Patent ID: 7604157

Claim:
A carton in combination with a plurality of articles, the plurality of articles comprising containers having a diameter, the carton comprising: a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprises a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel; at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the end flaps at least partially close an end of the carton, a dispenser for allowing removal of articles from the carton, the dispenser comprising a dispenser panel that is at least partially defined by a tear line in the carton and is for being at least partially removed for at least further opening a dispenser opening, the dispenser opening being for removing articles from the carton, in the top panel, the tear line comprising a first lateral portion extending from proximate a first edge of the top panel to proximate a second edge of the top panel and a second lateral portion extending from proximate the first edge to proximate the second edge, the first and second lateral portions of the tear line being respectively spaced apart from a third edge and a fourth edge of the top panel to define respective edges of the dispenser panel; and the dispenser comprises a hinge and a pivotable flap adjacent the dispenser opening, the pivotable flap being pivotable at the hinge to expand the dispenser opening, the pivotable flap comprising at least a portion of the top panel, at least a portion of at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, and at least a portion of the closed end, the hinge comprising at least one fold line in the at least two end flaps, the at least one fold line being spaced apart from the bottom panel by a first minimum distance and being spaced apart from the top panel by a second minimum distance, the first minimum distance being greater than the second minimum distance, the first and second lateral portions of the tear line being spaced apart a first distance corresponding to a width of the dispenser panel, and the first lateral portion of the tear line being spaced apart from one of a third edge and a fourth edge of the top panel by a second distance corresponding to a width of the pivotable flag in the top panel, the sum of the first distance and the second distance being approximately equal to the diameter of the containers.