Patent ID: 8740051

Claim:
A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprising: a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising an inner top panel and an outer top panel that at least partially overlaps the inner top panel; an outer end flap foldably connected to the outer top panel, the outer end flap at least partially closing an end of the carton; and a handle comprising a handle panel defined in at least the inner top panel and a handle flap defined in the outer end flap, wherein the handle panel comprises a central portion and an end portion foldably connected to the central portion, at least a portion of the end portion of the handle panel being in substantially face-to-face contact with at least a portion of the handle flap; and at least a portion of the handle flap being defined by a tear line extending in the outer end flap.