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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1992
James B DeMaio, Marietta, GA (US);
James T Stout, Sr, Ellijay, GA (US);
The Mead Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A carrying handle arrangement for a can carton having interconnected top, bottom and side walls and end closure panels is provided with a carrying handle arrangement. The arrangement includes a pair of spaced transverse generally parallel flaps formed in the top wall and a pair of spaced stress relieving slits formed in each side wall. The flaps are arranged such that a portion of the top wall between the flaps is located medially between the opposite end edges of the top wall. At least one of the side edges of each flap is arranged to function as a fold line. The opposite ends of each flap is defined by a pair of end slits are arranged to interconnect the adjacent ends of the side edges respectively. The stress relieving slits intersect a junction between the respective side wall and the top wall and extend into the top wall. Each stress relieving slit extends along the top wall to a point on the adjacent end slit.