Patent ID: 6991107

Claim:
An enclosed carton for carrying a plurality of cylindrical containers each with two ends and a diameter, and an axis between the ends, with the containers stacked upon their ends in two tiers with a plurality of layers of containers in each tier, the carton having two ends, at least one of which is an exiting end capable of permitting containers to exit the carton, the carton having a length between the two ends approximately equal to the sum of the diameters of the number of containers to be contained in a layer in a tier, the carton comprising: a. a bottom panel, a top panel, a bottom side panel adjacent to said bottom panel and said top panel, and a top side panel adjacent to said bottom panel end said top panel, the carton having a width between the bottom side and top side panels approximately equal to the sum obtained by multiplying the diameter of a container to be contained in a layer by the number of layers in a tier, the carton being designed so that the axes of the cylindrical containers are perpendicular to said bottom panel when placed in the carton; b. said exiting end having a bottom tear line that extends at least partially across said exiting end spaced from said bottom side panel on which the carton is designed to rest when dispensing containers at a distance from said bottom side panel sufficient to restrain at least the layer of containers adjacent said bottom side panel from rolling out, a tear line in said exiting end extending from said bottom tear line adjacent to said top panel into said top side panel a sufficient distance and location to permit a person to grasp and remove a container one at a time from the tier that is adjacent said top side panel, said tear line extending into said exiting end adjacent said bottom panel, with all of said tear lines being interconnected to form a dispenser; c. a divider to be placed between the tiers of containers as the carton is filled with containers, the divider having a width slightly less than the width of the carton, the divider having a length greater that the length of the carton, the divider having two ends, with one end to be placed adjacent the exiting end of the carton, said one end having a split that extends a distance into the divider so that said one end of the divider can be folded so it is perpendicular to the rest of the divider, with a portion of said one end of the divider being on one side of the split, said portion being located adjacent to where the dispenser is opened by tearing the tear lines, said split in the divider being located so that said portion of the divider can be moved to be adjacent one tier of containers so containers in the other tier can be removed from the carton without being impeded by the divider when the dispenser is open; and d. means to close the carton.