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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Inventor:
Jacob Branyon, Hartsville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 25/10 (2006.01); B65D 33/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 33/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A track and handle assembly for use with a flexible package is provided. The rigid box-like track has a top wall defining an elongated slot. The track may be recessed within an opening in the package wall. The handle assembly comprises a flexible handle and moveable guide members captured within the track and biased away from each other by the resiliently flexible handle. The handle assembly is moveable between a first position in which the handle is flat and a second position in which the handle is arc shaped.