A hydration system capable of containing a hydrating liquid includes a bottle having a body with an openable top, the body comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein an open space is provided between the first portion and the second portion. A sleeve is adapted to cover at least a portion of the bottle, the sleeve having a space portion that at least partially extends into the open space of the bottle. The sleeve has one or more storage compartments, and at least one storage compartment is provided on the space portion of the sleeve so that the at least one storage compartment at least partially extends into the open space of the bottle when the sleeve is on the bottle. Alternatively or additionally, a storage compartment may provided outside the space portion of the sleeve, which is sized and shaped to store an electronic device and having a top opening and a smaller bottom opening, the bottom opening being sized and shaped to receive a charging cord for the electronic device. A method of storing one or more items on the hydration system is also provided.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, an article carrier for packaging a plurality of articles and to a blank for forming the article carrier. The article carrier may package at least one article having a recess. The article carrier comprises a plurality of panels for forming a tubular structure for surrounding at least one article. The article carrier comprises an article retention device for engaging a recess of one of said at least one article. The article retention device may inhibit dislodgement of the article from at least one of opposite open ends of the tubular structure in a setup carrier. The tubular structure defines a tubular axis. The article retention device comprises a flap hingedly connected to a first one of the plurality of panels along a first fold line. The first fold line extends at an acute angle with respect to the tubular axis. The acute angle may be no more than 50 degrees.

A carrier for at least partially holding a plurality of containers. The carrier can comprise a plurality of panels including a bottom panel, an outer side panel, a top panel, an inner side panel, a central panel, and an end flap. At least a first container receiver and a second container receiver extend in at least the bottom panel for at least partially receiving containers of the plurality of containers. An inner opening can extend in the inner side panel for at least partially receiving a first flange of a first container at least partially received in the first container receiver, and a free edge of the end flap can be for engaging a second flange of a second container at least partially received in the second container receiver. The central panel can extend at least partially between the first container receiver and the second container receiver.

A carton for holding a plurality of articles in at least a first layer and a second layer. The carton can include a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels can include at least a bottom panel, a side panel, and a top panel. The carton further can include a divider for at least partially extending between the first layer and the second layer of the plurality of articles. The divider can at least partially define a first modular section of the carton and a second modular section of the carton. The first modular section can include the top panel, an upper portion of the side panel, and the divider. The second modular section can include the bottom panel and a lower portion of the side panel. The first modular section can be at least partially separable from the second modular section.

A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels forming a front portion, a back portion, and a central portion extending from the front portion to the back portion, the front portion having a front attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, the back portion having a back attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, the central portion having a central panel, and locking features for maintaining an erected configuration of the carrier, the locking features including at least one male locking feature extending from a respective panel of the plurality of panels and being at least partially received in a respective at least one female locking feature at least partially defined in a respective panel of the plurality of panels.

A carton includes a tubular structure having a plurality of outer walls defining an interior volume for receiving one or more articles. The carton includes a major end closure flap hinged to a first outer wall and a minor end closure flap hinged to a second outer wall. The minor end closure flap at least partially overlies the major end closure flap. The carton has an automatically erecting article-retaining structure hingedly connected to the major and minor end closure flaps.

A blank (100) is disclosed that includes a first wall (112) and a second wall (114) at least connected to said first wall via a first panel folding line, wherein said first panel has an article holding means (200) for holding an article, wherein said article holding means (200) comprises an article receiving opening (202) for receiving a portion of said article and a recess supporting tab (204) provided to protrude toward said article receiving opening (202), wherein a base end portion of said recess supporting tab (204) is connected to said first wall via a tab folding line (206); and wherein a width (W2) of said base end portion of said recess supporting tab (204) is equal to or less than a maximum width (W1) of said recess supporting tab.

A carrier for holding at least one article includes a plurality of panels and a handle. The plurality of panels extends at least partially around an interior of the carrier, and the plurality of panels includes a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel. The handle includes at least one handle feature in the top panel. The at least one handle feature includes a plurality of foldably connected handle sections that includes a first outer section and a second outer section each foldably connected to a central section and such that the at least one handle feature is positionable between a first, substantially flat configuration and a second, substantially recessed configuration wherein the handle is activated for carrying the carrier.

A carrier for carrying a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels including a top panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and at least one bottom panel. At least one gusset is foldably connected to the at least one bottom panel and one of the first side panel and the second side panel, and the at least one gusset extends between the one of the first side panel and the second side panel and the at least one bottom panel. At least one top retainer is foldably connected to the top panel and extends across one end of the carrier. A handle extends across at least the top panel for grasping and carrying the carrier.

A package including a carton and a plurality of articles. The carton can include a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of articles can be arranged in a plurality of rows of articles in the interior of the carton, the plurality of rows of articles can include at least a first row and a second row, and the first row can include at least one more article than the second row forming a void between a first article at an end of the first row and a second article at an end of the second row. A handle can include the first article at the end of the first row and a handle feature extending in the carton. The handle feature can be at least partially aligned with the void and can be proximate the first article.