Abstract: A multi-compartment container for packaging a plurality of articles such as bottles, comprises two or more compartment units and a frangible connecting portion. Each compartment unit comprises a base panel, opposed side panels, opposed end panels and a top panel. Certain adjacent panels of the compartment units partly provide the frangible connecting portion so that removal of the connecting portion causes at least partial separation of the units and provides access for removal of the articles contained in the units. Upon removal of the connecting portion, at least a part of each panel of each compartment unit remains intact.

Abstract: A carton for accommodating a plurality of articles, such as bottles, in a group, comprises a first wall panel, a pair of substantially opposing second wall panels interconnected with the first panel, and a handle structure overlying the first wall panel. The handle structure is manipulative from a flat stowed position in which it closely overlies the first wall panel, to a raised position in which the end portions of the handle structure are displaced inwardly of the carton and that portion of the handle structure intermediate its ends is spaced apart from the first wall panel. The handle structure is formed from a pair of mutually hinged and superposed panel strips formed integrally with each other. Each panel strip of the handle structure is hinged to and formed integrally with the second wall panels.

Abstract: A package which accommodates a plurality of parallelepiped cartons includes a sleeve having a top wall panel and a bottom wall panel interconnected by spaced side wall panels thereby forming a tubular structure in which the parallelepiped cartons are accommodated. The tubular structure includes end wall panels which at least partially close the ends of the tubular structure. Corners of the sleeve each formed in part by a side wall panel and an adjacent end wall panel extend substantially the full height of the packaged cartons adjacent to such corners are each formed with a recess. The recesses of one sleeve are sized and positioned to receive said upper and lower corner portions of a like adjacent sleeve so that the adjacent sleeves can be nested when in flat form.

Abstract: A carrying handle (H) in a multi-unit carton for accommodating a number of primary containers comprising interconnected top (14), bottom (18) and side walls (12, 16). The carrying handle comprising an ovate slot (46) in the carton top wall (14), and a slit (48, 48a; 50, 50a) or other line of weakness extending from opposed ends of the slot and extending into respective ones of the two carton side walls. A handle panel (Ha, Hb) provided by part of the top wall is hinged along a fold line (64, 66) extending across the top wall the handle panel having a free edge defined in part by the slot and in part by the slits. Thus, either handle panel can be grasped and hinged upwardly away from the tops of the packaged containers so that the carton can more easily be held.