Carton and carton blank

A carton for packaging one or more articles comprising a plurality of panels for forming a tubular structure including a top wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, the top wall comprising at least two filleted corners so as to be at least hexagonal in shape, the filleted corners defining first and second free corner edges of the top wall, each of the first and second side walls comprising at least one filleted corner, and wherein the first free corner edge of the top wall is disposed adjacent to the filleted corner of the first side wall and the second free corner edge of the top wall is disposed adjacent to the filleted corner of the second side wall, the carton comprising a handle structure defined in the top wall, the handle structure comprising a handle strap extending longitudinally between opposed ends of the carton, wherein the handle strap is defined at least in part by first and second severance lines.

A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising a plurality of panels for forming a tubular structure having a top wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, at least one of the plurality of panels forming a handle panel comprising at least two filleted corners, the filleted corners defining first and second free corner edges of the handle panel, a further one of the plurality of panels hingedly connected to the handle panel comprising at least two filleted corners, and wherein the first free corner edge of the handle panel is disposed adjacent to a first one of the filleted corners of the further one of the plurality of panels and the second free corner edge of the handle panel is disposed adjacent to a second one of the filleted corners of the further one of the plurality of panels, the blank comprising a handle structure defined in the handle panel, the handle structure comprising a handle strap extending longitudinally between opposed ends of the blank, wherein the handle strap is defined at least in part by a severance line.