Carton with opening feature and blank

A carton comprising:

• a top panel having opposite first and second end edges and opposite first and second side edges;
• side panels comprising a first side panel connected by a fold line to the first side edge of the top panel;
• a bottom panel foldably connected to the first side panel;
• end panels comprising a first end panel extending downwardly from the first end edge of the top panel;
• a handle in the top panel, the handle being positioned between the first and second end edges of the top panel;
• a dispenser section defined by a dispenser pattern extending at least in the top panel and the first end panel, the dispenser section, as a whole, being distant from the handle;
• the dispenser pattern comprising a tear line pattern and a deformation pattern, the deformation pattern being configured in the dispenser section for allowing the dispenser section to deform and thereby facilitating tearing along the tear line pattern when the dispenser section is opened;
• the tear line pattern being configured so that
• the dispenser section comprises a marginal portion of the top panel, and the marginal portion includes the first end edge of the top panel, and
• the marginal portion of the top panel, including the first end edge of the top panel, is for being separated from a central portion of the top panel;
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• the deformation pattern comprising an oblique deformation line positioned at least in the marginal portion of the top panel and extending obliquely along the first fold line toward an end of the first fold line, wherein the oblique deformation line is configured in the dispenser section for allowing the dispenser section to deform and thereby facilitating tearing along the tear line pattern when the dispenser section is opened, wherein the oblique deformation line is substantially encompassed by the tear line pattern so that the oblique deformation line is positioned in the dispenser section.

A blank for forming a carton, comprising:

• a top panel having opposite first and second end edges and opposite first and second side edges;
• a first side panel connected by a first fold line to the first side edge of the top panel;
• a second side panel connected by a second fold line to the second side edge of the top panel;
• a bottom panel foldably connected to the second side panel;
• end flaps;
• a handle in the top panel, the handle being positioned between the first and second end edges of the top panel;
• a dispenser section defined by a dispenser pattern extending at least in the top panel, the dispenser pattern comprising a tear line pattern and a deformation pattern, the deformation pattern being configured in the dispenser section for allowing the dispenser section to deform and thereby facilitating tearing along the tear line pattern;
• the tear line pattern being configured so that the dispenser section comprises the first end edge of the top panel, wherein the tear line pattern comprises a top tear line extending across the top panel, from proximate the first fold line to proximate the second fold line, and the top tear line is positioned between the handle and the first end edge of the top panel;
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• the deformation pattern comprising first and second oblique deformation lines positioned in the top panel between the top tear line and the first end edge of the top panel, the first oblique deformation line extending from proximate the first fold line obliquely toward the top tear line, and the second oblique deformation extending from proximate the second fold line obliquely toward the top tear line, so that the first and second oblique deformation lines extend convergently with respect to one another toward the top tear line, wherein the first and second oblique deformation lines are configured in the dispenser section for allowing the dispenser section to deform and thereby facilitating tearing along the tear line pattern.

A blank for forming a carton, comprising:

• a top panel having opposite first and second end edges and opposite first and second side edges;
• side panels comprising a first side panel connected by a fold line to the first side edge of the top panel;
• a bottom panel foldably connected to the first side panel;
• end flaps extending along a marginal area of the blank, the marginal area of the blank comprising a marginal portion of the top panel, the marginal portion of the top panel including the first end edge of the top panel, and the end flaps comprising a first end flap;
• a handle in the top panel, the handle being positioned between the first and second end edges of the top panel;
• a dispenser section defined by a dispenser pattern extending at least in the top panel and the first end flap, the dispenser section, as a whole, being distant from the handle;
• the dispenser pattern comprising a tear line pattern and a deformation pattern, the deformation pattern being configured in the dispenser section for allowing the dispenser section to deform and thereby facilitating tearing along the tear line pattern;
• the tear line pattern being configured so that
• the dispenser section comprises the marginal portion of the top panel, including the first end edge of the top panel, and
• the marginal portion of the top panel, including the first end edge of the top panel, is for being separated from a central portion of the top panel;
• and
• the deformation pattern comprising an oblique deformation line positioned at least in the marginal portion of the top panel and extending obliquely along the first fold line toward an end of the first fold line, wherein the oblique deformation line is configured in the dispenser section for allowing the dispenser section to deform and thereby facilitating tearing along the tear line pattern, wherein the oblique deformation line is substantially encompassed by the tear line pattern so that the oblique deformation line is positioned in the dispenser section.