BREAK AWAY HANDLE

• US 3,820,710 A
• Filed: 09/18/1972
• Issued: 06/28/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/1972
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Burgess N, Flynn R
• Original Assignee: Burgess N, Flynn R
• Inventors: BURGESS N, FLYNN R
• Application Number:
  US05/290,251
• Time in Patent Office: 648 Days
• US Class Current: 229/117.22
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/46 Handles
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/48 Partitions

Abstract

A one piece carton is described having a central divider with a handle formed of two foldably interconnected parts. The handle is detachably connected to the partition by frangible lines of weakness and is retained in position by a pair of flaps integrally, foldably connected to the partition and overlying lateral flanges of the handle to trap the handle between the flaps and the partition.

Claims

1. A carton blank comprising in seriatim, a first partial wall forming panel, a side panel, a wall panel, a second side panel, a second partial wall forming panel, and a partition panel foldably interconnected by a set of substantially parallel fold lines, a handle reinforcing member integral with and secured to said partition panel by frangible lines of weakness, a handle member foldably connected to said handle reinforcing member by a fold line connection substantially parallel to said set of said fold lines, said handle member having a pair of laterally projecting flanges, a pair of retaining flaps foldably connected to said partition panel and positioned one on each side of said handle reinforcing member, the foldable connections between said pair of flaps and said partition panel being substantially parallel to said set of fold lines and being positioned relatively between said foldable connection between said handle reinforcing member and said handle member and the end of said partial panel remote from said handle member.

2. A carton blank as defined in claim 1 wherein said frangible lines of weakness extend substantially perpendicular to said set of parallel fold lines.

3. A carton blank as defined in claim 1 wherein said flaps extend laterally of said reinforcinG handle member and said handle member by a distance greater than the lateral extent of said flanges.

4. A carton blank as defined in claim 1 wherein said flaps extend from their foldable connections to their free end remote from said foldable connections a distance that is correlated with the length of said handle member from said fold line connection to its free end remote from said fold line connections and the spacing between said fold line connection and said foldable connection so that the distance between the free ends of said flaps and the adjacent edge of said lateral flanges is less than the spacing between said fold line connection and said foldable connection.

5. A carton comprising a bottom wall, top wall, side walls, end walls and a partition panel extending between said top and bottom walls, said partition panel having a handle reinforcing member defined therein by lines of severance and frangible lines of weakness, '"'"''"'"''"'"''"'"'said lines of weakness extending substantially perpendicular to said bottom wall,'"'"''"'"''"'"''"'"' a handle member integrally foldably connected to the top edge of said handle reinforcing member and secured in face-to-face relationship with said handle reinforcing member, said handle member having a pair of laterally projecting flanges, a pair of retaining flaps foldably integrally connected to said partition by a pair of fold lines located one on each side of said handle reinforcing member and spaced from the top edge of said handle reinforcing member towards said bottom wall, each of said flaps overlying one of said flanges and being secured to said partition panel to trap said flanges between said partition panel and said flaps while permitting relative sliding movement between said handle member and said partition panel when said frangible lines of weakness are broken.

6. A carton as defined in claim 5 wherein said partition panel is integrally foldably connected to a panel forming part of one of said end walls and is secured by a flap means to the other of said end walls wherein said top wall is formed by closure flaps connected to said side and end walls.

7. A carton as defined in claim 5 wherein said partition panel is integrally, foldably connected to a panel forming a portion of said bottom wall, flap means on the end of said partition panel remote from said integral foldable connection, said flap means being secured to said top wall.