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A package for holding a plurality of containers. The package comprises panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the package. The panels comprise a top panel and at least one side panel foldably connected to the top panel. At least one feature is in the top panel that receives and

A package for holding a plurality of containers. The package comprises panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the package. The panels comprise a top panel and at least one side panel foldably connected to the top panel. At least one feature is in the top panel that receives and holds a top portion of at least one container of the plurality of containers. The at least one feature comprises an opening in the top panel and a retention feature adjacent the opening to engage at least one container of the plurality of containers to at least partially attach the at least one container to the package.

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1. A package for holding a plurality of containers, the package comprises: panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the package, the panels comprise a top panel and at least one side panel foldably connected to the top panel;at least one feature in the top panel that receives and

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A package for holding a plurality of containers, the package comprises: panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the package, the panels comprise a top panel and at least one side panel foldably connected to the top panel;at least one feature in the top panel that receives and holds a top portion of at least one container of the plurality of containers,the at least one feature comprises an opening in the top panel, a retention panel spaced apart from the opening, and a retention feature adjacent the opening to engage at least one container of the plurality of containers to at least partially attach the at least one container to the package;wherein the retention panel is connected to the top panel by a strip of material extending from the opening to the retention panel, and at least a portion of the retention panel is generally parallel with the top panel;wherein the retention feature comprises a retention portion of the top panel adjacent the opening, the retention portion of the top panel being in contact with an underside of a flange of the at least one container, and the retention portion of the top panel being generally planar with a remainder of the top panel. 2. The package of claim 1 wherein the opening is formed by spaced apart cut lines. 3. The package of claim 2 wherein the spaced apart cut lines are curved cut lines that conform to a shape of the at least one container. 4. The package of claim 2 wherein the top panel has arcuate retention edges adjacent to the opening. 5. The package of claim 2 wherein the retention panel contacts an uppermost surface of the at least one container. 6. The package of claim 1 wherein the opening has a curved edge. 7. A blank for forming a package for holding a plurality of containers, the blank comprises: panels that comprise a top panel and at least one side panel foldably connected to the top panel, the panels are from forming an interior of the package formed from the blank;at least one feature in the top panel that is for receiving and holding a top portion of at least one container of the plurality of containers in the package formed from the blank,the at least one feature comprises an opening in the top panel in the package formed from the blank, a retention panel for being spaced apart from the opening when the package is formed from the blank, and a retention feature adjacent the opening for engaging the at least one container of the plurality of containers to at least partially attach the at least one container to the package;wherein the retention panel is connected to the top panel by a strip of material for extending from the opening to the retention panel when the carton is formed from the blank, and at least a portion of the retention panel is for being generally parallel with the top panel when the carton is formed from the blank;wherein the retention feature comprises a retention portion of the top panel adjacent the opening, the retention portion of the top panel is for being in contact with an underside of a flange of the at least one container in the package formed form the blank, and the retention portion of the top panel is for being generally planar with a remainder of the top panel when the package is formed from the blank. 8. The blank of claim 7 wherein the opening is formed by spaced apart cut lines. 9. The blank of claim 8 wherein the retention panel is for contact with an uppermost surface of the at least one container. 10. A method of forming a package for containing a plurality of containers, the method comprising: providing a blank having a top panel and at least one side panel foldably connected to the top panel, at least one feature in the top panel that comprises an opening in the top panel, a retention panel, and a retention feature adjacent the opening; andinserting at least a top portion of a container through the opening and engaging the top portion of the container with the retention feature to at least partially attach the container to the package;wherein the retention panel is foldably connected to the top panel along a strip of material, the inserting at least a top portion of the container comprises spacing the retention panel apart from the opening so that at least a portion of the retention panel is generally parallel with the top panel, the strip of material extending from the opening to the retention panel;wherein the retention feature comprises a portion of the top panel adjacent the opening, the portion of the top panel being generally planar with a remainder of the top panel, the inserting the at least a portion of a container comprises placing the portion of the top panel in contact with an underside of a flange of the container. 11. The method of claim 10 wherein the inserting at least a top portion of the container comprises placing an uppermost surface of the container into contact with the retention panel. 12. The method of claim 10 wherein the opening is a first opening, the at least one retention feature is a first retention feature, and the container is a first container, the blank comprises a second opening and a second retention feature adjacent the second opening, the method further comprises inserting at least a portion of a second container through the second opening and engaging the top portion of the second container with the second retention feature to at least partially attach the second container to the package. 