Patent ID: 8347591

Claim:
A method of erecting a carrier package, comprising: obtaining a blank comprising a top panel and a bottom panel; forming a substantially tubular form from the blank, the substantially tubular form having a first height and a first width, wherein the forming the tubular form comprises disposing the top panel opposite to the bottom panel so that the top panel is spaced apart from the bottom panel by the first height; and loading containers into the substantially tubular form, wherein the loading the containers into the substantially tubular form causes the first height of the substantially tubular form to decrease to a second height, and the first width to increase to a second width; wherein the loading the containers into the substantially tubular form comprises inserting the containers into the substantially tubular form so that the top panel is spaced apart from the containers and at least one of the containers is in contact with the bottom panel, and rearranging the containers, wherein the rearranging the containers causes the first height to decrease to the second height so that the top panel contacts at least one of the containers.