Patent ID: 8668114

Claim:
A system for dispensing products provided initially in a package, wherein the package comprises a plurality of panels and an activatable opening structure on at least one panel of the plurality of panels, the dispensing system comprising: (a) a frame being configured to support the package of products and including: (i) a first end section and a second end section, the first end section being opposed from the second end section along a longitudinal axis, (ii) a support deck extending at least partially between the first end section and the second end section, and (iii) a product display area; and (b) an opening tool associated with the frame, the opening tool engaging the activatable opening structure on the package to create an opening when the package is moved longitudinally along the support deck, thus allowing at least one of the products to longitudinally move along the axis at least partially through the opening and, ultimately, to the product display area.