Patent ID: 7780003

Claim:
A package comprising: a carton enclosing a plurality of containers; the carton comprising: two ends including an exiting end; four panels connected to the two ends, the four panels including a first panel connected to a second panel the first panel connected to a third panel, and a fourth panel opposite the first panel; the first panel, the second panel, and the exiting end meet at a first corner; the first panel, the third panel, and the exiting end meet at a second corner; a first panel flap connected to the first panel along a first fold line, a second panel flap connected to the second panel, a third panel flap connected to the third panel, and a fourth panel flap connected to the fourth panel; the first panel flap, the second panel flap, the third panel flap, and the fourth panel flap form the exiting end; a dispensing flap at the exiting end; the dispensing flap including a first section and a second section; the first section and the second section being connected along the first fold line; the first section being defined at least partially by the first fold line; the second section being defined at least partially by the first fold line, a first tear line, and a second tear line; the first tear line extending at least partially along and collinear with a second fold line; wherein the first section is defined at least partially by a third tear line and a fourth tear line; the third tear line extending from the first corner and the fourth tear line extending from the second corner; wherein the dispensing flap extends from the first corner to the second corner in the first panel and in the exiting end; wherein the third tear line and the fourth tear line converge towards each other from the first corner and the second corner, respectively, to at least partially define the first section; and wherein all the containers are retained in the carton when the dispensing flap is separated along the first tear line.