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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2009
Bartlett Wade Smith, Iv, Madison, MS (US);
James Albert Norris, Iii, Madison, MS (US);
Bartlett Wade Smith, IV, Madison, MS (US);
James Albert Norris, III, Madison, MS (US);
Other;
Abstract
A discreet packing system for containing and compacting finely chopped tobacco product having a shallow cylindrical body and a lid detachably secured thereto. A flexible wall is secured at a fixed end to the interior surface of the body. The flexible inner wall generally coextends the interior surface of the body and thereby defines a cylindrical volume in which the tobacco is contained. The flexible wall may be selectively locked in place relative to the outer wall of the body. In one embodiment of the present invention, a bottom is slidably connected to a cylindrical outer wall of the body. A distal end of the flexible wall is attached to the bottom and is urged via rotation of the bottom relative to the outer wall. Other embodiments are provided wherein the flexible wall extends through the body and is urged via a grip or slider.