Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pocket-size hybrid container for consumer items
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Application No.: US12149603Application Date: 2008-05-05
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Publication No.: US08393465B2Publication Date: 2013-03-12
- Inventor: James L. Clark , William T. Griffin , Robert T. Mitten
- Applicant: James L. Clark , William T. Griffin , Robert T. Mitten
- Applicant Address: US VA Richmond
- Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
- Current Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Richmond
- Agency: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- Main IPC: A24F23/00
- IPC: A24F23/00

Abstract:
A three-piece pocket-size hybrid container for holding a consumer product such as smokeless tobacco product in an interior volume of an inner ring mechanically secured to an interior of an outer base housing including a cover to fit over and snugly around the inner ring. When closed, a cover sidewall may engage a sidewall of the outer base housing to form a flush exterior sidewall of the closed container or the cover sidewall may be spaced apart from the outer base housing to form a gap in the exterior sidewall of the closed container. The outer base housing and cover can be metal and the inner ring can be plastic to provide a strong and robust package that maintains product freshness and is easily opened and closed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090014343A1 Pocket-size hybrid container for consumer items Public/Granted day:2009-01-15
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