A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton comprises panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton. The panels comprise a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. At least one divider panel is in the interior of the carton. The
A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton comprises panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton. The panels comprise a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. At least one divider panel is in the interior of the carton. The divider panel is attached to at least one of the panels. A dispenser is for allowing access to the articles in the carton. The dispenser is for separating the carton into a first portion and a second portion. At least one of the first portion and the second portion is at least partially closed by the at least one divider panel.
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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 comprise a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel;at least one divider panel in the interior of the carton, th
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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 comprise a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel;at least one divider panel in the interior of the carton, the at least one divider panel comprising a main portion, an upper attachment flap foldably connected to the main portion, and a lower attachment flap foldably connected to the main portion, the upper attachment flap being attached in face-to-face contact with the top panel and the lower attachment flap being attached in face-to-face contact with the bottom panel, wherein the divider panel comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, and each of the upper attachment flap and the lower attachment flap comprises an outer edge that is at least partially defined by at least one cut extending in the main portion of the at least one divider panel;a dispenser for allowing access to the articles in the carton, the dispenser being for separating the carton into a first portion and a second portion, at least one of the first portion and the second portion is at least partially closed by the at least one divider panel. 2. The carton of claim 1 wherein the dispenser comprises a tear strip defined by two spaced apart tear lines. 3. The carton of claim 2 wherein the tear strip is generally located on a centerline of the carton so that the first portion and the second portion are approximately the same size. 4. The carton of claim 1 wherein the first side panel and the second side panel have respective lateral fold lines extending across a length of a respective side panel. 5. The carton of claim 1 wherein the bottom panel has a width greater than a width of the top panel. 6. The carton of claim 5 wherein the bottom panel has a length greater than a length of the top panel. 7. The carton of claim 1, wherein the main portion of the at least one divider panel comprises a main outer edge that extends around a periphery of the at least one divider panel, the at least one cut of each of the upper attachment flap and the lower attachment flap being spaced apart from the main outer edge. 8. The carton of claim 1, wherein the main portion of the at least one divider panel comprises an upper edge and a lower edge, the upper edge and the lower edge being disposed adjacent the respective top panel and bottom panel, the at least one cut of each of the upper attachment flap and the lower attachment flap being spaced apart from the upper edge and the lower edge. 9. The carton of claim 1, wherein each of the upper attachment flap and the lower attachment flap is foldably connected to the main portion of the at least one divider panel at a location that is spaced apart from the top panel and the bottom panel. 10. 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 comprise a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel;at least one divider panel in the interior of the carton, the at least one divider panel being attached to at least one of the panels, the at least one divider panel comprising an upper portion, an upper attachment flap, a lower portion, and a lower attachment flap, the upper attachment flap being attached to the top panel and the lower attachment flap being attached to the bottom panel, wherein the upper attachment flap comprises a first outer edge that is at least partially defined by at least one cut extending in the upper portion, and the lower attachment flap comprises a second outer edge that is at least partially defined by at least one cut extending in the lower portion, and wherein the upper portion is foldably attached to the lower portion at a fold line;a dispenser for allowing access to the articles in the carton, the dispenser being for separating the carton into a first portion and a second portion, at least one of the first portion and the second portion is at least partially closed by the at least one divider panel. 11. 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 comprise a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel;at least one divider panel in the interior of the carton, the at least one divider panel comprising a main portion, an upper attachment flap attached to the top panel, and a lower attachment flap attached to the bottom panel, wherein each of the upper attachment flap and the lower attachment flap is formed by a generally U-shaped cut in the main portion of the divider panel, each of the upper attachment flap and the lower attachment flap comprising a respective outer edge that is at least partially defined by the respective U-shaped cut;a dispenser for allowing access to the articles in the carton, the dispenser being for separating the carton into a first portion and a second portion, at least one of the first portion and the second portion is at least partially closed by the at least one divider panel. 12. 