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A method of forming a carton. The method includes obtaining a blank having at least one panel and at least one article protection flap foldably connected to the at least one panel. The method includes positioning the at least one panel to at least partially form an interior space of the carton, load

A method of forming a carton. The method includes obtaining a blank having at least one panel and at least one article protection flap foldably connected to the at least one panel. The method includes positioning the at least one panel to at least partially form an interior space of the carton, loading at least one article in the interior space, and folding the at least one article protection flap relative to the at least one panel after the loading the at least one article. The folding includes moving the article protection flap from a first position that is substantially parallel to the at least one panel to a second position wherein the article protection flap is folded relative to the at least one panel.

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1. A method of forming a carton, the method comprising: obtaining a blank comprising at least one panel and at least one article protection flap foldably connected to the at least one panel;positioning the at least one panel to at least partially form an interior space of the carton;loading at least

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A method of forming a carton, the method comprising: obtaining a blank comprising at least one panel and at least one article protection flap foldably connected to the at least one panel;positioning the at least one panel to at least partially form an interior space of the carton;loading at least one article in the interior space;folding the at least one article protection flap relative to the at least one panel after the loading the at least one article, the folding comprises moving the at least one article protection flap from a first position that is substantially parallel to the at least one panel to a second position wherein the at least one article protection flap is folded relative to the at least one panel,the loading at least one article comprises loading a plurality of beverage bottles, each of the plurality of beverage bottles comprises a bottom portion and a top portion, the bottom portion being wider than the top portion,the at least one panel comprises a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and a top panel foldably connected to at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the blank comprises at least two first end flaps each being respectively foldably connected to a respective panel of the at least one panel and at least two second end flaps each being respectively foldably connected to a respective panel of the at least one panel, the at least one article protection flap is foldably connected to the bottom panel, and the method further comprises folding the at least two first end flaps to close a first end of the carton and folding the at least two second end flaps to close a second end of the carton,the at least one article protection flap is folded into contact with a respective bottom portion of each of two adjacent beverage bottles when the at least one article protection flap is moved to the second position,the folding the at least one article protection flap comprises pressing the at least one article protection flap against the bottom portion of each of the two adjacent beverage bottles and moving the two adjacent beverage bottles. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one article protection flap comprises a plurality of article protection flaps, and the folding comprises positioning each of the article protection flaps between two respective adjacent articles of the plurality of articles. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one article protection flap comprises features to facilitate the folding of the flap between adjacent articles. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one article protection flap has features for preventing folding of the at least one article protection flap from the second position to the first position. 5. The method of claim 4 wherein the at least one article protection flap comprises a first portion and a second portion, and the folding of the at least one article protection flap comprises folding the first portion and the second portion relative to each other. 6. The method of claim 5 wherein the first portion and the second portion are folded about a fold line during the folding so that the first portion and the second portion are inwardly folded relative to each other. 7. The method of claim 6 wherein the at least one panel comprises an opening formed by the folding of the at least one article protection flap from the first position to the second position, the opening having an edge at least partially formed by a line of weakening defining at least a portion of the at least one article protection flap, the features for preventing folding of the at least one article protection flap comprise a free edge of at least one of the first portion and the second portion that are positioned to extend beyond the edge of the opening during the folding the first portion and the second portion relative to each other. 8. The method of claim 7 wherein the features for preventing folding of the at least one article protection flap comprises a distal portion of the first portion and a distal portion of the second portion. 9. The method of claim 8 wherein the features for preventing folding of the at least one article protection flap comprises a heel of the at least one article protection flap at the distal end of the at least one article protection flap. 10. The method of claim 5 wherein the at least one article protection flap is foldably connected to the at least one panel at a first fold line, the at least one article protection flap comprises a second fold line extending from the first fold line and a third fold line extending from the first fold line, the at least one article protection flap comprises a central portion at least partially defined by the first fold line, the second fold line, and the third fold line, the first fold line is a longitudinal fold line, the second fold line extends from the first fold line and the third fold line extends from the first fold line, the folding the first portion and second portion relative to each other comprises folding the first portion at the second fold line and folding the second portion at the third fold line. 11. The method of claim 1 wherein the folding the at least one article protection flap comprises engaging the at least one article protection flap with a finger of a mechanism for forming the carton. 12. The method of claim 1 wherein the folding the at least one article protection flap comprises contacting the at least one article and moving the article. 13. The method of claim 1 wherein the folding of the at least one article protection flap tightens packing of the beverage bottles. 