Abstract:
A container carrier carton construction for carrying a multiplicity of cylindrical objects is provided. The container carrier carton includes cut outs through which the advertising labels on the cylindrical objects within might be easily seen and read, a simple, elegant design for ease in manufacture, a reinforced bottom portion for safety in transporting objects within it and a design for blanks which would limit waste production during the manufacturing process. The cut out window portion allows the consumer to see the information on the label bearing portion of the cylindrical object held within the carton thus obviating the necessity of additional printing costs associated with duplication of the information on the carton. In addition, the construction of the carton incorporates the unused material from the cut-out window portion as a means to strengthen the structural integrity of the carton and provide a means by which the cylindrical objects are held securely in place. In addition, the blanks from which the cartons are manufacture are “nestable”, thus reducing wasted carton materials significantly during the cutting process. Finally, the novel carton design provides a reinforced bottom for greater safety during transportation of the cylindrical objects which are often made from glass. The bottom is formed from four layers, or plies, of fibrous material, cardboard or similar appropriate material, thus providing structural reinforcement for the one of the portions of the carton which directly bears the greatest amount of weight.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates generally to fibrous carrier structures, and more particularly to a paperboard carton, container or box which has an improved structure for the display, storage and transport of several cylindrical objects such as bottles or cans. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     The container art field includes many different carrier structures designed to bold cylindrical objects for display, transport and storage. More specifically, these structures, or containers, are intended to protect the contents from falling out of the container and to provide discrete spaces for each object to prevent unwanted excessive movement during transport. In addition, these containers, typically in the form of cartons, are frequently meant to provide a means by which the contents of the carton may be identified. Many times, the design of these boxes use fibrous materials, such as cardboard, paper board, or corrugated construction. Examples of different types and kinds of devices for display, transport and storage of cylindrical objects in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,657,864, 5,593,027, 5,332,091, and 4,549,650. 
     Naturally, some means are designed in to the carton to secure the cylindrical objects, which are often made of aluminum or glass, so that the objects are not inadvertently damaged or broken during transport. Just a few of the previous designs include cut out portions which allow the viewing of labels located on the objects within the carton. Although past box designs and attempts at accomplishing these objectives, none seem to have been able to accomplish both utilizing a simple, cost effective and efficient design. 
     Some carton designs are relatively expensive to manufacture because of the need for excess materials due to design demands or manufacturing complexity. Some designs, do not allow for a carton with reinforced bottom portions or quadruple reinforced handle portions to support the weight of heavy objects such as glass bottles filled with liquid. Therefore, the contents are subject to inadvertent damage. Most carton designs do not allow for cutouts or windows through which the labels and the content of the cylindrical objects may be viewed. This would allow potential consumers to readily view the contents of the cylindrical objects or the labels which provide necessary valuable information for informed purchase without necessitating duplication of printing processes which are costly and increase pollutants in the environment. 
     Therefore, it is clear that a need exists for an improved box design which provides for viewing of the label and content information on the cylindrical objects contained within it, has a reinforced bottom portion and quadruple reinforced handle portion to bear the weight of the contents of the carton, and is also easy and economical to manufacture. 
     One attempt to address these problems in the prior art is Harrelson, U.S. Pat. No. 5,657,864. This patent discloses a basket-style carrier containing openings in the side and end panels through which the lower portions of packaged articles can be seen. Unfortunately, the openings show only the bottom portions of the objects within the carrier and are not so positioned as to allow the expensive, attractive, information laden advertising label to be viewed by the potential consumer. Therefore, the manufacturer of the carton is required to reprint a redundant portion of the information on the carton itself thus adding to the cost of manufacture. 
     The carton design, although having some advantages over prior art, is a complex design compared to the present inventive carton. In addition, the design of the Harrelson carton necessarily generates much wasted material which increases manufacturing costs and places an additional load upon the environment by production of excessive waste materials. Finally, the Harrelson carton design also does not have other advantages of the present invention, namely the reinforced bottom portion which improves safety during transport. 
