摘要 |
A top-gripping article carrier for engaging and supporting an article at a neck thereof, comprising a base wall (210) having a bottle neck-receiving aperture; a pair of side walls upstanding respectively from opposite side edges of the base wall (210). The side walls are foldably joined at lower edges thereof to the base wall (210), the side walls being provided respectively with hand apertures (234,246). Each of the hand apertures (234,246) is disposed astride the lower edge of respective one of the side walls and extending into the base wall (210). There further comprises means for downwardly displacing a part of the base wall (210) relative to the side walls in response to introduction of an article neck into the neck-receiving aperture such that the vertical size of the each hand aperture (236,246) is increased to provide additional hand room. A portion of each hand aperture (236,246) in the respective side wall can be of a minimal size for accommodating a finger and the downwardly displacing means comprises a flap (278,280,282,284) struck from the base wall (210) so as to define the neck-receiving aperture. <IMAGE> |