Patent ID: 9434520
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: B65D

Claim Text:
1. A carton comprising: a composite wall comprising a handle that includes a handle opening, the handle opening being defined at least in part by a load bearing edge, the load bearing edge comprising: a first segment to which a first handle flap is hingedly connected along a first fold line: and second and third segments to which second and third handle flaps are hingedly connected along second and third fold lines respectively, wherein the composite wall comprises an inner layer and an outer layer, the first handle flap being formed from the outer layer, the second and third handle flaps being formed from the inner layer, the second and third fold lines being spaced apart from each other with a free edge of the inner layer extending between the second and third fold lines, and wherein the free edge is disposed in substantial alignment with the first fold line.