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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2003
Applicant:
Philippe Le Bras, Chateauroux, FR;
Inventor:
Philippe Le Bras, Chateauroux, FR;
Assignee:
MeadWestVaco Packaging Systems, LLC, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 75/08 (2006.01); B65D 75/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An article carrier and a blank for an article carrier for holding articles with tapered sides, for example connected plastic cups, comprising a top wall, opposed side walls and a base wall hingedly connected together to form a tubular structure. An article retention structure is hingedly connected to one of the side walls and the base panel. The article retention structure is formed by a plurality of panels including a side end flap so constructed and arranged to taper inwardly towards the base wall to substantially conform to the shape of an adjacent article.