Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.

Bart Sims

Galen G German

Jason Pfohl

Galen German

A lug closure includes a central top panel, an annular channel outboard of the top panel, a downwardly extending skirt outboard of the channel, the skirt terminating at an inward curl that defines a curl height, and lugs formed in the curl. Each one of the lugs includes a body that extends radially inwardly from the skirt. The body includes a leading edge that merges into a leading portion of the curl. The leading edge tapers in thickness from the curl height to a minimum lug thickness and forms a leading edge vertical taper angle from horizontal between 6 and 15 degrees. A trailing edge merges into a trailing portion of the curl and the trailing edge tapers in thickness from the curl height to the minimum lug thickness.

Lug closure

A lug closure () includes a central top panel (), an annular channel () outboard of the top panel, a downwardly extending skirt () outboard of the channel, the skirt terminating at an inward curl () that defines a curl height, and lugs () formed in the curl. Each one of the lugs includes a body that extends radially inwardly from the skirt. The body includes a leading edge () that merges into a leading portion () of the curl. The leading edge tapers in thickness from the curl height to a minimum lug thickness and forms a leading edge vertical taper angle from horizontal between 6 and 15 degrees. A trailing edge () merges into a trailing portion () of the curl and the trailing edge () tapers in thickness from the curl height to the minimum lug thickness.

A tobacco container having a plastic insert body and a method of attaching the insert body are disclosed. Some embodiments disclose an insert body that is configured to accommodate dimensional variations in the tobacco container. Some embodiments disclose an insert body that is configured to decrease weight in the tobacco container.

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