Can carrier with reinforcing means

Claim 1

A BLANK FOR A CAN CARRIER OF THE WRAP-AROUND TYPE, SAID BLANK BEING OF AN ELONGATED RECTANGULAR OUTLINE AND BEING DIVIDED INTO PANELS BY TRANSVERSE FOLD LINES, SAID PANELS INCLUDING TERMINAL BOTTOM FORMING PANELS, SIDE WALL PANELS AND A CENTRAL TOP WALL PANEL, COOPERATING TABS AND SLOTS ON SAID BOTTOM FORMING PANELS, EACH OF SAID FOLD LINES BEING INTERRUPTED BY A PURALITY OF OPENING DEFINING CUTS IN A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID SIDE WALL PANELS TO DEFINE CAN RECEIVING OPENINGS IN SAID SIDE WALL PANELS, AND CUT AND FOLD LINES ON AT LEAST ONE OF SAID TOP WALL PANEL AND BOTTOM FORMING PANELS IN ALIGNMENT WITH AT LEAST CERTAIN OF SAID OPENING DEFINING CUTS DEFINING FLAPS FOLDABLE TO POSITIONS OVERLYING SAID FOLD LINES AT THE ENDS OF CERTAIN OF THE SIDE WALL OPENINGS DEFINED BY SAID OPENING DEFINING CUTS TO REINFORCE THE ERECTED CAN CARRIER ALONG SAID FOLD LINES, AND FLAP LOCKING MEANS ON SAID SIDE WALLS FOR TEMPORARY INTERLOCKING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FLAPS TO RETAIN SAID FLAPS IN FOLDED OVERLYING RELATION TO THE RESPECTIVE OPENING DEFINING CUTS DURING THE APPLICATION OF THE BLANK.