Patent ID: 7134593

Claim:
An enclosed carton for a plurality of containers in a plurality of rows, including a first row and a second row above the first row, the carton comprising: a. a top panel, two side panels, a bottom panel, and two closed ends, at least one of which is an exiting end; b. top and bottom tear lines that extend across the exiting end and into at least one side panel of the two side panels, the tear lines defining an opening flap that is capable of creating an opening between the tear lines; c. the bottom tear line being spaced above the bottom panel; d. when the opening flap is at least partially removed: (1) the container in the first row adjacent the exiting end and the container in the second row adjacent the exiting end are both prevented from rolling out of the carton, and (2) the container in the second row adjacent the exiting end can be removed from the carton through the opening prior to removal of the container in the first row adjacent the exiting end.