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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2017
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Stephen Bellamah, Midlothian, VA (US);
James S. Bigelow, Midlothian, VA (US);
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
An exemplary container for consumer goods includes a rigid outer box and a rigid inner box. The outer box has a hinged top configured to provide access to an inner volume of the outer box. The inner box is a laminate of paperboard and an inner liner and pre-cut opening configured to provide access to an inner volume of the inner box. A pull tab covers the opening. The pull tab includes a first adhesive that releasably adheres an edge portion of the pull tab to the inner box and a second adhesive that permanently adheres the pull tab to the inner box and the outer box.