A package includes an article group formed of cylindrical articles disposed on their sides in a side-by-side parallel fashion, and a carton disposed around the group. The carton includes a top wall, opposed side walls, end walls and an article dispenser. The side walls are disposed alongside the end
A package includes an article group formed of cylindrical articles disposed on their sides in a side-by-side parallel fashion, and a carton disposed around the group. The carton includes a top wall, opposed side walls, end walls and an article dispenser. The side walls are disposed alongside the ends of the articles while one end wall is disposed adjacent to the side wall of an endmost article. The dispenser is formed from the end and top walls and includes at least one retaining panel to hold all the articles in the carton until removed by the user. Removal of the articles is assisted by a gravity feed stand included in the carton which when implemented promotes the gravity feed of the articles toward the dispenser for convenient access and removal from the carton by a user.
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What is claimed is: 1. A carton for containing a plurality of articles comprising: a plurality of walls including a bottom wall spaced from a top wall, a pair of spaced side walls and a pair of spaced end walls, the side and end walls extending between the top and bottom walls; a dispenser for remo
What is claimed is: 1. A carton for containing a plurality of articles comprising: a plurality of walls including a bottom wall spaced from a top wall, a pair of spaced side walls and a pair of spaced end walls, the side and end walls extending between the top and bottom walls; a dispenser for removing articles from the carton, the dispenser being located proximate a first one of the end walls; a handle opening in the top wall; and a gravity feed stand located opposite the first end wall and including a portion of a second end wall, the gravity feed stand being pivotally coupled to a remainder of the carton along at least one of the second end wall or the top wall and being free of all portions defining the bottom wall and the first end wall. 2. The carton of claim 1 wherein the gravity feed stand is juxtaposed to the bottom wall and includes portions of the top wall and each side wall. 3. The carton of claim 1 further comprising: a finger flap for grasping the gravity feed stand, the finger flap being located in the top wall. 4. The carton of claim 1 further comprising: a base as part of the gravity feed stand, the base being formed from portions of the top wall and each side wall. 5. The carton of claim 1 further comprising: at least one retaining panel in the second end wall to retain the remaining articles in the carton. 6. The carton of claim 1 wherein the gravity feed stand remains attached to the carton. 7. The carton of claim 1 wherein the gravity feed stand further comprises: at least one fold line in the second end wall. 8. The carton of claim 7 wherein portions of the second end wall adjacent to the at least one fold line are juxtaposed in face-to-face relation to each other. 9. The carton of claim 1, wherein the gravity feed stand has a generally triangular cross-sectional shape including a plurality of vertices, the gravity feed stand contacting the bottom wall along a single one of the vertices. 10. The carton of claim 1, further comprising: an opening providing access into an interior of the carton, the opening being defined by deployment of the gravity feed stand into position. 11. The carton of claim 1, wherein the dispenser includes a first opening providing access to an interior of the carton, the carton further comprising: a second opening at the second end wall providing access to the interior of the carton. 12. The carton of claim 1, wherein the gravity feed stand includes a planar bottom surface for contacting a support surface supporting the carton. 13. A carton for containing a plurality of articles comprising: a plurality of walls including a bottom wall spaced from a top wall a pair of spaced side walls and a pair of spaced end walls the side and end walls extending between the top and bottom walls; a dispenser for removing articles from the carton the dispenser being located proximate a first one of the end walls; and a gravity feed stand located opposite the first end wall and including a portion of a second end wall the gravity feed stand being pivotally coupled to a remainder of the carton along at least one of the second end wall or the top wall and being free of all portions defining the bottom wall and the first end wall; wherein the gravity feed stand is partially separated from a remainder of the carton by a tear line. 14. The carton of claim 13 wherein the tear line extends across the top wall and into each side wall. 15. A carton for containing a plurality of articles comprising: a plurality of walls including a bottom wall spaced from a top wall, a pair of spaced side walls and a pair of spaced end walls, the side and end walls extending between the top and bottom walls; a dispenser for removing articles from the carton, the dispenser being located proximate a first one of the end walls; a gravity feed stand located opposite the first end wall, being free of all portions defining the bottom wall and the first end wall, and including a portion of a second end wall and portions of the top wall and each side wall; wherein the gravity feed stand is juxtaposed to the bottom wall and is partially separated from a remainder of the carton by a tear line and pivotally coupled to the remainder of the carton by a fold line along at least one of the second end wall or the top wall; a finger flap for grasping the gravity feed stand, the finger flap being located in the top wall; and at least one retaining panel in the second end wall to retain the remaining articles in the carton when the gravity feed stand is juxtaposed to the bottom wall. 16. The carton of claim 15 wherein portions of the second end wall adjacent to the fold line are juxtaposed in face-to-face relation to each other. 17. A package comprising: an article group formed of at least one tier of cylindrical articles disposed on sides thereof in a side-by-side parallel fashion; and a carton disposed around the articled group; the carton comprising: a plurality of walls including a bottom wall spaced from a top wall, a pair of spaced side walls and a pair of spaced end walls, the side and end walls extending between the top and bottom walls; a dispenser for removing articles from the carton, the dispenser being located proximate a first one of the end walls; and a gravity feed stand located opposite the first end wall including a portion of a second end wall, the gravity feed stand being pivotally coupled to a remainder of the carton along at least one of the second end wall or the top wall and being free of all portions defining the bottom wall and the first end wall; wherein the gravity feed stand is partially separated from a remainder of the carton by a tear line. 18. The package of claim 17 wherein the gravity feed stand includes portions of the top wall and each side wall. 19. The package of claim 17 further comprising: a finger flap for grasping the gravity feed stand, the finger flap being located in the top wall. 20. The package of claim 17 further comprising: a base as part of the gravity feed stand, the base being formed from portions of the top wall and each side wall. 21. The package of claim 17 further comprising: at least one retaining panel in the second end wall to retain the remaining articles in the carton. 22. The package of claim 17 wherein the gravity feed stand remains attached to the carton. 23. The package of claim 17 further comprising two of the tiers of articles with each article in each tier being initially aligned with an article in the other tier. 24. The package of claim 17 wherein the gravity feed stand further comprises: at least one fold line in the second end wall. 25. The package of claim 17 wherein portions of the second end wall adjacent to the at least one fold line are juxtaposed in face-to-face relation to each other. 26. A blank for forming a carton comprising: a plurality of serially connected side wall, top wall and bottom wall panels adapted to form a pair of spaced side walls and a top wall and a bottom wall of the carton; a plurality of side wall, top wall and bottom wall flaps each connected to ends of the respective side wall, top wall and bottom wall panels, the side wall, top wall and bottom wall flaps adapted to form end walls of the carton; a plurality of tear lines adapted to form a dispenser opening in the carton through a first one of the end walls; at least one tear line adapted to form a gravity feed stand in the carton, the gravity feed stand including at least a portion of a second end wall opposite from the dispenser and being free of all portions defining the bottom wall and the first end wall of the carton; and a fold line along one of the end wall opposite from the dispenser or the top wall panel for pivotally coupling the gravity feed stand to a remainder of the blank.
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