     Therefore, it would be highly desirable to have a new and improved device and method for making same for a carton with improved structure which would have a reinforced bottom portion for safety in transporting objects within it, provide for a cut out through which the advertising labels on the cylindrical objects within might be easily seen and read, provide a simple, elegant design for ease in manufacture and provide a design for blanks which would limit waste production during the manufacturing process. 
     The device described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,593,027 addresses the problem of a series of cutouts designed to display advertising labels on a cylindrical object contained within the article carrier. The design of the Sutherland device uses bottom panel flaps which fit into corresponding cutouts and hold the contents in by means of a locking tabs which might easily disengage or tear during transport since the major portion of the weight would be transferred to the neck of the tabs which represent a very small, relatively fragile portion of the bottom of the article carrier. 
     While the Sutherland design provides cells for two additional cylindrical objects, the handle portion which would bear the total weight of the objects is composed of two layers of material. Thus while providing additional weight, there is no provision provided to reinforce the portion of the carrier which would bear that additional weight during transport. 
     In addition, the article carrier requires a blank which would produce a large amount of wasted materials during manufacture. 
     Therefore, it would be highly desirable to have a new and improved device and method for making same for a carton with improved structure which would have a reinforced bottom portion and a quadruple reinforced handle portion for safety in transporting objects within it, and would provide a simple, elegant design for ease in manufacture and provide a blank design which would limit waste production during the manufacturing process. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 5,332,091 describes a beverage container carrier with a central panel formed from two identical blanks. While the upper portion of an advertising label on a cylindrical object may be seen above the individual cells forming the carrier, this necessarily means that a large portion of the object would protrude above the walls of the carrier, thus making it possible for the object to fall out of the carrier during transport. 
     In addition, the construction of the carrier requires that the bottom panel of the carrier be divided by a crease line and only a single layer of material. This means that the structural integrity of the bottom portion of the device might be compromised and that the objects within the carrier might fall through the bottom. 
     Additionally, the blank from which the carrier is constructed produces a considerable amount of waste materials thus adding to manufacturing costs and environmental load. 
     Therefore, it would be highly desirable to have a new and improved device and method for making same for a carton with improved structure which would have a reinforced bottom portion for safety in transporting objects within it, provide for a cut out through which the advertising labels on the cylindrical objects within might be easily seen and read and still hold the object securely in place and provide a simple, elegant design for ease in manufacture and provide a design for blanks which would limit waste production during the manufacturing process. 
     Finally, U.S. Pat. No. 4,549,650 describes an article carrier which addresses the problem of providing a reinforced bottom portion for safely transporting a number of cylindrical objects held within it. However, there is no cutout portion to allow the potential customer to view the advertising label. The major portion of the label would be obscured thus necessitating that the information on the labels must be reprinted on the carrier. While the handle portion is provided with a triple reinforced design, a quadruple reinforced handle portion would be more desirable when transporting cylindrical objects made from a heavy and fragile material such as glass. 
     In addition, the complexity of the carrier and the design of the blank would increase production costs and result in a great deal of waste during the manufacturing process which would make the device relatively expensive to manufacture. 
     Therefore, it would be highly desirable to have a new and improved device and method for making same for a carton with improved structure which would provide for a cut out through which the advertising labels on the cylindrical objects within might be easily seen and read, provide a simple, elegant design for ease in manufacture and provide a design for blanks which would limit waste production during the manufacturing process, and a quadruple reinforced handle portion for safety while transporting. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The above-mentioned difficulties and problems of the prior art are overcome by the present invention. Briefly stated, the present invention provides novel improvements to a carton for carrying a multiplicity of cylindrical objects which include cut outs through which the advertising labels on the cylindrical objects within might be easily seen and read, a simple, elegant design for ease and economy in manufacture, a reinforced bottom portion and a quadruple reinforced handle portion for safety in transporting objects within it and a design for blanks which would limit waste production during the manufacturing process. 
