Patent ID: 8752755

Claim:
A carton for holding a plurality of containers, the carton comprising: a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a first top panel foldably connected to the first side panel, and a second top panel foldably connected to the second side panel; at least one end wall at least partially forming a closed end of the carton, the at least one end wall comprising at least a top end flap foldably connected to the second top panel along a longitudinal fold line, a plurality of gussets, and a bottom end panel; and a tear line, at least a portion of the tear line extending at least partially across the second top panel; wherein the plurality of gussets comprises a first lower gusset, a second lower gusset, a first upper gusset, and a second upper gusset, at least a portion of the first upper gusset being foldably connected to the first top panel along the longitudinal fold line and being at least partially in face-to-face contact with an interior surface of the top end flap; the first upper gusset comprises a first upper gusset panel foldably connected to a second upper gusset panel, and the second upper gusset comprises a third upper gusset panel foldably connected to a fourth upper gusset panel; the bottom end panel is foldably connected to the bottom panel along the longitudinal fold line; and the second top panel at least partially overlaps the first top panel, the first upper gusset panel at least partially overlaps the second upper gusset panel, the third upper gusset panel at least partially overlaps the fourth upper gusset panel, and the second upper gusset panel and the fourth upper gusset panel at least partially overlap the bottom end panel.