Patent ID: 9061810
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: B31B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the carrier comprising: a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels comprising at least one bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least two side panels, the interior of the carrier being divided into a front portion and a back portion; and a reinforced handle comprising a handle panel, a handle reinforcement panel at least partially overlapping the handle panel, and a handle reinforcement flap at least partially in face-to-face contact with the handle reinforcement panel, wherein: the handle reinforcement panel comprises a front handle reinforcement portion foldably connected to a back handle reinforcement portion along a first longitudinal fold line; the handle panel comprises a front handle portion foldably connected to a back handle portion along a second longitudinal fold line that generally overlays at least a portion of the first longitudinal fold line; and the handle reinforcement flap comprises a third longitudinal fold line that generally overlays at least a portion of the first longitudinal fold line of the handle reinforcement panel so that at least a portion of the handle reinforcement flap is in face-to-face contact with each of the front and back handle reinforcement portions.