Patent ID: 7328834

Claim:
A method for dispensing a cylindrical container from an opening in an enclosed carton that contains a plurality of cylindrical containers in a plurality of rows, including a bottom row, and a second row adjacent the bottom row, with each said container having a diameter and two ends, said carton having two ends with one end being an exiting end, the carton including a. a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panels; b. said exiting end having a bottom and a top tear line extending thereacross for forming the opening, said bottom tear line having a height from said bottom panel that is less than the diameter of a container in the bottom row, but at a sufficient height to prevent any container in the bottom row from automatically exiting when said opening is created when the carton is on a horizontal plane, said top tear line having a height from said bottom panel that is greater than the diameter of a container to be contained in the bottom row of containers and at a sufficient height from said bottom panel to prevent any container in the second row from automatically exiting the carton when the carton is on a horizontal plane; c. said top and bottom tear lines extending into said side panels a sufficient distance and turning toward each other a sufficient distance to permit said top and bottom tear lines to be separated to expose the ends of a container in the second row adjacent said exiting end to permit grasping and removal of the container in the second row adjacent said exiting end from the carton; said method comprising: placing the carton so that the bottom panel is in an approximately horizontal plane, separating said top and bottom tear lines to create the opening, grasping the ends of a container in the second row adjacent the dispenser opening, and removing the container from the carton through the opening.