Beverage carton with strap type carrying handle
AssigneeMeadWestvaco Packaging Syatens, LLC
InventorsPhilippe LaBras, Jean-Michel Auclair
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Abstract
A carton and a carton blank each includes a first wall, a second wall hingedly connected to the first wall, a handle strap attached at an end thereof to an inwardly displaceable portion of the second wall. The strap is arranged in a stored position to be in substantially co-planar relationship with the first wall, wherein inward displacement of the inwardly displaceable portion provides a surplus of material to enable the user part of the strap to be brought into a position of use.
Claims19
A carton for accommodating at least one article, the carton comprising a first wall, a second wall hingedly connected to the first wall, a first inwardly displaceable portion formed from the second wall, a handle strap attached at least one end thereof to the first inwardly displaceable portion for movement between a stored position where the handle strap is disposed in substantially co-planar relationship with the first wall and a position of use where the handle strap is raised relative to the first wall, the first inwardly displaceable portion being joined to the second wall for inward displacement relative to the carton when the handle strap is raised into the position of use, whereby providing a surplus of material to enable the handle strap to be brought into the position of use, wherein the carton further comprises a second inwardly displaceable portion formed from a ply of material overlying at least a part of the first inwardly displaceable portion, the second inwardly displaceable portion being in substantial registry with the first inwardly displaceable portion, said one end of the handle strap being secured together with the first and second inwardly displaceable portions.
A blank for forming a carton for accommodating at least one article, the blank comprising a first panel, a second panel hingedly connected to the first panel, a first inwardly displaceable portion formed from the second panel, a handle strap attached at least one end thereof to the first inwardly displaceable portion for movement between a stored position where the handle strap is disposed in substantially co-planar relationship with the first panel and a position of use where the handle strap is out of a plain of the first panel, the first inwardly displaceable portion being joined to the second panel for displacement relative to the second panel when the handle strap is moved into the position of use, whereby providing a surplus of material to enable the handle strap to be brought into the position of use, wherein the blank further comprises a second inwardly displaceable portion formed from a ply of material overlying at least a part of the first inwardly displaceable portion, the second inwardly displaceable portion being in substantial registry with the first inwardly displaceable portion, said one end of the handle strap being secured together with the first and second inwardly displaceable portions.
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