Patent ID: 6869009

Claim:
An enclosed carton for carrying a plurality of containers, each container of the plurality of containers having substantially the same size and shape and having a top end and a bottom end, each bottom end having a bottom diameter, the carton comprising: (a) a bottom panel, top panel, first and second adjoining side panels attached to the top panel by first and second fold lines, and ends which are closed by foldably attached end flaps, the longitudinal axis of each container of the plurality of containers being perpendicular to the planes of the top and bottom panels and the top end of each container being located adjacent the top panel; and (b) a first dispenser opening located in the top panel and the first adjoining side panel, the first dispenser opening having a height approximately equal to the bottom diameter of one container of the plurality of containers; the first dispenser opening having a width equal to two to three times the bottom diameter of one container of the plurality of containers; the first dispenser opening being approximately equidistant between the ends of the carton; the first dispenser opening optionally being closed by a dispenser flap that is coextensive with the first dispenser opening; and the dispenser flap being defined by a first tear line extending across the top panel and the first adjoining side panel; and each container of the plurality of containers being dispensed through the dispenser opening by gravity feed.