Carrying handle for can carton
US4681252A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D5/4608
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A can carton having interconnected top, bottom and side walls and end closure panels is provided with a transverse flap formed in the top wall and including spaced parallel side edges and arcuate end slits interconnecting adjacent side edges of the flap, one of the side edges of the flap being defined by a perforated severance line and the other side edge of the flap being defined by a fold line together with stress relieving slits formed in the top and side walls which extend from each arcuate slit into the adjacent side wall. The point of intersection of the stress relieving slit in each side wall with the junction between each side and top wall is offset longitudinally from the severance line defining a side edge of the handle flap. According to a feature of the invention in one form each side edge of the handle flap may be defined by a perforated line which may function as a severance line or as a fold line.
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