(57) A carton including inner (26) and outer (24) top panels that are secured together
to form a composite top wall of the carton. The carton having a base wall (14), and
side walls (16, 18) interconnecting the top and base walls and having pairs of inner
(40, 42) and outer (36, 38) end closure panels, joined to end edges of the inner and
outer top panels respectively, for closing the ends of the carton. The carton also
having a strap handle (200) formed in part from the inner top panel (26) and in part
from the inner end closure panels (40, 42). The strap handle comprising a medial grip
portion (202) and two wider portions (204, 206) each wider portion extending away
from the medial portion and being contiguous with a forked-end portion (208, 210)
formed in the adjacent inner end closure panel (40, 42). The outer top panel (26)
having handle access means, aligned with the medial grip portion of the strap handle
(200) such that the medial grip portion can be moved into a position of use. The forked-end
portions of the strap handle being free of restraint of said outer end flaps to facilitate
movement of the strap handle (200), so that the carton can be carried.
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