Patent ID: 7699163

Claim:
A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprising: panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton, the panels include a top panel, a bottom panel and a first side panel and a second side panel; a support adjacent and foldably connected to the top panel and projecting into the interior of the carton for at least partially supporting the plurality of articles within the carton, wherein the support comprises a first foldable panel generally parallel to at least one of the first and second side panels and a second foldable panel generally parallel to at least one of the top and bottom panels, the first foldable panel being foldably attached to the second foldable panel and forming a shoulder for contacting the plurality of articles, end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels at a fold line, wherein the end flaps at least partially form a closed end of the carton and the support has an end positioned adjacent the fold line for contact with at least one of the end flaps when the first closed end is formed, the end of the support restricting the at least one of the end flaps from being folded into the carton when the end flaps form the closed end, and a handle foldably attached to the top panel, the top panel is a first top panel and the carton comprises a second top panel and a third top panel, the support being foldably attached to the first top panel, the handle comprises a first handle panel in the third top panel and a second handle panel in the second top panel, the second handle panel being overlapped and adhered to the first handle panel.