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A carton with bevel corners for carrying cans, or other articles, which has an interlocking separator pad so the cans or articles can be contained in two layers is provided. The carton has two ends, each of which is closed by two side end closures and top and bottom end flaps. Each side end closure

A carton with bevel corners for carrying cans, or other articles, which has an interlocking separator pad so the cans or articles can be contained in two layers is provided. The carton has two ends, each of which is closed by two side end closures and top and bottom end flaps. Each side end closure has an aperture that is interlocked with the end portion of an interlocking separator pad. In one embodiment of this invention, the interlocking separator pad has two tabs with the aperture in each side end closure being a slot through which a tab is extended. This pad may have a foldably attached leading flap that is lodged between cans or articles contained in the carton and the side end closures. In another embodiment of this invention, the aperture in each side end closure is a slit with the interlocking separator pad having a leading flap which extends through the slits on the side end closures on an end of the carton and folded up or down and lodged between the side end closures and the top end flap or bottom end flap. The interlocking of the separator pad with the apertures in the side end closures prevents the pad from shifting as cans are removed from the carton. Both of these embodiments may have a dispenser in the side panel for the removal of cans or articles inside.

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I claim: 1. An article carrying carton with two ends loaded with a plurality of articles comprising: (a) said carton having a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panels with each end being an interlocking end which is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top pa