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 comprise a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel;at least one divider panel in the interior of the carton, the at least one divider panel comprising a main portion and at least one attachment flap foldably connected to the main portion, the at least one attachment flap being attached in face-to-face contact with at least one of the panels, wherein the at least one attachment flap comprises an outer edge that is at least partially defined by at least one cut extending in the main portion of the at least one divider panel;a dispenser for allowing access to the articles in the carton, the dispenser being for separating the carton into a first portion and a second portion, at least one of the first portion and the second portion is at least partially closed by the at least one divider panel;wherein the at least one divider panel is a first divider panel, the carton further comprising a second divider panel in the interior of the carton, the second divider panel being at least partially attached to at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel. 13. The carton of claim 12 wherein the second divider panel comprises an upper portion and lower portion, the upper potion having an upper attachment flap attached to the top panel and the lower portion having a lower attachment flap attached to the bottom panel. 14. The carton of claim 12 further comprising first end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels for closing a first end of the carton and second end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels for closing a second end of the carton, the first portion of the carton having ends that are respectively closed by the first end flaps and the first divider panel and the second portion of the carton having ends that are respectively closed by the second end flaps and the second divider panel. 15. Blanks for forming a carton for containing at least one divider, the blanks comprising: a first blank for being formed into the carton, the first blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising at least a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, the first blank comprising dispenser features for separating the carton formed from the first blank into a first portion and a second portion;a second blank for forming the divider, the divider is for at least partially closing at least one of the first portion and the second portion of the carton, the second blank comprising at least one divider panel, the at least one divider panel comprising an upper portion foldably connected to a lower portion at a fold line, an upper attachment flap foldably connected to the upper portion, and a lower attachment flap foldably connected to the lower portion, the upper attachment flap and the lower attachment flap being positioned for attachment to the respective top panel and bottom panel of the first blank, wherein the upper attachment flap comprises a first outer edge that is at least partially defined by at least one cut extending in the upper portion, and the lower attachment flap comprises a second outer edge that is at least partially defined by at least one cut extending in the lower portion. 16. The blanks of claim 15 wherein the one of the panels is one of the top panel and the bottom panel. 17. The blanks of claim 15 wherein the second blank is releasably attached to the first blank. 18. The blanks of claim 15 wherein the divider panel is a first divider panel for at least partially closing the first portion of the carton formed from the first blank, and the second blank comprises a second divider panel for at least partially closing the second portion of the carton formed from the first blank. 19. The blanks of claim 18 wherein the second divider panel comprises a first attachment flap for foldably connecting the second divider panel to the top panel and a second attachment flap for foldably connecting the second divider panel to the bottom panel. 20. The blanks of claim 15 wherein the dispenser features comprise a tear strip defined by two spaced apart tear lines, the tear strip is generally located on a centerline of the first blank. 21. The blanks of claim 15 wherein the first side panel and the second side panel have respective lateral fold lines extending across a length of a respective side panel. 22. The blanks of claim 15 wherein the bottom panel has a width greater than a width of the top panel and the bottom panel has a length greater than a length of the top panel. 23. Blanks for forming a carton for containing at least one divider, the blanks comprising: a first blank for being formed into the carton, the first blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising at least a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, the first blank comprising dispenser features for separating the carton formed from the first blank into a first portion and a second portion;a second blank for forming the divider, the divider is for at least partially closing at least one of the first portion and the second portion of the carton, the second blank comprising at least one divider panel comprising a main portion, an upper attachment flap foldably connected to an upper portion of the at least one divider panel, and a lower attachment flap foldably connected to a lower portion of the at least one divider panel, the upper attachment flap being positioned for attachment to the top panel and the lower attachment flap being positioned for attachment to the bottom panel, wherein each of the upper attachment flap and the lower attachment flap is formed by a generally U-shaped cut in the main portion of the divider panel, each of the upper attachment flap and the lower attachment flap comprising a respective outer edge that is at least partially defined by the respective U-shaped cut. 24. Method of forming a carton from a blank, the method comprising: obtaining a carton blank and a divider blank, the carton blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising at least a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, the carton blank comprising dispenser features, the divider blank comprising at least one divider panel having a main portion, a first attachment flap foldably connected to the main portion, and a second attachment flap foldably connected to the main portion, each of the first attachment flap and the second attachment flap being at least partially defined by at least one cut extending in the main portion of the at least one divider panel,attaching the divider blank to the carton blank by attaching the first attachment flap in face-to-face contact with the top panel and attaching the second attachment flap in face-to-face contact with the bottom panel;forming a carton from the carton blank by positioning the top panel, bottom panel, first side panel, and second side panel to form a generally open-ended sleeve;forming the divider by positioning the divider blank to divide the carton into a first portion and a second portion. 