Patent ID: 7980453

Claim:
A handled container for products, comprising: an upper opening defining an upper edge; a first upper panel hingedly connected to a first side of the upper edge, the first upper panel covering at least a portion of the upper opening when in a closed position; a second upper panel hingedly connected to a second side of the upper edge, the second side of the upper edge generally opposite the first side of the upper edge, the second upper panel covering at least a portion of the upper opening when in a closed position, wherein the second upper panel comprises a pair of substantially parallel cuts extending across the second upper panel, the substantially parallel cuts being parallel to the second side of the upper edge and wherein the pair of substantially parallel cuts define a handle with end portions adjacent ends of the second upper panel; and a third upper panel hingedly connecting to the second upper panel opposite the second side of the upper edge hingedly connected to the second upper panel, the third upper panel covering at least a portion of the upper opening and located below the second upper panel when in a closed position, wherein the first upper panel further comprises a hole in the first upper panel to allow exterior access to the second upper panel when the first upper panel and the second upper panel are in a closed position, wherein the third upper panel is positioned under the second panel when in the closed position and wherein said end portions of said handle being sandwiched between upper end portions of said first panel adjacent said hole and lower end portions of said third panel when in the closed position such that the third upper panel limits extension of the handle of the second upper panel when the handle is pulled through the hole.