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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew M Parrella, Middletown, OH (US);
Richard M Jones, Loveland, OH (US);
Assignee:
EM Industries, Incorporated, Hawthorne, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2064595 ; 22911716 ; 22911726 ;
Abstract
A carton has a first lateral side with a slot therein providing a hand hold disposed proximate the bottom of the carton and a second lateral side having a slot therein providing a second hand hold proximate the top of the carton so that the hand holds are substantially diagonally disposed with respect to one another. By so configuring the hand holds, a person is encouraged to bend their knees when lifting the carton as opposed to bending their back.