Carton with locked handle and lid construction

Claim 1

In a polyhedral-shaped carton having an even number of sides in excess of four and formed from a unitary cut and scored paperboard blank, said carton comprising: a. an even number of hingedly connected panels connected to form a carton sleeve which constitutes the sides of said carton; b. a pair of first flap extensions from said panels foldable into confronting and coplanar relationship to define a lifting structure and a top cover for said carton; c. means for locking said first flap extensions into position including locking tabs extending from the ends of some of said panels; d. one of said panels having a polygonal-shaped flap extending therefrom foldable into position to define a bottom panel for said carton sleeve; e. the panels flanking said one panel having other flap extensions therefrom foldable into overlapping relationship with said polygonal-shaped flap, and means for securing said other flap extensions in position to support said polygonalshaped flap; f. said locking means including foldably connected tabs extending from contiguous and remaining of said panels and folded in position to flank said lifting structure and to rest upon said top cover at each side of said lifting structure.