     Therefore, the principal object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved invention and method for making same, for a foldable carton for transporting, displaying and storing a multiplicity of cylindrical objects. This carton would allow for advertising labels with relevant information to be easily seen and read through cut outs in the carton for that purpose. This display of the advertising label would obviate the necessity of duplication of information on the carton itself, and thus reduce printing costs for the manufacturer. 
     More specifically, the portion which is cut out for the purposes of providing a viewing window is utilized as a structural component of the carton. This clever design provides structural integrity of the carton and a means by which the cylindrical objects are held securely in place. In addition, the use of this otherwise unused material for a dual purpose conserves on materials thus reducing manufacturing costs and load on the environment by reducing waste products during the manufacturing process. 
     It is a further object of the present invention to provide such a new and improved device and method for making same, carton for transporting, displaying and storing a multiplicity of cylindrical objects, with a simple, elegant design for ease in manufacture and which would provide a design for blanks that would limit waste production during the manufacturing process. This is accomplished by providing a simple, elegant design for blanks which are “nestable” during the manufacturing process. The unique blank design reduces the amount of waste produced during the manufacturing process significantly, thus reducing manufacturing costs and the load on the environment due to production of excessive waste materials. 
     Finally, it is yet a further object of the present invention to provide such a new and improved device and method for making same, for a carton for transporting, displaying and storing a multiplicity of cylindrical objects, which would also have built into the design, a reinforced bottom and a quadruple reinforced handle portion so as to provide for greater safety during the transportation of the objects which are often made of glass. 
     Even more specifically, the box has four elements which form the bottom panel. The bottom is formed from more than one layer, or plies, of fibrous material, cardboard or similar appropriate material. Similarly, the handle portion is comprised of four layers, thus providing structural reinforcement for the two portions of the carton which directly bear the greatest amount of weight. 
     These, and other features and advantages of the present invention are set forth more completely in the accompanying drawings and the following description. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     The above mentioned and other objects and features of this invention and the manner of attaining them will become apparent, and the invention itself will be best understood by reference to the following description of the embodiment of the invention in conjunction with accompanying drawings, wherein closely related elements have the same number but different alphabetical suffixes, and further wherein: 
     FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating one example of a fully assembled prior art carrier carton construction for a quad-cell carrier carton; 
     FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a fully assembled quad-cell carrier constructed in accordance with the present invention; 
     FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of a quad-cell carrier blank in a flat open position, illustrating the exterior surface of a quad-cell carrier scoring pattern, fold pattern, and glue pattern, constructed in accordance with the present invention; 
     FIG. 4 is a schematic representation of a quad-cell carrier blank in a flat open position, illustrating the interior surface of a quad-cell carrier scoring pattern, fold pattern, and glue pattern, constructed in accordance with the present invention; 
     FIG. 5 is a schematic representation showing two of the quad-cell carrier blanks in a flat open position, illustrating the “nestable” feature of the blanks, constructed in accordance with the present invention; 
     FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating one example of a fully assembled prior art carrier carton construction for a six cell carrier carton; 
     FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a fully assembled six cell carrier, constructed in accordance with the present invention; 
     FIG. 8 is a schematic representation of a six cell carrier blank in a flat open position, illustrating the exterior surface of a six cell container carrier scoring pattern, fold pattern, and glue pattern, constructed in accordance with the present invention; 
     FIG. 9 is a schematic representation of a six cell carrier blank in a flat open position, illustrating the interior surface of a six cell container carrier scoring pattern and fold pattern and glue pattern, constructed in accordance with the present invention; 
     FIG. 10 is a schematic representation showing two of the six cell carrier blanks in a flat open position illustrating the “nestable” feature of the blanks, constructed in accordance with the present invention; 
     FIG. 11 is a partially cut-away exploded isometric view of a partially assembled six-cell carrier, constructed in accordance with the present invention; 
     FIG. 12 is an isometric view of a fully assembled six-cell carrier, constructed in accordance with the present invention; and 
     FIG. 13 ia a perspective view of partially assembled six-cell carrier carton, constructed in accordance with the present invention. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Referring initially to FIG. 1, a perspective view of a prior art fully assembled four-cell container carrier  10 , illustrating a two-ply handle  12 , end panels  14  and  16 , and label face panel  18 . 
