Beverage can carton with opening panel

摘要

The carton is designed for carrying a plurality of beverage cans and includes a tear away portion which is disposed partially in the carton top wall and partially in an adjacent side wall. The top wall of the carton is formed by overlapping top wall panels which are adhesively secured together. Finger gripping openings are disposed in the outer top wall panel, and reinforcing tabs are formed on a free edge of the inner top wall panel to strengthen the weight bearing central portion of the top wall of the carton. The tear away portion of the carton is formed by a first plurality of cut score lines positioned in the outer top wall panel and by a second plurality of cut score lines positioned in the side wall of the carton. The respective cut score lines are offset from the fold line which interconnects the side wall and outer top wall panel so that the fold line will not buckle when the filled carton is carried via the finger grip openings.