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A container clip for engaging at least one container having a top rim and a bottom rim. The container clip can comprise a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the container clip. The interior can be for receiving at least a portion of the at least one container. The

A container clip for engaging at least one container having a top rim and a bottom rim. The container clip can comprise a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the container clip. The interior can be for receiving at least a portion of the at least one container. The plurality of panels can comprise a top panel and a bottom panel disposed generally opposite the top panel. At least one top locking flap can be foldably connected to the top panel for engaging the top rim of the at least one container for at least partially coupling the container clip to the at least one container. At least one bottom locking flap can be foldably connected to the bottom panel for engaging the bottom rim of the at least one container for at least partially coupling the container clip to the at least one container.

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1. A container clip and at least one container, each container of the at least one container having a diameter, a top rim, and a bottom rim, the container clip comprising: a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the container clip, the interior being for receiving at

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A container clip and at least one container, each container of the at least one container having a diameter, a top rim, and a bottom rim, the container clip comprising: a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the container clip, the interior being for receiving at least a portion of the at least one container, the plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel disposed generally opposite the top panel, a first side panel extending at least partially between the top panel and the bottom panel, and a second side panel extending at least partially between the top panel and the bottom panel, wherein the first side panel and the second side panel are spaced apart from one another by a distance that is less than the diameter of each container of the at least one container;at least one top locking flap foldably connected to the top panel for engaging the top rim of the at least one container for at least partially coupling the container clip to the at least one container; andat least one bottom locking flap foldably connected to the bottom panel for engaging the bottom rim of the at least one container for at least partially coupling the container clip to the at least one container;wherein the top panel has a top width extending away from the at least one top locking flap, the bottom panel has a bottom width extending away from the at least one bottom locking flap, the first side panel has a side width extending generally parallel to at least one of the top width and the bottom width, and the side width is less than at least one of the top width and the bottom width. 2. The container clip and at least one container of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one top locking flap and the at least one bottom locking flap comprises a curved edge for engaging an interior surface of the respective top rim and bottom rim. 3. The container clip and at least one container of claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one top locking flap and the at least one bottom locking flap is disposed at least partially in face-to-face contact with a respective inner surface of the respective top panel and bottom panel. 4. The container clip and at least one container of claim 1, wherein the plurality of panels further comprises at least one bevel panel foldably connected to at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel along a first fold line and to the first side panel along a second fold line, and the top width, the bottom width, and the side width are generally parallel to the first fold line. 5. The container clip and at least one container of claim 4, wherein the at least one bevel panel comprises oblique edges. 6. The container clip and at least one container of claim 1, wherein the plurality of panels further comprises a top bevel panel foldably connected to each of the top panel and the first side panel and a bottom bevel panel foldably connected to each of the bottom panel and the first side panel. 7. The container clip and at least one container of claim 1, wherein: the at least one container comprises a first container and a second container, the interior of the container clip being for receiving at least a portion of each of the first container and the second container;the at least one top locking flap comprises a first top locking flap and a second top locking flap, the top width extending from the first top locking flap to the second top locking flap; andthe first top locking flap is for engaging the top rim of the first container, and the second top locking flap is for engaging the top rim of the second container. 8. The container clip and at least one container of claim 7, wherein the at least one bottom locking flap comprises a first bottom locking flap for engaging the bottom rim of the first container and a second bottom locking flap for engaging the bottom rim of the second container, the bottom width extending from the first bottom locking flap to the second bottom locking flap. 9. The container clip and at least one container of claim 8, wherein the top panel at least partially overlaps each of the first top locking flap and the second top locking flap, and each of the first bottom locking flap and the second bottom locking flap at least partially overlaps the bottom panel. 