Carton With Handle
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorsElias Spartis, John Murdick Holley, JR., Aaron Lee Bates, Raymond R. Spivey, SR.
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Abstract
A carton for containing at least one article. The carton includes a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels includes a first side panel, a top panel, a second side panel, and at least one bottom panel. The carton includes a plurality of end flaps for at least partially closing an end of the carton. The carton further includes a handle in at least one panel of the plurality of panels. The handle has a handle opening in the at least one panel and a handle strap attached to the carton that extends across the opening. The handle strap can be a different material than the at least one panel.
Claims34
A carton for containing at least one article, the carton comprising:
- a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprises a first side panel, a top panel, a second side panel, and at least one bottom panel;
- a plurality of end flaps for at least partially closing an end of the carton;
- a handle in at least one panel of the plurality of panels, the handle comprises a handle opening in the at least one panel and a handle strap attached to the carton that extends across the opening, the handle strap comprises a different material than the at least one panel.
A blank for forming a carton for containing at least one article, the blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels comprising a first side panel, a top panel, a second side panel, and at least one bottom panel;
- a plurality of end flaps for at least partially closing an end of the carton formed from the blank;
- handle features in at least one panel of the plurality of panels, the handle features comprise a handle opening in the at least one panel and a handle strap attached to the blank that extends across the opening, the handle strap comprises a different material than the at least one panel.
A method for forming a carton, the method comprising:
- obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a first side panel, a top panel, a second side panel, and at least one bottom panel;
- the blank comprising a plurality of end flaps and a handle in at least one panel of the plurality of panels, the handle comprises a handle opening in the at least one panel and a handle strap attached to the blank that extends across the opening, the handle strap comprises a different material than the at least one panel;
- forming an interior of the carton at least partially defined by the plurality of panels;
- inserting at least one article into the interior of the carton;
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- at least partially overlapping the plurality of end flaps to at least partially form a closed end of the carton.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.