Patent ID: 6230880
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A carrier for carrying a plurality of containers, the carrier comprising:a planar sheet of a plastic material, the sheet having a plurality of container receiving openings arranged in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks, the plurality of container receiving openings each having a generally straight edge formed in an edge nearest the longitudinal edges of the planar sheet;a panel extending from a longitudinal edge of the planar sheet;two end straps, each end strap connecting the panel with a corner of the longitudinal edge of the planar sheet;a center strap connecting the panel with an approximate center of the longitudinal edge of the planar sheet; anda center container receiving opening of the plurality of container receiving openings positioned in the planar sheet directly adjacent the center strap, the planar sheet adjacent the center receiving opening having a depression extending toward the center strap.