Patent ID: 11958673
Assignee: GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 34:
35. A method of forming a carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the method comprising:
obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a front attachment panel, a central panel, a back attachment panel, a front top panel, and a back top panel, the blank comprising locking features comprising at least one male locking feature extending from a respective panel of the plurality of panels and at least one female locking feature at least partially defined in a respective panel of the plurality of panels;
arranging the plurality of panels to form a front portion of the carrier comprising the front top panel overlapping the front attachment panel;
arranging the plurality of panels to form a back portion of the carrier comprising the back top panel overlapping the back attachment panel;
arranging the plurality of panels to form a central portion of the carrier comprising the central panel and extending from the front portion of the carrier to the back portion of the carrier; and
at least partially inserting the at least one male locking feature through the at least one female locking feature to maintain an erected configuration of the carrier.