Carton with handle
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1. A carton for carrying a plurality of articles, comprising:
- a plurality of panels for at least partially forming an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel;
a handle in at least the top panel, the handle comprises a first handle flap foldably connected to the top panel for forming a first handle opening in the top panel, a second handle flap foldably connected to the top panel for forming a second handle opening in the top panel, and a flexible handle panel extending between the first handle flap and the second handle flap and defined by a tear line extending from at least one of the first handle flap and the second handle flap, the flexible handle panel comprises a portion of the first side panel, a portion of the top panel, and a portion of the second side panel; and
a dispenser for accessing the interior of the carton, the dispenser comprises a dispenser panel comprising at least a portion of the first side panel and at least partially defined by a dispenser tear line, wherein the dispenser comprises the dispenser panel and the flexible handle panel, the flexible handle panel is configured for separation from the carton with the dispenser panel.
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Abstract
A carton for carrying a plurality of articles. The carton has a plurality of panels for at least partially forming an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels includes a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel. A handle is in at least the top panel. The handle includes a handle feature in the top panel and a flexible handle panel adjacent the handle feature.
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26 Claims
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1. A carton for carrying a plurality of articles, comprising:
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a plurality of panels for at least partially forming an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel; a handle in at least the top panel, the handle comprises a first handle flap foldably connected to the top panel for forming a first handle opening in the top panel, a second handle flap foldably connected to the top panel for forming a second handle opening in the top panel, and a flexible handle panel extending between the first handle flap and the second handle flap and defined by a tear line extending from at least one of the first handle flap and the second handle flap, the flexible handle panel comprises a portion of the first side panel, a portion of the top panel, and a portion of the second side panel; and a dispenser for accessing the interior of the carton, the dispenser comprises a dispenser panel comprising at least a portion of the first side panel and at least partially defined by a dispenser tear line, wherein the dispenser comprises the dispenser panel and the flexible handle panel, the flexible handle panel is configured for separation from the carton with the dispenser panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A blank for forming a carton for carrying a plurality of articles, the blank comprising:
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a plurality of panels for at least partially forming an interior of the carton formed from the blank, the plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel; a handle in at least the top panel, the handle comprises a first handle flap foldably connected to the top panel for forming a first handle opening in the carton formed from the blank, a second handle flap foldably connected to the top panel for forming a second handle opening in the carton formed from the blank, and a flexible handle panel extending between the first handle flap and the second handle flap and defined by a tear line extending from at least one of the first handle flap and the second handle flap, the flexible handle panel comprises a portion of the first side panel, a portion of the top panel, and a portion of the second side panel; and a dispenser for accessing the interior of the carton formed from the blank, the dispenser comprises a dispenser panel comprising at least a portion of the first side panel and at least partially defined by a dispenser tear line, wherein the dispenser comprises the dispenser panel and the flexible handle panel, the flexible handle panel is configured for separation from the carton with the dispenser panel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of forming a carton for carrying a plurality of articles, the method comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, a handle in at least the top panel, and a dispenser, the handle comprises a first handle flap foldably connected to the top panel, a second handle flap foldably connected to the top panel, and a flexible handle panel extending between the first handle flap and the second handle flap and defined by a respective tear line extending from each of the first handle flap and the second handle flap, the flexible handle panel comprises a portion of the first side panel, a portion of the top panel, and a portion of the second side panel, the dispenser comprises the flexible handle panel and a dispenser panel comprising at least a portion of the first side panel and at least partially defined by a dispenser tear line; folding the plurality of panels to at least partially form an interior of the carton; folding the first handle flap to form a first handle opening in the top panel and folding the second handle flap to form a second handle opening in the top panel, and grasping the flexible handle panel at the first handle opening and the second handle opening and tearing along the respective tear line to at least partially separate the flexible handle panel from the top panel; and activating the dispenser by tearing along the dispenser tear line to at least partially separate the dispenser panel from the carton to provide access to the interior of the carton, the activating the dispenser comprises the flexible handle panel remaining foldably connected to the dispenser panel so that the flexible handle panel and the dispenser panel are both at least partially separated from the carton. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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