摘要 |
A carton formed from sheet material for containers such as cans or bottles includes a top wall (12), a pair of side walls (14, 22) and a bottom wall (18) interconnected to form a tubular structure. A notional strip (50) is defined along the top wall (12), having notional side edges, and extends between the end edges and has a width less than the distance between the side edges. A pair of hand apertures (26, 27) is defined in the top panel (12), disposed generally astride the notional strip (5) and generally along the notional side edges. A cut line (28) is formed in the top panel (12) and extends from an end edge of the aperture (26 or 27) along one of the notional side edges and curves away therefrom to a termination point, the cut line defining a radius of curvature (R) and an area within the arc of curvature. At least one score line (118 or 124) is defined in the top panel (12) and extends from a first point (120) disposed within the radius of curvature (R) generally to an adjacent corner of the top panel (12).
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