Patent ID: 8556160

Claim:
A carton, comprising: an enclosure extending at least partially around an interior of the carton, the enclosure comprising a bottom panel having opposite first and second edges, a first side panel extending upwardly from proximate the first edge of the bottom panel, a top panel having opposite first and second edges, the first side panel extending downwardly from proximate the first edge of the top panel, and a second side panel extending downwardly from proximate the second edge of the top panel, so that the interior is positioned between the top and bottom panels, and the interior is positioned between the first and second side panels, wherein the second side panel comprises an access feature for providing access to the interior; a cover panel extending upwardly from proximate the second edge of the bottom panel, so that the second side panel is positioned between the interior and the cover panel, and the cover panel covers at least a portion of each of the second side panel and the access feature, wherein the cover panel has opposite first and second end edges, the first and second end edges of the cover panel extend upwardly from proximate the second edge of the bottom panel, and the first and second end edges of the cover panel extend divergently with respect to one another in an upward direction; expandable connections between the cover panel and the enclosure, the expandable connections being spaced apart from one another, and the expandable connections being expandable so that the cover panel is for being moved outwardly relative to the enclosure, from an inner configuration to an outer configuration, to at least partially define an upwardly open space for being open to the interior by way of the access feature of the second side panel, and the expandable connections connect the cover panel to the enclosure in both of the inner and outer configurations; and an expandable connection of the expandable connections comprises a first triangular pleat panel having an edge foldably connected to the first end edge of the cover panel at an oblique fold line, and a second triangular pleat panel connected to the first triangular pleat panel.