Patent ID: 7870957

Claim:
A package, comprising: a plurality of articles disposed on sides thereof in a matrix arrangement including a plurality of laterally orientated rows and at least a first longitudinally orientated column, the laterally oriented rows including a lowermost row defining a first lowermost position in said first longitudinally oriented column, a second lowermost row disposed above the lowermost row, said second lowermost row defining a second lowermost position in said first longitudinally oriented column, and a third lowermost row disposed above the second lowermost row, the third lowermost row defining a third lowermost position in said first longitudinally oriented column; a carton for enclosing said articles; and a partition insert disposed at least partially inside said carton, the partition insert for insulating said articles from one another and for facilitating dispensing of said articles, said partition insert comprising: a longitudinal partition structure extending longitudinally alongside said first longitudinally oriented column of articles; and at least one lateral partition structure connected to said longitudinal partition structure for movement from an initial partitioning position where said at least one lateral partition structure is disposed substantially laterally between the second and third lowermost positions in said first longitudinally oriented column to a second partitioning position where said at least one lateral partition structure is disposed substantially laterally between the first and second lowermost positions in said first longitudinally oriented column such that said at least one lateral partition structure moves from the initial partitioning position to the second partitioning position when an article in the first longitudinally oriented column descents from the third lowermost position to the second lowermost position.