Patent ID: 11932472
Assignee: WESTROCK PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. An article carrier for packaging a plurality of articles, the carrier comprising a composite wall formed from two at least partially overlapping layers of sheet material and including an inner layer and an outer layer, the carrier further comprising a keel structure folded into an interior of the carrier, the keel structure having an inner member formed from the inner layer and an outer member formed from the outer layer, the inner and outer members being hingedly connected to a respective one of the inner and outer layers along inner and outer fold lines respectively, the inner and outer fold lines being generally aligned in a direction of thickness of the inner and outer layers, the inner and outer members being disposed in an overlapping relationship such that at least part of a free outline of the outer member provides a folding guide to the inner member, the folding guide facilitates folding of an engaging portion of the inner member when the outer member is folded inward of the carrier along the outer fold line against the inner member,
wherein the outer member comprises a first tab, and wherein the inner member comprises a second tab, and
wherein the first tab comprises a first spine portion and a first engaging portion hingedly connected to the first spine portion, and wherein the second tab comprises a second spine portion and a second engaging portion hingedly connected to the second spine portion.