Multi-unit carton with integral handle
AssigneeThe Mead Corporation
InventorAlain Saulas
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Abstract
A carton for accommodating a plurality of articles, such as bottles, in a group, comprises a first wall panel, a pair of substantially opposing second wall panels interconnected with the first panel, and a handle structure overlying the first wall panel. The handle structure is manipulative from a flat stowed position in which it closely overlies the first wall panel, to a raised position in which the end portions of the handle structure are displaced inwardly of the carton and that portion of the handle structure intermediate its ends is spaced apart from the first wall panel. The handle structure is formed from a pair of mutually hinged and superposed panel strips formed integrally with each other. Each panel strip of the handle structure is hinged to and formed integrally with the second wall panels.
Claims14
A carton having a two-ply strap handle and formed from a blank, said blank comprising a first panel and a pair of second panels hinged to said first panel respectively along a pair of spaced generally parallel transverse fold lines, said first panel including first and second carton wall-forming portions and first and second handle-forming strips extending between said transverse fold lines, said handle-forming strips being hinged together along a longitudinal fold line extending between said transverse fold lines whereby said handle-forming strips are foldable about said longitudinal fold line to form a two-ply strap handle extending between said second panels, said first and second wall-forming portions and said first and second handle-forming strips being disposed in the sequence of said first wall-forming portion, said first handle-forming strip, said second handle-forming strip and said second wall-forming portion, each of said second panels including first, second and third mutually foldably interconnected sections hinged along a respective one of said transverse fold lines to said first wall-forming portion, said handle-forming strip and said second handle-forming strip, respectively.
A carton having an integral strap handle, comprising:
- a first wall panel including inner and outer panel portions disposed to overlap each other;
- a pair of substantially opposing second wall panels interconnected with said first wall panel, each of said second wall panels comprising inner and outer panel sections overlapping each other, said inner and outer sections being hinged respectively to said inner and outer portions of said first wall panel;
- a strap handle having opposite end portions and a central portion extending between said opposite end portions, said opposite end portions respectively comprising parts of said outer sections of said second wall panels, said central portion being formed from said outer portion of said first wall panel and overlying said inner portion of said first wall panel;
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- a pair of displaceable strips formed respectively from said inner sections of said second wall panels, said displaceable strips underlying and extending along said opposite end portions of said strap handle, each of said displaceable strips being joined to said inner portion of said first wall panel for inward movement relative to said carton to allow displacement of said opposite end portions in an inward direction relative to said carton, said each displaceable strip being hinged to said strap handle whereby upon inward displacement of said opposite end portions, said displaceable strips are drawn inwardly of said carton by said strap handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.