Abstract: A carton includes a dispenser that dispenses articles such as cylindrical beverage cans through an elongated opening defined by a detachable portion of the carton. The detachable portion extends across the majority of the length of a front wall of the carton from a bottom edge of the carton toward the top edge of the carton. The elongated opening has a narrower tapered portion through which the ends of certain articles in upper tiers are partially exposed such that the user can gauge the quantity of articles remaining in the carton, and a wider portion through which the ends of certain articles in the lowermost tier are fully exposed for removal from the carton.

Abstract: A carton for packaging a plurality of articles includes top and bottom panels interconnected by a pair of opposed side walls to form a generally tubular structure. An end wall is provided at each end of the tubular structure to at least partially close each end. An access opening includes a first detachable portion extending across a part of the top panel and at least a part of one of the opposed side walls. A second detachable portion is disposed adjacent to the first detachable portion and extends across a further part of the top panel and into a part of one of the end walls, whereby removal of the first detachable portion and the second detachable portion defines an access opening formed from portions of the top panel, the one opposed side wall, and the one end wall. A third portion may be provided extending across a further portion of the top panel and into the other of the end walls.