A carton is provided with side walls that are shaped to securely or tightly enclose a group of tapered cylindrical articles. The curvature of the edges of each side wall is selected to cause the end wall or end closure structure to conform to the tapered shape of articles in the end most row that is
A carton is provided with side walls that are shaped to securely or tightly enclose a group of tapered cylindrical articles. The curvature of the edges of each side wall is selected to cause the end wall or end closure structure to conform to the tapered shape of articles in the end most row that is disposed adjacent to the respective end closure structure of the carton. More specifically, the edges of each side wall are substantially continuously arcuate and the curvature of the edge is determined such that the maximum width of each side wall is greater than the width of the respective bottom edge of the side wall.
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What is claimed is: 1. A carton, comprising: a tubular structure defined by a plurality of walls, said plurality of walls comprising: a pair of opposed substantially planar side walls, each side wall comprising: a top edge; a bottom edge; and a pair of opposing end edges, each end edge being substa
What is claimed is: 1. A carton, comprising: a tubular structure defined by a plurality of walls, said plurality of walls comprising: a pair of opposed substantially planar side walls, each side wall comprising: a top edge; a bottom edge; and a pair of opposing end edges, each end edge being substantially continuously arcuate such that said end edges are curved convexly away from each other and such that said each side wall has a maximum width that is greater than the extent of said bottom edge; and an end closure structure that encloses an end of said tubular structure, said end closure structure comprising a pair of side end flaps, each side end flap being hingedly connected to a respective one of said side walls along one of said end edges of said respective side wall. 2. The carton of claim 1, wherein: said plurality of walls further comprises a top wall hingedly connected to said side walls along said top edges, and a bottom wall hingedly connected to said side walls along said bottom edges; said carton has a height that is defined by the distance between said top wall and said bottom wall; and the distance between said bottom wall and a point along said each end edge at which said each side wall achieves its maximum width is no more than a half of said carton height. 3. The carton of claim 1, wherein each of said side end flaps comprises a notch to facilitate folding said each side end flap along said one of said end edges of said respective side wall. 4. The carton of claim 1, wherein said end closure structure is continuously curved convexly outwardly. 5. The carton of claim 2, wherein: said distance between said bottom wall and said point along said each end edge at which said each side wall achieves its maximum width is less than a half of said carton height. 6. The carton of claim 3, wherein each said notch extends from an edge of a respective one of said side end flaps toward an adjacent one of said end edges. 7. The carton of claim 1, wherein one of said side walls is hingedly connected along its top edge to an inner top panel and the other of said side walls is hingedly connected along its top edge to an outer top panel, and said inner top panel is secured in a face contacting arrangement to said outer top panel to form a composite top wall. 8. The carton of claim 1, wherein said bottom edge is longer than said top edge. 9. A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising: a plurality of panels hingedly connected one to the next that can be arranged to form a tubular structure, the plurality of panels comprising: a first side panel and a second side panel each comprising: a pair of end edges, a top edge and a bottom edge, said top edge and said bottom edge each extending between said pair of end edges; each end edge being substantially continuously arcuate such that said end edges are curved convexly away from each other and such that each said side panel has a maximum width that is greater than the extent of said bottom edge; and a pair of side end flaps for defining an end closure of said tubular structure, each said side end flap being hingedly connected to a respective one of said side panels along one of said end edges of said respective side panel. 10. The blank of claim 9, wherein said plurality of panels are hingedly connected one to the next and disposed along a longitudinal axis, and at least one of said side panels is hingedly connected to at least one of said plurality of panels along a transverse fold line that defines one of said top edge and said bottom edge. 11. The blank of claim 9, wherein: said plurality of panels further comprises: an inner top panel hingedly connected along said top edge of said first side panel; and an outer top panel hingedly connected along said top edge of said second side panel; wherein said inner top panel and said outer top panel are foldable into an at least partially overlapping face contacting arrangement to form said tubular structure. 12. A package, comprising: a carton, comprising: a tubular structure defined by a plurality of walls, said plurality of walls comprising: a pair of substantially planar opposed side walls, each side wall comprising: a top edge; a bottom edge; and a pair of opposing end edges, each end edge being substantially continuously arcuate such that said end edges are curved convexly away from each other and such that said each side wall has a maximum width that is greater than the extent of said bottom edge; and an end closure structure that encloses an end of said tubular structure, said end closure structure comprising a pair of side end flaps, each end flap being hingedly connected to a respective one of said side walls along one of said end edges of said respective side wall; and a plurality of articles enclosed within said carton, said articles being disposed on ends thereof, each article being substantially cylindrical, each article having a first cross-sectional area that tapers to a cross-sectional area that is less than said first cross-sectional area; wherein each of said one of said end edges has a degree of curvature that approximates the shape of each of said plurality of articles. 13. The package of claim 12, wherein said plurality of articles is arranged in rows aligned with said end closure structure, wherein an endmost row of articles is adjacent to said end closure structure such that said endmost articles are tightly engaged by said adjacent end closure structure. 14. The package of claim 13, wherein said one of said end edges of each of said side walls curves inwardly toward lower ends of said endmost articles. 15. The package of claim 13, wherein said one of said end edges of each of said side walls has a degree of curvature that approximates the shape of each of said plurality of articles such that said end closure structure contacts each of said end most articles at no less than two points of contact. 16. The package of claim 15, wherein said no less than two points of contact includes points of contact at upper and lower ends of each of said endmost articles. 17. The package of claim 16, wherein said no less than two points further includes at least one point between said upper and lower ends of each of said endmost articles. 18. The package of claim 12, wherein each said article tapers downward from said first cross sectional area to a lower portion having said second cross-sectional area. 19. The package of claim 12, wherein each said article tapers upward from said first cross sectional area to an upper portion having said second cross-sectional area.
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