Patent ID: 7571807

Claim:
A blank for forming a carton, comprising: a first side panel having opposite first and second edges; a top panel foldably connected to the first edge of the first side panel; a second side panel having opposite first and second edges, the top panel being foldably connected to the first edge of the second side panel; a bottom panel; at least one first end flap extending along a first marginal area of the blank; at least one second end flap extending along a second marginal area of the blank; and a plurality of display patterns, including a first display pattern defined in at least the top panel and the first side panel, and a second display pattern defined in at least the top panel and the second side panel, wherein the first display pattern defines at least one first side display panel in the first side panel and at least one first top display panel in the top panel, the first side display panel is foldably connected to the first top display panel, the first side display panel is at least partially separable from the first side panel along a portion of the first display pattern, and foldably connected to the first side panel at a first fold line that is positioned between, and spaced apart from, the first and second edges of the first side panel, so that the first fold line is spaced apart from the first edge of the first side panel by a first distance that extends in a direction, the first top display panel is at least partially separable from the top panel along a portion of the first display pattern, and foldably connected to the top panel at a second fold line that is distant from the first edge of the first side panels, the second display pattern defines at least one second side display panel in the second side panel and at least one second top display panel in the top panel, the second side display panel is foldably connected to the second top display panel, the second top display panel is at least partially separable from the top panel along a portion of the second display pattern, and foldably connected to the top panel at a third fold line that is distant from the first edge of the second side panel, the second side display panel is at least partially separable from the second side panel along a portion of the second display pattern, and foldably connected to the second side panel at a fourth fold line that is positioned between, and spaced apart from, the first and second edges of the second side panel, so that the fourth fold line is spaced apart from the first edge of the second side panel by a second distance that extends in the direction, and the first distance, which is between the first fold line and the first edge of the first side panel, is greater than the second distance, which is between the fourth fold line and the first edge of the second side panel.