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, and at least one side panel, the plurality of panels comprise a material having a grain direction;
a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels and forming at least one closed end of the carton; and
a first handle and a second handle formed in the top panel, the first handle comprising a first handle opening arranged to receive a first hand of a user and the second handle comprising a second handle opening arranged to receive a second hand of the user, each of the first handle and the second handle defining a respective major axis that is substantially parallel to the grain direction; and
a dispenser, the dispenser comprising a dispenser panel separable from the at least one side panel to access an interior of the carton, the first handle opening positioned a first distance from the at least one end of the carton, the dispenser panel positioned a second distance from the at least one closed end of the carton, and the second handle opening positioned a third distance from the at least one closed end of the carton, the third distance is greater than the second distance, and the second distance is greater than the first distance.
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Abstract
A carton for carrying a plurality of articles includes 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, and the plurality of panels include a material having a grain direction. At least one handle is formed in the top panel and defines a major axis that is substantially parallel to the grain direction.
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39 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, and at least one side panel, the plurality of panels comprise a material having a grain direction; a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels and forming at least one closed end of the carton; and a first handle and a second handle formed in the top panel, the first handle comprising a first handle opening arranged to receive a first hand of a user and the second handle comprising a second handle opening arranged to receive a second hand of the user, each of the first handle and the second handle defining a respective major axis that is substantially parallel to the grain direction; and a dispenser, the dispenser comprising a dispenser panel separable from the at least one side panel to access an interior of the carton, the first handle opening positioned a first distance from the at least one end of the carton, the dispenser panel positioned a second distance from the at least one closed end of the carton, and the second handle opening positioned a third distance from the at least one closed end of the carton, the third distance is greater than the second distance, and the second distance is greater than the first distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A blank for forming 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 formed from the blank, the plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel, the plurality of panels comprise a material having a grain direction; a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels for forming at least one closed end of the carton formed from the blank; and a first handle and a second handle formed in the top panel, the first handle comprising a first handle opening arranged to receive a first hand of a user in the carton formed from the blank and the second handle comprising a second handle opening arranged to receive a second hand of the user in the carton formed from the blank, each of the first handle and the second handle defining a respective major axis that is substantially parallel to the grain direction; and a dispenser comprising a dispenser panel separable from the at least one side panel to access an interior of the carton formed from the blank, the first handle for being positioned a first distance from the at least one end of the carton formed from the blank, the dispenser panel for being positioned a second distance from the at least one closed end of the carton formed from the blank, and the second handle positioned a third distance from the at least one closed end of the carton formed from the blank, the third distance is greater than the second distance, and the second distance is greater than the first distance. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of forming a carton for carrying a plurality of articles, comprising:
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obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel, the plurality of panels comprising a material having a grain direction, a first handle formed in the top panel and comprising a first handle opening, and a second handle formed in the top panel and comprising a second handle opening, each of the first handle and the second handle defining a respective major axis that is substantially parallel to the grain direction, a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, and a dispenser comprising a dispenser panel separable from the at least one side panel; and folding the plurality of panels to at least partially form an interior of the carton and folding the plurality of end flaps to form at least one closed end of the carton such that the first handle opening is arranged to receive a first hand of a user and the second handle opening is arranged to receive a second hand of the user, the first handle opening positioned a first distance from the at least one end of the carton, the dispenser panel positioned a second distance from the at least one closed end of the carton, and the second handle opening positioned a third distance from the at least one closed end of the carton, the third distance is greater than the second distance, and the second distance is greater than the first distance. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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