Patent ID: 7004897

Claim:
A blank for forming an enclosed carton for a plurality of containers in at least two rows, with a top row and a bottom row, the blank comprising: a) a first bottom flap connected to one edge of a first side panel by a first fold line, a top panel connected at one edge to an opposite edge of the first side panel by a second fold line, a second side panel connected at one edge to an opposite edge of the top panel by a third fold line, and a second bottom flap connected to the opposite edge of the second side panel by a fourth fold line; b) a first side end flap joined to one end of the first side panel by a fifth fold line, and a second side end flap joined to a corresponding end of the second side panel by a sixth fold line and a top end flap connected to the top panel by a seventh fold line; c) a tear line extending across the first and second side end flaps to a first point, thereupon the tear line is turned and extends longitudinally along the first and second side end flaps toward the fifth and sixth fold lines, respectively, to a second point closer to the top end flap, whereupon the tear line is turned and extends along the side panels adjacent the second and third fold lines to a further point at which the tear line intersects with a line of weakness extending across the top panel; and d) the tear line defining a removable opening section of the enclosed carton for forming dispenser opening when the enclosed carton is formed from the blank.