Patent ID: 6371287
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A glued folding basket carrier for carrying a plurality of bottles comprising:a. a bottom panel with side and end walls with each wall extending from the bottom panel to a top edge of the wall, one end wall being composed of two end flaps, with one end flap being attached to a riser panel which has an aperture and the other end flap has a tab which help hold the end wall in a closed position when said tab is inserted into said aperture and glued to the end flap attached to the riser panel; and b. a multi-ply handle extending above the top edges of the side and end walls with at least one ply attached to the top edge of each side wall in at least two spaced apart locations with at least one nick therebetween temporarily attaching a ply of a handle to the top edge of each adjoining side wall, and c. a pair of partition panels with each panel being attached to a handle ply by at least two nicks.