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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2001
Noel G. Stewart, Conyers, GA (US);
L. David Fielder, Oxford, GA (US);
Noel G. Stewart, Conyers, GA (US);
L. David Fielder, Oxford, GA (US);
Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A substantially paperboard container for releasably dispensing contents contained therein is convertible from a substantially sealed orientation to a substantially open, dispensing orientation and back to the substantially sealed orientation. The paperboard container comprises a tubular container member, a bottom member and a top member, with the top member being telescopically received within the container member to seal the top member to the container. The top member is pivotable about the hinge portion and is pivotable to the sealed orientation to substantially reseal the container member. The lid is fabricated in whole or in part, from plastic material.