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A carton is provided for containing brick-shaped containers which has a dispenser in the top permitting the removal of any of the containers while maintaining the structural integrity of the carton through the provision of either a top gusset or middle gusset spanning each end of the carton. The top

A carton is provided for containing brick-shaped containers which has a dispenser in the top permitting the removal of any of the containers while maintaining the structural integrity of the carton through the provision of either a top gusset or middle gusset spanning each end of the carton. The top of the carton serves as a dispenser when the dispenser flap is removed.

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We claim: 1. A carton blank, comprising: a top panel; a first side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a first fold line; a second side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a second fold line; at least one bottom flap foldably connected to at least one of the first and second side

We claim: 1. A carton blank, comprising: a top panel; a first side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a first fold line; a second side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a second fold line; at least one bottom flap foldably connected to at least one of the first and second side panels; a first top gusset foldably connected to a first side of the top panel; a second top gusset foldably connected to a second side of the top panel; at least one tear line defining a dispenser flap in the top panel, wherein the at least one tear line extends along the first fold line and along the second fold line adjacent to the first top gusset and adjacent to the second top gusset; a first side gusset foldably connected to a first side of the first side panel; a second side gusset foldably connected to a first side of the second side panel; a third side gusset foldably connected to a second side of the first side panel; a fourth side gusset foldably connected to a second side of the second side panel; a first aperture disposed entirely within the first side gusset; a second aperture disposed entirely within the second side gusset; a third aperture disposed entirely within the third side gusset; and a fourth aperture disposed entirely within the fourth side gusset; wherein the dispenser flap extends into the first top gusset to create a first tear tab and extends into the second top gusset to create a second tear tab; wherein the dispenser flap is removable from the blank along the tear line; wherein removal of the dispenser flap removes both the first tear tab and the second tear tab from the blank while leaving a portion of the first top gusset and second top gusset. 2. The blank of claim 1, wherein: the first side gusset is foldably connected to the first top gusset along a fold line that is at least substantially collinear with the first fold line; and the second side gusset is foldably connected to the first top gusset along a fold line that is at least substantially collinear with the second fold line. 3. The blank of claim 1, wherein the at least one bottom flap comprises: a first bottom flap foldably connected to the first side panel; and a second bottom flap foldably connected to the second side panel. 4. The blank of claim 3, further comprising: a female locking member on the first bottom flap; and a male locking member on the second bottom flap. 5. The blank of claim 1, wherein the first and second top gussets are rectangular. 6. The blank of claim 1, wherein the dispenser flap extends across the entire top panel. 7. In combination, a parallelepipedal carton formed from the blank of claim 1, and a plurality of parallelepipedal containers within the carton. 8. A carton blank, comprising: a top panel; a first side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a first fold line; a second side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a second fold line; a first bottom flap foldably connected to the first side panel; a second bottom flap foldably connected to the second side panel; a first top gusset foldably connected to a first side of the top panel; a first side gusset foldably connected to a first side of the first side panel and foldably connected to the top gusset along a fold line that is at least substantially collinear with the first fold line; a second side gusset foldably connected to a first side of the second side panel; a second top gusset foldably connected to a second side of the top panel; a third side gusset foldably connected to a second side of the first side panel; a fourth side gusset foldably connected to a second side of the second side panel; a first aperture disposed entirely within the first side gusset; a second aperture disposed entirely within the second side gusset; a third aperture disposed entirely within the third side gusset; a fourth aperture disposed entirely within the fourth side gusset; and at least one tear line defining a dispenser flap in the top panel, wherein the at least one tear line extends along the first fold line; wherein the dispenser flap extends into the first top gusset to create a first tear tab and extends into the second top gusset to create a second tear tab; wherein the dispenser flap is removable from the blank along the tear line; wherein removal of the dispenser flap removes both the first tear tab and the second tear tab from the blank while leaving a portion of the first top gusset and second top gusset. 9. The blank of claim 8, wherein the at least one tear line extends along the second fold line. 10. The blank of claim 8, wherein the third side gusset is foldably connected to the second top gusset along a fold line that is at least substantially collinear with the first fold line. 11. The blank of claim 10, wherein: the second side gusset is foldably connected to the first top gusset along a fold line that is at least substantially collinear with the second fold line; and the fourth side gusset is foldably connected to the second top gusset along a fold line that is at least substantially collinear with the second fold line. 12. The blank of claim 8, further comprising: a female locking member on the first bottom flap; and a male locking member on the second bottom flap. 13. The blank of claim 8, wherein the dispenser flap extends across the entire top panel. 14. A carton blank, comprising: a top panel; a first side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a first fold line; a second side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a second fold line; a first bottom flap foldably connected to the first side panel; a second bottom flap foldably connected to the second side panel; a generally rectangular first top gusset foldably connected to a first side of the top panel; a generally rectangular first side gusset foldably connected to a first side of the first side panel and foldably connected to the first top gusset along a fold line that is at least substantially collinear with the first fold line; a generally rectangular second side gusset foldably connected to a first side of the second side panel and to the first top gusset; a generally rectangular second top gusset foldably connected to the top panel; a generally rectangular third side gusset foldably connected to a second side of the first side panel and to the second top gusset; a generally rectangular fourth side gusset foldably connected to a second side of the second side panel and to the second top gusset; a first aperture disposed entirely within the first side gusset; a second aperture disposed entirely within the second side gusset; a third aperture disposed entirely within the third side gusset; a fourth aperture disposed entirely within the fourth side gusset; at least one tear line defining a dispenser flap in the top panel; and means for locking the first bottom flap to the second bottom flap; wherein the dispenser flap extends into the first top gusset to create a first tear tab and extends into the second top gusset to create a second tear tab; wherein the dispenser flap is removable from the blank along the tear line; wherein removal of the dispenser flap removes both the first tear tab and the second tear tab from the blank while leaving a portion of the first top gusset and second top gusset. 