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Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 27, 2011
Applicants:

Kerri Clark, Morristown, NJ (US);

Brian Hawthorne, Bloomington, IN (US);

Maximiliano Rodriguez, Bridgewater, NJ (US);

Allen Sydney Aldridge, Morris Plains, NJ (US);

Simon Richard Gainey, Media, PA (US);

Inventors:

Kerri Clark, Morristown, NJ (US);

Brian Hawthorne, Bloomington, IN (US);

Maximiliano Rodriguez, Bridgewater, NJ (US);

Allen Sydney Aldridge, Morris Plains, NJ (US);

Simon Richard Gainey, Media, PA (US);

Assignee:

Intercontinental Great Brands LLC, East Hanover, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 5/4805 (2006.01); B65D 43/22 (2006.01); B65D 5/42 (2006.01); B65D 5/00 (2006.01); B65D 85/60 (2006.01); B65D 5/64 (2006.01); B65D 77/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 5/427 (2013.01); B65D 5/0085 (2013.01); B65D 85/60 (2013.01); B65D 5/643 (2013.01); B65D 77/006 (2013.01); B65D 2313/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

A releasable closure provides for the opening and closing of a package assembly which accommodates a plurality of elongate consumable products. The assembly includes a package housing for supporting the products. The package housing includes a first product accommodating compartment and a second product accommodating compartment separated by a hinge. Each of the product accommodating compartments has an open end adjacent the hinge. The product accommodating compartments are foldable about the hinge in a book-like fashion. The releasable closure is applied to each compartment and positioned to be in aligned facing relationship for mutual engagement upon closably folding the compartments about the hinge.


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