Patent ID: 9446891
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: B65B,B65D

Claim Text:
1. A carrier at least partially holding a plurality of containers, each container of the plurality of containers comprising a flange, the carrier comprising: a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the panels comprising a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a first top panel foldably connected to the first side panel, and a second top panel foldably connected to the second side panel; at least one container-receiving feature extending in at least the bottom panel, the at least one container-receiving feature at least partially receiving at least one container of the plurality of containers; and a first retention flap foldably connected to the first top panel and a second retention flap foldably connected to the second top panel, at least one of the first retention flap and the second retention flap engaging at least a portion of the flange of at least one container of the plurality of containers, and at least one of the first retention flap and the second retention flap being generally V-shaped, wherein: the first retention flap comprises a first proximal portion foldably connected to the first top panel and a first distal portion foldably connected to the first proximal portion; the first proximal portion extends generally downwardly from the first top panel and the first distal portion extends generally upwardly from the first proximal portion so that the first retention flap is generally V-shaped; the second retention flap comprises a second proximal portion foldably connected to the second top panel and a second distal portion foldably connected to the second proximal portion; and the second proximal portion extends generally downwardly from the second top panel and the second distal portion extends generally parallel to the bottom panel.