Handle for sleeve-type carrier

A production blank adapted to be formed into a sleeve-type carticle carrier, comprising:

• a sheet of generally rectangular shape;
• the sheet having a central section intended to become the top panel of the carrier, and sections adapted to be connected together to form the bottom panel of the carrier, intermediate sections connected to the central and end sections by score lines and intended to become the side panels of the carrier, and flap sections connected to the intermediate sections by score lines and intended to become the end panels of the carrier;
• the central section containing a handle opening comprising two elongated spaced edges extending across the entire width of the central section between the score lines connecting the intermediate sections to the central section;
• each elongated edge of the handle opening being foldably connected to a flap covering a portion of the handle opening between the score lines connecting the intermediate sections to the central section, the length of the edges of the handle opening flaps opposite their foldable connections to the elongated handle opening edges being substantially less than the width of the central section, whereby substantial portions of the handle opening in the central section adjacent the score lines connecting the intermediate sections to the central section are exposed;
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• the handle opening extending into the intermediate sections adjacent the score lines connecting the intermediate sections to the central section, the portions of the handle opening in the intermediate sections being uncovered by any flap;
• whereby either handle opening flap of a carrier formed from the blank can be pressed down by the fingers of a person lifting the carrier and folded down about its foldable connection, and upon the carrier being lifted the top panel adjacent the folded-down flap will bow upwardly.

A production blank adapted to be formed into a sleeve-type article carrier, comprising:

• a sheet of generally rectangular shape;
• the sheet having a central section intended to become the top panel of the carrier, end sections adapted to be connected together to form the bottom panel of the carrier, intermediate sections connected to the central and end sections by score lines and intended to become the side panels of the carrier, and flap sections connected to the intermediate sections by score lines and intended to become the end panels of the carrier;
• the central section containing a handle opening comprising two elongated spaced edges extending across the entire width of the central section between the score lines connecting the intermediate sections to the central section;
• each elongated edge of the handle opening being foldably connected to a flap covering a portion of the handle opening between the score lines connecting the intermediate sections to the central section.
• the handle opening extending into the intermediate sections adjacent the score lines connecting the intermediate sections to the central section, the portions of the handle opening in the intermediate sections being uncovered by any flap;
• the portions of the handle opening in the intermediate sections being of arcuate shape and the elongated edges of the handle opening being parallel to each other and being spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the distance between the ends of the arcuate end portion of the handle opening;
• whereby either handle opening flap of a carrier formed from the blank can be pressed down by the fingers of a person lifting the carrier and folded down about its foldable connection, and upon the carrier being lifted the top panel adjacent the folded-down flap will bow upwardly.