Carton with carrying handle and blank therefor
First Claim
1. A carton for packaging articles, comprising a plurality of panels arranged to form walls of said carton and at least one handle structure, said at least one handle structure comprising a pair of inner and outer handle panels hingedly connected together along a fold line, said inner and outer handle panels being disposed in an overlapping relationship, each of said inner and outer handle panels having a transverse edge at a position opposite to said fold line, said inner handle panel being disposed in an overlapping relationship with a first one of said plurality of panels, said outer handle panel being disposed adjacent to a second one of said plurality of panels,wherein one of said transverse edges is connected to one of said first and second ones of said plurality of panels, and said fold line defines a carrying edge of said at least one handle structure, said at least one handle structure further comprising a pair of integral end portions secured to third and fourth ones of said plurality of panels respectively so as to close opposite ends of a pocket formed between said inner handle panel and said first one of said plurality of panels,wherein an opening of said pocket is disposed adjacent to said carrying edge so that said carrying edge can be engaged to carry the carton.
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Abstract
A carton (130) for packaging cylindrical articles, the carton (130) including a plurality of primary panels (120, 122, 124, 125) for forming the walls of the carton (130), end flaps (118a, 118b, 126a, 126b, 128a, 128b, 119a, 119b) for forming end closure structures (132, 134) of the carton (130), and handle panels (160, 162) and handle end flaps (182a, 182b, 183a, 183b) for forming a handle structure (160/162). The handle structure (160/162) and a panel (125) define a pocket that can be engaged by a user'"'"'s hand (H1) to carry the carton (130). The carton (130) further including features that facilitate flexing of the handle structure (160/162) including fold lines (178) and cut lines (C2, C3).
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1. A carton for packaging articles, comprising a plurality of panels arranged to form walls of said carton and at least one handle structure, said at least one handle structure comprising a pair of inner and outer handle panels hingedly connected together along a fold line, said inner and outer handle panels being disposed in an overlapping relationship, each of said inner and outer handle panels having a transverse edge at a position opposite to said fold line, said inner handle panel being disposed in an overlapping relationship with a first one of said plurality of panels, said outer handle panel being disposed adjacent to a second one of said plurality of panels,
wherein one of said transverse edges is connected to one of said first and second ones of said plurality of panels, and said fold line defines a carrying edge of said at least one handle structure, said at least one handle structure further comprising a pair of integral end portions secured to third and fourth ones of said plurality of panels respectively so as to close opposite ends of a pocket formed between said inner handle panel and said first one of said plurality of panels, wherein an opening of said pocket is disposed adjacent to said carrying edge so that said carrying edge can be engaged to carry the carton.
- 14. An elongate blank for forming a carton for enclosing article comprising a plurality of panels hingedly connected together in series for forming walls of the carton and a pair of first and second handle panels and integral end portions for forming a handle structure for carrying the carton, said first and second handle panels being hingedly connected together alone a fold line, each of said first and second handle panels having a transverse edge at a position opposite to said fold line said first and second handle panels and said integral end portions being foldable and securable into an arrangement wherein one of said first and second handle panels is connected along said transverse edge thereof to a first one of said plurality of panels, said fold line, providing a carrying edge of said handle structure when the blank is set up into a carton, and said first and second handle panels being disposed in overlapping relationship with each other when the blank is set up into a carton, said one of said first and second handle panels being disposed in overlapping relationship with said first one of said plurality of panels when the blank is set up into a carton, wherein the integral end portions are securable in a corner configuration relative to said first one of said plurality of panels such that a pocket is formable between said one of said first and second handle panels and said first one of said plurality of panels when the blank is set up into a carton.
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