Two cartons joined as a single unit separable into two single cartons
US5178271A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S206/813
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A dual cigarette carton formed from two substantially identical single cigarette cartons. The two cartons are connected along their front walls, which face one another, with releasable adhesive, and along their bottom walls with a label such that the two cartons remain securely connected when in the dual carton configuration and hence can be processed for tax-stamping through standard machinery and distributed to the consumer as a dual unit. The cartons can readily be separated by the consumer for the sale of an individual carton.
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