Patent ID: 6926193

Claim:
A carton, comprising: a base; oppositely disposed first and second side walls extending from the base; a first top panel hingedly connected to the first side wall along a first top side edge; a second top panel hingedly connected to the second side wall along a second top side edge; oppositely disposed first end panels foldably connected to the first top panel which are folded down and secured; and oppositely disposed second end panels foldably connected to the second top panel which are folded down and secured; said first top panel underlying the second top panel and having a portion disposed parallel to the first and second top side edges and constituting by means of one or more cuts a strap handle extending a length of the first top panel and into the first end panels, the second top panel having access means for enabling the strap handle to be gripped, the second end panels each being connected to the second top panel at a respective fold and each having a pair of spaced cuts, a reinforcing portion being defined in each second end panel by the pair of spaced cuts in each second end panel and its respective fold, each reinforcing portion being adhered to an associated part of the strap handle, the second top panel has a secondary handle portion spaced from the reinforcing portions and which overlies and is adhered to the strap handle, and the secondary handle portion is defined by spaced handle cuts and terminates at a first end in a first transverse cut extending substantially along a width of the second top panel.