Patent ID: 7377382

Claim:
An integrally molded carrier for carrying multiple containers by their necks, comprising: (a) a substantially planar web having a top surface and a bottom surface, said web defining a pair of centrally located annular support openings, said support openings being surrounded by support ribs and having a pair of substantially aligned opposing finger loops disposed within and secured to said support openings; (b) a plurality of annular neck-engaging structures integral with said web and arranged around the periphery of said support openings, each of said neck-engaging structures having a respective circumferential rib and a plurality of flanges projecting inwardly from said circumferential rib for releasably engaging the necks of the containers, wherein each of said neck-engaging structures is connected to an adjacent neck-engaging structure by said support ribs and by an external rib on the periphery of said web; and c) wherein said loops are non-fracturably secured to the support ribs at points of attachment proximal to the four outermost neck-engaging structures.