Carrier handle structure
AssigneeThe Mead Corporation
InventorsJames T. Stout, James B. DeMaio
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Abstract
The invention applies to an article carrier handle structure for a carrier having top, bottom and side walls foldably joined to form a tubular arrangement. The handle structure is struck from the top wall of the carrier and includes a main handle flap together with a minor handle flap and a reinforcing strip. The main and minor handle flaps and the reinforcing strip are constructed in such manner that a five ply handle structure is provided so as to form an unusually sturdy mechanically strong handle.
Claims9
Handle structure for an article carrier having top, bottom and side walls foldably joined to form a tubular arrangement, said structure comprising a main handle flap struck from said top wall and foldably joined thereto along at least a pair of fold lines, and at least one minor handle flap struck in part from said top wall and in part from said main handle flap, said minor handle flap being foldably joined to said top wall along a single fold line spaced transversely from said pair of fold lines, said main handle flap and said minor handle flap being inwardly folded to cause said minor handle flap to be in flat face contacting relation with said major flap and with the inner surface of said top wall to form a triple thickness handle structure.
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