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.

The pack for products has a bottom layer, an intermediate layer, and a top layer, which are arranged one above the other and at a distance from one another and which are connected to each other. The top layer has a receiving strip, which has a plurality of recesses. The receiving strip is pivotable in the direction of the bottom layer about a pivoting axis, which is arranged in the region of the top layer. In the pivoted receiving state of the receiving strip, entry openings of the recesses for the insertion of the products point away from the bottom layer, and supporting sections of the recesses for supporting portions of the products form a boundary of the recesses which lies opposite the entry openings. The intermediate layer has an aperture in a pivoting range of the receiving strip.

A tray for holding one or more articles includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior space of the tray, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, at least one side panel, and at least one end panel, a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, and divider features forming a plurality of compartments in the interior space of the tray, the divider features comprising at least one divider panel foldably connected to the bottom panel and at least partially separated from the bottom panel.

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.