Patent ID: 9636882
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
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 and a side panel; a plurality of end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps being at least partially overlapped with respect to one another to thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton, the plurality of end flaps comprising at least a side end flap foldably connected to the side panel along a first fold line; a handle in the closed end of the carton for grasping and carrying the carton, the handle extending in at least the side end flap; and a reinforcing flap foldably connected to the side end flap along a second fold line, the reinforcing flap at least partially overlapping the side end flap for reinforcing the handle, a portion of the side end flap having a free edge that is collinear with the second fold line, the handle comprises a first opening in the side end flap and a second opening in the reinforcing flap, and the first opening and the second opening are generally aligned with one another in the closed end, and the side end flap comprises an upper edge and a lower edge opposite the upper edge and the second fold line extends from the upper edge and the lower edge, and the second fold line is interrupted by the first opening and the second opening so that the second fold line extends generally upwardly and downwardly from the first opening and the second opening.