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A carrier for cups. The carrier is formed from a flat blank to have a flat folded state from which it may be readily erected by pressing together on opposite ends. In addition to a base having a bottom, the carrier has an upstanding combined separator and handle. As a result, the upper configuration

A carrier for cups. The carrier is formed from a flat blank to have a flat folded state from which it may be readily erected by pressing together on opposite ends. In addition to a base having a bottom, the carrier has an upstanding combined separator and handle. As a result, the upper configuration of the blank is one wherein like blanks in inverted relation and longitudinally shifted may be nested. The nesting may either be a positive nest where there is waste at one end of each of two blanks or two adjacent blanks may be longitudinally and transversely shifted relative to one another to provide a major nesting while having a minimum amount of waste material between two opposed blanks. With this arrangement, the blanks may be formed endlessly in end-to-end relation along an elongated web.

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A basket-like carrier comprising a base having a bottom, said base being defined by side walls, and combined separator and handle structure extending upwardly from central portions of said side walls, said combined separator and handle structure including a panel member extending from each of said s

A basket-like carrier comprising a base having a bottom, said base being defined by side walls, and combined separator and handle structure extending upwardly from central portions of said side walls, said combined separator and handle structure including a panel member extending from each of said side walls and intersecting like panel members in a centrally located vertical line, each of said panel members having an upper portion forming part of said handle structure, said handle structure being primarily of a single thickness with each of said panel members having a major portion thereof free of others of said panel members, two adjacent ones of said panel members being joined along a fold extending along said centrally located vertical line and together having a rounded tip and partially rounded base portions. A blank for a basket-like carrier, said blank comprising a lower portion, an intermediate portion and an upper portion, said lower portion being in the form of a plurality of bottom forming panels and flaps, said intermediate portion being in the form of a plurality of body forming panels, and said upper portion being in the form of a plurality of panel members for defining a combined separator and handle structure with said handle structure being primarily of a single thickness, said panel members including two central panel members joined together and spaced end panel members, said end panel members carrying flaps forming sole means for securing said panel members together in said handle structure, the configuration of the space between each end panel member and said central panel members being of a configuration corresponding to the configuration of said joined together central panel members. A blank assembly comprising two blanks formed from a web in opposed longitudinally offset nested relation, each of said blanks comprising a lower portion, an intermediate portion and an upper portion, said lower portion being in the form of a plurality of bottom forming panels and flaps, said intermediate portion being in the form of a plurality of body forming panels, and said upper portion being in the form of a plurality of panel members for defining a combined separator and handle structure with said handle structure being primarily of a single thickness, said panel members including two central panel members joined together and spaced end panel members, said end panel members carrying flaps forming sole means for securing said panel members together in said handle structure, the configuration of the space between each end panel member and said central panel members being of a configuration corresponding to the configuration of said joined together central panel members.