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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:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2008
Applicants:
Edward P. Cronin, Brodhead, WI (US);
Joseph P. Valley, Iii, Roscoe, IL (US);
Gregg Hoffman, Rockford, IL (US);
Inventors:
Edward P. Cronin, Brodhead, WI (US);
Joseph P. Valley, III, Roscoe, IL (US);
Gregg Hoffman, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
J.L. Clark, Inc., Rockford, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 85/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tobacco container is provided. The tobacco container includes a lid, a container body and an insert in the form of a liner. The liner releasably connects the lid to the container body. Each of the lid and container body receive and connect to the liner. The liner can include a compression lip that is deformed when the liner is connected to the container body. The liner connects the container body and lid to one another without the two components contacting each other.