Carton With Article Protection Insert

In combination, a carton blank and an article protection insert blank for forming a carton for containing a plurality of articles,

• the carton blank comprising:
• a plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, and a plurality of access features in the top panel for positioning the article protection insert blank;
• and
• the article protection insert blank comprising a middle portion, two outer portions and a plurality of features for engaging a respective article of the plurality of articles,
• the plurality of access features being for aligning with the middle portion and two outer portions of the article protection insert when the carton is formed from the carton blank and being for positioning the article protection insert blank from a first position wherein the middle portion is generally coplanar with the two outer portions to a second position wherein the outer portions are folded relative to the middle portion and the plurality of features engages a respective article of the plurality of articles.