A carton for holding a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton and comprises at least a top panel. A handle is positionable between a first position and a second position. The handle comprises at least a first
A carton for holding a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton and comprises at least a top panel. A handle is positionable between a first position and a second position. The handle comprises at least a first handle panel and a second handle panel, and at least one of the first handle panel and the second handle panel is foldably connected to the top panel. At least one of the first handle panel and the second handle panel is generally coplanar with at least a portion of the top panel in the first position of the handle. Each of the first handle panel and the second handle panel extends upwardly relative to the top panel and the first handle panel is spaced apart from the second handle panel in the second position of the handle.
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1. A carton for holding 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 comprising at least a top panel, wherein the top panel comprises a main portion and a distal portion; anda handle be
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A carton for holding 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 comprising at least a top panel, wherein the top panel comprises a main portion and a distal portion; anda handle being positionable between a first position and a second position, the handle comprising a first handle panel foldably connected to the main panel and a second handle panel foldably connected to the distal portion and the first handle panel,the top panel has an interior surface on a first side of the top panel and an exterior surface on a second side of the top panel, the top panel comprises a Z-fold between the distal portion, the second handle panel, the first handle panel, and the main portion, the Z-fold comprises the exterior surface of the second handle panel at least partially in face-to-face contact with the exterior surface of the distal portion, the interior surface of the second handle panel at least partially in face-to-face contact with the interior surface of the first handle panel, and the interior surface of the main portion at least partially in face-to-face contact with the exterior surface of the distal portion. 2. The carton of claim 1, wherein the handle further comprises a third handle panel in face-to-face contact with the first handle panel for reinforcing the handle, the first handle panel is foldably connected to the main portion of the top panel along a first fold line, and the second handle panel is foldably connected to the distal portion of the top panel along a second fold line. 3. The carton of claim 2, wherein the top panel is a first top panel, the plurality of panels further comprises a second top panel at least partially overlapping the first top panel, and the third handle panel is foldably connected to the second top panel along a third fold line. 4. The carton of claim 1, wherein the handle comprises an intermediate panel that is foldably connected to the first handle panel and the second handle panel. 5. The carton of claim 4, wherein the intermediate panel is foldably connected to the first handle panel along a third transverse fold line, and the intermediate panel is foldably connected to the second handle panel along a fourth transverse fold line. 6. The carton of claim 3, wherein the second top panel is at least partially adhered to the main portion and the distal portion of the first top panel. 7. The carton of claim 1, wherein the top panel comprises at least one locking tab foldably connected to the main portion, and the at least one locking tab is folded downwardly at least partially through a locking opening in the distal portion to engage the interior surface of the distal portion. 8. The carton of claim 1, wherein the top panel is a first top panel, the plurality of panels further comprises a second top panel at least partially overlapping the first top panel, the main portion comprises at least one glue opening, and the distal portion is at least partially adhered to the second top panel through the at least one glue opening. 9. The carton of claim 1, wherein the first handle panel is generally coplanar with at least a portion of the top panel in the first position of the handle, and each of the first handle panel and the second handle panel extends upwardly relative to the top panel in the second position of the handle. 10. A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising: a plurality of panels comprising at least a top panel, the top panel comprising a main portion and a distal portion; andhandle features for forming a handle that is positionable between a first position and a second position in the carton formed from the blank, the handle features comprising a first handle panel foldably connected to the main panel and a second handle panel foldably connected to the distal portion and the first handle panel,the top panel has an interior surface on a first side of the blank and an exterior surface on a second side of the blank, the top panel comprises a Z-fold between the distal portion, the second handle panel, the first handle panel, and the main portion, the Z-fold comprises the exterior surface of the second handle panel at least partially in face-to-face contact with the exterior surface of the distal portion, the interior surface of the second handle panel at least partially in face-to-face contact with the interior surface of the first handle panel, and the interior surface of the main portion at least partially in face-to-face contact with the exterior surface of the distal portion. 11. The blank of claim 10, wherein the handle features further comprise a third handle panel for being disposed in face-to-face contact with the first handle panel when the carton is formed from the blank, the first handle panel is foldably connected to the main portion of the top panel along a first fold line, and the second handle panel is foldably connected to the distal portion of the top panel along a second fold line. 12. The blank of claim 11, wherein the top panel is a first top panel, the plurality of panels further comprises a second top panel for being positioned to at least partially overlap the first top panel when the carton is formed from the blank, and the third handle panel is foldably connected to the second top panel along a third fold line. 13. The blank of claim 10, wherein the handle features comprise an intermediate panel that is foldably connected to the first handle panel and the second handle panel. 14. The blank of claim 13, wherein the intermediate panel is foldably connected to the first handle panel along a third transverse fold line, and the intermediate panel is foldably connected to the second handle panel along a fourth transverse fold line. 15. The blank of claim 10, wherein the top panel comprises at least one locking tab foldably connected to the main portion, and the at least one locking tab is folded downwardly at least partially through a locking opening in the distal portion to engage the interior surface of the distal portion. 16. The blank of claim 10, wherein the top panel is a first top panel, the plurality of panels further comprises a second top panel for at least partially overlapping the first top panel when the carton is formed from the blank, the main portion comprises at least one glue opening, and the distal portion is at least partially adhered to the second top panel through the at least one glue opening. 17. The blank of claim 10, wherein the distal portion of the top panel is separable from the main portion of the top panel along a cut line. 18. A method of forming a carton comprising: obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising at least a top panel comprising a main portion and a distal portion, and handle features comprising at least a first handle panel foldably connected to the main panel and a second handle panel foldably connected to the distal portion and the first handle panel, the top panel has an interior surface on a first side of the blank and an exterior surface on a second side of the blank;forming an interior of the carton at least partially defined by the plurality of panels;forming a handle from the handle features by forming a Z-fold in the top panel between the distal portion, the second handle panel, the first handle panel, and the main portion, the forming the Z-fold comprises positioning the exterior surface of the second handle panel at least partially in face-to-face contact with the exterior surface of the distal portion, positioning the interior surface of the second handle panel at least partially in face-to-face contact with the interior surface of the first handle panel, and positioning the interior surface of the main portion at least partially in face-to-face contact with the exterior surface of the distal portion. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the handle features further comprise a third handle panel, the first handle panel is foldably connected to the main portion of the top panel along a first fold line, the second handle panel is foldably connected to the distal portion of the top panel along a second fold line, and the forming the handle comprises positioning the third handle panel in face-to-face contact with the first handle panel to reinforce the handle. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the top panel is a first top panel, the plurality of panels further comprises a second top panel, the third handle panel is foldably connected to the second top panel along a third fold line, and the forming the interior of the carton further comprises positioning the second top panel to at least partially overlap the first top panel. 21. The method of claim 18, wherein the handle features further comprise an intermediate panel that is foldably connected to the first handle panel and the second handle panel. 22. The method of claim 18, wherein the main portion comprises at least one locking tab foldably connected to the main portion, the forming the Z-fold comprises downwardly folding the at least one locking tab at least partially through a locking opening in the distal portion to engage the interior surface of the distal portion. 23. The method of claim 18, wherein the main portion comprises at least one glue opening and the forming the Z-fold comprises adhering the distal portion to the second top panel at least through the at least one glue opening. 24. The method of claim 18, wherein the distal portion of the top panel is separable from the main portion of the top panel along a cut line and the forming the Z-fold comprises sliding an edge of the distal portion formed at the cut line under the main portion.
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