Combination shipping carton and twin dispenser boxes

A combination shipping and dispensing carton, comprising:

• a bottom panel;
• a top panel;
• a first side panel adjacent to the bottom panel and to the top panel;
• a second side panel adjacent to the bottom panel and to the top panel, the second side panel having a box fold line;
• at least one first end flap closing a first end of the carton;
• at least one second end flap closing a second end of the carton;
• a first plurality of tear lines extending through the bottom panel, the first side panel, and the top panel;
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• a second plurality of tear lines extending through the bottom panel, the first side panel, and the top panel;
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• a cut line in the second side panel connecting the first and second pluralities of tear lines, the cut line and an opening flap fold line defining a starting flap in the second side panel, wherein
• the first and second pluralities of tear lines at least partially define an opening flap in the bottom panel, the first side panel, and the top panel,
• the opening flap is wider in the bottom panel than in the first side panel,
• when the opening flap is opened, the carton can be formed into first and second side-by-side dispensers by folding the second side panel along the box fold line,
• the first plurality of tear lines comprises a first side panel tear line that extends toward the top panel,
• the second plurality of tear lines comprises a second side panel tear line that extends toward the top panel, and
• the first and second side panel tear lines converge toward one another as they extend toward the top panel.

A combination shipping and dispensing carton and a plurality of pouches, the carton comprising:

• a bottom panel;
• a top panel;
• a first side panel adjacent to the bottom panel and to the top panel;
• a second side panel adjacent to the bottom panel and to the top panel, the second side panel having a box fold line;
• at least one first end flap closing a first end of the carton;
• at least one second end flap closing a second end of the carton;
• a first plurality of tear lines extending through the bottom panel, the first side panel, and the top panel, the first plurality of tear lines comprising:
• a first side panel tear line;
• a first top panel tear line;
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• a first bottom panel tear line;
• a second plurality of tear lines extending through the bottom panel, the first side panel, and the top panel, the second plurality of tear lines comprising:
• a second side panel tear line;
• a second top panel tear line;
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• a second bottom panel tear line, wherein the first and second side panel tear lines extend toward the at least one top panel and converge toward one another as they extend toward the top panel;
• an opening flap fold line connecting the first plurality of tear lines to the second plurality of tear lines;
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• a cut line in the second side panel connecting the first and second pluralities of tear lines, the cut line and the opening flap fold line defining a starting flap in the second side panel, wherein
• the first and second pluralities of tear lines and the opening flap fold line at least partially define an opening flap in the bottom panel, the first side panel, and the top panel,
• the opening flap is wider in the bottom panel than in the first side panel,
• the box fold line extends from a point adjacent to the opening flap fold line,
• when the opening flap is opened, the carton can be formed into first and second side-by-side dispensers of approximately the same size and configuration by folding along the box fold line, and
• the plurality of pouches are arranged in a first row on a first side of the carton, and a second row on a second side of the carton, the rows of pouches overlapping at tops of the pouches.

A blank for forming a combination shipping and dispensing carton, comprising:

• a bottom panel;
• a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel;
• a first top flap foldably connected to the first side panel;
• a second side panel having a box fold line;
• a first plurality of end flaps extending along a first marginal area of the blank;
• a second plurality of end flaps extending along a second marginal area of the blank;
• a first plurality of tear lines extending through the bottom panel, the first side panel, and the first top flap;
• a second plurality of tear lines extending through the bottom panel, the first side panel, and the first top flap;
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• a second top flap foldably connected to the second side panel, wherein the first plurality of tear lines and the second plurality of tear lines extend through the second top flap, wherein
• the first and second pluralities of tear lines at least partially define an opening flap in the bottom panel, the first side panel, and the first top flap,
• the opening flap is wider in the bottom panel than in the first side panel,
• the first plurality of tear lines comprises a first side panel tear line that extends toward the top panel,
• the second plurality of tear lines comprises a second side panel tear line that extends toward the top panel, and
• the first and second side panel tear lines converge toward one another as they extend toward the top panel.

A blank for forming a combination shipping and dispensing carton, comprising:

• a bottom panel;
• a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel;
• a second side panel having a box fold line;
• a first plurality of end flaps extending along a first marginal area of the blank;
• a second plurality of end flaps extending along a second marginal area of the blank;
• a first plurality of tear lines extending through the bottom panel, the first side panel, and the first top flap, the first plurality of tear lines comprising a first bottom panel tear line;
• a second plurality of tear lines extending through the bottom panel, the first side panel, and the first top flap, the second plurality of tear lines comprising a second bottom panel tear line;
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• a cut line in the second side panel connecting the first and second pluralities of tear lines, the cut line and an opening flap fold line defining a starting flap in the second side panel, wherein
• the first and second pluralities of tear lines at least partially define an opening flap in the bottom panel, the first side panel, and the first top flap,
• the opening flap is wider in the bottom panel than in the first side panel,
• the first plurality of tear lines comprises a first side panel tear line that extends toward the top panel,
• the second plurality of tear lines comprises a second side panel tear line that extends toward the top panel,
• the first and second side panel tear lines converge toward one another as they extend toward the top panel, and
• the first and second bottom panel tear lines diverge from one another at a location adjacent to the first side panel.