Patent ID: 7743944
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A method of dispensing beverage containers from a carton, comprising: providing a substantially parallelepipedal carton having a first side panel, a second side panel foldably attached to the first side panel, a third side panel foldably attached to the second side panel, a fourth side panel foldably attached to the third side panel, at least one end flap foldably connected to at least one of the side panels forming a first end of the carton, at least one end flap foldably connected to at least one of the side panels forming a second end of the carton, and a first dispenser section defined in part by at least one breachable line of disruption, the first dispenser section extends across an entire width of the second side panel and comprises at least a portion of at least one of the first and third side panels, the carton comprising a tear feature extending across at least the first side panel, the second side panel, and the fourth side panel and a hinge extending across at least the third side panel, the tear feature comprising a first tear feature extending across the first and second side panels, and a second tear feature extending across the fourth side panel, the hinge extending from respective ends of the first and second tear features; providing a plurality of beverage containers accommodated in the carton in at least two rows and at least two columns; separating the carton at at least three of the sides into a first carton section and a second carton section, the separating the carton comprising tearing the carton at the tear feature to divide each of the first side panel, the second side panel, and the fourth side panel into respective first and second portions, the first portions of the first side panel, the second side panel, and the fourth side panel comprising the first carton section and the second portions of the first side panel, the second side panel, and the fourth side panel comprising the second carton section; pivoting the first and second carton sections at the hinge to place the first and second carton sections in a side-by-side configuration, wherein removing at least one of the first plurality of beverage containers through the opened first dispenser section.