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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2008
Applicants:
Philippe Bourgoin, Cheseaux, CH;
Kevin Brügger, Kappel, CH;
Inventors:
Philippe Bourgoin, Cheseaux, CH;
Kevin Brügger, Kappel, CH;
Assignee:
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 5/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A container comprises a box portion, a lid portion and a separate sliding device. The separate sliding device embraces at least part of the box portion. Moving the separate sliding device longitudinally along the box portion in a first direction pivots the lid portion to open the container and moving the separate sliding device longitudinally along the box portion in a second, opposite direction pivots the lid portion to close the container. The lid portion comprises a lid front wall.