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US 2007/0164091 A1Published application
Carton with Handle
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorsJames Fogle, Jean-Manuel Gomes, Colin Ford
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Abstract
A carton has a handle that allows a user to carry the carton when closed, and that extends to allow a user to carry the carton when the carton is in an open configuration. The carton includes gusseted end panels that create a partially closed bottom receptacle in the opened carton.
Claims27
A carton, comprising:
- a top panel comprising a first top panel and a second top panel;
- a bottom panel;
- a first side panel;
- a second side panel;
- a first end panel;
- a second end panel;
- and
- an extendable handle formed at least in the first and second top panels, wherein a first end of the handle is detachably connected to the first end panel and a second end of the handle is detachably connected to the second end panel.
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A carton blank, comprising:
- a first top panel, the first top panel including a first handle section defined therein, the first handle section including a first distal section detachably connected to a first end of the first handle section;
- a second top panel, the second top panel including a second handle section defined therein;
- a bottom panel;
- a first side panel;
- a second side panel;
- at least one first bottom end flap;
- and
- at least one second bottom end flap.
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A method of utilizing a carton handle, comprising:
- providing a carton, the carton comprising:
- a top panel;
- a bottom panel;
- a first side panel;
- a second side panel;
- a first end panel;
- a second end panel;
- and
- an extendable handle formed at least in the top panel;
- detaching a first end of the handle from the first end panel;
- detaching a second end of the handle from the second end panel;
- and
- pulling the handle upward so that the handle separates from a remainder of the top panel and moves upwardly with respect to the remainder of the top panel.
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A method of utilizing a carton handle, comprising:
- providing a carton, the carton comprising:
- a top panel;
- a bottom panel;
- a first side panel;
- a second side panel;
- a first end panel;
- a second end panel;
- and
- an extendable handle formed at least in the top panel;
- and
- pulling the handle upward so that the handle separates from a remainder of the top panel and moves upwardly with respect to the remainder of the top panel, wherein
- the first end panel comprises a first bottom end flap and a pair of bottom gussets, and wherein pulling the handle upward causes the first bottom end flap to pivot outwardly and causes the bottom gussets to extend outwardly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.