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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2009
Zoe Claire Wilkins, Keynsham, GB;
Paul Bradford, Staple Hill, GB;
Zoe Claire Wilkins, Keynsham, GB;
Paul Bradford, Staple Hill, GB;
Graphic Packaging International, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A basket carrier is disclosed. The carrier includes an open-top basket and a lid for the basket. The basket includes a vertically-extending handle, a pair of side walls foldably connected to the handle by a plurality of divider walls, a pair of end walls foldably connected to the side walls and the handle, and a bottom wall formed by bottom flaps foldably connected to the side walls. The side walls, end walls, divider walls and handle together define a plurality of compartments for holding containers, such as bottles or cans. The handle may include a plurality of handle flaps that are partially separable from the handle to provide comfortable gripping surfaces for a user's hand. The lid includes a top panel for covering a top area of the basket, side panels for covering the side walls of the basket, and adhesive flaps detachably connected to the side panels for attaching the lid to the basket. A handle opening is provided in the top panel, laterally offset from the handle, to provide access to the handle of the basket. Blanks for forming the lid basket and lid are also disclosed.