Patent ID: 7007800

Claim:
An article carrier for holding articles, comprising a top wall, opposed side walls, a base wall hingedly connected together to form a tubular structure, and an article retention structure hingedly connected to one of said side walls and said base wall, said article retention structure comprising a side end flap disposed in an article-retaining position where said side end flap tapers inwardly towards said base wall, and a base end flap connected to said side end flap via a gusset panel, said base end flap being hingedly connected to said base wall and folded into an anchoring position where said base end flap is in face contacting relationship with said base wall so that said side end flap is retained in said article-retaining position, wherein said side end flap is hingedly connected to said one of said side walls along a fold line, said fold line being curved convexly toward said one of said side walls to impart inward bowing to said side end flap.