Patent ID: 7296731

Claim:
A carton comprising top and bottom opposed walls interconnected by a pair of side walls to form a tubular body for accommodating a plurality of articles; a pair of end closure structures for at least partially closing opposite ends of the tubular body; and an article dispenser provided by a first removable portion of the carton defined by an endless tear line, the endless tear line comprising: a first portion formed in the top wall and extending between an end edge of the top wall and a side edge of the top wall; a second portion formed in one of the side walls and extending from the side edge of the top wall to an end edge of the side wall; and a third portion formed in one of the end closure structures and extending between the end edge of the top wall and the end edge of the side wall, wherein the one end closure structure comprises a top end flap hingedly connected to the end edge of the top wall and a side end flap hingedly connected to the end edge of the one side wall, the top end flap extending downwardly from the top wall, the side end flap extending from the one side wall toward the other side wall, and the third portion of the endless tear line comprises a first sub-portion and a second subportion, the first sub-portion being formed in the top end flap, the second sub-portion being formed in the side end flap, wherein the one end closure structure further comprises a bottom end flap hingedly connected to an end edge of the bottom wall, the bottom end flap extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the third portion of the endless tear line further comprises a third sub-portion formed in the bottom end flap, the third sub-portion interconnecting the first and second sub-portions.