15. The blank of claim 14, wherein: the third side gusset is foldably connected to the second top gusset along a fold line that is at least substantially collinear with the first fold line; the second side gusset is foldably connected to the first top gusset along a fold line that is at least substantially collinear with the second fold line; and the fourth side gusset is foldably connected to the second top gusset along a fold line that is at least substantially collinear with the second fold line. 16. A carton blank, comprising: a dispenser flap which forms an entire top panel of the blank, the dispenser flap being defined by at least one tear line; a first side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a first fold line; a second side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a second fold line; at least one bottom flap foldably connected to at least one of the first and second side panels; a first middle gusset adjacent to a first side of the top panel; a second middle gusset adjacent to a second side of the top panel; a first tuck-in gusset adjacent to a first side of the first side panel and foldably connected to the first middle gusset; a first side gusset foldably connected to the first side of the first side panel and to the first tuck-in gusset, wherein the first side gusset is connected to the first side panel along a fold line that is not collinear with a cut line between the first tuck-in gusset and the first side panel; a second tuck-in gusset adjacent to a first side of the second side panel and foldably connected to the first middle gusset; and a second side gusset foldably connected to the first side of the second side panel and to the second tuck-in gusset; wherein the dispenser flap extends into the first top gusset to create a first tear tab and extends into the second top gusset to create a second tear tab; wherein the dispenser flap is removable from the blank along the tear line; wherein removal of the dispenser flap removes both the first tear tab and the second tear tab from the blank while leaving a portion of the first top gusset and second top gusset. 17. The blank of claim 16, wherein the second side gusset is connected to the second side panel along a fold line that is not collinear with a cut line between the second tuck-in gusset and the second side panel. 18. The blank of claim 16, wherein the at least one tear line extends along the first fold line and along the second fold line. 19. The blank of claim 16, further comprising: a third tuck-in gusset adjacent to a second side of the first side panel and foldably connected to the second middle gusset; a third side gusset foldably connected to the second side of the first side panel and to the third tuck-in gusset, wherein the third side gusset is connected to the first side panel along a fold line that is not collinear with a cut line between the third tuck-in gusset and the first side panel; a fourth tuck-in gusset foldably adjacent to a second side of the second side panel and foldably connected to the second middle gusset; and a fourth side gusset foldably connected to the second side of the second side panel and to the fourth tuck-in gusset. 20. The blank of claim 16, wherein the at least one bottom flap comprises: a first bottom flap foldably connected to the first side panel; and a second bottom flap foldably connected to the second side panel. 21. The blank of claim 20, further comprising: a female locking member on the first bottom flap; and a male locking member on the second bottom flap. 22. The blank of claim 16, wherein: the first tuck-in gusset is foldably connected to the first middle gusset along a fold line that is at least substantially collinear with the first fold line; and the second tuck-in gusset is foldably connected to the first middle gusset along a fold line that is at least substantially collinear with the second fold line. 23. A carton blank, comprising: a top panel; a first side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a first fold line; a second side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a second fold line; at least one bottom flap foldably connected to at least one of the first and second side panels; a first top gusset foldably connected to a first side of the top panel; a second top gusset foldably connected to a second side of the top panel; a dispenser flap in the top panel, wherein the dispenser flap is formed by at least one tear line, wherein the at least one tear line at least partially forms the first fold line and the second fold line, and wherein the at least one tear line extends adjacent to the first top gusset and adjacent to the second top gusset; a first side gusset foldably connected to a first side of the first side panel; a second side gusset foldably connected to a first side of the second side panel; a third side gusset foldably connected to a second side of the first side panel; and a fourth side gusset foldably connected to a second side of the second side panel; wherein the first side panel and the second side panel are configured to be folded perpendicularly to the top panel in an erected carton; wherein the dispenser flap extends into the first top gusset to create a first tear tab and extends into the second top gusset to create a second tear tab; wherein the dispenser flap is removable from the blank along the tear line; wherein removal of the dispenser flap removes both the first tear tab and the second tear tab from the blank while leaving a portion of the first top gusset and second top gusset. 24. A carton blank, comprising: a dispenser flap which forms a top panel of the blank, the dispenser flap being defined by at least one tear line; a first side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a first fold line formed by the at least one tear line; a second side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a second fold line formed by the at least one tear line; at least one bottom flap foldably connected to at least one of the first and second side panels; a first middle gusset adjacent to a first side of the top panel; a second middle gusset adjacent to a second side of the top panel; a first tuck-in gusset adjacent to a first side of the first side panel and foldably connected to the first middle gusset; a first side gusset foldably connected to the first side of the first side panel and to the first tuck-in gusset, wherein the first side gusset is connected to the first side panel along a fold line that is not collinear with a cut line between the first tuck-in gusset and the first side panel; a second tuck-in gusset adjacent to a first side of the second side panel and foldably connected to the first middle gusset; and a second side gusset foldably connected to the first side of the second side panel and to the second tuck-in gusset; wherein the first side panel and the second side panel are configured to be folded perpendicularly to the top panel in an erected carton; wherein the dispenser flap extends into the first top gusset to create a first tear tab and extends into the second top gusset to create a second tear tab; wherein the dispenser flap is removable from the blank along the tear line; wherein removal of the dispenser flap removes both the first tear tab and the second tear tab from the blank while leaving a portion of the first top gusset and second top gusset.