13. The package of claim 1, wherein the retention panel is connected to the top panel by a plurality of strips of material extending from the opening to the retention panel. 14. The package of claim 13, wherein each strip of the plurality of strips of material is connected to an edge of the opening adjacent the retention portion of the top panel. 15. The package of claim 13, wherein each strip of the plurality of strips of material comprises two free edges. 16. The package of claim 1, wherein the retention portion of the top panel is a first retention portion of the top panel and the retention feature further comprises a second retention portion of the top panel adjacent the opening and spaced apart from the first retention portion of the top panel, the second retention portion of the top panel is in contact with an underside of the flange of the at least one container, and the second retention portion of the top panel is generally planar with a remainder of the top panel. 17. The package of claim 16, wherein the strip of material extends from the opening adjacent the first retention portion of the top panel and the second retention portion of the top panel. 18. The package of claim 17, wherein the strip of material comprises a first strip edge and a second strip edge, the first strip edge extending from a first retention edge of the first retention portion of the top panel, and the second strip edge extending from an end of a second retention edge of the second retention portion of the top panel, the first strip edge being collinear with the first retention edge. 19. The package of claim 18, wherein; the strip of material is a first strip of material and the retention panel is further connected to the top panel by a second strip of material;the retention feature further comprises a third retention portion of the top panel adjacent the opening and spaced apart from the first retention portion of the top panel and the second retention portion of the top panel, the third retention portion of the top panel is in contact with an underside of the flange of the at least one container, and the third retention portion of the top panel is generally planar with a remainder of the top panel; andthe second strip of material comprises a third strip edge and a fourth strip edge, the third strip edge extending from the second retention edge of the second retention portion of the top panel, and the fourth strip edge extending from an end of a third retention edge of the third retention portion of the top panel, the third strip edge being collinear with the second retention edge. 20. The blank of claim 7, wherein the retention panel is connected to the top panel by a plurality of strips of material for extending from the opening to the retention panel when the package is formed from the blank. 21. The blank of claim 20, wherein each strip of the plurality of strips of material is connected to an edge of the opening adjacent the retention portion of the top panel in the package formed from the blank. 22. The blank of claim 20, wherein each strip of the plurality of strips of material is at least partially defined by a portion of a first cut line and a portion of a second cut line, and, for each strip of the plurality of strips of material, the portion of the first cut line and the portion of the second cut line form respective free edges of the strip in the package formed from the blank. 23. The blank of claim 7, wherein the retention portion of the top panel is a first retention portion of the top panel and the retention feature further comprises a second retention portion of the top panel adjacent the opening and spaced apart from the first retention portion of the top panel, the second retention portion of the top panel is for being in contact with an underside of the flange of the at least one container in the package formed from the blank, and the second retention portion of the top panel is for being generally planar with a remainder of the top panel when the package is formed from the blank. 24. The blank of claim 23, wherein the strip of material extends from the opening adjacent the first retention portion of the top panel and the second retention portion of the top panel when the package is formed from the blank. 25. The blank of claim 24, wherein: the strip of material is at least partially defined by a portion of a first cut line and a portion of a second cut line for respectively forming a first strip edge and a second strip edge in the package formed from the blank;at least a portion of the first cut line is for forming a first retention edge of the first retention portion of the top panel at the opening in the package formed from the blank, and at least a portion of the second cut line is for forming a second retention edge of the second retention portion of the top panel at the opening in the package formed from the blank. 26. The blank of claim 25, wherein at least a portion of the first cut line and at least a portion of the second cut line each defines a portion of the retention panel. 27. The blank of claim 25, wherein each of the first cut line and the second cut line is an arcuate cut line. 28. The blank of claim 25, wherein; the retention feature further comprises a third retention portion of the top panel adjacent the opening and spaced apart from the first retention portion of the top panel and the second retention portion of the top panel, the third retention portion of the top panel is for being in contact with an underside of the flange of the at least one container in the package formed from the blank, and the third retention portion of the top panel is for being generally planar with a remainder of the top panel when the package is formed from the blank;the strip of material is a first strip of material and the retention panel is further connected to the top panel by a second strip of material, the second strip of material being at least partially defined by a portion of the second cut line and a portion of a third cut line for respectively forming a third strip edge and a fourth strip edge in the package formed from the blank; andat least a portion of the third cut line is for forming a third retention edge of the third retention portion of the top panel at the opening in the package formed from the blank.