Liquid container with carrying handle

A liquid-carrying container, made from plasticized and/or waxed cardboard, the container being preferably blanked from a single sheet, and including a carrying handle across its top, and also a recess in the top, for placement of a finger under the handle.

This invention relates generally to liquid-carrying containers made from 
coated cardboard, and such as are used for milk, juices, soft drinks and 
the like. 
A principal object of the present invention is to provide a liquid-carrying 
container made of coated paper, and which includes a carrying handle, so 
that it can be conveniently transported by holding it with only one 
finger, instead of the need of an entire hand to grasp around it. 
Another object is to provide a liquid-carrying container with handle, and 
which can be made in different sizes, such as from a one-half pint to a 
gallon, and which is of disposable type, after a single use. 
Other objects of the present invention are to provide a liquid container 
with carrying handle, which is simple in design, inexpensive to 
manufacture, rugged in construction, easy to use and efficient in 
operation.

Referring now to the drawing in greater detail, the reference numeral 10 
represents the present invention, wherein there is a container 11, that 
may possibly be made from a single sheet of blanked-out or die-cut 
cardboard, which is pre-printed and coated with a plasticized and/or waxed 
finish. 
The container includes four side walls 12, bottom wall 13, and a 
configurated top wall 14, comprising sections 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, along 
with tabs 20 for heat sealing against the side walls. A long tab, for 
forming a handle 21, is along an upper edge of the blanked-out sheet. 
Also, a pair of side tabs 22 are also along the upper edge, and serve to 
close a recess 23, by means of the end edges 24 thereof fitting under side 
edges of the handle 21, when the container is fully closed. Heat sealing 
tabs 25, around the bottom wall, along one side edge of one of the side 
walls, and at one end of the handle, are also provided in order that the 
container may thus be formed. 
The top wall section 17 may include pouring spouts 26 and 27, of different 
size, scored in opposite end areas thereof, that can be torn and lifted 
for use, or else, as shown in FIG. 2, a separate cardboard double cap 
member 28 may be heat sealed thereupon, so to reclose the pouring spouts. 
In use, when the tabs 22 are either pulled out, as shown in FIG. 1, or else 
are downward depressed, a person's finger 29 fits in the recess 30, so as 
to extend under the handle for carrying. To pour beverages, either spout 
is lifted. 
It will be noted, that tabs 22 protect the spout areas from dirt or other 
contamination, before a consumer purchases the product. 
While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it is 
understood that such changes will be within the spirit and scope of the 
present invention, as is defined by the appended claims.