Carton with reinforced handle structure

摘要

A handle structure for a carton having a handle panel and a strap member integrally conjoined with the handle panel and having opposing strap edges substantially disjoined from the handle panel, said strap member including a substantially centrally disposed region wherein opposing central strap edge segments of said opposing strap edges are substantially parallel characterised in that there further comprises a severance line segment disposed proximate each of the corners of the handle panel extending from a first end point proximate an associated one of said corners to a second end point proximate said centrally disposed region of said strap member such that when a force that is substantially normal to a plane in which said handle panels lies is exerted upon said centrally disposed region, said strap member is flexed substantially outwardly of said plane from a biased position proximate said plane.