Patent ID: 8033449

Claim:
A blank for forming a carton, the carton being for holding a plurality of cylindrical containers in a dispensing configuration, the blank comprising: a first section and a second section, each of the first and second sections comprising a first side panel, a second side panel foldably attached to the first side panel, a third side panel foldably attached to the second side panel, a fourth side panel foldably attached to the third side panel, and a first end flap, a second end flap, a third end flap, and a fourth end flap, each end flap being respectively foldably attached to one of the first side panel, second side panel, third side panel, and fourth side panel along a lateral fold line, the end flaps being arranged along respective marginal areas of the blank; a tear feature extending between at least a portion of the first section and the second section and separating the first side panels, the second side panels, and the fourth side panels, the tear feature comprising a first tear feature extending across the first and second side panels and a second tear feature extending across the fourth side panels; a hinge extending across at least the third side panels and extending from respective ends of the first and second tear features; and a dispenser pattern forming a dispenser section that is at least partially removable to form a dispenser opening in at least one of the first and second sections in the carton formed from the blank, the dispenser section comprising at least a portion of at least one of the first side panel of the first section and the second side panel of the first section, wherein the dispenser section is at least partially defined by a dispenser fold that is collinear with the lateral fold line of the first section.