CA1104976A - Reinforced integral handle for cartons - Google Patents

Reinforced integral handle for cartons

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CA1104976A
CA1104976A CA348,459A CA348459A CA1104976A CA 1104976 A CA1104976 A CA 1104976A CA 348459 A CA348459 A CA 348459A CA 1104976 A CA1104976 A CA 1104976A
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handle
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Allen M. Brandenburger
Allyn K. Stanton
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Smurfit Kappa Packaging Corp
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Container Corp of America
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Abstract

REINFORCED INTEGRAL HANDLE FOR CARTONS

Abstract A carton having a reinforced carrying handle is formed from a single blank of paperboard or the like. The carton has foldably connected panels defining a rectangular cross section tube with flaps extending from its lower end to define a closure. The other end of the panels is provided with a closure and carrying structure consisting of closure flaps extending from one pair of opposed panels and handle-forming flaps extending from the other pair of opposed panels. The flaps are arranged in lapping relationship with each other. The handle-forming flaps have central handle forming elements which can be erected with the distal portion of the flaps maintained in adhered relationship to each other and to the closure flaps. The handle forming elements are defined by score lines and a narrow band of tear resistant material is adhered to each handle-forming panel adjacent the score lines to prevent tearing of the handle-forming panels when the handle-forming elements are erected and disposed in confronting relationship with respect to each other.

Description

REIM~ORCED INTEGRAL HA~DLE FOR CARTONS
This invention relates to cartons and, ~ore particularly, to cartons with integral reinforced handles which form part of the closure structure of the carton. The handles may be folded flat against the top wall of the carton until they are needed for carrying the carton. They can then be erected and readily usedO
The carton according to the present invention finds special application in the packaging of heavier quantities of materials such as laundry detergents, dog food and pulverulent material. The structure is such that i~ can be stacked, readily adapted for transport by re-arran~ing the closure and carrying structure, and ultimately removing the closure structure to obtain access to the contents of ; the carton.
According to the present invention, the carton is formed from a cut and scored blank of paperboard or the like. It~comprises a tube of rectangular cross-section with opposed side and end panels. Suitable closure flaps are provided at one end of the panels in the normal way, to provide a bottom closure. The closure and carrying structure at the opposite end of the panels (and of the completed carton) includes a pair of closure flaps foldably connected to one pair of panels e.g. the .side panels and a pair of handle-forming flaps foldably connected to the o~her pair of opposed panels. The handle-forming flaps can be folded into position one over the other and over the closure flaps so as to orm the closure at this end of the tube.
The handle~forming flaps have central portions wh~ch provide , ' ~he handles; these are defined by a center fold line along the flaps with the handles extending away from the fold lines towards the free edges of the flaps. Each of the handles can be erected along its proper fold line so that it faces the other handle. The handles may be glued together if desired.
A narrow band of tear-resistant material e.g. tape of the pressure-sensitive type, is desirably adhered to the exterior surface of each handle-forming flap parallel and proximate to the fold line so as to prevent the handles tearing away from the flaps. Another narrow band of tear resistant material may be adhered to the foldably connected panels and disposed below the closure and carrying structure, so that when the carton is at the place of use, the closure and carrying structure may readily be separated from the rarton panels so as to give easy access to the contents of the carton.
The present invention, then, provides a carton comprising: ;-a) opposed front and back walls joined by opposed side walls;
b) a bottom and top wall between the front and back walls, the tDp wall including at leæt two overlapping flaps, one of the flaps being hingedly connected to the frDnt wall and the other being hin~edly connected to the back wall; and c) a handle element cut in each flap, each handle element including:
outer edges formed by spaced lines cut in the flap extending inwardly from its top edge; score line 3Q hinges extending towards each other from an end of each of the outer edges generally parallel to the top edge of the flap; and a central portion cut
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:Ero~ the flap between the score line hinges for defining a lower edge on the handle element generally parallel to the top edge of the flap, the central portion of at least one of the handle elements including:
a first tab substanti.ally rectangular in plan and cut along three edges, the intact edge of said first tab being between the score line hinges; and a second tab substantially rectangular in plan and cut along three edges; the intact ~.
edge o~ the second tab being hingedly con-nected to the lower edge of said handle element, so that upon securing said handle elements together, the second tab can be bent about its intact edge and the lower edge of the other handle element;
d) A strip of reinforcing tape adhered to each of the flaps parallel to and just below the score line hinges .:
of each handle element, said tape extending across the entire width of said flaps; whereby one of the handle elements can be bent substantially 180 about its score line hinges and the other of said handle elemènts complementally .
seated thereon when the flaps are overlapped; and the complementally seated handle elements being secured together to form an integral handle on said top wall pivotable about the score line hinges from a substantially flat position on the top wall to a substantially upright position relative thereto so that the carton may be supported by the handle.
The invention further provides a carton formed from a cut and scored blank of paperboard or the like, comprising:
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a) opposed side and end panels foldably 2a-~ .

