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US 6,926,193 B2Granted
Paperboard carton with reinforced handle
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorBrian Leslie Smalley
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Abstract
A paperboard carton having a base, side panels, end panels and first and second top panels. The first top panel defines a strap handle and underlies the second top panel. The second top panel provides access to the strap handle. The strap handle extends into first end panels and second end panels having reinforcing portions secured to those parts of the strap handle in the first end panels.
Claims23
A carton, comprising:
- a base;
- oppositely disposed first and second side walls extending from the base;
- a first top panel hingedly connected to the first side wall along a first top side edge;
- a second top panel hingedly connected to the second side wall along a second top side edge;
- oppositely disposed first end panels foldably connected to the first top panel which are folded down and secured;
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- oppositely disposed second end panels foldably connected to the second top panel which are folded down and secured;
- said first top panel underlying the second top panel and having a portion disposed parallel to the first and second top side edges and constituting by means of one or more cuts a strap handle extending a length of the first top panel and into the first end panels,
- the second top panel having access means for enabling the strap handle to be gripped,
- the second end panels each being connected to the second top panel at a respective fold and each having a pair of spaced cuts,
- a reinforcing portion being defined in each second end panel by the pair of spaced cuts in each second end panel and its respective fold,
- each reinforcing portion being adhered to an associated part of the strap handle,
- the second top panel has a secondary handle portion spaced from the reinforcing portions and which overlies and is adhered to the strap handle, and
- the secondary handle portion is defined by spaced handle cuts and terminates at a first end in a first transverse cut extending substantially along a width of the second top panel.
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A carton, comprising:
- a base;
- oppositely disposed first and second side walls extending from the base;
- a first top panel hingedly connected to the first side wall along a first top edge;
- a second top panel hingedly connected to the second side wall along a second top side edge;
- oppositely disposed first end panels foldably connected to the first top panel which are folded down and secured;
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- oppositely disposed second end panels foldably connected to the second top panel which are folded down and secured,
- said first top panel underlying the second top panel and having a portion disposed parallel to the first and second top side edges and constituting by means of one or more cuts a strap handle extending a length of the first top panel and into the first end panels,
- the second top panel having access means for enabling the strap handle to be gripped,
- the second end panels each being connected to the second top panel at a respective fold and each having a pair of spaced cuts,
- a reinforcing portion being defined in each second end panel by the pair of spaced cuts in each second end panel and its respective fold,
- each reinforcing portion being adhesively connected to an associated part of the strap handle, and
- the reinforcing portions of the second end panels are each connected to the second top panel by a frangible bridge.
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A carton, comprising:
- a base;
- oppositely disposed first and second side walls extending from the base;
- a first top panel hingedly connected to the first side wall along a first top side edge of the carton;
- a second top panel hingedly connected to the second side wall along a second top side edge of the carton;
- oppositely disposed first end panels foldably connected to the first top panel which are folded down and secured;
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- oppositely disposed second end panels foldably connected to the second top panel which are folded down and secured,
- said first top panel underlying the second top panel and having a portion disposed substantially parallel to the first and second top side edges and a strap handle extending along a length of the first top panel and into the first end panels, the strap handle being defined on one side by at least a first cut extending across a length of the first top panel, and on a second side by a free edge of the first top panel,
- the second end panels each being connected to the second top panel at a respective fold and each having a pair of spaced cuts,
- a reinforcing portion being defined in each second end panel by the pair of spaced cuts in each second end panel and its respective fold,
- each reinforcing portion being adhered to the strap handle,
- the second top panel having a secondary handle portion which overlies the strap handle and which is adhered to the strap handle, and
- the secondary handle portion being defined by spaced handle cuts and terminating at a first end in the second top panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.