Product categories are diverse, including wide-screen TVs, printers, windows, patio doors, garage doors, automotive body replacement parts, in addition to various multi-pack consumer non-durables sold in big-box stores.
The ASTM D6804-02 Standard Guide for Hand Hole Design in Corrugated Boxes provides general guidelines, but concedes, “It is not intended to provide specific information on the design of hand holes.” A CPG user of corrugated boxes with hand holes needs application-specific knowledge—otherwise, the boxes might prove to be unfit for their intended purposes.