25. The method of claim 24 wherein the open-ended sleeve has an open first end and an open second end, and the method further comprising loading containers into the open-ended sleeve from the first end and loading containers into the open-ended sleeve from the second end. 26. The method of claim 25 wherein the carton blank comprises a plurality of first end flaps foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality panels at a first end of the blank and a plurality of second end flaps foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels at a second end of the blank, the method further comprising positioning the first end flaps to close the first end and positioning the second end flaps to close the second end. 27. The method of claim 26 further comprising activating the dispensing features to separate the first portion from the second portion of the carton. 28. The method of claim 27 wherein the at least one divider panel is a first divider panel that forms a first closed end of the first portion of the carton and the first end flaps form a closed second end of the first portion. 29. The method of claim 24 wherein the first side panel comprises a first lateral fold line extending across a length of the first side panel and the second side panel comprises a second lateral fold line extending across a length of the second side panel, the attaching the divider blank comprises folding the carton blank along one of the first lateral fold line and the second lateral fold line to position a respective one of the top panel and the bottom panel in face-to-face relationship with at least a portion of the divider panel, wherein the first side panel or the second side panel comprises an upper section and a lower section, the upper section being at least partially in face-to-face relation with the lower section after the folding the blank along the one of the first lateral fold line and the second lateral fold line. 30. The method of claim 29 further comprising folding the blank along the other of the first lateral fold line and the second lateral fold line to position a respective one of the first side panel and the second side panel for attachment to a respective one of the top panel and the bottom panel. 31. The method of claim 24, wherein the main portion of the at least one divider panel comprises a main outer edge that extends around a periphery of the at least one divider panel, the at least one cut of each of the upper attachment flap and the lower attachment flap being spaced apart from the main outer edge. 32. The method of claim 24, wherein the main portion of the at least one divider panel comprises an upper edge and a lower edge, the upper edge and the lower edge being disposed adjacent the respective top panel and bottom panel, the at least one cut of each of the upper attachment flap and the lower attachment flap being spaced apart from the upper edge and the lower edge. 33. The method of claim 24, wherein each of the upper attachment flap and the lower attachment flap is foldably connected to the main portion of the at least one divider panel at a location that is spaced apart from the top panel and the bottom panel. 34. Method of forming a carton from a blank, the method comprising: obtaining a carton blank and a divider blank, the carton blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising at least a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, the carton blank comprising dispenser features, the divider blank comprising at least one divider panel having a main portion and at least one attachment flap foldably connected to the main portion, the at least one attachment flap being at least partially defined by at least one cut extending in the main portion of the at least one divider panel, wherein the carton blank comprises a plurality of first end flaps foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality panels at a first end of the blank and a plurality of second end flaps foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels at a second end of the blank;attaching the divider blank to the carton blank by securing the at least one attachment flap in face-to-face contact with at least one panel of the plurality of panels;forming a carton from the carton blank by positioning the top panel, bottom panel, first side panel, and second side panel to form a generally open-ended sleeve, wherein the open-ended sleeve has an open first end and an open second end;forming the divider by positioning the divider blank to divide the carton into a first portion and a second portion;loading containers into the open-ended sleeve from the first end and loading containers into the open-ended sleeve from the second end;positioning the first end flaps to close the first end and positioning the second end flaps to close the second end;activating the dispensing features to separate the first portion from the second portion of the carton;wherein the at least one divider panel is a first divider panel that forms a first closed end of the first portion of the carton and the first end flaps form a closed second end of the first portion;wherein the at least one divider panel comprises a second divider panel that forms a first closed end of the second portion of the carton and the second end flaps form a closed second end of the second portion.
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Sutherland,Robert L., Beveled corner carton with an interlocking separator pad.
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