Patent ID: 7942263
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A package supported on a horizontal shelf for dispensing contents of the package, the package comprising: a plurality of beverage containers arranged in an array and each having a longitudinal end and a longitudinal axis, the beverage containers each being oriented horizontally with its longitudinal axis oriented horizontally; an overlay member positioned proximate the longitudinal ends of the beverage containers; a dispenser formed in the overlay member; a dispenser flap adapted to be pulled outwardly from the overlay member while remaining attached to the overlay member to provide an opening through which at least one of the beverage containers may be removed from the package; an overwrap member enveloping at least a substantial portion of the array of beverage containers and the overlay member; and a portion of the overwrap member being weakened relative to a remainder of the overwrap member via a line of perforations in the overwrap member and being positioned relative to the dispenser to allow a user to puncture the overwrap member in the vicinity of the weakened portion and gain access to at least one of the beverage containers via the dispenser and remove the beverage containers in a horizontal direction generally in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the beverage container through the dispenser.