interconnected to define a tube of rectangular cross section;
b) means provided at one end of the panels to : define an end closure for the tube;
c) closure and carrying structure for the opposi~e end of the panels including a pair of closure flaps foldably connected to one pair of opposed panels and handle-forming flaps foldably connected to the other pair of opposed panels;
d) the handle-forming flaps being foldable into position with each other and over said closure flaps to define an end closure for the tube;
e) the handle-forming flaps having central portions providing handle-forming elements defined by a line ~ ;
of fold hinged along the approximate longitudinal center line of the handle-forming flaps and extending toward the outer free edges of the flaps;
f) each of the handle-forming elements being arranged to be erected along its adjacent line of fold to be in confronting relationship with the other handle-forming element for transport of the carton;
g) each of the handle-forming flaps being provided with a narrow band of tear resistant material adhered to the exterior surface of each handle-forming flap proximate and parallel to its fold line to prevent teaxing of the handle-forming elements from the handle-forming flaps.
Further features of the invention are described below with reference to a preferred form of carton illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:
Fig. 1 is a fragmentary plan view of a cut and scored blank or forming a carton accoxding to the invention;
: Fig. 2 is a fragmentary isometric view of the closure structure;

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~ ig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing steps in ~orming the carrying structure;
~ ig. 4 is a perspective view showing the carrying structure in the fully erected position; and : 10 ~' . .
3 --Fig. 5 is a section taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 4 looking in the direction of arrows 5-5.
The carton according to the present invention is denoted generally by the reference numeral 10 and is formed from a cut and scored blank 10A of paperboard or the like seen fragmentarily in Fig. 1.
Carton 10 formed from blank 10A consists of major panels 11 and minor panels 12 foldably connected to each other along score lines 13O A manufacturers flap 14 is foldable to a distal panel 11 along a score line 16, and flap 14 is joined to distal minor panel 12 to form a tube of rectanp,ular cross-section.
The lower end of the panels 11 and 12 are provided with closure flaps, not shown, to provide a lower closure for the tube.
The other end of minor panels 12 are provided with closure flaps 17 ~oldable with respect to the minor panels along a foId line, to part of the closure and carrying structure for the carton.
The closure and carrying structure includes handle orming flaps 19 and 19A, these being foldable with respect to major panels 11 along the score line 1~,. Each of the handle-forming flaps l9 and 19A includes a handle-forming element 21 defined by spaced cut lines 20 and flanking distal portions 29. Each of the handle-formin~ elements 21 is also defined by a fold line 22 extenc1ing approximately midway of flaps 19 ancl 19A, and each element has an opening 23 in it and a fold-over grip designated 24 on flap 19 and 24' on flap 19A.~ At least one of the eIements, in this ,' , , , `
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- 4 case, flap 19, has a tab 23a (Figs. 3, 5) which overlies the closure flaps 17 when the carton is assembled, as shown in Fig. 3. ~ri~ 24 is foldable along a fold line 26 to lie flat against handle-forming element 21 of flap 19. ~rip 24' is foldable along a similar fold line 26 through openings 23 to lie flat against grip 24, as shown in Figs. 4 and S.
Handle-forming flap 19 has its distal portions 29 adhered to closure flaps 17, and handle-forming flap 19A has its distal portions 29 adhered to ~he distal portions 2g of handle-forming flap 19. Handle-forming flap 19 is thus in underlapping relationship with respect to handle-forming flap 19A.
In forming carton 10, handle-forming element 21 of flap 1~ is folded along its score line 22 through 180 to the position seen in Fig. 3, and handle-forming element 21 of handle-forming flap 19A is adhered to handle-forMing element 21 of flap 19. The handle-forming element 21 of flap 19 is adherecl to underlying flap 19 at a glue patch 27.
Ready separation of handle-forming element 21 from flap 19 is achieved by a scored patch 32 having lines of weakness as shown. In order to facilitate separation, score line 1~ in distal major panel 11 may be provided with a dimple 2~, the edge of flap 19A overlying dimple 28.
The scoring of patch 32 may extend into the paperboard for a distance less than the entire thickness of the board. When separation of elements l9 and 21 takes place, a thin top layer of the board at patch 32 adheres to element 21 and is removed with it to provide cont~olled separation of the ~o elementsO

