Patent ID: 7568612

Claim:
A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprising: a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels including a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel; the top panel connected to the first side panel along a first fold line; the top panel connected to the second side panel along a second fold line; at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the end flaps are overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially close a first end of the carton; the at least two end flaps including a first top end flap connected to the top panel along a third fold line; and a dispenser panel that is at least partially defined by a tear line and an access flap, the access flap disposed in the top panel for initiating removal of the dispenser panel, the tear line comprising a first oblique portion extending from the access flap across the top panel, the tear line then extending across the first fold line into the first side panel, a second oblique portion extending from the access flap across the top panel to the second fold line, a third portion extending along the second fold line, and a fourth oblique portion extending in the top panel from the third portion to the third fold line, the tear line then extending across the third fold line into the first top end flap.