Carrier for containers
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The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the carrier for containers as well as exemplary environmental structure of cans. All of the broken lines in the drawings 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 24, 2023
Date of Patent: Aug 25, 2026
Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC (Atlanta, GA)
Inventor: Colin P. Ford (Woodstock, GA)
Primary Examiner: Wendy L Arminio
Assistant Examiner: Katherine E Morris
Application Number: 29/893,006