IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0903080
(2010-10-12)
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등록번호 |
US-8523047
(2013-09-03)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- MeadWestvaco Packaging Systems, LLC
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대리인 / 주소 |
MWV Intellectual Property Group
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
5 |
초록
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A handle structure includes a reinforcing flap struck from a handle panel to define at least a part of a handle opening for insertion of a user's hand. The reinforcing flap comprises a first portion and a second portion connected to one another by a narrow portion defined by an indent in a free edge
A handle structure includes a reinforcing flap struck from a handle panel to define at least a part of a handle opening for insertion of a user's hand. The reinforcing flap comprises a first portion and a second portion connected to one another by a narrow portion defined by an indent in a free edge of the reinforcing flap.
대표청구항
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1. A handle structure for a carton for packaging articles, the handle structure comprising a handle panel, a handle opening in the handle panel, and a reinforcing flap struck from the handle panel to define at least a part of the handle opening, the reinforcing flap comprising a first portion and a
1. A handle structure for a carton for packaging articles, the handle structure comprising a handle panel, a handle opening in the handle panel, and a reinforcing flap struck from the handle panel to define at least a part of the handle opening, the reinforcing flap comprising a first portion and a second portion connected to one another by a narrow portion defined by an indent in a free edge of the reinforcing flap, the reinforcing flap being hinged to the handle panel along a fold line so as to allow at least a part of the first portion to move out of the plane of the handle panel, wherein a base of said indent is positioned spaced from the fold line, wherein the fold line is curved at least in part proximate the base of the indent. 2. The handle structure according to claim 1, wherein the base of the indent is rounded. 3. The handle structure according to claim 2, wherein the reinforcing flap narrows at its terminal ends. 4. The handle structure according to claim 1, wherein one portion of the reinforcing flap extends to a first edge of the handle opening disposed between the fold line and a terminal edge of the handle panel. 5. The handle structure according to claim 1, further comprising a cover panel having a comfort flap hinged thereto, the comfort flap is foldable through the handle opening and positioned such that the comfort flap is in substantial registry with the handle opening. 6. A handle structure for a carton for packaging articles, the handle structure comprising a handle panel, a handle opening in the handle panel, and a reinforcing flap struck from the handle panel to define at least a part of the handle opening, the reinforcing flap comprising a first portion and a second portion connected to one another by a narrow portion defined by an indent in a free edge of the reinforcing flap, the reinforcing flap being hinged to the handle panel along a fold line so as to allow at least a part of the first portion to move out of the plane of the handle panel, the handle structure further comprising a cover panel having a comfort flap hinged thereto, the comfort flap is foldable through the handle opening and positioned such that the comfort flap is in substantial registry with the handle opening, wherein the comfort flap is sized such that the comfort flap, when folded through the handle opening, is engageable with the indent of the reinforcing flap to maintain the comfort flap in a folded position. 7. A handle structure for a carton for packaging articles, the handle structure comprising a handle panel, a handle opening in the handle panel, and a reinforcing flap struck from the handle panel to define at least a part of the handle opening, the reinforcing flap comprising a first portion and a second portion connected to one another by a narrow portion defined by an indent in a free edge of the reinforcing flap, the reinforcing flap being hinged to the handle panel along a fold line so as to allow at least a part of the first portion to move out of the plane of the handle panel, wherein the handle panel comprises a first end panel of a carton, and the handle opening comprises a cutout in a free edge of the first end panel. 8. The handle structure according to claim 7, wherein the handle panel further comprises a second end panel of the carton, and the handle opening further comprises a second cutout in a free edge of the second end panel. 9. The handle structure according to claim 8, wherein the first and second end panels are disposed in an adjacent, coplanar relationship to close an end of the carton. 10. The handle structure according to claim 8, wherein a portion of one of the first and second end panels extends substantially to the other of the first and second end panels so as to form an edge of the handle opening, by which the carton can be lifted. 11. A blank for forming a carton having a handle structure, the blank comprising primary panels for forming opposed side walls and opposed top and bottom wall, to form a tubular structure, and secondary panels to form opposed end closure walls of that tubular structure, each of the end closure walls comprising a first and a second side end panels, each of the side end panels comprising a free edge furthest from a first fold line which hinges said each said side end panel to one of the primary panels for forming the opposed side walls, said each said side end panel has a cutout defined along the free edge thereof, the cutout of said each said side end panel being provided with a reinforcing flap that comprises a first portion and a second portion connected to one another by a narrow portion defined by an indent in a free edge of the reinforcing flap, the reinforcing flap being hinged to said each said side end panel along a second fold line so as to allow at least part of the first portion to move out of the plane of said each said side end panel. 12. The blank according to claim 11, further comprising a top end panel that is foldable to overly the first and second end panels, the top end panel being provided with a comfort flap struck there from, the comfort flap being foldable through the handle cutouts. 13. The blank according to claim 12, wherein the comfort flap is sized such that the comfort flap, when folded through the handle cutouts, is engageable with the indent of the reinforcing flap of at least one of the side end panels to maintain the comfort flap in a folded position. 14. The blank according to claim 12, wherein the comfort flap comprises a tab that is engageable with the indent of the reinforcing flap of at least one of the side end panels to maintain the comfort flap in a folded position. 15. The blank according to claim 11, wherein a base of said indent is positioned spaced from the second fold line. 16. The blank according to claim 15, wherein the second fold line is curved at least in part proximate the base of the indent.
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