Patent ID: 7748603

Claim:
A carton, comprising: a top panel comprising a first top panel and a second top panel; a bottom panel; a first side panel; a second side panel; a first end panel; a second end panel; and an extendable handle for carrying the carton and being formed at least in the first and second top panels and the first and second end panels, the handle comprising a central section extending across the top panel, a first end section in the first end panel, and a second end section in the second end panel, wherein at least a portion of the first end section of the handle is detachably connected to the first end panel and at least a portion of the second end section of the handle is detachably connected to the second end panel, wherein the handle comprises a first handle section of the first top panel and a second handle section of the second top panel, wherein the first and second handle sections are overlapped and adhered together, wherein the first handle section is defined in part by tear lines in the first top panel and the second handle section is defined in part by tear lines in the second top panel, whereby separation of said handle sections from said top panels along said tear lines and detachment of said end sections of said handle from said end panels allows said top panels to move to an open position and said handle to be extended upwardly for use in carrying said carton.