Gravity fed cigarette carton with dispensing portion

Abstract

A carton assembly for packages of smoking articles comprises a top portion, a bottom portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, a first end portion, a second end portion and a dispensing portion. The dispensing portion is defined by a perforation line on the first and second side portions and the bottom portion before the hinged dispensing portion is opened. When the perforation line is torn, the dispensing portion may be removed allowing cigarette packages to be withdrawn from the carton.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A carton assembly for a plurality of cigarette packages, comprising: 
 a top portion, a bottom portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, a first end portion and a second end portion; and    a dispensing portion;    wherein the dispensing portion is defined by a perforation line on the first and second side portions and the bottom portion.    
     
     
         2 . The carton assembly of  claim 1  containing ten packages of cigarettes.  
     
     
         3 . The carton assembly of  claim 1  containing five packages of cigarettes.  
     
     
         4 . The carton assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the dispensing portion is removable.  
     
     
         5 . The carton assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the length of the dispensing portion is equal to the width of a cigarette package.  
     
     
         6 . The carton assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the perforation line extends from the first side portion, across a first edge at the intersection of the bottom portion and the first side portion, across the width of the bottom portion, across a second edge at the intersection of the bottom portion and the second side portion, and onto the second side portion.  
     
     
         7 . The carton assembly of  claim 6 , wherein a first end of the perforation line terminates at an edge of the first side portion where the first side portion and the second end portion intersect.  
     
     
         8 . The carton assembly of  claim 7 , wherein a second end of the perforation line terminates at an edge of the second side portion where the second side portion and the second end portion overlap.  
     
     
         9 . The carton assembly of  claim 6 , wherein a first end of the perforation line terminates at a corner of the carton assembly where the first side portion, the second end portion and the bottom portion intersect.  
     
     
         10 . The carton assembly of  claim 9 , wherein a second end of the perforation line terminates at a corner of the carton assembly where the second side portion, the second end portion and the bottom portion intersect.