Patent ID: 8181782

Claim:
A carton containing a plurality of cylindrical containers arranged on their sides in rows, the rows including at least a top row, the carton comprising: a first panel overlying the top row; a second panel connected to the first panel, and a third panel connected to the first panel; a fourth panel disposed opposite the first panel; a first end and a second end, the first end being formed of end flaps connected to the first, second, third and fourth panels; the first panel connected at said first end to a first end flap of the end flaps along a first fold line, the second panel connected at said first end to a second end flap of the end flaps along a second fold line, and the third panel connected at said first end to a third end flap of the end flaps along a third fold line; a dispenser comprising a first section and a second section connected along the first fold line; neither the first section nor the second section extends into the second or third panels; the dispenser being defined at least in part by (1) a first tear line that extends a first distance along the second fold line and then extends away from the second fold line into the first end, and (2) a second tear line that extends a second distance along the third fold line and then extends away from the third fold line into the first end; and the first and second tear lines being so configured that when the dispenser is separated along the first and second tear lines, the remainder of the first end will prevent any of the containers from rolling out of the carton.