Patent ID: 9475628
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: B65B,B65D

Claim Text:
1. A sleeve for forming a carrier package, the sleeve comprising: a generally tubular form defining an interior space and an at least partially open first end; a plurality of panels at least partially extending around the interior space of the sleeve, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a top panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel; and at least two containers disposed at least partially in the interior space of the sleeve, each container having a top end, wherein the at least two containers are positioned in an offset arrangement with at least one first container in a first row and at least one second container in a second row, wherein each respective one of the at least two containers is spaced apart from the at least partially open first end by a respective distance, the respective distance varies for each of the at least two containers, and the at least one first container in the first row is spaced apart from the second side panel and the at least one second container in the second row is spaced apart from the first side panel; wherein the sleeve is in a pre-load configuration in which the top panel of the sleeve is vertically spaced apart from the top ends of the containers; wherein the sleeve is positionable from the pre-load configuration to a loaded configuration in which the top panel of the sleeve is at least partially in contact with the top ends of the respective containers.