I claim: 1. An article carrying carton with two ends loaded with a plurality of articles comprising: (a) said carton having a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panels with each end being an interlocking end which is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and an angle panel foldably attached along a first fold line to each side panel and a side end flap foldably attached to each angle panel, each said angle panel and foldably attached side end flap constituting a side end closure, with each side end closure having an aperture spaced from each said first fold line, with said side end closures being held together by securing means; (b) two layers of articles with at least two rows of articles in each layer; and (c) an interlocking separator pad with two ends, each of which is an interlocking end, said pad having four angled corners, each of which is adjacent an angle panel of the carton, said pad being located between the two layers of articles with each end of the pad having an interlocking end portion of the pad that is interlocked with said apertures in the side end closures on the end of the carton to which said end of the pad is adjacent, with at least one end of the pad having a leading flap that is folded into a plane which is at least substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel of the carton, wherein each end of the separator pad has a leading flap. 2. The carton loaded with a plurality of articles of claim 1, wherein each end portion of the separator pad is interlocked with the side end closures on one end of the carton, said aperture in each side end closure being a slit in an end of the closure remote from the side panel to which said side end closure is attached, with each leading flap interlocked with the slits in the side end closures on an end of the carton by each leading flap extending through the slits and folded into a plane perpendicular to the bottom panel of a carton. 3. The carton loaded with a plurality of articles of claim 2, wherein the articles are generally cylindrical containers with a curved circumference and two ends with an axis extending between the two ends, said axes of the cylindrical containers being perpendicular to the separator pad, with the containers being arranged in each layer so that each angle panel of the carton is adjacent to the curved circumference of a container. 4. The carton loaded with a plurality of articles of claim 3, said carton having a dispenser flap which when removed provides an opening which permits the removal of the containers from each layer, said dispenser flap formed by a bottom tear line in a side panel which is at least substantially parallel to an end of the carton and a top tear line spaced apart from said bottom tear line and is at least substantially parallel thereto, said bottom and top tear lines extending into the adjoining top panel and interconnecting each other and extending into the adjoining bottom panel and interconnecting each other, said parallel tear lines being spaced apart by a distance sufficient to permit the removal through said opening of a container by a person. 5. The carton loaded with a plurality of articles of claim 3, wherein there are three rows of containers in each layer. 6. The carton loaded with a plurality of articles of claim 3, wherein the top panel and bottom panel each have four angled corners, each of which is adjacent an angle panel of the carton. 7. A carton loaded with a plurality of containers, comprising: a bottom panel; a top panel; a first side panel; a second side panel; a first end at least partially closed by a first top end flap foldably connected to the top panel, a first bottom end flap foldably connected to the bottom panel, a first angle panel, a second angle panel, a first side end flap foldably connected to the first angle panel along a first fold line and a second side end flap foldably connected to the second angle panel along a second fold line; a first aperture extending across the first fold line into the first side end flap and the first angle panel; a second aperture extending across the second fold line into the second side end flap and the second angle panel; a second end at least partially closed by a plurality of second end flaps; two layers of generally cylindrical containers with at least two rows of containers in each layer; and a separator pad disposed between the two layers of containers, the separator pad having a first end and a second end, the first end having a leading flap, the leading flap being folded at least substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel, the second end having a trailing flap folded at least substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel, at least a first portion of the separator pad intersecting the first fold line and at least a second portion of the separator pad intersecting the second fold line, wherein each container has two ends and an axis extending between the two ends, the axes of the containers being at least substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel. 8. The carton and plurality of containers of claim 7, wherein the first end of the separator pad has two angled corners, each angled corner being adjacent to one of the angle panels. 9. The carton and plurality of containers of claim 7, wherein the plurality of second end flaps comprises a second top end flap foldably connected to the top panel, a second bottom end flap foldably connected to the bottom panel, a third angle panel, a fourth angle panel, a third side end flap foldably connected to the third angle panel and a fourth side end flap foldably connected to the fourth angle panel. 10. The carton and plurality of containers of claim 9, wherein the trailing flap is disposed between the third side end flap and the second bottom end flap. 11. A carton loaded with a plurality of containers comprising: a bottom panel; a top panel; a first side panel; a second side panel; a first end at least partially closed by a first top end flap foldably connected to the top panel, a first bottom end flap foldably connected to the bottom panel, a first angle panel, a second angle panel, a first side end flap foldably connected to the first angle panel along a first fold line and a second side end flap foldably connected to the second angle panel along a second fold line; the first angle panel is connected to the first side panel along a third fold line; a second end at least partially closed by a plurality of second end flaps; two layers of generally cylindrical containers with at least two rows of containers in each layer; and a separator pad disposed between the two layers of containers, the separator pad having a first end and a second end, the first end having a leading flap, the leading flap being folded at least substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel, the second end having a trailing flap folded at least substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel, at least a first portion of the separator pad intersecting the first fold line and at least a second portion of the separator pad intersecting the second fold line, wherein each container has two ends and an axis extending between the two ends, the axes of the containers being at least substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel; wherein a first slit extends through the first angle panel and the first side end flap, the first slit is spaced from the third fold line, the leading flap extending through the first slit. 12. The carton and plurality of containers of claim 11, wherein a second slit extends through the second angle panel and the second side end flap, the leading flap extending through the second slit. 13. The carton and plurality of containers of claim 7, wherein there are at least three rows of containers in each layer. 14. The carton and plurality of containers of containers of claim 7, wherein the top panel and bottom panel each have four angled corners, each of which is adjacent to an angle panel of the carton. 15. A carton loaded with a plurality of containers, comprising: a bottom panel; a top panel; a first side panel; a second side panel; a first end at least partially closed by a first top end flap foldably connected to the top panel, a first bottom end flap foldably connected to the bottom panel, a first angle panel foldably connected to the first side panel, a first side end flap foldably connected to the first angle panel along a first fold line, a second angle panel foldably connected to the second side panel and a second side end flap foldably connected to the second angle panel along a second fold line; a first aperture extending across the first fold line into the first side end flap and the first angle panel; a second aperture extending across the second fold line into the second side end flap and the second angle panel; the first angle panel is connected to the first side panel along a third fold line and the first aperture is spaced in the first angle panel from the third fold line; a second end at least partially closed by a plurality of second end flaps; two layers of generally cylindrical containers with at least two rows of containers in each layer; and a separator pad disposed between the two layers of containers, the separator pad having a first end and a second end, the first end having a leading flap, the leading flap being folded at least substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel and disposed between the first side end flap and the bottom end flap, at least a first portion of the separator pad intersecting the first fold line and at least a second portion of the separator pad intersecting the second fold line, wherein each container has two ends and an axis extending between the two ends, the axes of the containers being at least substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel. 16. The carton and plurality of containers of claim 15, wherein the second end has a trailing flap folded at least substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel. 17. The carton and plurality of containers of claim 16, wherein the first end of the separator pad has two angled corners, each angled corner being adjacent to one of the angle panels. 18. The carton and plurality of containers of claim 15, wherein the plurality of second end flaps comprises a second top end flap foldably connected to the top panel, a second bottom end flap foldably connected to the bottom panel, a third angle panel, a fourth angle panel, a third side end flap foldably connected to the third angle panel and a fourth side end flap foldably connected to the fourth angle panel. 19. The carton and plurality of containers of claim 18, wherein the second end of the separator pad has a trailing flap folded at least substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel and the trailing flap is disposed between the third side end flap and the second bottom end flap. 20. The carton and plurality of containers of claim 15, wherein there are at least three rows of containers in each layer.