Patent ID: 7048113

Claim:
A locked wrap-around carrier having a length around the carrier and width with open ends containing a plurality of cylindrical containers each with a diameter in two rows comprising: a. a top panel which is foldably interconnected to two side panels, one side panel being foldably connected to a first bottom flap and the other side said panel being foldably interconnected to a second bottom flap; b. said first bottom flap having a plurality of primary male locks formed by slit cuts interconnected by fold lines in said first bottom flap, and having a plurality of locking bases formed as an extension of said flap with a secondary male lock formed as an extension of each locking base, with the locking base adjacent each end of the carrier having a locking shoulder extending from said adjacent locking base to the adjacent end of the carrier to aid in securing said locks in the locked position; c. said second bottom flap having a plurality of female openings, with each such opening having a primary female locking ledge against which a primary male lock is secured and having a secondary female locking ledge against which a secondary male lock is secured; d. said carrier having a tuck-in flap foldably attached to each side panel at each end of the carrier with each flap having a top and bottom with a retaining flap foldably attached to the top of each tuck-in flap and foldably attached to the top panel, and a retaining flap foldably attached to the bottom of each tuck-in flap and an adjacent bottom flap; and e. with the width of the side panels of the carrier being significantly less than the sum of the diameters of the containers in each row with all of said containers on each end of the carrier extending a significant distance beyond the adjacent side panel, said containers being prevented from falling out of the carrier by each tuck-in flap being wedged between an adjacent container and an adjacent side panel so as to hold the retaining flap on each end of the tuck-in panel securely against an adjacent can, each said retaining flap extending from an end of said container in a diagonal arc across a portion of the side of said container that projects beyond said end of said adjacent side panel of the carrier to an adjacent side panel.