US 12,006,116 B2
Carrier with handle features
Brian Smalley, Bristol (GB)
Assigned to Graphic Packaging International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by Graphic Packaging International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/590,258.
Application 17/590,258 is a division of application No. 16/253,803, filed on Jan. 22, 2019, granted, now 11,305,924.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/620,537, filed on Jan. 23, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0153494 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 71/32 (2006.01); B65D 71/20 (2006.01); B65D 71/22 (2006.01); B65D 71/30 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 71/32 (2013.01) [B65D 71/20 (2013.01); B65D 71/22 (2013.01); B65D 71/30 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00141 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00277 (2013.01); B65D 2571/0029 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00296 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00444 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00456 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00475 (2013.01); B65D 2571/0066 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00716 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00728 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00845 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A blank for forming a carrier for holding at least one article, the blank comprising:
a plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel; and
at least one handle feature in the top panel for forming a handle of the carrier formed from the blank,
the at least one handle feature comprises a plurality of foldably connected handle sections that comprises a first outer section and a second outer section each foldably connected to a central section, each of the first outer section, the second outer section, and the central section are foldably connected to a body portion of the top panel at a curved fold line, the central section tapers from the curved fold line to a free edge of the top panel.