Carrier for single chime cans

Claim 1

IN A CAN CARRIER OF THE TYPE PARTICULARLY ADAPTED FOR RECEIVING AND HOLDING IN FIXED POSITIONS THEREIN IN TWO ROWS CANS OF THE TYPE HAVING A SMOOTH END PORTION AS OPPOSED TO HAVING A PROJECTION SUCH AS THE FORMED BY A CAN END SEAM, A FIRST PANEL ADAPTED TO OPPOSE ENDS OF CANS, SIDE PANELS CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST PANEL ALONG FOLD LINES, SAID FIRST PANEL HAVING PAIRS OF OPPOSED TABS WITH THE TABS OF EACH PAIR HAVING TERMINAL FOLD LINES DISPOSED IN ADJACENT SPACED RELATION WHEREBY THE TABS OF EACH PAIR OF TABS MAY BE FOLDED TO POSITIONS PROJECTING INTO THE CARRIER IN CONVERGING RELATION, EACH OF SAID TABS HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN FOR RECEIVING A CAN BODY WALL PORTION TO PROVIDE AN INTERLOCK BETWEEN EACH TAB AND AN ASSOCIATED CAN, AND OPENINGS IN SAID FIRST PANEL AND SAID SIDE PANELS IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID PAIRS OF TABS AND TRAVERSING SAID FOLD LINES FOR RECEIVING PORTIONS OF CANS REMOTE FROM SAID TABS AND FURTHER INTERLOCKING CANS WITH THE CAN CARRIER, AND FLAPS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF EACH OF SAID PANEL OPENINGS FOR INTERLOCKING ENGAGEMENT WITH CANS, SAID FLAPS BEING CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST PANEL AND ONE OF SAID SIDE PANELS AND EXTENDING ACROSS THE FOLD LINE THEREBETWEEN TO REINFORCE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID FIRST PANEL AND SAID SIDE PANELS ADJACENT THE PANEL OPENINGS.