US 2016/0101890 A1Published application

Carton With Handle

AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.

InventorsRaymond R. Spivey, SR., Jean-Manuel Gomes, Colin P. Ford, Li Wei Yang

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Abstract

A carton for holding a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton and comprises at least a top panel. A handle is positionable between a first position and a second position. The handle comprises at least a first handle panel and a second handle panel, and at least one of the first handle panel and the second handle panel is foldably connected to the top panel. At least one of the first handle panel and the second handle panel is generally coplanar with at least a portion of the top panel in the first position of the handle. Each of the first handle panel and the second handle panel extends upwardly relative to the top panel and the first handle panel is spaced apart from the second handle panel in the second position of the handle.

Claims24

Dependent claims

A carton for holding a plurality of articles, the carton comprising:

a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising at least a top panel, wherein the top panel comprises a main portion and a distal portion;
and
a handle being positionable between a first position and a second position, the handle comprising a first handle panel foldably connected to the main panel and a second handle panel foldably connected to the distal portion and the first handle panel,
the top panel has an interior surface on a first side of the top panel and an exterior surface on a second side of the top panel, the top panel comprises a Z-fold between the distal portion, the second handle panel, the first handle panel, and the main portion, the Z-fold comprises the exterior surface of the second handle panel at least partially in face-to-face contact with the exterior surface of the distal portion, the interior surface of the second handle panel at least partially in face-to-face contact with the interior surface of the first handle panel, and the interior surface of the main portion at least partially in face-to-face contact with the exterior surface of the distal portion.

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A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising:

a plurality of panels comprising at least a top panel, the top panel comprising a main portion and a distal portion;
and
handle features for forming a handle that is positionable between a first position and a second position in the carton formed from the blank, the handle features comprising a first handle panel foldably connected to the main panel and a second handle panel foldably connected to the distal portion and the first handle panel,
the top panel has an interior surface on a first side of the blank and an exterior surface on a second side of the blank, the top panel comprises a Z-fold between the distal portion, the second handle panel, the first handle panel, and the main portion, the Z-fold comprises the exterior surface of the second handle panel at least partially in face-to-face contact with the exterior surface of the distal portion, the interior surface of the second handle panel at least partially in face-to-face contact with the interior surface of the first handle panel, and the interior surface of the main portion at least partially in face-to-face contact with the exterior surface of the distal portion.

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A method of forming a carton comprising:

obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising at least a top panel comprising a main portion and a distal portion, and handle features comprising at least a first handle panel foldably connected to the main panel and a second handle panel foldably connected to the distal portion and the first handle panel, the top panel has an interior surface on a first side of the blank and an exterior surface on a second side of the blank;
forming an interior of the carton at least partially defined by the plurality of panels;
forming a handle from the handle features by forming a Z-fold in the top panel between the distal portion, the second handle panel, the first handle panel, and the main portion, the forming the Z-fold comprises positioning the exterior surface of the second handle panel at least partially in face-to-face contact with the exterior surface of the distal portion, positioning the interior surface of the second handle panel at least partially in face-to-face contact with the interior surface of the first handle panel, and positioning the interior surface of the main portion at least partially in face-to-face contact with the exterior surface of the distal portion.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/976,164Filed 21 Dec 2015
Priority: 11 Feb 2013
Published: 14 Apr 2016
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

B65D 5/46088
Integral with the container: formed by extensions of closure flaps, by closure flaps or by extensions of side flaps of a container formed by…
B65D 5/4204
Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks: inspection openings or windows
B65D 5/542
For opening containers formed by erecting a blank in tubular form: the lines of weakness being provided in the container body
B65D
Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials

Family

Application61/850,238Us provisional application · filed 11 Feb 2013
Application14/176,546Continuation · filed 10 Feb 2014
Application14/976,164Continuation
US 2014/0224864 A1Published application
US 9,248,933 B2Related patent
US 9,321,553 B1Related patent
US 2016/0101890 A1This patent

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