Patent ID: 7823732

Claim:
A carton for storing and displaying a plurality of articles, the carton comprising: a bottom panel; opposing front and rear panels extending from opposing first and second edges of the bottom panel; opposing first and second side panels extending from opposing third and fourth edges of the bottom panel; and a top panel extending from the rear and second side panels opposite the bottom panel; wherein a first gap is defined at and between a lateral edge of the first side panel, a lateral edge of the front panel, and the third edge of the bottom panel; wherein the carton is configured to permit viewing of contained product from a front face at least partially defined by the front panel, a side face at least partially defined by the first side panel, and a top face at least partially defined by the top panel; and further wherein the first side panel defines a height relative to an extension thereof from the bottom panel, and the rear panel defines a height relative to an extension thereof from the bottom panel, and wherein the height of the first side panel is less than the height of the rear panel to define an opening in the side face.