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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
May. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Andrew Jonathan Bray, Southampton, GB;
Alan Douglas Tearle, Southampton, GB;
Inventors:
Andrew Jonathan Bray, Southampton, GB;
Alan Douglas Tearle, Southampton, GB;
Assignee:
British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd., London, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 85/10 (2006.01); B65D 85/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A package comprises first and second packs each capable of containing items. The packs are connected in a Jacob's ladder arrangement by straps which are initially joined together by a line of weakness, and which separate along the line of weakness upon first movement of the first and second packs relative to each other.