Beverage carton with strap type carrying handle

A carton comprising top and base panels hingedly interconnected by a pair of opposed side panels to form a sleeve, a pair of opposed end closure structures connected to said sleeve to close, at least in part, opposed ends of said sleeve respectively and a handle structure by which the carton can be lifted, said top panel being of a singly-ply construction, each of said end closure structures comprising a single-ply top end closure panel hingedly connected to said top panel along a first fold line extending between said side panels, said handle structure comprising a handle strap connected at opposite ends thereof to said top end closure panels and extending between said top end closure panels, wherein a securing panel is provided for at least one of said opposite ends of said handle strap such that said at least one of said opposite ends is sandwiched by said securing panel and an adjacent one of said top end closure panels to be securely connected to said adjacent top end closure panel and wherein said securing panel is hingedly connected to one of opposed side edges of said adjacent top end closure panel.

A carton blank comprises a series of hinged panels for forming a sleeve, a pair of opposed major end closure panels hingedly connected to a first one of said hinged panels, a pair of opposed minor end closure panels hingedly connected to a second one of said hinged panels disposed next to said first hinged panel and a handle structure comprising a handle strap connected at opposite ends thereof to said major end closure panels and extending between said major end closure panels, wherein a securing panel is hingedly connected to at least one of said major end closure panels such that an adjacent one of said opposite ends of said handle strap is sandwiched by said securing panel and said at least one major end closure panel when the blank is erected into a carton and wherein said securing panel is disposed alongside an adjacent one of said minor end closure panels.