10. The container clip and at least one container of claim 7, wherein the first side panel is foldably connected to at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel, the first side panel being for extending at least partially between the first container and the second container. 11. The container clip and at least one container of claim 1, wherein: the at least one container comprises a first container and a second container, the interior of the container clip being for receiving at least a portion of each of the first container and the second container;the at least one bottom locking flap comprises a first bottom locking flap and a second bottom locking flap; andthe first bottom locking flap is for engaging the bottom rim of the first container, and the second bottom locking flap is for engaging the bottom rim of the second container. 12. The container clip and at least one container of claim 1, wherein the first side panel comprises a first free edge and a second free edge, and the side width extends from the first free edge to the second free edge. 13. The container clip and at least one container of claim 12, wherein each of the first free edge and the second free edge of the first side panel is oblique so that at least a portion of the first side panel is tapered. 14. The container clip and at least one container of claim 13, wherein a top bevel panel is foldably connected to the top panel and to the first side panel, the top bevel panel comprises a third free edge and a fourth free edge, and the third free edge and the fourth free edge are oblique so that the top bevel panel is tapered from the top panel to the first side panel. 15. The container clip and at least one container of claim 14, wherein the plurality of panels further comprises a bottom bevel panel foldably connected to the first side panel and the bottom panel, the bottom bevel panel comprises a fifth free edge and a sixth free edge, and the fifth free edge and the sixth free edge are oblique so that the bottom bevel panel is tapered from the bottom panel to the first side panel. 16. A container assembly comprising: at least a first container, a second container, and a third container, the first container comprising a first rim, the second container comprising a second rim, and the third container comprising a third rim;a first container clip engaging the first container and the second container, the first container clip comprising a first top panel, a first bottom panel disposed generally opposite the first top panel, a first side panel extending at least partially between the first top panel and the first bottom panel, a first locking flap, and a second locking flap, each of the first locking flap and the second locking flap being foldably connected to one of the first top panel and the first bottom panel;a second container clip engaging the second container and the third container, the second container clip comprising a second top panel, a second bottom panel disposed generally opposite the second top panel, a second side panel extending at least partially between the second top panel and the second bottom panel, a third locking flap, and a fourth locking flap, each of the third locking flap and the fourth locking flap being foldably connected to one of the second top panel and the second bottom panel; andthe first top panel being spaced apart from the second top panel;wherein the first locking flap engages the first rim of the first container, each of the second locking flap and the third locking flap engages the second rim of the second container, the fourth locking flap engages the third rim of the third container, and the second locking flap and the third locking flap are slidable along the second rim for moving a portion of the first top panel and a portion of the second top panel at least partially together; andwherein the first top panel has a top width extending from the first container to the second container, the first bottom panel has a bottom width extending from the first container to the second container, the first side panel has a side width extending generally parallel to at least one of the top width and the bottom width, and the side width is less than at least one of the top width and the bottom width. 17. The container assembly of claim 16, wherein each of the first locking flap and the second locking flap comprises a curved edge. 18. The container assembly of claim 17, wherein each of the first rim and the second rim comprises a curved interior surface, the curved edges of the first locking flap and the second locking flap engage the respective curved interior surfaces of the respective first rim and second rim. 19. The container assembly of claim 16, wherein the first side panel is foldably connected to at least one of the first top panel and the first bottom panel and extends at least partially between the first container and the second container. 20. The container assembly of claim 16, wherein the first locking flap is a first top locking flap foldably connected to the first top panel, the second locking flap is a second top locking flap foldably connected to the first top panel generally opposite to the first top locking flap, and the first top panel at least partially overlaps the first top locking flap and the second top locking flap. 21. The container assembly of claim 20, wherein the first container clip further comprises a first bottom locking flap foldably connected to the first bottom panel and a second bottom locking flap foldably connected to the first bottom panel generally opposite to the first bottom locking flap, and the first bottom locking flap and the second bottom locking flap at least partially overlap the first bottom panel. 