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A paperboard blank storable in a flat condition ready for folding into a dual-configuration food and beverage carrier, selectively folded into an upright box with upward-extending handle panels and end walls with the handle panels extending from a box base around side walls and meeting over the box

A paperboard blank storable in a flat condition ready for folding into a dual-configuration food and beverage carrier, selectively folded into an upright box with upward-extending handle panels and end walls with the handle panels extending from a box base around side walls and meeting over the box as a handle or alternatively into an inverted box with downwardly-extending side and end walls with handle panels extending from he base upward and away from the side walls. When the handle panels are folded toward and around the base side walls, the carrier is disposed to enclose foodstuffs placed in the carrier and simultaneously capable of carrying one or two cups placed through appropriately sized openings in the base. A box-like structure is created by handle panels and first and second side panels, the side panels and handle panels being connected by a plurality of webs attached to one of the side panels and an adjoining handle panel such that when the handle panels are urged in an upright direction the side panels are pulled up to form the box-like structure, or vic-versa. Cup stabilizers may be provided that hinge down into position from the handle panels over the box-like structure for supporting cups placed in the box.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A food and beverage carrier comprising:a box-shaped structure having a bottom panel, a first side panel and a second side panel, said first side panel having a fold line along an edge with said bottom panel, said second panel having a fold line along an opposite edge of s

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A food and beverage carrier comprising:a box-shaped structure having a bottom panel, a first side panel and a second side panel, said first side panel having a fold line along an edge with said bottom panel, said second panel having a fold line along an opposite edge of said bottom panel, said edge of said first side panel is attached to a first side panel portion of said bottom panel, said edge portion of said second panel attached to a second panel portion of said bottom panel;a first end panel and a second end panel, each of said end panels having a top edge portion and a bottom edge portion, said first end panel's bottom edge attached to a first end panel portion of said bottom panel, and said second end panel's bottom edge attached to a second end panel portion of said bottom panel;a plurality of webs, each web having a fold line extending from one corner to another corner thereof, each of said webs having an edge portion thereof attached to an edge portion of their respective first or second side panels, and each web having an end panel contact face, said contact face being attached to respective end panels thereby connecting respective side and end panels such that when either side panel is folded up into an in use condition said end panels are pulled up by said webs, said webs folding in half along their respective diagonal fold lines forming said box-shaped structure; andwherein at least one cup stabilizer is provided adapted to fold down over said box-shaped structure, said cup stabilizer being spaced above said bottom panel, said cup stabilizer having an opening sized to accept a cup therethrough, and said cup stabilizer being attached via a fold line to one of said webs.