Carton with integral handle and package
AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorsBradford Walling, Brandon L Ramsuer, Caleb S. Loftin
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Abstract
A package includes a carton (10) and a plurality of articles (B). The carton includes carton walls (14, 16, 26b/30b) and at least one handle structure (HA2) formed from at least one (26b/30b) of the carton walls. The at least one handle structure includes a tab (44b) formed from the at least one of the carton walls. The tab is hingedly connected, by a hinged connection (42b), to the at least one of the carton walls and arranged to fold at least in part about an article disposed within the carton to form at least a portion of a handle opening (40b) so as to allow a user (U) to grasp a portion of the article and the carton disposed adjacent to the article.
Claims22
A carrying handle for a carton which comprises a plurality of carton panels that form walls defining an interior of the carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carrying handle comprising a first article of the plurality of articles and a handle structure formed from at least one of the carton panels, the handle structure comprising a tab struck from the at least one of the carton panels, the tab being hingedly connected, by a hinged connection, to the at least one of the carton panels and arranged to fold at least in part about the first article, the tab defining at least in part a handle opening in the at least one of the carton panels, wherein the tab is positionable between a first position inhibiting access to a void disposed between the first article and a second article of the plurality of articles adjacent to the first article and a second position at which the tab is folded inwardly to the interior of the carton to at least partially form the handle opening that is at least partially in communication with the void.
A package comprising a carton and a plurality of articles, the carton comprising a plurality of carton walls defining an interior of the carton for containing the plurality of articles, the carton comprising a first article of the plurality of articles and at least one handle structure formed from at least one of the carton walls, the at least one handle structure comprising a tab struck from the at least one of the carton walls, the tab being hingedly connected, by a hinged connection, to the at least one of the carton walls and arranged to fold at least in part about the first article to form at least a portion of a handle opening in at least one of the carton walls, the hinged connection comprising a first fold line for facilitating folding of the tab about the first article, wherein the tab is positionable between a first position inhibiting access to a void disposed between the first article and a second article of the plurality of articles adjacent to the first article, and a second position at which the tab is folded inwardly to the interior of the carton to at least partially form the handle opening that is at least partially in communication with the void.
A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels for forming walls defining an interior of the carton for containing a plurality of articles, a handle structure formed from at least one of the plurality of panels, wherein the handle structure comprises a tab that is struck from the at least one of the plurality of panels, the tab being hingedly connected, by a hinged connection, to the at least one of the plurality of panels and, in use, the tab being arranged on the blank to be folded at least in part about a first article of the plurality of articles to form at least a portion of a handle opening in the at least one of the plurality of panels, the hinged connection comprising a first fold line for facilitating folding of the tab about the first article, wherein, in use, the tab is positionable between a first position inhibiting access to a void disposed between the first article and a second article of the plurality of articles adjacent to the first article, and a second position at which the tab is folded inwardly to the interior of the carton to at least partially form the handle opening that is at least partially in communication with the void, the plurality of panels comprising:
- at least two end closure panels respectively foldably attached to a respective other panel of the plurality of panels, each of the at least two end closure panels being for at least partially forming a closed end of the carton formed from the blank, wherein at least a portion of the tab is struck from at least one of the at least two end closure panels such that the tab is foldably connected to the at least one of the at least two end closure panels,
- wherein the tab is for forming the handle opening when the tab is folded via the first fold line, the handle opening being dispose ta position on the at leas tone of the plurality of panels of the blank so as to g ene ally.a h the void dispo etween the first article nd the second article in the carton formed from the blank, wherein the at least two end closure panels comprise at least a first end closure panel and a second end closure panel,
- wherein the handle structure comprises a first tab being struck from the first end closure panel and second tab being struck from the second end closure panel such that the first tab and the second tab are for at least partially forming a carrying handle when the carton is formed from the blank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.