Patent ID: 7793821

Claim:
A carton comprising: a plurality of wall panels comprising two main panels, an intermediate panel positioned between and connected to the main panels, and a plurality of flap panels respectively formed by pairs of first flaps that are folded and adhered together, each of the first flaps being foldably connected to a respective one of the main panels; and a tear strip extending around the carton, the tear strip having an alternating series of narrow and wide regions, and the tear strip being formed by a plurality of removable links connected in series, each of the removable links being disposed in a respective one of the wall panels, and at least one of the removable links of the plurality of removable links comprising a first tear-away portion formed in a flap panel of the plurality of flap panels, wherein the first-away portion is at least partially formed by a first tear-away subportion in one of the first flaps of the flap panel and a second tear-away subportion in the other of the first flaps of the flap panel, the first tear-away subportion at least partially overlapping the second tear-away subportion, wherein the carton is convertible to a first tray and a second tray by removal of the tear strip.