Special receptacle or package – For tobacco – pipe or cigarette holder – With segregating means
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-24
2006-10-24
Yu, Mickey (Department: 3728)
Special receptacle or package
For tobacco, pipe or cigarette holder
With segregating means
C206S261000, C206S443000, C206S524800, C220S504000, C220S555000, C220S258200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07124883
ABSTRACT:
A package or container for holding two or more types or brands of smoking articles, such as cigarettes, having a generally rectangular shape with two openings on opposite sides of the container and a method of making the same is disclosed. The container has two lids, a body, and a separation member that divides the container into two or more compartments, each filled with smoking articles. The lids are made of metal and are hinged to the body on opposite ends of the container using strap hinges made of a paper or foil laminate, and contain printed information such as text and logos. The separation member includes raised portions to hold the smoking articles securely within the compartments and each compartment is sealed with a layer of film that may be pulled up and off of the container compartment using a tab attached to the sealing layer. The freshness and diffusion of aromas from the different types or brands of smoking articles is prevented from migrating between the separate compartments by use of low permeability materials including various plastics and metals.
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Fagg Barry Smith
Thomas Timothy Frederick
Kilpatrick & Stockton LLP
Pickett J. Gregory
Yu Mickey
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