Tiered hinge-lid pack of smoking articles

Details Tiered hinge-lid pack of smoking articles Tiered hinge-lid pack of smoking articles

2011-02-15

2011-02-15

Pickett, J. Gregory (Department: 3728)

Special receptacle or package

For tobacco, pipe or cigarette holder

With means for holding package or bag at different levels in...

C206S268000, C206S273000, C229S087130

Reexamination Certificate

active

07886900

ABSTRACT:
A hinge-lid pack of smoking articles such as cigarettes comprises: a box portion; a lid portion hinged to the box portion; and at least two longitudinally offset tiers of smoking articles mounted in the box portion. Each of the at least two tiers comprises a separately wrapped bundle of smoking articles. In one embodiment, the smoking articles in each of the at least two tiers are of substantially the same length and the upper ends and the lower ends of the separately wrapped bundles of smoking articles are longitudinally offset relative to one another. In another embodiment, the smoking articles in each of the at least two tiers are of different length and the upper ends of the separately wrapped bundles of smoking articles are longitudinally offset relative to one another.

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