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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
May. 14, 2018
Westrock Packaging Systems, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Andrew T. Peeler, Richmond, VA (US);
Matthew E. Zacherle, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Bradford J. Walling, Chesterfield, VA (US);
WESTROCK PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a carton () for packaging one or more articles(IO) and to a blank () for forming the carton. The carton comprises a plurality of panels () for forming walls of the carton including: a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls. The top wall () comprises a handle structure (H). The handle structure comprises at least one hand aperture (A,A) defined in the top wall. At least one primary fold line () is formed in the top wall and extends from a region of the at least one hand aperture towards at least one of the corners of the top wall. A diagonal severance line () is formed in the top wall inwardly of and spaced from the at least one corner for separating the at least one primary fold line from the at least one corner.