connected to and extending outwardly in opposite directions from the lower portion of the unit are article-retaining flaps. Each flap is provided with means for supportingly accommodating the necked portions of the articles of a row. When the flap is in an outwardly extending article-retaining position, the edge thereof opposite the folding connection is secured to the upper portion of the corresponding side panel.