Carton with reinforced handle
First Claim
1. A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprising:
- a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around 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;
at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the at least two end flaps are overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton;
a handle in the closed end of the carton for grasping and carrying the carton;
at least one end flap of the at least two end flaps comprises a main panel for closing the closed end of the carton and a reinforcement flap foldably attached to the main panel, at least a portion of the reinforcement flap being positioned above the handle to reinforce the carton, wherein the reinforcement flap is foldably connected to the main panel along at least a first fold line and a second fold line, each of the first fold line and the second fold line being a longitudinal fold line disposed below the handle in the closed end of the carton, and the main panel comprises a free edge extending from an end of the first fold line to an end of the second fold line, the free edge being spaced apart from the handle.
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Abstract
A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. At least two end flaps are respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the end flaps are overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton. The carton includes a handle in the closed end of the carton for grasping and carrying the carton. At least one end flap of the at least two end flaps comprises a main panel and a reinforcement flap foldably attached to the main panel. At least a portion of the reinforcement panel is positioned above the handle to reinforce the carton.
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32 Claims
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1. A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprising:
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a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around 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; at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the at least two end flaps are overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton; a handle in the closed end of the carton for grasping and carrying the carton; at least one end flap of the at least two end flaps comprises a main panel for closing the closed end of the carton and a reinforcement flap foldably attached to the main panel, at least a portion of the reinforcement flap being positioned above the handle to reinforce the carton, wherein the reinforcement flap is foldably connected to the main panel along at least a first fold line and a second fold line, each of the first fold line and the second fold line being a longitudinal fold line disposed below the handle in the closed end of the carton, and the main panel comprises a free edge extending from an end of the first fold line to an end of the second fold line, the free edge being spaced apart from the handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprising:
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a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around 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; at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the at least two end flaps are overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton; a handle in the closed end of the carton for grasping and carrying the carton; at least a first end flap of the at least two end flaps comprises a main panel for closing the closed end of the carton and a reinforcement flap foldably attached to the main panel along at least one fold line, at least a portion of the reinforcement flap being positioned above the handle to reinforce the carton, the at least one fold line being disposed below the handle in the closed end of the carton, and the main panel comprising a free edge adjacent the at least one fold line.
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9. A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprising:
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a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around 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; at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, the at least two end flaps comprising at least a top end flap and a side end flap, the side end flap being foldably connected to the first side panel or the second side panel, wherein the at least two end flaps are overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton; a handle in the closed end of the carton for grasping and carrying the carton, the handle comprising a handle flap foldably connected to the top end flap and a side notch extending from an edge of the side end flap, the side notch being generally aligned with the handle flap; and the top end flap comprises a main panel foldably connected to the top panel and a reinforcement flap foldably attached to the main panel, at least a portion of the reinforcement flap being positioned above the handle to reinforce the carton.
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10. A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprising:
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a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around 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; at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the at least two end flaps are overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton; a handle in the closed end of the carton for grasping and carrying the carton; and at least one end flap of the at least two end flaps comprises a main panel for closing the closed end of the carton and a reinforcement flap foldably attached to the main panel, at least a portion of the reinforcement flap being positioned above the handle to reinforce the carton, wherein the reinforcement flap is foldably connected to the main panel along at least a first fold line and a second fold line, and the main panel comprises a free edge extending from an end of the first fold line to an end of the second fold line, the free edge being spaced apart from the handle; wherein the reinforcement flap is at least partially in face-to-face contact with an interior surface of the main panel, the handle comprises a handle flap foldably connected to the main panel along a handle fold line, and the reinforcement flap comprises a notch that is generally aligned with the handle flap, at least a portion of the handle fold line being adjacent a free edge of the notch; wherein the at least two end flaps comprise at least one side end flap foldably connected to at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the at least one side end flap comprising a side notch that is generally aligned with the handle flap in the main panel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A blank for forming a carton for containing 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; at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the at least two end flaps are for being overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton formed from the blank; handle features for forming a handle in the closed end of the carton formed from the blank; at least one end flap of the at least two end flaps comprises a main panel for closing the closed end of the carton formed from the blank and a reinforcement flap foldably attached to the main panel, at least a portion of the reinforcement flap for being positioned above the handle to reinforce the carton formed from the blank, wherein the reinforcement flap is foldably connected to the main panel along at least one longitudinal fold line, the at least one longitudinal fold line for being disposed below the handle in the closed end of the carton formed from the blank, and the reinforcement flap being at least partially separable from the main panel along at least one cut line adjacent the at least one fold line. