Patent ID: 8631932

Claim:
A package comprising a carrier at least partially holding at least one container, the at least one container comprising a rim portion and a body portion, the carrier comprising: a top panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a first bottom panel connected to the first side panel by at least one first strut, and a second bottom panel connected to the second side panel by at least one second strut, wherein the at least one first strut is foldably connected to the first side panel along a first lateral fold line and comprises at least one first edge, and the at least one second strut is foldably connected to the second side panel along a second lateral fold line and comprises at least one second edge, the at least one first edge comprising at least a first longitudinal portion extending from the first fold line and a first oblique portion extending from the first longitudinal portion to the first bottom panel, the at least one second edge comprising at least a second longitudinal portion extending from the second fold line and a second oblique portion extending from the second longitudinal portion to the second bottom panel; and at least one container-receiving portion comprising a first retaining feature and an opposing second retaining feature, at least a portion of at least one of the first retaining feature and the second retaining feature being disposed in the first side panel or the second side panel, the rim portion of the at least one container being at least partially retained by at least one of the first retaining feature and the second retaining feature; wherein at least a portion of at least one of the first bottom panel and the second bottom panel is at least partially disposed between a top portion of the at least one container and the top panel; wherein each of a first tab and a second tab extends from the top panel adjacent the respective first retaining feature and second retaining feature, each of the first tab and the second tab extending at least to an outermost edge of the rim portion of the at least one container.