,?"~9~i6 Each of the flaps i9 an~ 19A is provided with a band of tear resistant material 31 adhered to flaps 19 and 19A along the score lines 22 of each.
For transport of carton lO elements 21 of bo~h flaps 19 and 19A are erected to carrying position, the ~ear resistant strips 31 preventing the load in carton 10 from tearing flaps l9 and 19A.
The major and minor panels 11 and 12 may have adhered thereto a tear resistant strip 33 parallel to score line 18 and a short distance from it. After carton lO has been transported to its place of use, the entire closure and carrying structure may be removed by manipulating strip 33 in a known manner to expose ~he contents of the carton.

Claims (4)

WE CLAIM:
1. A carton formed from a cut and scored blank of paperboard or the like, comprising: .
a) opposed side and end panels foldably interconnected to define a tube of rectangular cross section;
b) means provided at one end of the panels to define an end closure for the tube;
c) closure and carrying structure for the opposite end of the panels including a pair of closure flaps foldably connected to one pair of opposed panels and handle-forming flaps foldably connected to the other pair of opposed panels;
d) the handle-forming flaps being foldable into position with each other and over said closure flaps to define an end closure for the tube;
e) the handle-forming flaps having central portions providing handle-forming elements defined by a line of fold hinged along the approximate longitudinal center line of the handle-forming flaps and extending toward the outer free edges of the flaps;
f) each of the handle forming elements being arranged to be erected along its adjacent line of fold to be in confronting relationship with the other handle-forming element for transport of the carton;
g) each of the handle-forming flaps being provided with a narrow band of tear resistant material adhered to the exterior surface of each handle-forming flap proximate and parallel to its fold line to prevent tearing of the handle-forming elements from the handle-forming flaps.
2. A carton comprising:
a) opposed front and back walls joined by opposed side walls;
b) a bottom and top wall between the front and back walls, the top wall including at least two overlapping flaps, one of the flaps being hingedly connected to the front wall and the other being hingedly connected to the back wall; and c) a handle element cut in each flap, each handle elements including:
outer edges formed by spaced lines cut in the flap extending inwardly from its top edge; score line hinges extending towards each other from an end of each of the outer edges generally parallel to the top edge of the flap; and a central portion cut from the flap between the score line hinges for defining a lower edge on the handle element gen-erally parallel to the top edge of the flap, the central portion of at least one of the handle elements including:
a first tab substantially rectangular in plan and cut along three edges, the intact edge of said first tab being between the score line hinges; and a second tab substantially rectangular in plan and cut along three edges; the intact edge of the second tab being hingedly con-nected to the lower edge of said handle element, so that upon securing said handle elements together, the second tab can be bent about its intact edge and the lower edge of the other handle element;
d) A strip of reinforcing tape adhered to each of the flaps parallel to and just below the score line hinges of each handle element, said tape extending across the entire width of said flaps; whereby one of the handle elements can be bent substantially 180 about its score line hinges and the other of said handle elements complementally seated thereon when the flaps are overlapped; and the complementally seated handle elements being secured together to form an integral handle on said top wall pivotable about the score line hinges from a substantially flat position on the top wall to a substantially upright position relative thereto so that the carton may be supported by the handle.
3. The carton of Claim 2 in which the tape is on the outer surface of the flaps.
4. The carton of Claim 2 or 3 in which the tape is of the pressure-sensitive type,
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