Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, LLC

Garrett K Schemmel

Bradford J Walling

John Murdick Holley, Jr

A carton is defined for packaging a plurality of articles. The carton includes a plurality of carton walls at least one of which includes a slot handle that comprises a foldable hand flap. The foldable hand flap has an article receiving section for receiving a portion of an article in the carton when the at least one foldable hand flap is folded inwardly of the carton.

Carton handle with bottle neck avoidance

A carton is defined for packaging a plurality of articles. The carton includes a plurality of carton walls at least one of which includes a slot handle that comprises at least one foldable hand flap. The at least one foldable hand flap has an article receiving section for receiving a portion of an article in the carton when the at least one foldable hand flap is folded inwardly of the carton.

A package () includes a plurality of articles (B) that are disposed on their sides in a matrix arrangement that includes a plurality of rows (R, R, R) and columns (C, C, C, C). A lower row (R) of articles (B) defines a dispensing position (P) for each column (C, C, C, C) and upper rows (R, R) of articles (B) define descending positions (P, P) for each column (C, C, C, C). A carton () encloses the articles (B) and includes a detachable portion () that can be detached along a severance line () to expose the articles in the dispensing positions (P). Inserts () are provided to facilitate dispensing the articles, to control the rate of descent of articles moving from the descending positions (P, P) toward the dispensing positions (P), and/or to provide insulation between the articles as they move toward the dispensing positions (P).

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Garrett K Schemmel