Patent ID: 7484652
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A blank for the formation of a lid and handle for a container of the cup/bucket type having an open top end comprising a flat planar sheet of material of construction of the lid and handle, a unitary die cut pattern, said pattern defining a circular member having an outer circumference and being disposed most central of said die cut pattern; a girdle comprising a flat strip extending around the outer circumference of said lid, said girdle having an inner circumference which is coextensive with said outer circumference of said lid, said inner and outer circumferences sharing a common cut line; first and second protrusions integrally formed with said girdle at locations substantially diametrically opposed across said girdle, each of said protrusions including a first lateral side and an opposite second lateral side, a first handle element having a first end integrally formed with said first lateral side of said first protrusion and extending coextensively with said outer circumference of said girdle between said first and second protrusions and with a second end thereof being integrally formed with said first lateral side of said second protrusion, said first lateral side and said outer circumference of said girdle sharing a common cut line; a second handle element having a first end integrally formed with said second lateral side of said first protrusion and extending coextensively with said outer circumference of said girdle between said first and second protrusions and with a second end thereof being integrally formed with said second lateral side of said second protrusion, said second lateral side and said outer circumference of said girdle sharing a common cut line; and said first and second ends of each of said first and second handle elements being foldable about their respective junctions with said protrusions into positions substantially perpendicular to said plane of said blank, wherein said blank is a single unitary blank of paperboard.