     Referring now to FIG. 2, a perspective illustrating the fully assembled novel quad-cell container carrier  20  according to the present invention. The container carrier  20  is manufactured from a single piece of fibrous structure, such as cardboard, although other materials may be used. This novel invention provides a 4-ply construction integrated handle  22  to support the weight of the carrier and contents during transport. When assembled, the container carrier  20  has side panels as illustrated by side panels  26  and  28 . A typical side panel  28  is shown with a unique container label display opening  24 . The elegant design of this novel container carrier  20  allows the cut-away portion of the unique container label display opening  24  to fold inwardly to form part of the interior portion of the container cell. 
     Now referring to FIG. 3, a schematic representation of the quad-cell embodiment of the present invention is shown of an unfolded exterior side A  30  in a flat configuration, illustrating 4-ply handle panels  32 . The handle openings  36  and  46  fold inwardly along perforated score line  52  to coincide with handle openings  34  and  44 . The double layer of the 4-ply handle panels  32  is then folded inwardly a second time along 4-ply handle perforated fold  43 . The layers are then secured by glue patterns  37 ,  38  and  39 . The body of the container carrier are formed from a series of ninety degree folds along the perforated score lines  52 ,  53 ,  54 ,  56 , and  58 . The closure flaps  62 ,  64 ,  66 , and  68  fold inwardly to form the reinforced bottom portion of the container carrier. The container label display opening cuts  76 ,  78 ,  86 , and  88  fold inwardly along the container label display opening folds  72 ,  74 ,  82 , and  84  to form a portion of the interior cell which secures the cylindrical object in place. Note that the closure flaps  62 ,  64 ,  66  and  68  are cut and scored such that they are all substantially the same dimension and in total area, thus, when glued and folded comprise a seal end bottom which is 2-ply in substantially entirely the total bottom area of the quad-cell carrier carton. 
     Referring now to FIG. 4, a schematic representation of an unfolded side of the interior unfolded side B  90  of a quad-cell embodiment of the present invention, when the handle openings  36  and  46  fold inwardly along perforated score line  52  to coincide with handle openings  34  and  44 , the handle pattern glue patterns  97 ,  98  and  99  further secure the 4-ply handle panels  32  during the initial fold as described previously in FIG.  3 . The side panel glue pattern  96  is secured to the side panel glue accepting portion  70  to complete the formation of the outer portion of the container carrier as described in FIG.  3 . Additionally, closure flap glue patterns  92  and  94  are instrumental in securing the novel reinforced bottom portion of the container carrier as initially described in FIG.  3 . Finally, display window glue patterns  102  and  104  secure the inwardly folded container label display opening cuts  76 ,  78 ,  86 , and  88  to the handle support panel to complete the discrete cells which secure the cylindrical objects in place within the container carrier. 
     Referring next to FIG. 5, a schematic representation showing two of the quad-cell container carriers in a flat open position as they would appear when initially cut from a single piece of fibrous structure such as paperboard. The nested carriers showing side A before cutting and folding  110  illustrates the material saving characteristics unique to the design of this preferred embodiment according to the present invention. The area of unused paperboard  112  is very limited in size and thus saves on material costs of production as well as waste recycling. 
     Referring to FIG. 6, a perspective view of a prior art fully assembled six-cell container carrier  210 , illustrating a two-ply handle  212 , end panels  214  and  216 , and label face panel  218 . 
