Carrier for containers
The evenly-spaced broken lines illustrating containers depict environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design. All other evenly-spaced broken lines depict portions of the carrier for containers and forms no part of the claimed design. The portions of the carrier for containers shown in dash-dot-dash lines indicate boundaries of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a carrier for containers, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: May 11, 2022
Date of Patent: Mar 4, 2025
Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC (Atlanta, GA)
Inventor: Colin P. Ford (Woodstock, GA)
Primary Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Assistant Examiner: Katherine E Morris
Application Number: 29/838,181