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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2003
Walter Bohdan, Powhatan, VA (US);
Christopher M. Morgan, Midlothian, VA (US);
Christine Hannah Jones, Hanover, VA (US);
Maureen Jane Jeffrey, Richmond, VA (US);
James Jerome Petit, Midlothian, VA (US);
Walter Bohdan, Powhatan, VA (US);
Christopher M. Morgan, Midlothian, VA (US);
Christine Hannah Jones, Hanover, VA (US);
Maureen Jane Jeffrey, Richmond, VA (US);
James Jerome Petit, Midlothian, VA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A blank for forming a carton, the carton formed therefrom, and a closure for the carton are provided for enclosing a plurality of unbound elongate smoking articles. The blank includes a base sub-blank at the distal end which is folded to form an open top box and a lid sub-blank at the proximal end which is folded to form a top for the box. A movable lid sub-panel is formed in the lid sub-blank which is hingedly removable therefrom to open the top of the box and which is reclosable by use of a foldable member provided therein. After opening of the movable lid sub-panel, the foldable member is folded over to form an extending tab which is received in a weakening line provided in an underlying front panel of the carton when it is desired to hold the movable lid sub-panel in a closed position.