     Referring now to FIG. 7, a perspective illustrating the fully assembled novel six cell container carrier  220  according to the present invention. The container carrier  220  is manufactured from a single piece of fibrous structure, such as cardboard, although other materials may be used. This novel invention provides a 4-ply construction integrated handle  222  to support the weight of the carrier and contents during transport. When assembled, the container carrier  220  has side panels as illustrated by side panels  226  and  228 . A typical side panel  228  is shown with a unique container label display opening  224 . The elegant design of this novel container carrier  220  allows the cut-away portion of the unique container label display opening  224  to fold inwardly to form part of the interior portion of the container cell. 
     Now referring to FIG. 8, a schematic representation of the six cell embodiment of the present invention is shown of an unfolded exterior side A  230  in a flat configuration, illustrating 4-ply handle panels  232 . The handle openings  236  and  246  fold inwardly along perforated score line  252  to coincide with handle openings  234  and  244 . The double layer of the 4-ply handle panels  232  is then folded inwardly a second time along 4-ply handle perforated fold  242 . The layers are then secured by glue patterns  237 ,  238 ,  239 ,  240  and  241 . The body of the container carrier are formed from a series of ninety degree folds along the perforated score lines  252 ,  253 ,  254 ,  256 , and  258 . Part of the individual cells are formed from several ninety degree inward and outward folds of the end flap perforated score  248  and tab perforated scores  249  and  250 . The closure flaps  262 ,  264 ,  266 , and  268  fold inwardly to form the novel reinforced bottom portion of the container carrier. The container label display opening cuts  276 ,  278 ,  286 , and  288  fold inwardly along the container label display opening folds  272 ,  274 ,  282 , and  284  to form a portion of the interior cell which secure the cylindrical objects in place. 
     Continuing to refer to FIG. 8, a distinguishing feature of the six cell embodiment are the tab cuts  270  and  271 . The tab glue pattern  260  located on tab cut  270  is secured to the back portion of the container label display opening cuts  286  and  288  which are folded inwardly along the container label display opening folds  282  and  284 . Note that the closure flaps  262 ,  264 ,  266  and  268  are cut and scored such that closure flaps  262  and  266  are substantially two-thirds the total area of closure flaps  264  and  268 , thus, when glued and folded comprise a seal end bottom which is 2-ply in substantially approximately two-thirds the total bottom area of the six-cell carrier carton. 
     Referring now to FIG. 9, a schematic representation of an unfolded side of the interior unfolded side B  290  of a six cell embodiment of the present invention, when the handle openings  236  and  246  fold inwardly along perforated score line  252  to coincide with handle openings  234  and  244 , the handle pattern glue pattern  296  further secure the 4-ply handle panels  232  during the initial fold as described previously in FIG.  8 . The front panel glue pattern  302  is secured to the front panel glue accepting portion  269  illustrated in FIG. 8 to complete the formation of the outer portion of the container carrier as described in FIG.  8 . Additionally, closure flap glue patterns  298  and  300  secure the closure flaps  262 ,  264 ,  266 , and  268  together to form the reinforced bottom portion of the container carrier as initially described in FIG.  8 . Tab glue pattern (Side B)  291  on tab cut  271  secures to the back portion of the container label display opening cuts  276  and  278  which are folded inwardly along the container label display opening folds  272  and  274 . The end flap glue pattern  292  on the end flap  280  secures to the end flap glue pattern accepting portion  281  on one of the side panels. This forms one of the cells in the six cell embodiment of the current invention. 
     Referring next to FIG. 10, a schematic representation showing two of the six cell container carriers in a flat open position as they would appear when initially cut from a single piece of fibrous structure such as paperboard. The nested carriers showing side A before cutting and folding  310  illustrates the material saving characteristics unique to the design of this preferred embodiment according to the present invention. The area of unused paperboard  312  is very limited in size and thus saves on material costs of production as well as waste recycling. 
