Patent ID: 8430284
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
1. A carrier for a bulk beverage container having a spout, said carrier comprising, in combination: a shell having walls forming a hollow interior space sized and shaped for receiving the bulk beverage container therein; a spout opening formed in one of said walls for passage of the spout therethrough; a flap secured to the shell for selectively covering the spout opening; wherein said flap is selectively moved between a closed position wherein said flap covers said spout opening and an open position wherein said flap does not cover said spout opening; wherein the flap is sized and shaped to cover the spout opening and the spout when the flap is in the closed position and the bulk beverage container is located in the shell with the spout extending out of the spout opening so that the flap provides protection and coverage of the spout and the flap is also sized and shaped to cover the spout opening when the flap is in the closed position and the bulk beverage container is not located in the shell so that the shell can be used for items other than the bulk beverage container; a first fastener cooperating between said flap and said one of said walls having said spout opening therein to removably secure said flap in said closed position when said spout is extending out of said spout opening and when said spout is not extending out of said spout opening; a second fastener cooperating between said flap and said one of said walls having said spout opening therein to removably secure said flap in said open position; and wherein said first and second fasteners secure said flap to said one of said walls having said spout opening therein on opposite sides of said spout opening.