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A single unit cardboard carrier is transformed from a collapsed state into an expanded multi-use carrier with a minimum of assembly actions. A preferred embodiment of the multi-use carrier has a central chamber, a plurality of vessel apertures located around the centered chamber, and has a handle sp

A single unit cardboard carrier is transformed from a collapsed state into an expanded multi-use carrier with a minimum of assembly actions. A preferred embodiment of the multi-use carrier has a central chamber, a plurality of vessel apertures located around the centered chamber, and has a handle spanning across the chamber.

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What is claimed is: 1. A multi-use carrier comprising: a single die-cut sheet made of a flexible material having a first plurality of crease lines, a second plurality of crease lines, a handle cutout, a plurality of slots, a plurality of tabs, and a plurality of vessel apertures, whereby a first pi

What is claimed is: 1. A multi-use carrier comprising: a single die-cut sheet made of a flexible material having a first plurality of crease lines, a second plurality of crease lines, a handle cutout, a plurality of slots, a plurality of tabs, and a plurality of vessel apertures, whereby a first pivoting action applied to the first plurality of crease lines substantially erects the single die sheet to an expanded carrier having the handle cutout define a handle and the plurality of vessel apertures defined at least in part by a plurality of internal walls having a greater height than thickness disposed along the perimeter of the carrier, and a second pivoting action applied to the second plurality of crease lines engages the plurality of tabs with the plurality of slots to form an uncovered central chamber defined at least in part by the plurality of internal walls and accessible from above the carrier that is spanned by the handle and is surrounded by the plurality of vessel apertures. 2. The multi-use carrier of claim 1, wherein the plurality of apertures includes apertures having shapes that are substantially circular, oval, square, diamond, and X patterned. 3. The multi-use carrier of claim 2 wherein the plurality of apertures further includes groups of aperture shapes. 4. The multi-use carrier of claim 1, wherein the flexible material includes paper-based materials, plastic-based materials, and hybrid plastic and paper-based materials. 5. The multi-use carrier of claim 4, wherein the paper-based products include corrugated cardboard, the corrugated cardboard further including fluting grades A, B, C, E, F, and micro-fluting. 6. The multi-use carrier of claim 1, wherein the handle has surfaces for receiving a plurality of printed messages and images concerning food, beverage, gardening, janitorial, construction, microbiological, chemical, nuclear, business coupons, and recreational board game subject matters. 7. The multi-use carrier of claim 1, wherein the chamber includes a plurality of external walls having surfaces for receiving a plurality of printed messages and images concerning food, beverage, gardening, janitorial, construction, microbiological, chemical, nuclear, business coupons, and recreational board game subject matters. 8. The multi-use carrier of claim 1, wherein the chamber includes a plurality of internal walls having surfaces for receiving a plurality of printed messages and images concerning food, beverage, gardening, janitorial, construction, microbiological, chemical, nuclear, business coupons, and recreational board game subject matters. 9. The multi-use carrier of claim 1, wherein the expanded carrier includes a bottom having a surface for receiving a plurality of printed messages and images concerning food, beverage, gardening, janitorial, construction, microbiological, chemical, nuclear, business coupons, and recreational board game subject matters. 10. A single die sheet expandable into a multi-use carrier comprising: a sheet of flexible material having a first plurality of crease lines, a second plurality of crease lines, a handle cutout, a plurality of slots, a plurality of tabs, and a plurality of vessel apertures, whereby a first pivoting action applied to the plurality set of crease lines substantially erects the single die sheet to an expanded carrier having the handle cutout define a handle and the plurality of vessel apertures defined in part by a plurality of internal walls having a greater height than thickness disposed along the perimeter of the carrier, and a second pivoting action applied to the second plurality of crease lines engages the plurality of tabs with the plurality of slots to form an uncovered central chamber defined at least in part by the plurality of internal walls and accessible from above the carrier that is spanned by the handle and is surrounded by the plurality of vessel apertures. 11. The single die sheet of claim 10, wherein the plurality of apertures includes apertures having shapes that are substantially circular, oval, square, diamond, and X patterned. 12. The single die sheet of claim 11, wherein the plurality of apertures further includes groups of aperture shapes. 13. The single die sheet of claim 10, wherein the flexible material includes corrugated cardboard selected from group consisting of fluting grades A, B, C, E, F, and micro-fluting. 14. The single die sheet of claim 10, wherein the handle has surfaces for receiving a plurality of printed messages and images concerning food, beverage, gardening, janitorial, construction, microbiological, chemical, nuclear, business coupons, and recreational board game subject matters. 15. The single die sheet of claim 10, wherein the plurality of external walls has surfaces for receiving a plurality of printed messages and images concerning food, beverage, gardening, janitorial, construction, microbiological, chemical, nuclear, business coupons, and recreational board game subject matters. 16. The single die sheet of claim 10, wherein the expanded carrier is approximately 11⅛ inches long, 7�� inches wide, approximately 2⅛ inches high as determined by the height of the external walls of the chamber, and includes the central chamber having a length of approximately 7⅛ inches, a width of approximately 3⅛ inches, and a height of approximately 2 inches as determined by the height of the internal walls of the chamber. 17. The single die sheet of claim 10, wherein the expanded carrier is approximately 15�� inches long, 9 inches wide, approximately 2⅛ inches high as determined by the height of the external walls of the chamber, and includes the central chamber having a length of approximately 8⅝ inches, a width of approximately 6�� inches, and a height of approximately 2 inches as determined by the height of the internal walls of the chamber. 18. A multi-use carrier comprising: a collapsed carrier substantially folded into approximately three layers, the collapsed carrier made from a plurality of nonflexible panels, the collapsed carrier including: a handle; a first plurality of hinges connecting the nonflexible panels; a bottom having a plurality of slots; a plurality of exterior walls; a first plurality of interior walls having a height greater than a thickness of the walls; a second plurality of interior walls, the second plurality of interior walls having tabs and a second plurality of hinges and a height greater than a thickness of the walls; and a plurality of vessel apertures, such that a first pivoting action applied to the first plurality of hinges followed by a second pivoting action applied to the second plurality of hinges pivots the interior walls and inserts the tabs into the slots and transforms the collapsed carrier into an expanded carrier wherein the handle spans across an uncovered central chamber defined at least in part by the plurality of internal walls and accessible from above the carrier and the central chamber is surrounded by the plurality of vessel apertures, the apertures defined at least in part by the plurality of internal walls. 19. The multi-use carrier of claim 18, wherein the nonflexible panels are made from metals, woods, plastics, fiberglass, hard pressed fiber papers and any combination of metals, woods, plastics, fiberglass and hard pressed fiber papers. 20. The multi-use carrier of claim 19, wherein the surfaces of the nonflexible panels are configured for receiving a plurality of printed messages and images concerning food, beverage, gardening, janitorial, construction, microbiological, chemical, nuclear, business promotion, and recreational board game subject matters.