Handle structure, item carrier, and template

Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, a handle structure, an article carrier for packaging a plurality of articles, and to a blank for forming the handle structure or article carrier. The article carrier comprises an upper panel and a lower panel in face-contacting arrangement with the upper panel. The upper panel comprises an upper article retention aperture. The lower panel comprises a lower article retention aperture. The upper article retention aperture is disposed in a concentric arrangement with the lower article retention aperture. The upper article retention apertures are defined by an upper uninterrupted perimeter of a first shape or configuration. The lower article retention aperture are defined by a lower uninterrupted perimeter of a second shape or configuration. The first configuration is different from the second configuration