Patent ID: 7568611
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A carton comprising: top and bottom opposed walls hingedly interconnected by a pair of side walls to form a tubular body having an interior; an end closure structure for at least partially closing each of opposite ends of said tubular body; a buttress arrangement provided by each of said end closure structures, each of said buttress arrangements being disposed within said interior and extending vertically between said top and bottom walls to enhance the stacking strength of said carton; and an article dispenser provided at at least one of said opposite ends, said article dispenser at said at least one end being provided by a removable portion of said carton to define an opening for exposing articles for removal from said carton, said removable portion being defined by a frangible line extending across said top wall at a distance spaced from said at least one end, said frangible line further extending from said top wall across each of said side walls toward said bottom wall to a point on a fold line between said each side wall and said bottom wall, said point being positioned at a distance from said one end to control undesired tear of said side walls along said frangible line when said carton undergoes vertical compression, wherein a depressible tear initiation tab is defined in said top wall by a portion of said frangible line, said depressible tear initiation tab being disposed at a position offset from an upper end of either one of said buttress arrangements.