Patent ID: 7147143
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A carton for dispensing articles, comprising: a plurality of panels defining an end of said carton; a seam formed from at least a pair of said panels and defined in said end of said carton; a displaceable portion detachably connected to said carton end to be at least partially detached from said carton for exposing an endmost article for removal from said carton, said displaceable portion at least partially defined by a frangible line in said carton end; and an opening assist defined in said end of said carton such that said opening assist at least partially traverses said seam, wherein said opening assist comprises a push tab defined at least in part by a segment of said frangible line, said segment extending entirely across said seam to facilitate detachment of said displaceable portion along said segment, said push tab being hingedly connected to said displacable portion to be movable from an initial position to a pushed position where said push tab extends into said carton, said push tab being formed at least in part from said displacable portion such that a recess is defined in said displacable portion upon movement of said push tab into said pushed position.