Carton and blank therefor
AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorNathaniel B. Ball
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a carton for packaging one or more article and a blank for forming the carton. The carton comprises a plurality of panels forming walls of a tubular structure including a top wall, a first side wall, a base wall, and a second side wall. The carton comprises a carrying handle having at least one handle panel hingedly connected at a proximal end thereof to one of the plurality of panels. The hinged connection is interrupted by at least one cut line defining a tab. The tab is struck from one of a portion of the one of the plurality of panels. The tab is integral with the at least one handle panel and extends from the hinged connection internally of the carton when in use.
Claims18
A carton comprising a plurality of panels forming walls of a tubular structure including a top wall, a first side wall, a base wall, and a second side wall, the base wall comprising a pair of first and second overlapping base panels, the carton comprises a carrying handle having at least one handle panel hingedly connected to one of the first and second side walls, the carrying handle comprising at least one handle panel hingedly connected at a proximal end thereof to said one of the first and second side walls by at least one fold line, wherein the at least one fold line is disposed in a spaced apart relationship from each of the top wall and the base wall, the at least one fold line is oriented substantially parallel to the top wall and to the base wall.
A carton comprising a plurality of panels forming walls of a tubular structure including a base wall, a first side wall, and a first heel panel hingedly connected therebetween, the carton comprising an opening forming an article engaging device, wherein the opening is struck at least in part from the first heel panel, the opening comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion is narrower in width than the upper portion, the lower portion is defined by opposing free edges provided by the first heel panel.
A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising a plurality of panels for forming walls of a tubular structure including;
- a top wall, a first side wall, a pair of first and second overlapping base panels, and a second side wall, the blank comprising a carrying handle having at least one handle panel hingedly connected to one of the first and second side walls, the carrying handle comprising at least one handle panel hingedly connected at a proximal end to said one of the first and second side walls by at least one fold line, wherein the at least one fold line is disposed in a spaced apart relationship from each of the top wall, the first base panel and the second overlapping base panel, the at least one fold line is oriented substantially parallel to the first and second base panels when the blank is formed into the tubular structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.