Patent ID: 8622280

Claim:
A carton for holding a plurality of articles, the carton being formed from a primary blank and at least a first reinforcing blank, the carton comprising: a first side panel; a bottom panel; a second side panel; a top panel comprising at least one handle feature; at least one first end flap at least partially closing a first end of the carton; at least one second end flap at least partially closing a second end of the carton, wherein the first reinforcing blank is adhered to the primary blank at the first end of the carton, at which end the carton is multi-ply; and a dispensing feature in the primary blank, the dispensing feature comprises a dispenser for allowing access to the articles in the carton, the dispenser comprises a dispenser panel that is at least partially removable from the carton to create a dispenser opening for removing at least one of the articles from the carton, wherein the dispenser panel is at least partially defined by a first tear line extending in at least the first side panel and a second tear line extending in at least the second side panel, the dispensing feature further comprising a fold line connecting the first tear line to the second tear line; wherein the first tear line defines a first portion of the dispenser panel in at least a portion of the top panel, the second tear line defines a second portion of the dispenser panel in at least a portion of the top panel, and at least a portion of the first portion of the dispenser panel overlaps at least a portion of the second portion of the dispenser panel.