Patent ID: 8297437

Claim:
A carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the carrier comprising: a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the panels comprising at least one bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least two side panels; a first central panel; a second central panel, the first and second central panels dividing the interior of the carrier into a front portion and a back portion; a first divider flap foldably attached to the first central panel and extending to the front panel to divide the front portion into at least two front container-receiving spaces, wherein the first central panel comprises a first serpentine edge formed from a first top cut between the first central panel and the first divider flap prior to forming the carrier; and a second divider flap foldably attached to the second central panel and extending to the back panel to divide the back portion into at least two back container-receiving spaces, wherein the second central panel comprises a second serpentine edge formed from a second top cut between the second central panel and the second divider flap prior to forming the carrier; wherein the first central panel has features for facilitating positioning of the second divider flap relative to the second central panel, and the second central panel has features for facilitating positioning of the first divider flap relative to the first central panel; and wherein the first and second serpentine edges comprise complementary serpentine shapes, at least a portion of the first and second serpentine edges overlap, and a portion of the second central panel protrudes from the first serpentine edge.