Patent ID: 8840009

Claim:
A carton for holding a plurality of containers, the carton comprising: a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising 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; and a handle extending in at least the top wall, the handle comprising at least a first handle portion of the first top panel and a second handle portion of the second top panel, the first handle portion at least partially overlapping the second handle portion, the second handle portion comprising a notch that is at least partially overlapped by an overlay portion of the first handle portion, wherein the notch is at least partially defined by a notch edge of the second top panel, and the overlay portion of the first handle portion of the first top panel extends over the notch beyond the notch edge of the second top panel.