Patent ID: 6059099
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
In combination, a multi-pack carrier and a plurality of bottles received in the carrier, the carrier and bottles defining a package, the bottles having a surface and an engagement point; the carrier comprising a panel having at least a top ply and a second ply;the top ply including a plurality of apertures with a plurality of slits radiating outwardly from an edge of each of the apertures to define a plurality of top ply tabs surrounding each top ply aperture; the top ply tabs having a base and an inner edge opposite said base; the top ply apertures having a diameter less than a diameter of the bottle where the carrier intersects the bottle, the tabs being angled upwardly to engage the engagement point of the bottle; the first ply tabs engaging the bottle substantially at the engagement point and at a first angle when the bottle to be held in the carrier is placed in the carrier; andthe second ply including a plurality of apertures substantially coaxial with the top-ply apertures and a plurality of slits radiating outwardly from the second ply apertures to define a plurality of second ply tabs around each of the second ply apertures; said second ply tabs having a base and an inner edge opposite said base and being sized such that, when the package is lifted, the substantially only the inner edges of the second ply tabs engage the bottle surface, the second ply tabs engaging the bottle surface at a point spaced from the top ply tabs and below the engagement point of the bottle; the second ply tabs engaging the bottle at a second angle; the second angle being different from the first angle such that the second ply tab is not parallel to the first ply tab.