REMOVABLE DIVIDER PANEL FOR MULTIPLE-TIER ARTICLE PACKAGE

A divider panel (20) has a major panel (22) with attached anchor flaps (24, 26) for securing the panel (20) in a multiple-tier article package. The anch or flaps (24, 26) are attached to the major panel (22) along perforated lines (23) that permit the anchor flaps (24, 26) and major panel (22) to be separated from one another. The divider panel (20) is scored with lines (28, 30, 32, 34, 36) that encourage bending of the divider panel (20) about axes defined by the scored lines (28, 30, 32, 34, 36). One or more apertures (37) in the major panel (22) enable a finger or fingers to be inserted to facilitate removal of the major panel (22) or the entire divider panel (20) from the carton. A carton which contains the divider panel (20) has a tear- away flap (171) which is integrally formed with an end closure of the carton and which is attached to an anchor flap of the divider panel (152). The divider panel (152) may be removed from the carton by tearing away the tear- away flap (171) from its end closure and withdrawing the divider panel (152) from the carton through the opening created by removal of the tear-away flap (171).