22. The container assembly of claim 21, wherein: the first rim is a first top rim of the first container, the second rim is a second top rim of the second container, the first container comprises a first bottom rim, and the second container comprises a second bottom rim; andthe first bottom locking flap engages the first bottom rim of the first container, and the second bottom locking flap engages the second bottom rim of the second container. 23. The container assembly of claim 16, further comprising at least a fourth container and a third container clip engaging the third container and the fourth container. 24. The container assembly of claim 16, wherein the first side panel comprises a first free edge and a second free edge, and the side width extends from the first free edge to the second free edge. 25. The container assembly of claim 24, wherein each of the first free edge and the second free edge of the first side panel is oblique so that at least a portion of the first side panel is tapered. 26. The container assembly of claim 25, wherein a top bevel panel is foldably connected to the first top panel and to the first side panel, the top bevel panel comprises a third free edge and a fourth free edge, and the third free edge and the fourth free edge are oblique so that the top bevel panel is tapered from the first top panel to the first side panel. 27. The container assembly of claim 26, wherein the plurality of panels further comprises a bottom bevel panel foldably connected to the first side panel and the first bottom panel, the bottom bevel panel comprises a fifth free edge and a sixth free edge, and the fifth free edge and the sixth free edge are oblique so that the bottom bevel panel is tapered from the first bottom panel to the first side panel. 28. The container assembly of claim 16, wherein the first side panel is spaced apart from the second side panel. 29. A method of forming a container assembly, comprising: obtaining a first clip blank comprising a first plurality of panels comprising a first top panel, a first bottom panel, and a first side panel extending at least partially between the first top panel and the first bottom panel, the first clip blank further comprising a first top locking flap foldably connected to the first top panel and a first bottom locking flap foldably connected to the first bottom panel, wherein the first top panel has a top width extending away from the first top locking flap, the first bottom panel has a bottom width extending away from the first bottom locking flap, the first side panel has a side width extending generally parallel to at least one of the top width and the bottom width, and the side width is less than at least one of the top width and the bottom width;forming a first container clip from the first clip blank by folding the first plurality of panels relative to one another to form a first interior of the first container clip, the forming the first container clip comprising disposing the first top panel and the first bottom panel adjacent respective ends of a container having a top rim and a bottom rim;engaging the first top locking flap with the top rim, and engaging the first bottom locking flap with the bottom rim;obtaining a second clip blank comprising a second plurality of panels comprising a second top panel, a second bottom panel, and a second side panel extending at least partially between the second top panel and the second bottom panel, the second clip blank further comprising a second top locking flap foldably connected to the second top panel and a second bottom locking flap foldably connected to the second bottom panel;forming a second container clip from the second clip blank by folding the second plurality of panels relative to one another to form a second interior of the second container clip, the forming the second container clip comprising disposing the second top panel and the second bottom panel adjacent respective ends of at least one container;engaging the second top locking flap with the top rim and the second bottom locking flap with the bottom rim so that each of the second top panel and the second bottom panel is spaced apart from the respective first top panel and first bottom panel; andmoving a portion of the first top panel and the first bottom panel toward a respective portion of the respective second top panel and second bottom panel comprising sliding the first top locking flap and the first bottom locking flap along the respective top rim and bottom rim of the container. 30. The method of claim 29, wherein each of the first top locking flap and the first bottom locking flap comprises a curved edge, the engaging the first top locking flap with the top rim comprises disposing the curved edge of the first top locking flap adjacent the top rim, and the engaging the first bottom locking flap with the bottom rim comprises disposing the curved edge of the first bottom locking flap adjacent the bottom rim. 31. The method of claim 29, wherein the engaging the first top locking flap with the top rim comprises folding the first top locking flap with respect to the first top panel so that the first top panel at least partially overlaps the first top locking flap, and the engaging the first bottom locking flap with the bottom rim comprises folding the first bottom locking flap with respect to the first bottom panel so that the first bottom locking flap at least partially overlaps the first bottom panel. 32. The method of claim 29, wherein the first clip blank further comprises a third top locking flap foldably connected to the first top panel, the container is a first container, the top rim is a first top rim, and the bottom rim is a first bottom rim, the forming the first container clip further comprising disposing the first top panel and the first bottom panel adjacent respective ends of a second container having a second top rim and a second bottom rim, and the method further comprises engaging the third top locking flap with the second top rim of the second container. 