Carton blank with integral handle

A carton formed from a carton blank for forming a carton of square or rectangular cross-section therefrom whrein said carton blank is adapted to be folded and joined to form a carton which is provided at one end with two pairs of opposed integral flaps, the first of said pairs of flaps being adapted to overlap and close off said carton end when folded thereover, the second of said opposed pairs of flaps each reducing in width from its connection with the carton end to form narrow extended portions, whereby said narrow extended portions may be joined when said second opposed pair of flaps is folded flat over the carton end to form a composite handle member which lies generally flat over the carton end, covering and generally following the direction of a line joining the sides of the carton end to which said second opposed pair of flaps are attached and bisecting said carton end, said composite handle member having a carry handle portion opposite ends of which join the broader sections of said second opposed pair of flaps, said carry handle portion having a width substantially less than the edges of the carton end to which said second opposed pair of flaps are attached, one flap of said first pair of opposed integral flaps including an integral strip with means for facilitating severing of said strip therefrom, said one flap being dimensioned so that said strip underlies said carry handle portion when said first and second pairs of opposed flaps are folded down over said carton end.