Article carrier and blank therefor

A carton for packaging one or more articles, the carton comprising a plurality of primary panels at least partially extending around an interior of the carton, the plurality of primary panels comprises a first side panel, a top panel, a second side panel and at least one bottom panel joined together to form a tubular structure having first and second opposed open ends, wherein the carton comprises a carrying handle including:

• a handle feature defined in at least the top panel;
• and
• a foldable handle structure having opposed connecting panels and a handle strap, extending between the connecting panels;
• wherein the handle structure is hingedly connected at the opposed connecting panels thereof to the first end of the tubular structure such that the handle structure is foldable into the interior of the carton so that the handle strap is disposed generally in vertical alignment with the handle feature.

A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising:

• a plurality of main panels forming at least part of a tubular structure of a carton the plurality of main panels hinged one to the next in a linear series;
• a handle structure hinged along a first edge of the plurality of main panels;
• wherein the handle structure comprises a series of panels, a first one of the series of panels is hinged to a first panel of the plurality of main panels and a second one of the series of panels is hinged to a second panel the plurality of main panels, the second panel opposes the first panel in a setup condition,
• wherein the blank comprises at least one end closure panel hinged along the first edge of the plurality of main panels, the at least one end closure panel is disposed between plurality of main panels providing the tubular structure and the series of panels providing the handle structure.