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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1987
Thomas T Tudor, Crestwood, KY (US);
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a cigarette package includes a block section formed with a plurality of spaced apart, parallel bores open to the top of the block section. Each of the bores receives an individual cigarette which cigarette protrudes from the top of the block section. A cover is removably positioned at the top of the block section to enclose the protruding ends of the cigarettes. In another embodiment, a cigarette package includes a box section having an open top end and a cover hinged to a wall of the box section for movement between a closed position covering the open box top and an open position away from the box top. A block section of material fits within the box section such that the top end of the block section is at the open top end of the box section. The block section is formed with a plurality of spaced apart, parallel bores having their longitudinal axes parallel to the walls of the box section, and open to the top end of the block section and, therefore, also open to the top end of the box section. Each of the bores receives an individual cigarette which cigarettes protrude from the top end of the block section.