Carton and blank therefor

A carton for packaging one or more articles, the carton comprising:

• a plurality of main or primary panels defining an interior of the carton including a first panel and a second panel hinged to the first panel along a first fold line, the first panel having a first corner edge extending obliquely with respect to the first fold line such that a first, obtuse, angle is defined between the first corner edge and the first fold line, the carton comprising an opening feature which is at least partially removable from the carton, the opening feature comprising a removable panel defined at least in part by a first tear line and a second tear line which define opposing side edges of the removable panel respectively, the first and second tear lines each extending from the first fold line into the first panel, wherein the first tear line is located closer to the first corner edge than the second tear line, a first notional line is interposed between the first and second tear lines such that the first notional line is disposed at a right angle with respect to each of the first fold line and a second fold line in the second panel, a second, acute, angle is defined between the first notional line and at least part of the first tear line, the carton comprises a group of generally cylindrical articles each having an end and a cylindrical axis, the group of articles is received in an interior of the carton such that cylindrical axes of the articles extend generally perpendicularly to a plane of the first panel, the group of articles is arranged in a plurality of rows of articles comprising a first row and a second row, the first row extends along the second panel, the second row is disposed along the first row such that the articles of the second row are nested with the articles of the first row, a second notional line extends between a centre of the end of one of the articles in the first row and a centre of the end of an adjacent one of the articles in the second row, a third angle is defined between the second notional line and a first notional line, the third angle is generally equal to a second, acute, angle.

A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising a plurality of primary panels for defining an interior of the carton, the plurality of primary panels comprising:

• a first panel;
• and
• a second panel hinged to the first panel along a first fold line;
• the first panel having a first corner edge extending obliquely with respect to the first fold line such that an obtuse angle is defined between the first corner edge and the first fold line, the blank further comprising:
• an opening feature which is at least partially removable from a carton formed from the blank, the opening feature comprising:
• a removable panel defined at least in part by a first tear line and a second tear line which define opposing side edges of the removable panel respectively, the first and second tear lines each extending from the first fold line into the first panel, the first tear line being located closer to the first corner edge than the second tear line;
• wherein a first notional line is interposed between the first and second tear lines such that the first notional line is disposed at a right angle with respect to each of the first fold line and a second fold line in the second panel, wherein a first acute angle is defined between the first notional line and the first corner edge;
• wherein a second acute angle is defined between the first notional line and at least part of the first tear line;
• and
• wherein the first acute angle is equal to or greater than the second acute angle.