Article carrier and blank therefor

(19)

(11)

EP 1 125 858 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	29.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/35

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	22.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/34

(21)	Application number: 01201727.3

(22)	Date of filing: 09.10.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B65D 73/00, B65D 5/36, B65D 5/46, B65D 5/48, B65D 71/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE

(30)

Priority:

11.10.1996 US 728728

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	97910848.7 / 0931003

(71)	Applicant: THE MEAD CORPORATION
	Dayton Ohio 45463 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Bakx, Martinus C.M. 4416 LS Goes (NL)

(74)	Representative: Hepworth, John Malcolm et al
	Hepworth Lawrence Bryer & Bizley Bloxam Court Corporation Street Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 2DU Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 2DU (GB)

(54)	Article carrier and blank therefor

(57) A blank for an article carrier includes a side panel (14) and an end panel (12) interconnected at their side edges along a fold line (22). An outer handle panel (58) is disposed along the upper edges of the side and end panels, separated from the side panel (14) by a first cut line (60) extending along its upper edge, and partially separated from the end panel (12) by a second cut line (62) extending along a portion of its upper edge. The second cut line (62) terminates at a point spaced from the side edge of the outer handle panel (58) and defines a connecting portion therebetween. An inner handle panel (86) is disposed adjacent to the outer handle panel (58) along the handle panel upper edges. A first partition structure is connected to the first inner handle panel (86) along an edge thereof opposite the inner upper edge, away from the connection with the outer handle panel (58).

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