Carton comprising an expendible handle and blank therefor
AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorAmy L. Kirchhoff
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Abstract
A carton for packaging one or more articles includes an extendible handle. The handle includes at least one handle panel and a collapsible structure. The collapsible structure couples the at least one handle panel to a main body of the carton. The collapsible structure comprises a pair of hinged panels. The hinged panels include an inner panel hingedly connected by a first fold line to an outer panel. The inner panel is hingedly connected to the main body of the carton. The outer panel is hingedly connected to the at least one handle panel. The collapsible tubular structure further includes an expansion facilitator which has at least one tab coupled to one of the inner and outer panels. The at least one tab interrupts the first fold line.
Claims20
A carton comprising an extendible handle, the handle comprising at least one handle panel and a collapsible structure, the collapsible structure comprising a first pair of hinged panels, the first pair of hinged panels comprising an inner panel hingedly connected by a first fold line to an outer panel, wherein the inner panel is disposed between the outer panel and a main body of the carton, and the outer panel is hingedly connected to the at least one handle panel, the carton further comprising a cooperative feature disposed alongside the first pair of hinged panels, the collapsible structure further comprising an expansion facilitator for facilitating separation movement of the first pair of hinged panels from the cooperative feature, the expansion facilitator comprising at least one tab coupled to one of the first pair of hinged panels, the at least one tab of the first pair of hinged panels interrupting the first fold line.
A carton having an extendible handle, the carton comprising a plurality of walls forming a main body, the main body comprising an outer shell defining at least in part an interior of the carton for receiving articles, the handle comprising at least one handle panel and a collapsible structure, the collapsible structure comprising a pair of panels including an inner panel hingedly connected by a fold line to an outer panel, the inner panel being hingedly connected by a hinged connection to a partition panel within the interior of the carton, the outer panel being hingedly connected to the at least one handle panel, the hinged connection being disposed inside the interior of the carton such that the collapsible structure may be brought into engagement with one or more articles in the carton when the handle is in a retracted position.
A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising a plurality of panels forming a main body of the carton and defining at least part of an interior of the carton in a set-up condition, the plurality of panels including;
- a top panel, a first side panel, a second side panel and a base panel, the blank comprising an extendible handle, the handle comprising at least one handle panel and a collapsible structure, the collapsible structure coupling the at least one handle panel to a partition panel which is disposed within the interior of the carton in the set-up condition, the collapsible structure comprising a first pair of hinged panels, the first pair of hinged panels comprising an inner panel hingedly connected by a first fold line to an outer panel, wherein the inner panel is hingedly connected to the partition panel, the outer panel is hingedly connected to the at least one handle panel, and the blank further comprising a cooperative feature which is disposed alongside the first pair of hinged panels in the set-up condition, wherein the collapsible structure further comprises an expansion facilitator for facilitating separation movement of the first pair of hinged panels from the cooperative feature, the expansion facilitator comprises at least one tab coupled to one of the first pair of hinged panels, wherein the at least one tab of the first pair of hinged panels interrupts the first fold line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.