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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1991
John M Adams, Mechanicsville, VA (US);
Christopher N Chance, Richmond, VA (US);
James A DeBlasio, Midlothian, VA (US);
Donald H Evers, Richmond, VA (US);
William C Harris, Jr, Midlothian, VA (US);
Michael A Kirby, Sr, Trevilians, VA (US);
Reginald W Newsome, Richmond, VA (US);
Xuan M Pham, Richmond, VA (US);
Robert E Talley, Chester, VA (US);
Philip Morris Incorporated, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A cigarette carton adapted to contain two rows of five cigarette packs per row. The carton is formed from two substantially identical cartons which are each adapted to contain one row of five cigarette packs. The two cartons are connected along their front walls, which face one another, with a joining strip which is placed over or between the tops of the front walls. The cartons are also connected along their bottom walls with a label. These connections keep the two cartons securely connected when in the ten-pack configuration so that they can be processed through standard machinery for processing ten-pack cartons, such as tax-stamping machinery. The cartons can readily be separated by a consumer for the sale of an individual five-pack carton.