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An article carrier for packaging a one-row group of bottles is disclosed. The carrier comprises opposed top and bottom walls hingably interconnected by a pair of opposed side walls to form a tubular structure. The top wall is adapted to be disposed over the tops of articles in a row. The bottom wall

An article carrier for packaging a one-row group of bottles is disclosed. The carrier comprises opposed top and bottom walls hingably interconnected by a pair of opposed side walls to form a tubular structure. The top wall is adapted to be disposed over the tops of articles in a row. The bottom wall has article receiving apertures for receiving the necks of the articles respectively. The side walls are adapted to be disposed alongside the necks of the articles such that at least a portion of the neck of each articles is hidden from view. The carrier further comprises article retaining means disposed intermediate the top and bottom walls such that the tops of the articles are retained between the top and bottom walls of the carrier.

대표청구항 ▼

An article carrier for packaging a plurality of articles each having a top and a neck extending downward from the top, the carrier comprising: opposed top and bottom walls hingably interconnected by a pair of opposed side walls to form a tubular structure of a generally rectangular cross section, th

An article carrier for packaging a plurality of articles each having a top and a neck extending downward from the top, the carrier comprising: opposed top and bottom walls hingably interconnected by a pair of opposed side walls to form a tubular structure of a generally rectangular cross section, the top wall being adapted to be disposed over the tops of the articles in a row, the bottom wall having neck-receiving apertures for receiving the necks of the articles respectively, the side walls being adapted to be disposed alongside the necks of the articles such that the tops of the articles are hidden from view by the side walls; and retaining means for retaining the tops of the articles between the top and bottom walls of the carrier, the retaining means comprising a first retention panel hingably connected to one of the side walls at an intermediate position between the top and bottom walls to engage the tops of the articles, and a first support panel for holding the first retention panel inclined to the top wall such that the first retention panel extends upwardly and inwardly of the tubular structure from the one side wall, the first support panel extending between the top wall and an upper inner end of the first retention panel to interconnect the top wall and the first retention panel.