Patent ID: 6902104

Claim:
A carton comprising a plurality of walls including a top wall, a pair of opposed side walls connected to side edges of said top wail and an end wall interconnecting said side walls defining an upper corner of the carton and an article dispenser for dispensing articles from the carton, said dispenser including a detachable portion of the carton formed from said top, side and end walls, said detachable portion being connected to said top, side and end walls by a detachable connection to be detached from the carton to define an opening for exposing at least an endmost article for removal, at least one of said side walls comprising a tear initiation arrangement for facilitating a user's cross-tearing motion for detaching said detachable portion along said detachable connection, wherein said detachable connection of said detachable portion comprises a frangible line of joinder for defining an edge of said opening, said frangible line extending from said tear initiation arrangement of said at least one side wall into said top and end walls, and wherein said tear initiation arrangement comprises a hinged flap formed from said at least one side wall to be inwardly displaceable to define a finger aperture.