Patent ID: 7874477

Claim:
A method of removing containers from a carton, the method comprising: obtaining a carton, the carton comprising: a bottom panel; a top panel including a corner; a first side panel foldably connected to the top panel; a second side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a first fold line including an end section; a first plurality of end flaps at a first end of the carton, the first plurality of end flaps including a first top end flap foldably connected to the top panel at a second fold line, the second fold line including an end section, the end section of the first fold line and the end section of the second fold line intersecting with one another at the corner of the top panel; a second plurality of end flaps at a second end of the carton; and at least one tear line defining a dispenser flap at least in the top panel, a section of the at least one tear line being coextensive with a section of one of the first and second fold lines, and the dispenser flap being adjacent to the first top end flap and the second side panel, wherein the carton encloses a plurality of containers, each container of the plurality of containers having substantially the same size and shape and having a top end, a longitudinal axis, and a bottom end; forming a dispenser opening in at least the top panel of the carton, comprising tearing the dispenser flap at least partially along the at least one tear line, comprising tearing the section of the at least one tear line that is coextensive with the section of one of the first and second fold lines, wherein after the forming of the dispenser opening, the dispenser flap remains pivotably attached by an end section, which is selected from the group consisting of the end section of the first fold line and the end section of the second fold line, to a remainder of the carton, and the remainder of the carton contains the containers; and removing containers from the remainder of the carton through the dispenser opening.