Patent ID: 7467713
Filing Date: 2008-12-23
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A method of dispensing containers, the method comprising: a. providing a carton having a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel and a second side panel, a closed end, and an exiting end, the carton enclosing containers in at least two tiers, each container having ends and a side; b. resting the carton on the first side panel to arrange the containers on their side in at least two stacks, each stack corresponding to a tier and comprising a plurality of layers of said containers; and c. forming an opening by removing a portion of the second side panel adjacent the exiting end and a portion of the exiting end adjacent the second side panel from the carton, the opening permitting removal of said containers from the stacks and preventing the containers from rolling out of the carton.