Patent ID: 6105853
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A cardboard package, for a group of containers, formed from a flat sheet of material, the package comprising:a base (2),a pair of lateral walls (4, 5) coupled to the base,an upper surface (3), located opposite from the base, coupled to the pair of lateral walls (4, 5) for providing access to an interior of the container;opposed first and second end surfaces (6, 7), the first end surface (6) comprising first and second end panels (11, 12) being folded over one another to close the first end surface (6); and the second end surface (7) comprising first and second end panels (13, 14) being folded over one another to close the second end surface (7);the base (2), the pair of lateral walls (4, 5), the upper surface (3) and the first and the second opposed end surfaces (6, 7) all forming the package for housing a plurality of containers therein;a handle (P), integrated with the package, for facilitate grasping and carrying of the package,wherein the handle (P) is integral with the first end surface (6) and is partially formed by a detachable portion of the first end panel (11), the handle (P) further comprises a first extension from one of the pair of lateral walls (4, 5) and an second extension from the other of the pair of lateral walls (4, 5), and the detachable portion is secured to the first and second extensions of the pair of lateral walls (4, 5) whereby, when use of the handle (P) is desired, the detachable portion is disengaged from a remainder of the first end panel (11) to sufficiently space the handle (P) from the second end panel (12) and facilitate grasping and carrying of the package by a user, the second end panel (12) preserves the closed first end surface (6) and separates the handle (P) from the plurality of containers contained within the package.