Patent ID: 8256617
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the carrier comprising: a bottom panel comprising a plurality of bottom openings for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers; at least two side panels extending upward from the bottom panel, the at least two side panels comprising a first side panel and a second side panel; at least two top panels comprising a first top panel and a second top panel, the first top panel and the second top panel cooperating to form a top wall of the carrier, the first top panel comprises a first handle portion, the second top panel comprises a second handle portion, and the top wall comprises at least one top opening being aligned with at least one bottom opening of the plurality of bottom openings for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers; a handle for carrying the carrier, the handle being foldably connected to at least one of the side panels, the handle comprising the first handle portion and the second handle portion, the handle being separable from the top wall along at least one tear line and pivotable between a lowered position and a raised position, the at least one tear line extending from the at least one top opening in the top wall to a distal edge of the top wall.