14. The method of claim 1 wherein in the second position of the at least one article protection flap, the movement of the beverage bottles is limited by the positioning of the at least one article protection flap, the at least two first end flaps at the first end, and the at least two second end flaps at the second end. 15. The method of claim 1 wherein the moving the two adjacent beverage bottles comprises moving the two adjacent beverage bottles in respective opposite directions so that one of the two adjacent beverage bottles is moved toward the first end and the other of the two adjacent beverage bottles is moved toward the second end. 16. The method of claim 15 wherein the two adjacent beverage bottles comprise a first beverage bottle and a second beverage bottle, the first beverage bottle and the second beverage bottle being in a respective first bottle position after the loading of the plurality of beverage bottles and the closing the first end and the closing the second end,the moving the two adjacent beverage bottles comprises moving the first beverage bottle and the second beverage bottle from the respective first bottle position to a respective second bottle position, wherein in the respective second bottle position the first beverage bottle is moved closer to the first end of the carton and the second beverage bottle is moved closer to the second end of the carton. 17. The method of claim 16 wherein the first beverage bottle and the second beverage bottle are in the first beverage bottle position when the at least one article protection flap is in the first position, and the first beverage bottle and the second beverage bottle are moved to the second beverage bottle position when the at least one article protection flap is moved from the first position to the second position. 18. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one article protection flap comprises a plurality of article protection flaps, and the folding of the at least one article protection flap comprises positioning each of the plurality of article protection flaps between respective adjacent beverage bottles of the plurality of beverage bottles. 19. The method of claim 1 wherein the loading the plurality of beverage bottles comprises arranging the plurality of beverage bottles in at least one row that extends from the first end to the second end. 20. The method of claim 19 wherein the at least one article protection flap comprises a first article protection flap and a second article protection flap, the first article protection flap is adjacent to the second article protection flap, the first article protection flap and the second article protection flap contact respective adjacent beverage bottles in the at least one row of beverage bottles. 21. The method of claim 20 wherein the second article protection flap is oriented 180 degrees relative to the first article protection flap. 22. The method of claim 19 wherein the at least one row of beverage bottles comprises at least three rows and the at least one article protection flap comprises at least three article protection flaps, the folding the at least one article protection flap comprises positioning each article protection flap between adjacent articles in a respective one of the at least three rows of beverage bottles. 23. The method of claim 1 wherein the folding the article protection flap is after the folding the at least two first end flaps and the folding the at least two second end flaps. 24. The method of claim 1 wherein the positioning the at least one panel comprises forming a sleeve and the loading the beverage bottles comprising placing the beverage bottles in the sleeve and the closing the first end and the closing the second end encloses the interior space of the carton defined by the plurality of panels, the closed first end, and the closed second end, the plurality of beverage bottles being in a first packing configuration in the interior space after the closing of the first end and the closing of the second end. 25. A method of forming a carton, the method comprising: obtaining a blank comprising at least one panel and at least one article protection flap foldably connected to the at least one panel;positioning the at least one panel to at least partially form an interior space of the carton;loading at least one article in the interior space;folding the at least one article protection flap relative to the at least one panel after the loading the at least one article, the folding comprises moving the at least one article protection flap from a first position that is substantially parallel to the at least one panel to a second position wherein the at least one article protection flap is folded relative to the at least one panel,the positioning the at least one panel comprises forming a sleeve having a first end and a second end, the blank has a first plurality of end flaps at the first end of the sleeve and a second plurality of end flaps at the second end of the sleeve, the method comprises closing the first end by at least partially overlapping the first plurality of end flaps and closing the second end by at least partially overlapping the second plurality of end flaps, wherein at least one of the closing the first end and the closing the second end is before the folding the at least one article protection flap. 26. The method of claim 25 wherein the loading the at least one article comprises arranging a plurality of the articles in at least one row that extends from the first end to the second end, the at least one article protection flap being positioned between two respective adjacent articles in the at least one row. 27. The method of claim 26 wherein the at least one row comprises at least three rows and the at least one article protection flap comprises at least three article protection flaps, the folding comprises positioning each article protection flap between adjacent articles in a respective one of the at least three rows. 28. The method of claim 27 wherein the at least three article protection flaps are primary article protection flaps, the carton further comprising secondary article protection flaps foldably connected to the at least one panel, the method further comprises folding the secondary article protection flaps after the loading of the plurality of articles. 29. The method of claim 25 wherein the at least one panel comprises a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, the positioning the plurality of panels comprises positioning the first side panel and the second side panel relative to the bottom panel. 30. The method of claim 29 wherein the at least one panel further comprises a top panel foldably connected to the first side panel and the second side panel, the positioning the plurality of panels comprises positioning the top panel relative to the first side panel and the second side panel. 