Patent ID: 7775418
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A carton comprising a first handle panel having a cutout for defining in the proximity thereof a handle area by which the carton may be lifted, the cutout having a pair of first and second opposed edges, the handle panel being provided with a handle-reinforcing arrangement comprising first and second reinforcing flaps, the first reinforcing flap being hingedly connected to the handle panel along the first edge and folded about the first edge to reinforce the handle area, the second reinforcing flap being hingedly connected to the handle panel along a second flap fold line and folded about the second flap fold line to reinforce the handle area, the second flap fold line being disposed between the first and second edges of the cutout such that the second flap fold line is spaced from the first edge, wherein the second flap fold line is disposed such that the second flap fold line defines a part of a perimeter of the cutout, wherein the first reinforcing flap is directly connected to the handle panel along the first edge, and the second reinforcing flap is directly connected to the handle panel along the second flap fold line.