     Turning now to FIG. 11, a partially cut-away exploded isometric view of a six-cell container carrier  320  according to the present invention illustrating a partial assembly of the container, the end flap  280  and 4-ply handle panels  232  are shown as they would appear as part of an assembled container carrier. The tab glue pattern (Side A)  260  on the tab cut  270  is seen as it would secure to the back portion of the folded label display opening assembly  322 . The closure flap glue pattern  300  on the closure flap  268  is illustrated as it would secure to the bottom portion of closure flap  262 . 
     Referring to FIG. 12, a fully assembled isometric view of a six-cell container carrier  340  according to the present invention, showing the tab cut  270  secured to the back portion of the folded label display opening assembly  322 . 
     Finally referring to FIG. 13, a partially assembled perspective representation of a six-cell container carrier  350  according to the present invention which illustrates another view of the tab glue pattern (Side A)  260  on the tab cut  270  prior to securing to the back portion of the folded label display opening assembly  322 . In addition, the closure glue pattern  300  on the closure flap  268  is illustrated as it would secure to the bottom portion of closure flap  266 . Another view of the end flap  280  is also illustrated. 
     Method of Assembly 
     The method of assembling the container carrier  20  and  220  will now be more fully described than the description set forth above. A summary of the steps of the method or process include the following: 
     1. Fabricating a nested quad-cell  110  or six cell  310  pattern from a single side coated fibrous material such as paperboard 
     2. Scoring the material pattern 
     3. Applying a first glue pattern to unfolded coated side A of a quad-cell  30  or six-cell  230  container carrier carton 
     4. Applying a second glue pattern to unfolded uncoated side B of a quad-cell  90  or six-cell  290  container carrier carton 
     5. Folding the quad cell  20  or six cell  220  container carrier in a predetermined sequence 
     6. Inserting the cylindrical objects into the discrete cells of the container carrier for transport 
     A further more detailed description of the assembly process is now given. The steps include the following: 
     1. Fabricating a nested quad-cell  110  or six cell  310  pattern from a single side coated fibrous material such as paperboard. 
     The patterns  110  and  310  are cut from a single side coated fibrous material such as paperboard where the coated side is side A and is used as the outer coated surface of the container carrier and the uncoated side is side B which is used as the inner surface of the container carrier. The patterns are nestable and provide an efficient and economic use of materials which results in very little waste product production as seen in the area of unused paperboard  112  and  312 . 
     The quad-cell carrier comprise 4-ply handle panels  32  with 4-ply handle openings  34  and  36  foldably connected to side panels as exemplified by side panels  26  and  28 . These in turn are foldably connected to closure flaps  62 ,  64 ,  66  and  68 . The side panels as exemplified by side panels  26  and  28  have a cut out and foldable container label display opening as exemplified by container label display opening  72 . 
     The six-cell carrier comprise 4-ply handle panels  232  with 4-ply handle openings  234  and  236  foldably connected to side panels as exemplified by side panel  226  and front panels as exemplified by front panel  228 . These in turn are foldably connected to closure flaps  262 ,  264 ,  266  and  268 . The side panel  226  and front panel  228  have a cut out and foldable container label display opening as exemplified by container label display opening  272 . 
     2. Scoring the material pattern. 
     Scoring comprises perforations and folds. The quad-cell pattern perforation lines  42 ,  52 ,  53 ,  54 ,  56 , and  58  and portions of the 4-ply handle openings  34  and  44 . 
     The six-cell pattern perforation lines are  242 ,  248 ,  249 ,  250 ,  252 ,  253 ,  254 ,  256 , and  258  and portions of the 4-ply handle openings  234  and  244 . Fold lines on the quad-cell pattern are  72 ,  74 ,  82 ,  84  and  60 . Fold lines on the six-cell pattern are  304 ,  272 ,  274 ,  282 ,  284  and  306 . 
     3. Applying a first glue pattern to coated side A. 
     Glue patterns on unfolded coated side A of quad-cell carrier  30  are comprised of handle panel glue pattern  37 ,  38  and  39 . 
