ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,285, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to BRITISH POLYTHENE Ltd. (Rushden, Great Britain).
"Relating to container carriers" was invented by Stephen Bates (Reading, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clip type carrier for packaging articles of the type having a rim, bead, chime, undercut, waist or the like. The carrier comprises a first layer having a plurality of generally circular apertures and a second layer having a plurality of respective locking apertures. The locking apertures are provided with a plurality of locking tabs for engaging under an article rim in use. An aggregate effective aperture diameter, being approxi...