Patent ID: 7175066

Claim:
A carton for shipping and displaying a product, comprising: a first, a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth, and a sixth side that together form a rectangular prism, wherein said first and said second sides are opposite each other, said third and said fourth sides are opposite each other, and said fifth and said sixth sides are opposite each other, and wherein said fifth and said sixth side are each formed from respective flaps extending respectively from said first, said second, said third and said fourth side, said flaps framing a first opening and a second opening in a central portion of said fifth and said sixth sides, respectively; a plurality of perforated lines and precut openings ( 350 ) through portions of said third, fourth, fifth, and sixth sides, said plurality of perforated lines and precut openings ( 350 ), in conjunction with said first and said second openings, circumscribing said carton such that said first and said second sides can be completely separated from each other, wherein each of said perforated lines begins and ends at said first opening, said second opening, or one of said precut openings ( 350 ), and only said precut openings ( 350 ) cross an edge of said carton, further wherein none of said perforated lines ( 322 ) along an end panel parallels an adjacent fold, and further wherein none of said perforated lines ( 322 ) along an end panel parallels another perforated line ( 322 ) along said end panel; and wherein said pre-cut openings ( 350 ) comprise a width of between about ¼ inches and about ⅝ inches.