Patent ID: 8739503

Claim:
A method for packaging an item comprising: providing a one piece flexible carrier including: i. a base portion having one or more openings for receiving an item; ii. a plurality of side was each having a first end that is connected to the base portion, a second end opposing the first end, at least two laterally spaced apart side edges; iii. one or more apertures located proximate the second end of each side wall; iv. one or more score lines located at a connection point of the base portion and first end; v. at least one article retention structure located adjacent the one or more openings for receiving an item, the article retention structure including a tab portion having at least one free end; locating one or more items, each having a top edge and a bottom edge into the one or more openings for receiving an item so that the bottom edge of each item is placed through the opening and the bottom edge is suspended without any support contacting the bottom edge; locating one or more tab portions of the article retention structures within each item so that the tab engages the top edge of each item; folding the carrier along each score line so that the second end of each side wall contacts the second end of an opposing side wall.