An improved shipping article includes a single piece of substantially planar material with parallel scores formed therein thereby defining four substantially planar sections of the shipping article, the four planar sections of the shipping article defining, when the piece of substantially planar material is folded along the parallel scores, a first pair of substantially perpendicular adjacent sides having a substantially equal first width, an additional side having a second width that is greater than the first width and formed by two of the four planar sections in an overlapped relationship and one of the planar sections defining the additional side comprising a top extension sized and shaped to fold down to form a top of a compartment enclosed by the first pair of substantially perpendicular adjacent sides and the additional side and a bottom extension sized and shaped to fold up to form a bottom of the compartment.

An article carrier for packaging articles has a main panel that has article retention structures each having a receiving aperture defined at least in part by an aperture or opening defined through the main panel. The receiving apertures are arranged in rows and columns to form a matrix or an array such that the receiving apertures include four corner apertures. The main panel defines a first notional footprint. The arrangement of the receiving apertures defines a second notional footprint. The first notional footprint defines a first footprint center. The second notional footprint defines a second footprint center. The first footprint center is offset from the second footprint center. Other examples include a set of article carriers and a set of connected blanks for forming article carriers.

A spacing support for packs for rod-shaped articles, the spacing support comprising a pair of side walls extends from a bottom wall, thereby forming a housing for supporting and accommodating a plurality of packs arranged in two adjacent rows, the housing comprising an access aperture through which the packs may be introduced into and extracted from the housing. At least one of the side walls comprises a plurality of positioning elements projecting towards the inside of the housing, wherein the positioning elements are configured to delimit positioning sections in which the packs may be held, and wherein the positioning elements are made as one predefined strip connected with the at least one of the side walls and a further wall of the housing. Also disclosed is a container comprising a spacing support and a method for manufacturing a spacing support.

A beverage carrying card includes a board including a central portion, two sidewall portions connected to two opposite sides of the central portion, and two handle portions respectively connected to the sidewall portions at another side thereof. A fold line is arranged between the central portion and each of the sidewall portions and between each of the handle portions and each of the sidewall portions. The central portion is formed with at least one through hole. Each handle portion is formed with a handle opening. Each handle opening is connected with a hook-up plate for combining the handle portions together. One end of each handle portion that is adjacent to the sidewall portion has a length shorter than that of the sidewall portion. A waterproof pearly layer is combined on a surface of the board and is formed with a waterproof pearly through hole to correspond to the through hole.

A beverage carrying card includes a board including a central portion, two sidewall portions connected to two opposite sides of the central portion, and two handle portions respectively connected to the sidewall portions at another side thereof. A fold line is arranged between the central portion and each of the sidewall portions and between each of the handle portions and each of the sidewall portions. The central portion is formed with at least one through hole. Each handle portion is formed with a handle opening. Each handle opening is connected with a hook-up plate for combining the handle portions together. One end of each handle portion that is adjacent to the sidewall portion has a length shorter than that of the sidewall portion. A waterproof pearly layer is combined on a surface of the board and is formed with a waterproof pearly through hole to correspond to the through hole.

The use of kenaf paper for use to manufacture sleeves, cups, trays, containers, and other similar devices made from kenaf.