Receptacles – Closures – Having means for securing or retaining closure in its closed...
Patent
1987-05-18
1988-03-29
Hall, George T.
Receptacles
Closures
Having means for securing or retaining closure in its closed...
2291601, B65D 4314, B65D 5104
Patent
active
047337966
ABSTRACT:
A cigarette package includes an open topped container for holding a plurality of cigarettes and a cover hinged to the back wall of the container for selectively closing the open top of the container. The top edge of the front wall of the container is lower than the top edge of the back wall of the container and each of the container side walls are notched such that the top edge of the container side walls defining the notch extend from the top edge of the container back wall to the top edge of the container front wall. The cover has a top wall, a front wall, and two side walls. Each of the cover side walls are notched in a complementary shape to the notched portion of the container side walls. The cover is releasably held in a closed position closing the open top of the container by interlocking latches and strikers. The latch is formed in the cover and the striker is formed in the container. The package is fabricated of an impact resistant flexible material.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3327887 (1967-06-01), Chalmers
patent: 3414157 (1968-12-01), Wright
patent: 4645077 (1987-02-01), McLaughlin et al.
patent: 4678080 (1987-07-01), Nelson
Halverstadt Dale A.
Klingler Josef F.
Meier James L.
Tucker Walter L.
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
Hall George T.
Lamb Charles G.
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