Carton with handle
First Claim
1. A carton for carrying a plurality of articles, the carton comprising:
- at least one bottom panel;
a first side panel foldably connected to at least one bottom panel;
a second side panel foldably connected to the at least one bottom panel; and
a top panel foldably connected to at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the top panel has a first width corresponding to a minimum distance between a first edge and a second edge of the top panel;
a handle for grasping and carrying the carton, the handle comprises at least one handle flap foldably connected to the top panel at a fold line, the at least one handle flap has a second width corresponding to a maximum width of the at least one handle flap, the handle includes an opening in the top panel adjacent to the handle flap, the handle flap having a first edge and the top panel having a third edge, the first edge of the handle flap and the third edge of the top panel are free edges and are spaced apart to define the opening, and the opening, the top panel, and the at least one handle flap are coplanar;
the second width is less than the first width,a first line of weakening in the top panel that extends from a first end of the fold line to the first edge of the top panel and a second line of weakening in the top panel that extends from a second end of the fold line to the second edge of the top panel, the first line of weakening and the second line of weakening are straight, and the first line of weakening and the second line of weakening are oblique along the entire length of each respective line of weakening with respect to the first edge and the second edge, andthe opening is spaced apart from the first line of weakening and the second line of weakening, and at least one cut defining the at least one handle flap, the at least one cut extends from the opening to at least one of the first line of weakening and the second line of weakening.
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Abstract
A carton for carrying a plurality of articles. The carton comprises at least one bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to at least one bottom panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the at least one bottom panel, and a top panel foldably connected to at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel. A handle comprises at least one handle flap foldably connected to the top panel at a fold line. The at least one handle flap has a first width corresponding to a maximum width of the last least one handle flap. The top panel has a second width corresponding to a minimum distance between a first edge and a second edge of the top panel. The first width is less than the second width.
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28 Claims
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1. A carton for carrying a plurality of articles, the carton comprising:
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at least one bottom panel; a first side panel foldably connected to at least one bottom panel; a second side panel foldably connected to the at least one bottom panel; and a top panel foldably connected to at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the top panel has a first width corresponding to a minimum distance between a first edge and a second edge of the top panel; a handle for grasping and carrying the carton, the handle comprises at least one handle flap foldably connected to the top panel at a fold line, the at least one handle flap has a second width corresponding to a maximum width of the at least one handle flap, the handle includes an opening in the top panel adjacent to the handle flap, the handle flap having a first edge and the top panel having a third edge, the first edge of the handle flap and the third edge of the top panel are free edges and are spaced apart to define the opening, and the opening, the top panel, and the at least one handle flap are coplanar; the second width is less than the first width, a first line of weakening in the top panel that extends from a first end of the fold line to the first edge of the top panel and a second line of weakening in the top panel that extends from a second end of the fold line to the second edge of the top panel, the first line of weakening and the second line of weakening are straight, and the first line of weakening and the second line of weakening are oblique along the entire length of each respective line of weakening with respect to the first edge and the second edge, and the opening is spaced apart from the first line of weakening and the second line of weakening, and at least one cut defining the at least one handle flap, the at least one cut extends from the opening to at least one of the first line of weakening and the second line of weakening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A blank for forming a carton for carrying a plurality of articles, the blank comprising:
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at least one bottom panel; a first side panel foldably connected to the at least one bottom panel; a second side panel foldably connected to the at least one bottom panel; at least one top panel foldably connected to at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the at least one top panel has a first width corresponding to a minimum distance between a first edge and a second edge of the at least one top panel; handle features for forming a handle for grasping and carrying the carton formed from the blank, the handle features comprise at least one handle flap foldably connected to the top panel at a first fold line, the at least one handle flap has a second width corresponding to a maximum width of the last least one handle flap, and the handle features include an opening in the top panel adjacent to the handle flap, the handle flap having a first edge and the top panel having a third edge, the first edge of the handle flap and the third edge of the top panel are free edges and are spaced apart to define the opening, and the opening, the top panel, and the at least one handle flap are coplanar; the second width is less than the first width, and a first line of weakening in the top panel that extends from a first end of the first fold line to the first edge of the at least one top panel and a second line of weakening in the top panel that extends from a second end of the first fold line to the second edge of the at least one top panel, the first line of weakening and the second line of weakening are straight, and the first line of weakening and the second line of weakening are oblique along the entire length of each respective line of weakening with respect to the first edge and the second edge; and the opening is spaced apart from the first line of weakening and the second line of weakening, and at least one cut defining the at least one handle flap, the at least one cut extends from the opening to at least one of the first line of weakening and the second line of weakening. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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