Patent ID: 7793780

Claim:
A paperboard basket carrier having two sides and two ends, the carrier comprising: a lengthwise extending central wall having a first side and a second side; a plurality of central wall compartment dividers, at least one divider folded out from the central wall extending from each side of the central wall; a handle portion having a pair of downward extensions, one extension of the pair being located on the first side of the central wall and the other extension of the pair being located on the second side of the central wall, at least one hook formation being formed in the pair of downward extensions; a base wall at a bottom of the carrier; a pair of end walls, one end wall being located at each end of the carrier; a pair of side walls, one side wall being located at each side of the carrier, each central wall compartment divider being adhesively secured to one of the side walls; interconnecting webs extending from the pair of side walls to the handle portion; and a plurality of article receiving compartments, at least two article receiving compartments being located on each side of the central wall, each article receiving compartment being defined at least in part by the base wall, one of the side walls, the central wall, and at least one of the central wall compartment dividers, wherein the hook formation is removably engageable with a cooperating edge formed in one of the compartment dividers and located adjacent to the central wall so that the handle portion is movable relative to the central wall between a raised position and a lowered position.