Patent ID: 7401711

Claim:
A blank for forming a carton comprising: a first side panel; a top panel; a second side panel; a bottom panel; an adhesive flap; at least one first end flap extending along a first marginal area of the blank; at least one second end flap extending along a second marginal area of the blank; a tear line extending through at least the top panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel, respectively, wherein the tear line extends from the top panel into the first side panel in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the top panel for a distance to a first turn; the tear line then extending a first run distance in a second direction to a second turn; the tear line then extending in the first direction for a first rise distance to a third turn; the tear line then extending in the second direction through the first side panel into a first side panel end flap and through the second side panel into a second side panel end flap, respectively; the first direction being substantially perpendicular to the second direction, the first turn, second turn, and third turn being in the first side panel.