Carton with dispenser

A blank for forming a carton, comprising:

• a first side panel;
• a top panel;
• a second side panel;
• a bottom panel;
• a first side exiting end flap extending from the first side panel and along a first marginal area of the blank;
• a top exiting end flap extending from the top panel and along the first marginal area of the blank;
• a second side exiting end flap extending from the second side panel and along the first marginal area of the blank;
• a bottom exiting end flap foldably connected to the bottom panel at a fold line, the bottom exiting end flap having a notch in the bottom exiting end flap that terminates proximate to, but spaced apart from, the fold line;
• at least one second end flap extending along a second marginal area of the blank;
• and
• a dispenser pattern extending through at least the top panel, the first side exiting end flap, and the second side exiting end flap, wherein the dispenser portion comprises:
• a first oblique tear line extending through the first side exiting end flap;
• and
• a second oblique tear line extending through the second side exiting end flap,
• wherein when the carton is formed, the first and second oblique tear lines terminate adjacent to one another at respective end points that form the termination of a V-shaped section, the end points being proximate to and spaced from the bottom panel.

A carton and a plurality of containers therein, the containers having at least one common diameter and being arranged in the carton to have a plurality of rows, the carton comprising:

• a first side panel;
• a top panel;
• a second side panel;
• an exiting end panel at an exiting end of the carton;
• a bottom panel;
• and
• a dispenser section having a substantially V-shaped section in the exiting end panel that terminates in a lower portion of the exiting end panel spaced above the bottom panel, the dispenser section being defined by a dispenser pattern extending at least through the top panel and the exiting end panel, the dispenser pattern comprising:
• a first oblique end line extending across the exiting end panel;
• and
• a second oblique end line extending across the exiting end panel, the first and second oblique end lines defining an angle in the exiting end panel and forms at least a portion of the V-shaped section, wherein
• the dispenser section is at least partially separable along the dispenser pattern to form a dispenser opening in the carton, and wherein
• after separating the dispenser section from the exiting end panel, the exiting end panel is left with a first end retaining section and a second end retainer section, at least one of the end retainer sections retaining at least one of the containers in a topmost row of the containers.

A carton for containing a plurality of articles, comprising:

• a plurality of walls including a bottom wall spaced from a top wall, a pair of spaced side walls and a pair of spaced end walls, the side and end walls extending between the top and bottom walls;
• a plurality of flaps extending from at least some of the walls, the end walls being formed by combinations of the flaps;
• and
• a dispenser portion for dispensing articles from the carton formed in at least one of the end walls, the dispenser portion having a substantially V-shaped portion defined by a first tear line formed in one of the end flaps and a second tear line formed in another of the end flaps, the first and second tear lines terminating adjacent each other and spaced from the bottom wall, the dispenser portion being separable from the carton along at least the first and second tear lines to define a dispenser opening for exposing an articles for removal from the carton.