Patent ID: 6877600

Claim:
A wrap-around article carrier for carrying articles comprising: (a) a top panel, opposite side panels and a bottom panel; (b) the bottom panel having inner and outer panel flaps, a portion of the outer panel flap overlapping a portion of the inner panel flap; (c) the inner panel flap having at least one primary female opening with a lock ledge; (d) the outer panel flap having at least one primary male lock for each lock ledge, formed by a slit cut in the outer panel flap; (e) the outer panel flap having at least one secondary male lock formed as an extension of the flap; (f) the inner panel flap having at least one secondary female opening for each secondary male lock, said opening formed by a slit and fold line which forms a flap in the female opening, said flap leaning against the secondary male lock when it has been extended through the female opening to assist in holding the secondary male lock in the vertical position in respect to the outer flap so the lock does not become accidentally disengaged, wherein each flap formed from the secondary female opening has an arcuate tab formed by the slit forming the female opening; and (g) said carrier having a longitudinal dimension running from one side panel to the opposite side panel with each primary lock and longitudinally adjacent secondary male lock and corresponding primary female opening and corresponding secondary female opening being aligned alone a line traversing the longitudinal dimension of the carrier through at least one article contained therein.