Patent ID: 8272559

Claim:
A method of erecting a pack, comprising: obtaining a blank, the blank comprising: a top panel; at least one bottom panel; a first side panel; a second side panel; a first retaining structure at a first end of the blank, two first apertures being formed in the blank adjacent to the first retaining structure; and a second retaining structure at a second end of the blank, two second apertures being formed in the blank adjacent to the second retaining structure; placing a packet on the top panel; placing a container on the packet, an upper portion of the container comprising a rim; and at least partially closing the blank around the container to form a carton, such that the first retaining structure at least partially extends across a first end of the carton and the second retaining structure at least partially extends across a second end of the carton, wherein at least one of the first retaining structure and the second retaining structure engages an underside of the rim of the container, and wherein at least a portion of the packet extends through at least one of the two first apertures and the two second apertures after the at least partially closing the blank around the container.