Patent ID: 7757934
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A carton in combination with a plurality of generally cylindrical containers contained in an interior of the carton, wherein the containers have a common diameter, the carton comprising: a bottom panel; a first side panel positioned at a side of the carton, the first side being foldably connected to the bottom panel; a top panel positioned at a top of the carton, the top panel being foldably connected to the first side panel; a second side panel foldably connected to the top panel; an exiting end panel positioned at an end of the carton, the exiting end panel comprising a top exiting end flap foldably connected to the top panel and a first side exiting end flap foldably connected to the first side panel, the top exiting end flap and the first side exiting end flap being respectively foldably connected to one of the top panel and the first side panel at a longitudinally extending fold line; a corner dispenser defined at least in part by a dispenser pattern extending through the top panel, the first side panel, and the exiting end panel, wherein the first side panel, the exiting end panel, and the top panel meet at a first upper corner, the second side panel, the exiting end panel, and the top panel meet at a second upper corner, the dispenser pattern is disposed around the first corner and comprises a first tear line extending across the side exiting end flap and the first side panel, the first tear line extending at a height above the bottom panel that is at least twenty percent of the diameter, the first tear line extending perpendicular to the longitudinally extending fold line and extending from the longitudinally extending fold line to an edge of the side exiting end flap, and a second tear line extending across the first side panel and upwardly toward the top panel, the second tear line extending a depth into the first side panel that is at least ninety percent of the diameter, a third tear line extending from the second tear line and across the top panel, wherein the third tear line is arcuate along at least a majority of its length, a fourth tear line extending downwardly from the top panel and through the exiting end panel, the dispenser pattern defines a dispenser flap that is at least partially separable along the dispenser pattern to form an upper corner dispenser opening at the first upper corner, the carton comprises an access feature in the side panel for providing access to the dispenser flap to initiate separation of the dispenser flap from the carton, the access feature being located between respective ends of the first tear line and the second tear line, the respective ends are located in the first side panel and removal of the dispenser flap removes the first upper corner so that the upper corner dispenser opening is open to the interior of the carton at each of the top of the carton, the side of the carton and the end of the carton, and leaves the second upper corner intact.