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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alain Saulas, Chateuroux, FR;
Jean-Yves Daniel, Chateuroux, FR;
Jean-Michel Auclair, Chateuroux, FR;
Assignee:
The Mead Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206427 ; 206814 ;
Abstract
A carton for packaging primary containers arranged in at least three lateral rows in which the center of said rows has fewer containers than adjacent rows. The carton comprises a pair of superposed tray structures (70) which are connected together by a wrapper (10) having a handle structure (52). The trays each have a retaining keel (94) extending inwardly of the tray for retaining the center row of containers in an inwardly offset condition with respect to the adjacent rows of containers.