31. A method of forming a carton, the method comprising: obtaining a blank comprising at least one panel and at least one article protection flap foldably connected to the at least one panel;positioning the at least one panel to at least partially form an interior space of the carton;loading at least one article in the interior space;folding the at least one article protection flap relative to the at least one panel after the loading the at least one article, the folding comprises moving the at least one article protection flap from a first position that is substantially parallel to the at least one panel to a second position wherein the at least one article protection flap is folded relative to the at least one panel,the positioning the at least one panel comprises forming a sleeve having a first end and a second end, the blank has a first plurality of end flaps at the first end of the sleeve and a second plurality of end flaps at the second end of the sleeve, the method comprises closing the first end by at least partially overlapping the first plurality of end flaps and closing the second end by at least partially overlapping the second plurality of end flaps, wherein at least one of the closing the first end and the closing the second end is during the folding the at least one article protection flap. 32. A method of forming a carton, the method comprising: obtaining a blank comprising at least one panel and at least one article protection flap foldably connected to the at least one panel;positioning the at least one panel to at least partially form an interior space of the carton;loading at least one article in the interior space;folding the at least one article protection flap relative to the at least one panel after the loading the at least one article, the folding comprises moving the at least one article protection flap from a first position that is substantially parallel to the at least one panel to a second position wherein the at least one article protection flap is folded relative to the at least one panel,the loading at least one article comprises loading a plurality of beverage bottles, each of the plurality of beverage bottles comprises a bottom portion and a top portion, the bottom portion being wider than the top portion,the at least one panel comprises a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and a top panel foldably connected to at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the blank comprises at least two first end flaps each being respectively foldably connected to a respective panel of the at least one panel and at least two second end flaps each being respectively foldably connected to a respective panel of the at least one panel, the at least one article protection flap is foldably connected to the bottom panel, and the method further comprises folding the at least two first end flaps to close a first end of the carton and folding the at least two second end flaps to close a second end of the carton,the folding the at least one article protection flap comprises engaging the at least one article protection flap with a finger of a mechanism for forming the carton,wherein the mechanism for forming the carton is part of a system for activating the at least one article protection flap, the system for activating the at least one article protection flap is downstream of a carton forming machine that forms the interior space of the carton, loads the plurality of beverage bottles, closes the first end of the carton, and closes the second end of the carton. 33. The method of claim 32, further comprising conveying a carton from the carton forming machine to the system for activating the at least one article protection flap. 34. A method of forming a carton, the method comprising: obtaining a blank comprising at least one panel and at least one article protection flap foldably connected to the at least one panel;positioning the at least one panel to at least partially form an interior space of the carton;loading at least one article in the interior space;folding the at least one article protection flap relative to the at least one panel after the loading the at least one article, the folding comprises moving the at least one article protection flap from a first position that is substantially parallel to the at least one panel to a second position wherein the at least one article protection flap is folded relative to the at least one panel,the loading at least one article comprises loading a plurality of beverage bottles, each of the plurality of beverage bottles comprises a bottom portion and a top portion, the bottom portion being wider than the top portion,the at least one panel comprises a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and a top panel foldably connected to at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the blank comprises at least two first end flaps each being respectively foldably connected to a respective panel of the at least one panel and at least two second end flaps each being respectively foldably connected to a respective panel of the at least one panel, the at least one article protection flap is foldably connected to the bottom panel, and the method further comprises folding the at least two first end flaps to close a first end of the carton and folding the at least two second end flaps to close a second end of the carton,the positioning the at least one panel comprises forming a sleeve and the loading the beverage bottles comprising placing the beverage bottles in the sleeve and the closing the first end and the closing the second end encloses the interior space of the carton defined by the plurality of panels, the closed first end, and the closed second end, the plurality of beverage bottles being in a first packing configuration in the interior space after the closing of the first end and the closing of the second end,wherein the moving the at least one article protection flap moves the plurality of beverage bottles to a second packing configuration in the interior space, whereby movement of the beverage bottles in the second packing configuration is limited by the positioning of the at least one article protection flap and the closed first end and the closed second end. 35. The method of claim 34, wherein the loading the plurality of beverage bottles comprises arranging the plurality of beverage bottles in at least one row that extends from the first end to the second end, the moving the plurality of beverage bottles to the second packing configuration comprises pressing the at least one article protection flap against two adjacent beverage bottles in the at least one row. 36. The method of claim 35, wherein the moving the plurality of beverage bottles to the second packing configuration comprises moving the two adjacent beverage bottles in respective opposite directions so that one of the two adjacent beverage bottles is moved toward the first end and the other of the two adjacent beverage bottles is moved toward the second end. 37. A method of forming a carton, the method comprising: obtaining a blank comprising at least one panel and at least one article protection flap foldably connected to the at least one panel;positioning the at least one panel to at least partially form an interior space of the carton;loading at least one article in the interior space;folding the at least one article protection flap relative to the at least one panel after the loading the at least one article, the folding comprises moving the at least one article protection flap from a first position that is substantially parallel to the at least one panel to a second position wherein the at least one article protection flap is folded relative to the at least one panel,the loading at least one article comprises loading a plurality of beverage bottles, each of the plurality of beverage bottles comprises a bottom portion and a top portion, the bottom portion being wider than the top portion,wherein the moving the at least one article protection flap causes the beverage bottles to move to accommodate the space required for the at least one article protection flap in the second position. 38. The method of claim 37, wherein the movement of the beverage bottles tightens packing of the bottles in the carton.