Patent ID: 8464866

Claim:
A package for holding a plurality of articles, the package comprising: panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the package, the panels comprise a top panel and a side panel foldably connected to the top panel, the side panel being foldably connected to the top panel at a fold line and extending downwardly from the top panel to conform to the contour of the articles; at least one opening in the top panel for at least partially receiving at least a portion of one of the articles; a reinforcement flap comprising a first portion in face-to-face contact with the side panel and a second portion in face-to-face contact with the top panel, the first portion being foldably connected to the side panel and the second portion and positioned relative to the side panel for reinforcing the side panel, the first portion is foldably connected to the side panel at a first fold line and the first portion is foldably connected to the second portion at a second fold line, the first fold line is located directly between the side panel and the first portion of the reinforcement flap and forms the lower edge of the side panel that at least partially defines the interior of the package, wherein the side panel is a first side panel and the reinforcement flap is a first reinforcement flap foldably connected to the first side panel, the package further comprises a second side panel foldably connected to the top panel and a second reinforcement flap foldably connected to the second side panel.