Patent ID: 7070045

Claim:
A paperboard basket type carrier device comprising a lengthwise extending central wall, article receiving compartments on both sides of the central wall and a handle portion, each receiving compartment being defined by a base wall, a side wall substantially parallel to the central wall, a pair of end walls extending between and hingedly connected to the side wall, and the central wall with compartment dividers being folded out from the central wall and adhesively secured to the side walls, the handle portion being separate from the central wall, being movable relative thereto between a raised position and a lowered position, and being connected to the side walls of the carrier device by means of interconnecting webs extending from the pair of side walls, and a releasable interconnection between the handle portion and the dividers of the carrier device to retain the handle portion in its lowered position, wherein a weight of carrier contents is capable of causing release of the releasable interconnection upon upward lifting of the handle portion.