Abstract: An article carrier formed from a unitary blank and comprising a bottom wall (1), side wall means (2, 3, 32, 37) secured to the side edges of the bottom wall, a pair of end walls (20,53) secured respectively to the ends of the bottom wall, a top panel (30) secured to the upper edges of the side wall means and the end walls, a secondary bottom panel (6) secured to an end edge of the bottom wall and disposed in overlying relationship therewith, handle means (8, 11) secured to the secondary bottom panel and upstanding therefrom, and the top panel being removable with at least one V-shaped bend line (51,52) formed therein.

Abstract: An article carrier formed from a unitary blank and comprising a bottom wall, side wall means secured to the side edges of the bottom wall, a pair of end walls secured respectively to the ends of the bottom wall and secured to the ends of the side wall means, a top panel secured to the upper edges of the side wall means and the end walls, a supplementary bottom panel secured to an end edge of the bottom wall and disposed in overlying relationship therewith, handle means secured to the secondary bottom panel and upstanding therefrom and forming a medial partition, the top panel being removable with at least one V-shaped bend line formed therein, and the handle means being inter-connected with one of the end walls.

Abstract: An article carrier comprising bottom structure (23-34), a pair of side walls (1,6) integrally joined respectively to the sides of the bottom structure, a pair of end walls (2,3) integrally joined to the ends of the bottom structure and with the ends thereof integrally joined respectively to adjacent ends of the side walls, transverse partition structure (14-17) integrally joined to the side walls and extending therebetween, longitudinal partition structure (18,19) integrally joined to the end walls and extending therebetween and being integrally joined to the transverse partition structure to form multiple article receiving cells, handle structure (35) disposed in vertical alignment with the longitudinal partition structure, and a handle receiving pocket (20) defined by the longitudinal partition structure.

Abstract: An article carrier formed from a unitary blank comprises a bottom wall (21), side walls (1,12) foldably joined to the side edges of the bottom wall, end wall panels (4,6,13,14) foldably joined to the end edges of the side walls and extending inwardly therefrom, medial partition structure (8,9,17,19) foldably joined to the inner edges of the end wall panels and extending medially inward therefrom, handle structure (24,25) joined to the upper portion of the medial partition structure, two pairs of transverse partition panels (39-42, 51-54) disposed between the medial partition structure and the associated side wall on each side of the carrier, an anchoring tab (59,62,65,68) foldably joined to one of the transverse partition panels of each pair and secured to the inner surface of the associated side wall, one of the anchoring tabs on each side of the carrier being larger than the corresponding anchoring tab, and the inner one of the transverse partition panels of one pair being narrower than the corresponding tr

Abstract: A preformed sleeve type bottle carrier is provided and is arranged for loading at least two bottles through at least one side of the sleeve and has a bottom wall (1) with the two bottles disposed thereon and with a label (L) affixed to the outer surface of at least one of the bottles. According to the invention, means is provided for preventing the disfigurement of the label and comprises a label saving tab (57-64) struck from the bottom wall and joined thereto along a fold line (65-72) disposed generally perpendicular to the side edge of the bottom wall, the label saving tab having a cutaway portion disposed in the upper outer corner of the tab, and the cutaway portion comprising a primary edge (P) disposed below the lowermost part of the label.

Abstract: A carrier of the top gripping type for use in conjunction with bottles having neck flanges (F) comprises an elongated tubular structure having a bottom wall (1) in which a plurality of bottle neck receiving apertures (3,4,5) are formed and to the side edges of which a pair of inwardly tapered side walls are foldably joined, each side wall including inner and outer face contacting complementary panels (8,10,14,27), a plurality of bottle flange receiving apertures (11-13,15-17) formed in each side wall, a handle panel having finger gripping apertures (20,21,24,25) and formed of a pair of panels (18,22) which are respectively foldably joined along the bottom edges thereof to the top edges of the outer complementary panel (14,27) of each side wall respectively together with a plurality of single ply pull tabs (31,32,33) struck respectively from the neck receiving apertures in the bottom wall and extending downwardly in complanar relationship with the inner complementary panel (8) of one side wall together with a

Abstract: An article carrier formed from a unitary blank and comprising a bottom wall, side walls secured respectively to the side edges of the bottom wall, end wall panels foldably joined respectively to the end edges of the side walls, medial panels foldably joined respectively to the edges of the end wall panels remote from the side walls and extending medially inward of the carrier, a pair of transverse partitions struck from one of the medial panels and foldably joined thereto, a longitudinal partition struck from the one medial panel and foldably joined to the pair of transverse partitions, a pair of longitudinal partitions struck from one end wall panel and foldably joined thereto, and a transverse partition struck from one of the other medial panels and from the one end wall panel and foldably joined to the pair of longitudinal panels and to the other medial panel.

Abstract: An article carrier is formed from a unitary blank and comprises a bottom wall, side walls foldably joined respectively to the side edges of the bottom wall, end wall panels foldably joined respectively to the end edges of the side walls, riser panels foldably joined respectively to the end wall panels at one end of the carrier, medial partition structure foldably joined to the end wall panels at the other end of the carrier, a handle secured at one end thereof to the riser panels and secured at the other end thereof to the medial partition structure, a hand hole disposed in the handle, and transverse partition structure struck from the medial partition structure and including an anchoring tab secured to one side wall, a transverse partition strip foldably joined to the anchoring tab, and an L-shaped medial tab foldably joined to the transverse partition strip remote from the anchoring tab and foldably joined to the medial partition structure along a fold line which is substantially adjacent the lower edge of

Abstract: An article carrier especially adapted for use in connection with a large number of primary packages comprises a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, and a top wall all foldably joined along their adjacent edges, end closure structure disposed at each end of the carrier, and lifting means comprising a pair of face contacting handle panels and a pair of stress relieving panels foldably joined respectively to the handle panels along the lower edges thereof and to the top walls respectively along the upper edges thereof, and the stress relieving panels being adapted to shift from positions in the planes of the handle panels to positions in the planes respectively of the top walls when the lifting means is manipulated.

