Paper dispensing carton

Claim 1

A DISPENSING CARTON FOR PACKAGING A ROLL OF SHEET WRAPPING PAPER, SAID CARTON HAVING (A) A BOTTOM AND ELONGATED SIDE WALLS EXTENDING BETWEEN OPPOSITE END WALLS, (B) A TOP HAVING AN ELONGATED OPENING WITH STRAIGHT SIDE EDGES EXTENDING FROM ONE END WALL TO THE OTHER THROUGH WHICH SAID ROLL OF PAPER MAY BE VIEWED AND PROVIDING AN OUTLET FOR SAID SHEET WRAPPING PAPER, (C) A PAIR OF RESILIENTLY HINGED FLAP ELEMENTS DEPENDING INTERIORLY IN SAID CARTON, DIVERGENTLY DISPOSED ONE ON EACH SIDE OF SAID ELONGATE OPENING, SAID FLAP ELEMENTS BEING POSITIONED PARALLEL WITH AND NEAR THE EDGES OF SAID ELONGATE OPENING, AND EACH OF SAID FLAP ELEMENTS BEING INTEGRAL WITH THE EDGE OF THE TOP FROM WHICH IS DEPENDS, SAID OPENING BEING OF SUFFICIENT WIDTH TO ALLOW THE THUMB OF THE USER TO ENGAGE SAID ROLL OF PAPER, (D) SAID INTERIORLY DEPENDING FLAP ELEMENTS BEING ADAPTED TO DIVERGE OVER AND FRICTIONALLY ENGAGE SAID ROLL OF SHEET WRAPPING PAPER WHEN IT IS HOUSED IN THE CARTON AND ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS HAVING AN EXTENSION MEMBER THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH AND HINGEDLY CONNECTED THERETO BY A FOLD LINE, (E) A CUTTING ELEMENT ON SAID EXTENSION MEMBER ALONG THE OUTER EDGE OF SAID MEMBER ADAPTED WHEN FOLDED OVER SAID TOP OF FROM ONE EDGE OF SAID ELONGATE OPENING AND SAID EXTENSION MEMBER BEING ADHESIVELY SECURED TO SAID TOP, (F) SAID BOTTOM OF SAID CARTON HAVING AN OPENING NEAR THE LONGITUDINAL CENTER THEREOF WHEREBY SAID ROLL OF PAPER MAY BE GRASPED BY THE THUMB AND FOREFINGER OF THE HAND OF THE USER TO HOLD THE SAME STATIONARY WHILE A STRIP OF PAPER IS TORN FROM SAID ROLL.