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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2024
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventor:
Stephen Bellamah, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 85/10 (2006.01); B65D 65/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 85/10568 (2020.05); B65D 65/40 (2013.01); B65D 85/1027 (2013.01); B65D 85/1045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A container for consumer goods includes a rigid outer box, an inner package, an inner frame and a pull tab. The outer box has a hinged lid configured to provide access to an inner volume of the outer box. The inner frame is paperboard having a pre-cut opening configured to provide access to an inner volume of the inner package. The pull tab covers the opening with a first adhesive that releasably adheres an edge portion of the pull tab to the inner frame and a second adhesive that permanently adheres the pull tab to the inner package and the outer box.