Abstract: An article carrier is formed from a unitary blank and includes top, bottom and side walls interconnected to form a tubular structure around a plurality of articles and includes a connecting panel foldably joined to an end edge of one of said side walls along a first arcuate fold line, an end panel foldably joined to the connecting panel remote from the side wall along a second arcuate fold line, and the first and second arcuate fold lines being configured in a concave relationship with respect to the connecting panel.

Abstract: An article carrier formed from a unitary blank and comprising a bottom wall, a pair of side walls foldably joined respectively to the side edges of the bottom wall, a pair of overlapping top panels foldably joined respectively to the upper edges of the side walls, a securing aperture formed in one of the top panels and having a diagonal securing edge, a securing tab foldably joined to the other top panel and disposed in the securing aperture with the fold line between the securing tab and the other top panel disposed in substantial coincidence with the securing edge, a pair of retaining flaps foldably joined respectively to the end edges of the bottom wall, a pair of tuck flaps foldably adjoined along adjacent edges and foldably joined along the edges thereof remote from the adjacent edges respectively to the adjacent side wall and the adjacent retaining flap, a locking aperture formed in one of the tuck flaps, and a locking tab struck from the other tuck flap and adapted to form an interlocked relationship w

Abstract: A packaging insert is formed from a unitary blank and comprises a pair of spaced side walls, a pair of end walls with the sides thereof secured respectively to the ends of the side walls, at least one transverse partition foldably joined at one end thereof to one side wall and adhered at the other end thereof to the other side wall, and a pair of auxiliary panels foldably joined to each other and disposed in face contacting relation, and the pair of auxiliary panels being foldably joined respectively to one of the side walls and to one of the end walls.

Abstract: An article carrier having top, bottom and side walls interconnected to form a tubular structure is provided with end closure means in the form of door-like panels hinged to each end edge of each side wall, the door-like panels being folded into overlapping relationship and being secured together by interlocking means which comprises a locking aperture formed in one panel at each end of the carrier and arranged to cooperate with a locking panel foldably joined with the other panel and having an integral locking heel and a locking toe foldably joined to the locking panel, the locking heel and locking toe being arranged for insertion into the locking aperture in such manner as to secure the locking panel in flat face contacting relation with the panel in which a locking aperture is formed in order to secure these panels in overlapping relationship thereby to close the ends of the carrier.

Abstract: An article carrier blank comprising a bottom wall, a side wall foldably joined to a side edge of the bottom wall, a pair of end wall panels foldably joined respectively to the end edges of the side wall, a pair of riser panels foldably joined respectively to the end wall panels along the edges thereof remote from the side wall, a locking notch formed in one of the riser panels at one end of the blank, a stabilizing tab integral with the other of the riser panels at the other end of the blank and comprising a heel portion and a toe portion and a notch, the toe portion extending inwardly and the notch opening inwardly with respect to the blank and the heel portion extending outwardly beyond the adjacent end edge of the blank and adapted respectively to nest with the locking notch of an adjacent blank, and a locking aperture formed in the bottom wall.

Abstract: An article carrier formed from a unitary blank comprising a bottom wall, side walls foldably joined to the side edges of the bottom wall, end wall panels foldably joined to the end edges of the side walls and extending inwardly therefrom, medial partition structure at each end of the carrier comprising a pair of medial panels foldably joined respectively to the end wall panels along the edges thereof remote from the side walls and extending medially inward of the carrier, a multiple ply handle secured at its ends respectively to the medial partition structure at each end of the carrier, medial partition panels foldably joined respectively to medial panels at each end of the carrier, and the medial partition panels being disposed in overlapping face contacting relation with each other.

Abstract: A unitary wrapper blank having top, bottom and side walls interconnected to form a tubular structure about a plurality of articles incorporates one composite wall formed of a pair of overlapping panels one of which incorporates at least one specially configured locking slit which receives a specially configured locking tab struck from the other lap panel after the locking tab is folded out of the plane of the other panel along a hinge line and into flat face contacting relation with an adjacent positioning tab formed on an edge of the other panel which tab also is inserted along with the locking tab into the locking slit. After the positioning tab and locking tab are fully inserted into the locking slit, the locking tab swings away from the positioning tab due to its inherent bias which tends to swing the locking tab into the plane of the panel from which it is struck.This is a division, of application Ser. No. 528,498 filed Nov. 29, 1974, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,963,170.

Abstract: A unitary wrapper blank having top, bottom and side walls interconnected to form a tubular structure about a plurality of articles incorporates one composite wall formed of a pair of overlapping panels one of which incorporates at least one specially configured locking slit which receives a specially configured locking tab struck from the other lap panel after the locking tab is folded out of the plane of the other panel along a hinge line and into flat face contacting relation with an adjacent positioning tab formed on an edge of the other panel which tab also is inserted along with the locking tab into the locking slit. After the positioning tab and locking tab are fully inserted into the locking slit, the locking tab swings away from the positioning tab due to its inherent bias which tends to swing the locking tab into the plane of the panel from which it is struck.