Patent ID: 8424677

Claim:
A carton for carrying a plurality of articles, the carton comprises: a top panel and at least one side panel foldably connected to the top panel, the least one side panel has a first retention feature for retaining a first portion of at least one of the plurality of articles, and a second retention feature for retaining a second portion of the at least one of the plurality of articles, the first retention feature comprising at least two first openings and the second retention feature being spaced apart from the first retention feature, the second retention features comprising at least two second openings respectively aligned with a respective one of the at least two first openings and at least two retention flaps foldably connected at a respective fold line, the at least two retention flaps being positioned between the at least two second openings, the at least two retention flaps are inner retention flaps and the second retention feature comprises at least one outer retention flap, the at least one outer retention flap being foldably connected to the at least one side panel and being adjacent one of the at least two second openings, and the at least one outer retention flap is foldably connected to a tuck-in flap, the tuck in flap being fodably connected to the at least one side panel and being positioned in face-to-face contact with the at least one side panel.