To bind a plurality of containers tightly into a package by a method wherein a holding sheet in a first thickness having a plurality of container receiving openings and film sleeves each in a second thickness thinner than the first thickness to be integrated with the holding sheet are provided.

A carrying device 10 is used for putting a plurality of containers together to form a package and formed in a united body equipped with film sleeves 30 and an integrated holding sheet 15, and the film sleeves 30 and the holding sheet 15 are made up respectively of flexible, elastic materials such as plastic. The holding sheet 15 is in a first thickness with a plurality of container receiving openings 20 formed, and each of the film sleeves is in a second thickness thinner than the first thickness of the holding sheet 15. Each of the container receiving openings 20 of the holding sheet 15 is engaged with the container and the container is held at the inside of the container receiving opening 20 by stiffness and elasticity of the holding sheet 15. The film sleeves 30 are arranged, surrounding each of the containers in the plural number.