Patent ID: 7427011

Claim:
A carton for handling a plurality of articles, the carton comprising: (a) a bottom panel, a first side panel, a top panel, and a second side panel being hingedly connected to form a tubular carton having opposite open ends that are closed with opposite end wall structures, wherein at least one of the end wall structures comprises a top end flap hingedly connected to the top panel, a side end flap hingedly connected to each side panel, a bottom end flap hingedly connected to the bottom panel, and means for securing the end flaps together in a closed position; (b) the carton having a first aperture in the top end flap, the aperture configured so that at least a portion of a person's hand can be extended through the first aperture; and (c) the carton having an insert secured to at least one of the end wall structures having the first aperture, the insert having a second aperture that is sufficiently aligned with the first aperture such that at least a portion of a person's hand can be inserted through the aligned apertures, wherein the insert allows articles to be loaded through one of said opposite open ends, the insert having at least two sidewalls defining an opening corresponding to one of the opposite open end.