A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton has panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton. The panels include a top panel, a bottom panel and a first side panel and a second side panel. The carton has a support adjacent to the top panel and projecting int
A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton has panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton. The panels include a top panel, a bottom panel and a first side panel and a second side panel. The carton has a support adjacent to the top panel and projecting into the interior of the carton for at least partially supporting the plurality of articles within the carton.
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What is claimed is: 1. A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprising: panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton, the panels include a top panel, a bottom panel and a first side panel and a second side panel; a support adjacent and foldably conne
What is claimed is: 1. A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprising: panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton, the panels include a top panel, a bottom panel and a first side panel and a second side panel; a support adjacent and foldably connected to the top panel and projecting into the interior of the carton for at least partially supporting the plurality of articles within the carton, wherein the support comprises a first foldable panel generally parallel to at least one of the first and second side panels and a second foldable panel generally parallel to at least one of the top and bottom panels, the first foldable panel being foldably attached to the second foldable panel and forming a shoulder for contacting the plurality of articles, end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels at a fold line, wherein the end flaps at least partially form a closed end of the carton and the support has an end positioned adjacent the fold line for contact with at least one of the end flaps when the first closed end is formed, the end of the support restricting the at least one of the end flaps from being folded into the carton when the end flaps form the closed end, and a handle foldably attached to the top panel, the top panel is a first top panel and the carton comprises a second top panel and a third top panel, the support being foldably attached to the first top panel, the handle comprises a first handle panel in the third top panel and a second handle panel in the second top panel, the second handle panel being overlapped and adhered to the first handle panel. 2. The carton of claim 1 wherein said support comprises a third foldable panel foldably attached to the second foldable panel and being generally parallel to at least one of the first and second side panels, and a fourth foldable panel foldably attached to the third foldable panel and being generally parallel to the top panel. 3. The carton of claim 2 wherein said fourth foldable panel is adhesively attached to the top panel. 4. The carton of claim 1 wherein the support extends approximately the length of the carton. 5. The carton of claim 2 wherein the first foldable panel is foldably attached to the top panel, the articles comprise a plurality of beverage containers each having a cap at a top of the containers, and the third foldable panel and the fourth foldable panel are for contacting a cap of each of the containers to limit movement of the containers between the first and second side panels. 6. The carton of claim 1 wherein: the closed end is a first closed end; the end flaps are first end flaps that are overlapped with respect to one another to form the first closed end; the carton further includes at least two second end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the second end flaps are interlocking end flaps that interlock with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a second closed end of the carton. 7. The carton of claim 6 wherein the first end flaps are adhesively connected to form the closed end. 8. The carton of claim 1 wherein the carton has a dispenser removably attached to at least one of the panels, the dispenser comprising an at least partially removable panel for forming an opening for selective removal of articles from the package. 9. The carton of claim 8 wherein said at least partially removable panel is removably attached to at least one of the side panels. 10. A blank for forming a carton having a support for supporting a plurality of articles, the blank comprising: a plurality of panels including a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel and a second side panel; end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels at a fold line, wherein the end flaps at least partially form a closed end of the carton; and a support panel foldably attached to the top panel for being formed into the support for at least partially supporting the plurality of articles in a carton erected from the blank, the support panel comprises a first foldable panel foldably attached to a second foldable panel, the first foldable panel for being positioned generally parallel to at least one of the first and second side panels in the carton erected from the blank and the second foldable panel for being positioned generally parallel to at least one of the top and bottom panels in the carton erected from the blank, wherein the first foldable panel is for forming a shoulder for contacting the plurality of articles in the carton erected from the blank; the support has an end positioned adjacent the fold line for contact with at least one of the end flaps when the closed end is formed, the end of the support restricting the at least one of the end flaps from being folded into the carton when the end flaps form the closed end; wherein the top panel is a first top panel and the blank comprises a second top panel and a third top panel, the support panel being foldably attached to the first top panel, and the blank comprising a handle foldably attached to the second top panel; wherein the handle comprises a first handle panel in the third top panel and a second handle panel in the second top panel, the first and second handle panels being foldably connected at a lateral fold line. 11. The blank of claim 10 wherein the support extends approximately the lateral length of the blank. 12. The blank of claim 10 wherein the end flaps are foldably connected to the panels at a longitudinal fold line and the support panel has a lateral edge adjacent the longitudinal fold line. 13. The blank of claim 10 further comprising a dispenser panel at least partially removably attached to the blank by a tear line extending at least in part in at least one of the side panels. 14. The blank of claim 10 wherein the blank has a handle panel foldably attached to the top panel. 15. The blank of claim 10 wherein the support panel comprises a third foldable panel foldably attached to the second foldable panel and a fourth foldable panel foldably attached to the third foldable panel, the second, third, and fourth foldable panels being foldably attached to the top panel by way of the first foldable panel. 16. The blank of claim 10 wherein said first handle panel is removably attached to the third top panel by a tear line and the second handle panel is removably attached to the second top panel by a line. 17. A method of forming a carton from a blank comprising: providing a blank comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel and a second side panel, end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels at a fold line, and a support panel foldably attached to the top panel, the support panel comprises a first foldable panel foldably attached to a second foldable panel, wherein the first foldable panel is for forming a shoulder for contacting a plurality of articles in the carton formed from the blank, the support panel has an end positioned adjacent the fold line; forming a support by folding the support panel relative to the top panel wherein the first foldable panel is positioned generally parallel to at least one of the first and second side panels and the second foldable panel is positioned generally parallel to at least one of the top and bottom panels in the carton erected from the blank; attaching the support panel to the top panel; and forming a sleeve that extends at least partially around the support; and closing the carton by folding the end flaps to at least partially form a closed end of the sleeve by contacting at least one of the end flaps with the end of the support, the end of the support restricting the at least one of the end flaps from being folded into the carton when the end flaps form the closed end, the support panel further comprises a third foldable panel foldably attached to the second foldable panel, and a fourth foldable panel foldably attached to the third foldable panel, forming said support comprises folding the first foldable panel relative to the top panel, folding the second foldable panel relative to the first foldable panel, folding the third foldable panel relative to the second foldable panel, folding the fourth foldable panel relative to the third foldable panel, attaching the support panel comprises adhesively attaching the fourth foldable panel to the top panel, and forming the support includes positioning the first foldable panel, second foldable panel, and third foldable panel such that the support has a rectangular cross-sectional shape. 18. The method of claim 17 wherein the top panel is a first top panel and said blank comprises a second top panel foldably connected to the second side panel and a third top panel foldably connected to the second top panel, the method further comprising forming a handle from the second top panel and third top panel. 19. The method of claim 18 wherein the third top panel comprises a first handle panel and the second top panel comprises a second handle panel, wherein forming the handle comprises overlapping and attaching the first handle panel and the second handle panel and pivoting the attached first and second handle panels relative to the first top panel to position the handle in an upright position. 20. The method of claim 17 wherein said sleeve has a first open end and a second open end, the method further comprising closing the first end and closing the second end. 21. The method of claim 17 wherein the end flaps comprise top end flaps and closing the first end of the sleeve comprises folding the top end flap and pressing the top end flap against a longitudinal end of the support. 22. The method of claim 21 wherein the end flaps further comprise side end flaps and closing the first end comprises applying adhesive to at least one of the top end flaps and overlapping and adhesively bonding at least one of the side end flaps with at least one of the top end flap.
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Marty Jones, Basket carrier with partition panels attached to end flaps.
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