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A collapsible hand carrier for bottles of standard size. When fully erected, the carrier has a box-like form and an internal array of cells to accommodate the bottles. The structure of the carrier is formed of flexible panel material and is defined by a pair of side panels provided with complementar

A collapsible hand carrier for bottles of standard size. When fully erected, the carrier has a box-like form and an internal array of cells to accommodate the bottles. The structure of the carrier is formed of flexible panel material and is defined by a pair of side panels provided with complementary handle extensions, a pair of end panels hingedly joined to the end edges of the side panels, and a bottom panel hingedly joined to the bottom edges of the side panels and disconnected from the end panels. The end and bottom panels each include a center fold to create a gusset whereby the carrier may readily be collapsed into the flat state for storage or shipment, or expanded into the erected state for use as a carrier. Cut into each corner of the carrier formed at the junctions of the side and end panels is a pair of parallel slots. These are spaced from the top and bottom edges of the panels and extend horizontally from the center fold on the related end panel and a vertical fold line on the related side panel to create a snap-in corner section. When pressed in at its corner junction, the section reverses itself to set up within the carrier interior a cell adapted to accommodate a single bottle. The central region between the four corner cells functions as a compartment to receive an additional bottle or other items.

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A repeatably usable collapsible hand carrier for bottles of standard size, the carrier being fabricated of flexible panel material and having a structure comprising: A. front and rear side panels provided with complementary handle extensions; B. left and right end panels hingedly joined to the end e

A repeatably usable collapsible hand carrier for bottles of standard size, the carrier being fabricated of flexible panel material and having a structure comprising: A. front and rear side panels provided with complementary handle extensions; B. left and right end panels hingedly joined to the end edges of the side panels; C. a bottom panel hingedly joined to the bottom edges of the side panels and disconnected from the end panels, the bottom panel and the end panels all having a center fold to create a gusset whereby the carrier may be collapsed after use into a flat state by pressing the side panels together, and in doing so, causing the bottom panel and the end panel gussets to fold out, and the carrier may be erected for reuse by pulling the side panels apart; and D. four snap-in corner sections formed at the junctions of the side and end panels, each section being defined by a pair of parallel slots spaced from the top and bottom edges of the panels and extending horizontally from the center fold of the related end panel and a vertical fold line on the related side panel, whereby when the hand carrier is erected and a corner section is pressed in at its junction, the section then reverses itself to set up within the interior of the carrier a corner cell adapted to accommodate a single standard bottle.