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A blank for forming a carton for containing 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; at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the at least two end flaps are for being overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton formed from the blank; handle features for forming a handle in the closed end of the carton formed from the blank; at least one end flap of the at least two end flaps comprises a main panel for closing the closed end of the carton formed from the blank and a reinforcement flap foldably attached to the main panel, at least a portion of the reinforcement flap for being positioned above the handle to reinforce the carton formed from the blank, wherein the reinforcement flap is foldably connected to the main panel along at least a first fold line and a second fold line, the reinforcement flap being at least partially separable from the main panel along at least a first cut line extending from an end of the first fold line and a second cut line extending from an end of the second fold line; wherein the reinforcement flap comprises a notch that is for being generally aligned with at least a portion of the handle when the carton is formed from the blank, and the main panel comprises a free edge extending from a first end of the first cut line to a second end of the second cut line, the free edge being adjacent the notch of the reinforcement flap. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A blank for forming a carton for containing 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; at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the at least two end flaps are for being overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton formed from the blank; handle features for forming a handle in the closed end of the carton formed from the blank; and at least one end flap of the at least two end flaps comprises a main panel for closing the closed end of the carton formed from the blank and a reinforcement flap foldably attached to the main panel, at least a portion of the reinforcement flap for being positioned above the handle to reinforce the carton formed from the blank; wherein the at least one end flap comprises a top end flap, and the main panel is foldably connected to the top panel; wherein the at least two end flaps comprise at least one side end flap foldably connected to at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the handle features comprise a handle flap in the main panel, and the at least one side end flap comprises a side notch that is for being generally aligned with the handle flap in the main panel.
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25. A method of forming a carton for containing a plurality of articles, the method comprising:
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obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, and handle features, wherein at least one end flap of the at least two end flaps comprises a main panel and a reinforcement flap foldably attached to the main panel, wherein the reinforcement flap is foldably connected to the main panel along at least one longitudinal fold line, the reinforcement panel being at least partially separable from the main panel along at least one cut line adjacent the at least one fold line; positioning the reinforcement flap so that the main panel at least partially overlaps the reinforcement flap; at least partially forming an interior of the carton by positioning the plurality of panels to form a generally open-ended sleeve; at least partially overlapping the at least two end flaps with respect to one another to at least partially form a closed end of the carton; and forming a handle from the handle features in the closed end of the carton, wherein at least a portion of the reinforcement flap is disposed above the handle to reinforce the carton, and the at least one longitudinal fold line is disposed below the handle in the closed end of the carton. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of forming a carton for containing a plurality of articles, the method comprising:
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obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, at least two end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, and handle features, wherein the at least two end flap comprise at least a first end flap and a second end flap, the first end flap comprises a main panel and a reinforcement flap foldably connected to the main panel along at least one fold line; positioning the reinforcement flap so that the main panel at least partially overlaps the reinforcement flap; at least partially forming an interior of the carton by positioning the plurality of panels to form a generally open-ended sleeve; at least partially overlapping the at least two end flaps with respect to one another to at least partially form a closed end of the carton; and forming a handle from the handle features in the closed end of the carton, wherein at least a portion of the reinforcement flap is disposed above the handle to reinforce the carton and the at least one fold line is disposed below the handle in the closed end of the carton.
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32. A method of forming a carton for containing a plurality of articles, the method comprising:
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obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, at least two end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, and handle features comprising a handle flap and a side notch, wherein the at least two end flaps comprise at least a top end flap and at least one side end flap, the top end flap comprising a main panel foldably connected to the top panel and a reinforcement flap foldably connected to the main panel, the handle flap is foldably connected to the main panel, and the side end flap comprises the side notch and is foldably connected to at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel; positioning the reinforcement flap so that the main panel at least partially overlaps the reinforcement flap; at least partially forming an interior of the carton by positioning the plurality of panels to form a generally open-ended sleeve; at least partially overlapping the at least two end flaps with respect to one another to at least partially form a closed end of the carton; and forming a handle from the handle features in the closed end of the carton, wherein at least a portion of the reinforcement flap is disposed above the handle to reinforce the carton, the forming the handle further comprising at least partially aligning the side notch in the at least one side end flap with the handle flap in the main panel.
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