Patent ID: 7690554

Claim:
A carton for packaging a product, said carton formed from a single blank of material and comprising: a front panel; an opposite rear panel spaced a distance from said front panel, said rear panel substantially parallel to said front panel; a plurality of side panels oriented substantially perpendicularly to said front panel; a top comprising a tear strip formed integrally therewith, at least a first cut line extending substantially parallel to the tear strip, and at least a second cut line extending substantially perpendicular to the tear strip and across substantially an entire width of the top, the tear strip being removable from the top to facilitate removing product from the carton, and the second cut line being configured to facilitate removal of at least a portion of the top from the carton; a bottom opposite the top; and a plurality of miter panels extending contiguously with said side panels, said front panel, and said rear panels, wherein said front panel, said rear panel, and said plurality of side panels each extend between said top and said bottom, and wherein a portion of one of said miter panels is configured to secure said rear panel to at least one of said side panels such that sifting of the product from said carton is facilitated to be prevented when said carton is fully assembled.