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

Claim 17:
18. A blank for forming a carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the blank comprising:
a plurality of panels forming a front portion, a back portion, and a central portion extending from the front portion to the back portion,
the front portion comprising a front attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers and a front top panel for being overlapped with the front attachment panel when the carrier is formed from the blank,
the back portion comprising a back attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers and a back top panel for being overlapped with the back attachment panel when the carrier is formed from the blank,
the central portion comprising a central panel; and
locking features for maintaining an erected configuration of the carrier formed from the blank, the locking features comprising at least one male locking feature extending from a respective panel of the plurality of panels and for being at least partially received in a respective at least one female locking feature at least partially defined in a respective panel of the plurality of panels when the carrier is formed from the blank.