Patent ID: 8887952
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: A47F,B65D

Abstract:
1. An enclosed carton for carrying a plurality of containers in two rows, with a top row and a bottom row, said containers each having a diameter and an axis, the containers in the top row including a first container and a second container, the second container contacting the first container; the carton comprising: a top panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a bottom panel, and closed ends, at least one of which is an exiting end; the exiting end being formed of end flaps; the first container contacting the exiting end; the containers in the bottom row including an end container; the end container contacting the exiting end; a dispenser which can be flipped over at the exiting end to form an opening through which the containers may be removed; the dispenser comprising portions of the carton; the portions including a portion of the top panel, a portion of the first side panel, a portion of the second side panel, and a portion of the exiting end; said portions being defined by a tear line extending across the top panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, and the exiting end; the tear line extending across the top panel spaced between the axis of the first container and the axis of the second container; the tear line in the exiting end extending the entirety of the distance between the first side panel and the second side panel; a finger flap located along the tear line in the top panel; the finger flap is located between the axis of the first container and the axis of the second container; the tear line in the exiting end separating the portion of the exiting end comprising the dispenser from a bottom end structure; the bottom end structure having a height above the bottom panel that is less than the diameter of said end container; and wherein, when the dispenser is flipped over along the tear line in the exiting end, a basket is formed, the basket catching the first container as the dispenser is flipped over along the tear line in the exiting end.