Carton with handle

Abstract

A carton having side walls and end closing flaps, said carton including at one end a pair of inner closing flaps and a pair of outer covering flaps, said outer covering flaps having their edges in substantially abutting relationship along a line extending substantially across the middle of the carton, said outer flaps each having portions adjacent their free edges which are at least substantially separable from said flaps, and a strip of reinforcing tape overlying said portions of said outer flaps and secured to the side walls of said carton to define with said portions a carrying handle for said carton. The specification also discloses a carton blank from which the above carton is formed.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.