Patent ID: 6866185

Claim:
An enclosed carton for carrying a plurality of containers, the carton having a closed end and an exiting end, the carton comprising: a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panels and end flaps for closing each end of the carton, said end of the carton opposite the exiting end having a locking slot near the bottom panel, the bottom panel having a tilt platform far elevating the end of the carton opposite the exiting end when the carton is resting on a flat surface, said tilt platform being formed out of said bottom panel and having a bottom wall designed to rest on the surface on which the carton is placed, the bottom wall being foldably connected to two side walls for supporting the tilt platform, said bottom wall being foldably connected to two end walls with the end wall closest to the end opposite the exiting end being foldably connected to the bottom panel of the carton) the other end wall being foldably connected to a locking flap which is secured into said locking slot to hold the tilt platform in an elevated position in relation to the bottom panel of the carton, wherein the bottom wall of the tilt platform has a center, said bottom wall being foldably attached to the two side walls by arcuate fold lines, each of which extends into each end wall to form a quarter panel adjacent each end wall and said wall to facilitate folding the tilt platform into its proper form, said arcuate fold lines being closest to each other near the center of the bottom wall.