Flap arrangement for a carrier carton

Claim 1

A carton formed from a cut and scored, nestable blank of paperboard, comprising: (a) a bottom main wall and a pair of side main walls hinged to said bottom main wall along opposite side edges thereof; (b) end walls formed from a plurality of end wall forming panels hinged to the end edges of at least certain of said main walls and forming therewith a structure open at its top; (c) a top wall formed from first and second top wall forming sections; (d) said top wall forming sections having carton carrying means formed therein and providing a carrying handle at said manufacturer's joint; (e) each of said top wall forming sections having a flap foldably hinged along a hinge line to each end thereof, including: (i) a first flap hinged to said first section and having an outwardly extending projection; (ii) a second flap hinged to said second section and having a portion thereof corresponding in configuration to said projection removed therefrom; (iii) said projection overlapping an area of said second flap and being secured thereto forming a continuous flap; (f) said continuous flap being folded inwardly to form a partial interior end wall of said carton.