Patent ID: 9248933
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: B65D

Claim Text:
1. A carton for holding a plurality of articles, the carton comprising: a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising at least a top panel, wherein the top panel comprises a main portion and a distal portion, and the main portion at least partially overlaps the distal portion so that an exterior surface of the distal portion of the top panel is at least partially in face-to-face contact with an interior surface of the main portion of the top panel; and a handle being positionable between a first position and a second position, the handle comprising at least a first handle panel, a second handle panel, and an intermediate panel, the first handle panel being foldably connected to the main portion of the top panel, the second handle panel being foldably connected to the distal portion of the top panel, and the intermediate panel being foldably connected to the first handle panel and the second handle panel, wherein at least one of the first handle panel and the second handle panel is generally coplanar with at least a portion of the top panel in the first position of the handle, and each of the first handle panel and the second handle panel extends upwardly relative to the top panel and the first handle panel is spaced apart from the second handle panel in the second position of the handle; wherein the exterior surface of the distal portion of the top panel is at least partially in face-to-face contact with an exterior surface of the second handle panel when the handle is in the first position.