A perforated panel assembly is disposed in a shrink-wrapped bottle pack. The panel assembly includes a removable panel and an alternating series of cuts and lands bordering a portion of the removable panel. The alternating series of cuts and lands includes a first side perforation defining a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is positioned on a top panel of the bottle pack and the second portion is positioned on a first side of the bottle pack. The alternating series of cuts and lands further includes a second side perforation defining a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is positioned on the top panel of the bottle pack and the second portion is positioned on the first side of the bottle pack. The second portion of the first side perforation is oriented oblique to the first portion of the first side perforation.

A package is disclosed, and contains at least two rolls of absorbent material wrapped in flexible cover material, and a handle. First and second end portions of the handle are respectively attached to the flexible cover material in areas where they are in contact with respective portions of cylindrical outer surfaces of respective first and second rolls. At least a portion of the handle bridges the distance between uppermost points of the cylindrical outer surfaces of adjacent rolls, the uppermost points being located in the first plane, so that a space is formed between the handle and the flexible cover material which is wrapped around the rolls, such that the handle can be gripped by a hand within the space, without moving the handle away from the first plane.

A packaging assembly can include a plurality of containers and a film. The packaging assembly can further include one or more tear lines disposed between adjacent containers, or between adjacent rows of containers. The tear lines can include scored tear lines or perforated tear lines. The scores or perforations can be formed by a laser, blade, or other implement. One or more containers can be removed from the packaging assembly by tearing the film along the tear line.

A bundle of tubular and/or rod-shaped glass articles is provided that includes a longest dimension, a plurality of layers (N.sub.L) of the glass articles, and a thread-like element. The longest dimension extends in a first direction. The glass articles in each layer are arranged side by side in a second direction. The plurality of layers are arranged side by side in a third direction. The first, second, and third directions being perpendicular to one another. The thread-like element is around two of the glass articles in at least one layer so that the two glass articles are spaced apart.

A carton for containing at least one article. The carton comprises at least one panel that can form an interior of the carton. The carton comprises at least one protection feature for protecting the articles from breakage. The article protection feature can comprise at least one feature in end flaps of the carton. The article protection feature can comprise an article protection flap foldably connected to the at least one panel. The article protection flap can be moveable between a first position and a second position wherein the article protection flap is folded relative to the at least one panel.

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.

A perforated panel assembly is disposed in a shrink-wrapped bottle pack. The panel assembly includes a removable panel and an alternating series of cuts and lands bordering a portion of the removable panel. The alternating series of cuts and lands includes a first side perforation defining a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is positioned on a top panel of the bottle pack and the second portion is positioned on a first side of the bottle pack. The alternating series of cuts and lands further includes a second side perforation defining a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is positioned on the top panel of the bottle pack and the second portion is positioned on the first side of the bottle pack. The second portion of the first side perforation is oriented oblique to the first portion of the first side perforation.