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A novel plastic carrier for carrying a plurality of containers and a method of forming same is provided by the present invention. The carrier includes a handle portion being of a single ply of plastic material and a pair of container engaging portions freely depending from the handle portion at a jo

A novel plastic carrier for carrying a plurality of containers and a method of forming same is provided by the present invention. The carrier includes a handle portion being of a single ply of plastic material and a pair of container engaging portions freely depending from the handle portion at a joint. Each engaging portion has a plurality of apertures therethrough for carrying an associated container. One of the engaging portions is integrally formed with the handle portion and the other engaging portion is joined thereto at the joint. The carriers are preferably formed continuously. To form the carrier, first and second container engaging portions and the handle portion are stamped out of a single sheet of plastic material, and zipper strips, if provided, are formed thereon. The engaging portions are connected together and the second engaging portion and the handle portion are connected together. Thereafter, the first engaging portion is folded over onto the second engaging portion along a fold line. The first and second engaging portions are welded together along an edge thereof opposite to the fold line. Next, the fold line is severed. Finally, the completed carriers are collected onto a roll. A plurality of apertures may be formed during the stamping step or may be stamped after the container engaging portions are folded over onto each other.

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[ The invention claimed is:] [1.] A plastic carrier for carrying a plurality of containers comprising: a handle portion being of a single ply of plastic material; and a pair of container engaging portions freely depending from said handle portion at a joint, each said plastic container engaging port

[ The invention claimed is:] [1.] A plastic carrier for carrying a plurality of containers comprising: a handle portion being of a single ply of plastic material; and a pair of container engaging portions freely depending from said handle portion at a joint, each said plastic container engaging portion having a plurality of apertures therethrough reach said aperture for carrying an associated container, one of said container engaging portions being integrally formed with said handle portion and the other of said container engaging portion being joined to said handle portion at said joint.