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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2009
Applicant:
Lucas Chatelain, Savigny, CH;
Inventor:
Lucas Chatelain, Savigny, CH;
Assignee:
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A container for consumer goods comprising an outer shell, an inner housing and a resilient member arranged between the outer shell and the inner housing. The inner housing has an opening and is mounted within the outer shell for rotational movement relative thereto between a closed position, in which the opening is covered by the outer shell and an open position in which the opening is at least partially exposed. The inner housing is resiliently biased towards the closed position by the resilient member.