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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2010
Stephen J. Bellamah, Midlothian, VA (US);
William T. Griffin, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Dominic J. C. Howard, New Canaan, CT (US);
William E. Tucker, Jr., Charlotte, NC (US);
John A. Konings, Richmond, VA (US);
Xuan M. Pham, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Stephen J. Bellamah, Midlothian, VA (US);
William T. Griffin, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Dominic J. C. Howard, New Canaan, CT (US);
William E. Tucker, Jr., Charlotte, NC (US);
John A. Konings, Richmond, VA (US);
Xuan M. Pham, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
An adjacent article package for holding a consumer product and a promotional product includes a combining sleeve formed from a blank. The first container can be a pack of cigarettes and the second container can be a small package containing promotional products such as smokeless tobacco products. The adjacent article package can be sized to be compatible with cigarette cartons, cigarette display racks, tax-stamping equipment and the like.