33. The method of claim 32, wherein the first clip blank further comprises a third bottom locking flap, and the method further comprises engaging the third bottom locking flap with the second bottom rim of the second container. 34. The method of claim 32, wherein the engaging the first top locking flap with the first top rim and the engaging the third top locking flap with the second top rim comprises folding each of the first top locking flap and the third top locking flap so that the first top panel at least partially overlaps each of the first top locking flap and the third top locking flap. 35. The method of claim 29, wherein the first top panel comprises a first top corner, the first bottom panel comprises a first bottom corner, the second top panel comprises a second top corner, the second bottom panel comprises a second bottom corner, and the moving the portion of the first top panel and the first bottom panel toward a respective portion of the respective second top panel and second bottom panel comprises moving the first top corner and the first bottom corner toward the respective second top corner and second bottom corner. 36. A method of forming a container assembly, comprising: obtaining a first clip blank comprising a first top panel, a first bottom panel, a first side panel, a first locking flap, and a second locking flap, each of the first locking flap and the second locking flap being foldably connected to one of the first top panel and the first bottom panel;obtaining a second clip blank comprising a second top panel, a second bottom panel, a second side panel, a third locking flap, and a fourth locking flap, each of the third locking flap and the fourth locking flap being foldably connected to one of the second top panel and the second bottom panel;obtaining a first container comprising a first rim, a second container comprising a second rim, and a third container comprising a third rim;at least partially forming a first container clip from the first clip blank, the at least partially forming the first container clip comprising positioning the first top panel to have a top width extending from the first container to the second container, positioning the first bottom panel to have a bottom width extending from the first container to the second container, and positioning the first side panel to extend at least partially between the first top panel and the first bottom panel and to have a side width extending generally parallel to at least one of the top width and the bottom width, wherein the side width is less than at least one of the top width and the bottom width;engaging the first container clip with the first container and the second container, the engaging the first container clip comprising engaging the first locking flap with the first rim of the first container and engaging the second locking flap with the second rim of the second container;at least partially forming a second container clip from the second clip blank, the at least partially forming the second container clip comprising positioning the second side panel to extend at least partially between the second top panel and the second bottom panel; andengaging the second container clip with the second container and the third container, the engaging the second container clip comprising engaging the third locking flap with the second rim of the second container, engaging the fourth locking flap with the third rim of the third container, and positioning the second top panel to be spaced apart from the first top panel;wherein the second locking flap and the third locking flap are slidable along the second rim for moving a portion of the first top panel and a portion of the second top panel at least partially together. 37. The method of claim 36, wherein: each of the first locking flap and the second locking flap comprises a curved edge;each of the first rim of the first container and the second rim of the second container comprises a curved interior surface;the engaging the first locking flap with the first rim comprises disposing the curved edge of the first locking flap adjacent the curved interior surface of the first rim; andthe engaging the second locking flap with the second rim comprises disposing the curved edge of the second locking flap adjacent the curved interior surface of the second rim. 38. The method of claim 36, wherein the first locking flap is a first top locking flap foldably connected to the first top panel, the second locking flap is a second top locking flap foldably connected to the first top panel generally opposite to the first top locking flap, and each of the engaging the first locking flap with the first rim and the engaging the second locking flap with the second rim comprises folding each of the first top locking flap and the second top locking flap with respect to the first top panel so that the first top panel at least partially overlaps the first top locking flap and the second top locking flap. 39. The method of claim 38, wherein the first container clip further comprises a first bottom locking flap foldably connected to the first bottom panel and a second bottom locking flap foldably connected to the first bottom panel generally opposite to the first bottom locking flap, and the engaging the first container clip with the first container and the second container further comprises folding each of the first bottom locking flap and the second bottom locking flap with respect to the first bottom panel so that each of the first bottom locking flap and the second bottom locking flap at least partially overlap the first bottom panel. 40. The method of claim 36, wherein the first top panel comprises a first corner and the second top panel comprises a second corner, and the second locking flap and the third locking flap are slidable along the second rim for moving the first corner of the first top panel and the second corner of the second top panel at least partially together.