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US 7,743,969 B2Granted
Carton with upright handle and multi-ply reinforced top wall
AssigneeMeadWestvaco Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorTom Von Bokel
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AssigneeMeadWestvaco Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorTom Von Bokel
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A wrap-around style or end-loaded carton for enclosing articles such as cans in multiple rows is formed from a single blank of sheet material, and includes a three-ply top wall and an integrated composite handle that is centrally located so as to balance the load in the carton when the handle is raised to an upright position. The top wall includes an outer panel, and intermediate panel, and an inner top panel, each hingedly connected to another. The composite handle is struck from the outer panel and the intermediate panel and is liberated or partially detachable therefrom so as to be hingedly connected to the top wall, and rotatable to an upright position. When the handle is raised, at least a portion of each edge of the top wall is reinforced by at least one additional layer of carton material, and thus, is at least two plies thick.
A carton, comprising:
A blank, comprising:
A package, comprising:
A carton comprising a composite top wall formed from at least three overlapping layers of panel material and a carrying handle structure formed from at least two of said overlapping layers, said at least three overlapping layers being arranged in series when the carton is in blank form, wherein said at least three overlapping layers of panel material comprise an inner top panel, an intermediate top panel, and an outer top panel, wherein said intermediate top panel is disposed between said inner top panel and said outer top panel, wherein said carrying handle structure comprises a first handle panel formed from said intermediate panel and a second handle panel formed from said outer top panel, and wherein a portion of said intermediate top panel and said first and second handle panels are interposed and connect between said inner top panel and portion of said outer top panel when the carton is in blank form.
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