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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 24, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald H Evers, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris Incorporated, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206273 ; 206271 ; 206831 ; 2291601 ;
Abstract
A box-like cigarette pack includes a lid with a tab that extends below the bottom of the lid. All or part of the tab may be made readily removable by providing a line of weakness between the removable tab and the remainder of the lid. The tab may be printed or embossed with any desired information and may form a coupon or coupon-like article when removed. Until removed, the tab may be somewhat of an impediment to easy removal of cigarettes or reclosure of the pack, thereby prompting the consumer to remove the tab as intended.