Patent ID: 8770397
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: B26D,B26F,B31B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising a side panel, an end panel and a handle panel disposed in substantially the same plane, the handle panel being adjacent to at least one of said side and end panels, said handle panel and said at least one panel being separated at least partially by a contoured cut line for defining an upper edge of said at least one panel, wherein said handle panel has a lower edge defined in part by said contoured cut line and in part by an opening between said lower edge of said handle panel and said upper edge of said at least one panel, said opening being defined by a perimeter consisting of a section of said upper edge and a section of said lower edge, wherein the contoured cut line allows said handle panel to be displaced away from said at least one panel in a direction of displacement along said same plane, said opening covering an area defined by a perimeter consisting of a section of said upper edge of said at least one panel and a substantially straight notional boundary line that shares a first point and a second point with said upper edge of said at least one panel, said boundary line extending generally in said direction of displacement.