Patent ID: 8020695
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A basket carrier divided into a first section and a second section, each section having a first end, a second end, and an exterior side, the first section of the carrier comprising: at least one end panel at the first end; at least one end panel at the second end; a side panel at the exterior side; a bottom panel; a plurality of separator panels dividing the first section of the carrier into a first plurality of receptacles, the plurality of separator panels comprises at least one longitudinal separator panel and at least a first transverse separator panel and a second transverse separator panel, the first and second transverse separator panels are foldably connected to the side panel; and at least one reinforcing web comprising a first plurality of web panels overlying the bottom panel and connected to at least one of the end panels; a handle comprises at least one handle panel located between the first and second sections and foldably connected to the at least one end panel at the first end and the at least one end panel at the second end, and at least one of the first plurality of web panels is connected to the at least one handle panel; the first plurality of web panels comprising a first web panel foldably connected to a bottom edge of the at least one end panel at a first fold line and a second web panel foldably connected to a bottom edge of the at least one handle panel at a second fold line; the at least one handle panel comprises a first major handle panel, a first interior handle panel at least partially in face-to-face contact with the first major handle panel, and a first exterior handle panel at least partially in face-to-face contact with the first interior handle panel; the second section of the carrier comprising a second major handle panel at least partially in face-to-face contact with the first major handle panel of the first section, a second interior handle panel at least partially in face-to-face contact with the second major handle panel, and a second exterior handle panel at least partially in face-to-face contact with the second interior handle panel; the first interior handle panel being foldably connected to the first exterior handle panel along a transverse handle fold line, and the second interior handle panel being foldably connected to the second exterior handle panel along the transverse handle fold line.