Carton with dispenser

Abstract

A package includes an article group of at least one row of cylindrical articles enclosed by a carton. The carton includes a plurality of walls and an article dispenser opening formed at the region of intersection of planes of the top wall, the opposed side walls and the end wall. A portion of the article dispenser opening is defined by an end wall severance line having all points disposed at elevations at a distance as measured from the plane of the top wall no greater than the diameter of the substantially cylindrical articles that lie in an upper row of the group. Another portion of the article dispenser opening is defined by side wall severance lines a portion of which is at a distance less than the diameter away from the base wall. No portion of either side wall severance line is oblique with respect to the top wall.

1 . A package comprising: 
 an article group formed of at least one row of substantially cylindrical articles having a diameter and opposing ends disposed on sides thereof in a side-by-side parallel fashion; and    a carton enclosing said article group, the carton including: 
 a plurality of walls including a top wall, a base wall, a pair of opposed side walls connected to side edges of said top wall and side edges of said base wall, and an end wall interconnecting said opposed side walls; and  
 an article dispenser formed at a region of intersection of planes of said top wall, said opposed side walls and said end wall, said article dispenser comprising a detachable portion that is detachable to define an article dispenser opening;  
   wherein: 
 said article dispenser opening is defined at least in part by an end wall severance line extending across said end wall having all points thereof disposed at a distance as measured from the plane of said top wall that is no greater than the diameter of the substantially cylindrical articles;  
 said article dispenser opening is defined at least in part by a side wall severance line extending across a respective one of said opposed side walls from said plane of said top wall to said plane of said end wall;  
 all segments of said side wall severance line are substantially parallel to one of said top wall and said end wall and are disposed at a distance no greater than said diameter from said end wall; and  
 at least a segment of said side wall severance line is disposed at a distance no greater than said diameter from said base wall.  
   
   
   
       2 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein a portion of said article dispenser opening is defined by a top wall severance line extending across said top wall proximate said region of intersection of planes of said top wall, said opposed side walls and said end wall.  
   
   
       3 . The package of  claim 1 , further comprising tear initiation means.  
   
   
       4 . The package of  claim 1 , further comprising a stopper wall for retaining articles in said carton, said stopper wall formed from said end wall and defined by detaching said detachable portion.  
   
   
       5 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein said stopper wall comprises an upper edge defined by said end wall severance line.