Basket Carrier Including Open-Top Basket And Lid

摘要

A basket carrier is disclosed. The carrier includes an open-top basket and a lid for the basket. The basket includes a vertically-extending handle, a pair of side walls foldably connected to the handle by a plurality of divider walls, a pair of end walls foldably connected to the side walls and the handle, and a bottom wall formed by bottom flaps foldably connected to the side walls. The side walls, end walls, divider walls and handle together define a plurality of compartments for holding containers, such as bottles or cans. The handle may include a plurality of handle flaps that are partially separable from the handle to provide comfortable gripping surfaces for a user's hand. The lid includes a top panel for covering a top area of the basket, side panels for covering the side walls of the basket, and adhesive flaps detachably connected to the side panels for attaching the lid to the basket. A handle opening is provided in the top panel, laterally offset from the handle, to provide access to the handle of the basket. Blanks for forming the lid basket and lid are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A blank for forming a basket suitable for carrying a plurality of containers, the blank comprising:
a first upper panel, wherein the first upper panel includes a first handle portion; a second upper panel foldably connected to an inner lateral edge of the first upper panel along a central fold line, wherein the second upper panel includes a second handle portion; a side adhesive flap connected to an outer lateral edge of the first upper panel along a first longitudinal fold line, wherein the side adhesive flap is configured to be attached to the second upper panel; a first bottom closure flap foldably connected to a bottom edge of the first upper panel along a first lateral fold line; and a second bottom closure flap foldably connected to a bottom edge of the second upper panel along a second lateral fold line.