     Glue patterns on unfolded side A of the six-cell carrier  230  comprise the handle panel glue pattern  237 ,  238 ,  239 ,  240  and  241  and the tab glue pattern  260 . 
     4. Applying a second glue pattern to uncoated side B. 
     Glue patterns on unfolded uncoated side B  90  of quad-cell carrier consist of handle panel glue pattern  97 ,  98  and  99 , display window glue patterns  102  and  104 , closure flap glue patterns  92  and  94 , and side panel glue pattern  96 . 
     Glue patterns on unfolded uncoated side B  290  of the six-cell carrier comprise the tab glue pattern  291 , end flap glue pattern  292 , handle top glue pattern  293  and  294 , the handle panel glue pattern  296 , closure flap glue patterns  298  and  300  and the front panel glue pattern  302 . 
     5. Folding the quad-cell container carrier carton  20 , wherein the handle openings  36  and  46  fold inwardly along perforated score line  52  to coincide with handle openings  34  and  44 . The double layer of the 4-ply handle panels  32  is then folded inwardly a second time along 4-ply handle fold  42  and 4-ply handle perforated fold  43 . The body of the container carrier are formed from a series of ninety degree folds along the perforated score lines  52 ,  53 ,  54 ,  56 , and  58 . The closure flaps  62 ,  64 ,  66 , and  68  fold inwardly to form the reinforced bottom portion of the container carrier. The container label display opening cuts  76 , 78 , 86 , and  88  fold inwardly along the container label display opening folds  72 , 74 ,  82 , and  84  to form a portion of the interior cell which secures the cylindrical object in place. 
     For the six-cell container carrier, the handle openings  236  and  246  fold inwardly along perforated score line  252  to coincide with handle openings  234  and  244 . The double layer of the 4-ply handle panels  232  is then folded inwardly a second time along 4-ply handle perforated fold  242 . The body of the container carrier are formed from a series of ninety degree folds along the perforated score lines  252 ,  253 ,  254 ,  256 , and  258 . A portion the individual cells are formed from several ninety degree inward and outward folds of the end flap perforated score  248  and tab perforated scores  249  and  250 . The closure flaps  262 ,  264 , 266 , and  268  fold inwardly to form the novel reinforced bottom portion of the container carrier. The container label display opening cuts  276 , 278 , 286 , and  288  fold inwardly along the container label display opening folds  272 ,  274 ,  282 , and  284  to form a portion of the interior cell which secures the cylindrical objects in place. 
     6. Inserting cylindrical objects such as cans or bottles into the discrete cells of the carrier carton for transport, storage and display. 
     The label display openings  24  and  224  on the assembled quad-cell  20  and six-cell  220  container carrier cartons are constructed so as to reveal the information on the labels of the cans or bottles contained within the discrete cells of the containers. 
     The present invention improves the construction and assembly of container carrier cartons, and thereby provides solutions to the many problems associated previously with box design and construction. Novel improvements have been clearly described to a carton providing for a 4-ply construction integrated handle, a reinforced bottom portion and a nestable blank which prevents material waste during the manufacturing process. Improvements to the carton also include a container label display opening. The cut out portion of the label display opening folds inwardly to form a discreet container cell and become an integral portion of the structure of the container carrier carton. No longer will the manufacturer bear the additional expense of duplicating printed information on container labels and container carrier carton. No longer will the manufacturer of the container carrier cartons have to bear additional expenses and environmental burden of wasted materials during the cutting of blanks for container carrier cartons. And no longer will the user be as frustrated with handles or bottoms of carrier cartons which are insufficient to bear the weight of the containers held within the cartons during transport and storage. The elegant, simple and efficient design saves raw materials, additional handling and expense during printing and manufacturing and provides unique improvements for safe handling during transport of possibly fragile containers. 
     Consequently, while the foregoing description has described the principle and operation of the present invention in accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, it should be understood, however, that even though these numerous characteristics and advantages of the invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, chemistry and arrangement of parts within the principal of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.