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Collapsible tobacco container

US11083219B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

Philip Morris Products S.A. · CH

Inventors

Pieter Van Lancker · Kortrijk, BE
Bart Bruggeman · Bornem, BE
Thomas Valcke · Kortrijk, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 28, 2017
Grant date	Aug 10, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 9, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65D33/2541
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A container includes a front wall, a back wall, first and second opposing sidewalls, a foldable top, and a bottom. An interior for storing consumer goods is defined between the front wall, the back wall, the first and second side walls, the top and the bottom. Each side wall has three or more fold lines, which form two or more indents extending along the side wall from the bottom to the top. The fold lines of the first side wall are aligned with the fold lines of the second side wall. The container is expandable and collapsible such that the distance between the front wall and the back wall increases as the container is expanded and decreases as the container is collapsed. The top forms a fin when the top is unfolded.

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