Patent ID: 8459533

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 comprises a first top panel, a second top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, the first top panel and the second top panel being at least partially overlapped to form a top wall of the carton; at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the end flaps are overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton, the at least two end flaps comprise a first top end flap foldably connected to the first top panel and a second top end flap foldably connected to the second top panel; and a handle comprising a first handle panel and a second handle panel, the first handle panel comprises a central portion in the first top panel and an end portion in the first top end flap, the second handle panel comprises a first portion in the second top panel and a second portion in the second top end flap, the central portion of the first handle panel being attached to the first portion of the second handle panel and the end portion of the first handle panel being attached to the second portion of the second handle panel, the second handle panel is at least partially defined by two spaced apart tear lines, the two spaced-apart tear lines each comprise a first portion in the second top panel and a second portion in the second top end flap, the second portion of each of the spaced-apart tear lines comprises an oblique portion that extends from a respective first portion and a curved portion that extends from a respective oblique portion, and the second handle panel comprises a plurality of fold lines that extend between the two spaced-apart tear lines, one of the plurality of fold lines foldably connecting the second handle panel and the second top panel.