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A package is formed from a carton and containers extending through a bottom panel of the carton. The carton also includes a top panel, and an intermediate panel located between the top and bottom panels. The intermediate panel acts to stabilize the containers within the carton.

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What is claimed is: 1. A carton blank for assembling into a carton for accommodating at least a first and a second row of containers, the blank comprising: a top panel; a first side panel; a bottom panel; at least four top-receiving cut patterns in the bottom panel arranged in at least a first and

What is claimed is: 1. A carton blank for assembling into a carton for accommodating at least a first and a second row of containers, the blank comprising: a top panel; a first side panel; a bottom panel; at least four top-receiving cut patterns in the bottom panel arranged in at least a first and a second row and at least a first and a second column, each cut pattern being sized to receive at least one of the containers; a second side panel; an intermediate panel foldably connected to the second side panel, wherein the first side panel has a substantially greater width than the second side panel so that the intermediate panel is spaced apart from the top panel when the carton blank is formed into the carton, wherein the intermediate panel includes at least two apertures arranged in a first row, each aperture being sized to receive at least one of the containers in the first row of containers, wherein a distal edge of the intermediate panel is arranged to engage an upper portion of at least one of the containers in the second row of containers; an adhesive flap foldably connected to the top panel, wherein the second side panel is foldably connected to the intermediate panel at a transverse fold line and each aperture in the intermediate panel abuts the transverse fold line, wherein the bottom panel is foldably connected to the second side panel, a distance between a foldable connection between the intermediate panel and the second side panel and a foldable connection between the bottom panel and the second side panel is less than a distance corresponding to the maximum width of the first side panel. 2. The blank according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate panel is arranged to be spaced from the top panel and spaced from the bottom panel. 3. The blank according to claim 2, wherein each top-receiving cut pattern defines a first and a second strut, each strut being foldably connected to the bottom panel. 4. The blank according to claim 2, wherein a support strut is adjacent to each aperture in the intermediate panel. 5. The blank according to claim 2, wherein the intermediate panel includes curved edges. 6. The blank according to claim 1, wherein the top panel and bottom panel are approximately the same size. 7. The carton blank of claim 1 wherein each aperture in the intermediate panel intersects the transverse fold line and divides the transverse fold line into spaced apart portions. 8. The carton blank of claim 1 wherein the first side panel is foldably connected to the bottom panel and the top panel, a distance between a foldable connection between the first side panel and the bottom panel and a foldable connection between the first side panel and the top panel corresponds to the maximum width of the first side panel. 9. A package, comprising: a top panel; a first side panel adjacent to the top panel; a bottom panel adjacent to the first side panel; at least four top-receiving cut patterns in the bottom panel arranged in at least a first and a second row and at least a first and a second column; a second side panel adjacent to the top panel and adjacent to the bottom panel; an intermediate panel located between the top panel and the bottom panel, wherein the intermediate panel includes at least two apertures arranged in a first row, the intermediate panel being connected to and extending from the second side panel, being spaced apart from the top panel where the intermediate panel is connected to the second side panel and located below the top panel where the intermediate panel is connected to the second side panel, and being in a parallel planar relationship with the top panel across an entire width of the intermediate panel from a foldable connection with the second side panel to a free edge of the intermediate panel; and a plurality of containers arranged in at least a first and a second row and at least a first and a second column, each container extending through a respective one of the top receiving cut patterns in the bottom panel, wherein each container in the first row of containers extends through one of the apertures in the intermediate panel, and at least one of the containers in the second row of containers is adjacent to a distal edge of the intermediate panel. 10. The package according to claim 9, wherein each top-receiving cut pattern defines a first and a second strut, each strut being foldably connected to the bottom panel and being adjacent to a top portion of one of the containers. 11. The package of claim 10, wherein each strut engages the underside of a radially protruding part of a container. 12. The package according to claim 10, further comprising a plurality of support struts, each support strut extending upright toward the top panel and being adjacent to a corresponding aperture in the intermediate panel. 13. The package according to claim 12, wherein a distal edge of the intermediate panel includes curved edges, each curved edge engaging one of the containers. 14. The package according to claim 13, wherein the distal edge of the intermediate panel abuts at least one of the second struts. 15. The package according to claim 9, wherein the intermediate panel is spaced from the bottom panel. 16. The package of claim 9 wherein the intermediate panel extends from the second side panel and is in substantially orthogonal planar relationship with the second side panel across an entire width of the intermediate panel from a foldable connection with the second side panel to a free edge of the intermediate panel. 17. A package, comprising: a top panel; a first side panel adjacent to the top panel; a bottom panel adjacent to the first side panel; a plurality of top-receiving cut patterns in the bottom panel arranged in at least a first row and a second row, wherein each top-receiving cut pattern defines at least one strut, each strut being foldably connected to the bottom panel; a second side panel adjacent to the bottom panel; an intermediate panel foldably connected to the second side panel and located between and spaced apart from the top panel and the bottom panel, the intermediate panel being spaced apart from the top panel across the entire width of the intermediate panel, wherein the intermediate panel includes a first row of at least one aperture; and a plurality of containers arranged in at least a first and a second row, each container extending through a respective one of the top-receiving cut patterns in the bottom panel, wherein each container in the first row of containers extends through a respective one of the apertures in the intermediate panel, an upper portion of at least one of the containers in the second row of containers abuts a distal edge of the intermediate panel, and each strut engages an underside of a radially protruding part of a container, and wherein an underside of the intermediate panel abuts an upper free edge of at least one of the first row top-receiving cut pattern struts and at least one of the second row top-receiving cut pattern struts, each strut comprises an upper distal edge and a lower distal edge, wherein the lower distal edge engages the underside of the radially protruding part of the container and the upper distal edge engages an underside of the intermediate panel. 18. The package according to claim 17, wherein the intermediate panel is connected to and extends from a top edge of the second side panel, and the intermediate panel is spaced below and free from contact with the top panel across an entire width of the intermediate panel. 19. A package, comprising: a top panel; a first side panel adjacent to the top panel; a bottom panel adjacent to the first side panel; at least four top-receiving cut patterns in the bottom panel arranged in at least a first and a second row and at least a first and a second column; a second side panel adjacent to the top panel and adjacent to the bottom panel; an intermediate panel located between the top panel and the bottom panel, wherein the intermediate panel includes at least two apertures arranged in a first row, the intermediate panel being connected to and extending from the second side panel, being spaced apart from the top panel where the intermediate panel is connected to the second side panel and located below the top panel where the intermediate panel is connected to the second side panel; and a plurality of containers arranged in at least a first and a second row and at least a first and a second column, each container extending through a respective one of the top receiving cut patterns in the bottom panel, wherein each container in the first row of containers extends through one of the apertures in the intermediate panel, and at least one of the containers in the second row of containers is adjacent to a distal edge of the intermediate panel, wherein each top-receiving cut pattern defines a first and a second strut, each strut being foldably connected to the bottom panel and being adjacent to a top portion of one of the containers and engaging an underside of a radially protruding part of a container each of the second struts comprising an upper distal edge and a lower distal edge, wherein the lower distal edge engages the underside of the radially protruding part of the container and the upper distal edge engages an underside of the intermediate panel.