Tax-stampable half-carton
US5261533A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D85/1072
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cigarette carton comprising two half-carton sections, each containing five cigarette packs, which may be sold as one standard ten-pack cigarette carton or may be separated and sold as individual half-cartons. The dual half-carton configuration permits the use of existing tax-stamping machines without any modifications. The dual half-carton unit is formed from a single blank and is detachably connected along a perforated line running along the top of the interior walls of each half-carton section, extending from one side wall to the other. Each half-carton section contains a top closure attached to the external hull that may be closed to encase the five cigarette packs in that half-carton section by tucking a tuck portion into the interior of the box along the inside of that half-carton section's interior wall. The top portion of the interior walls may be folded away from each half-carton section to which they are attached to create a space in which each tuck portion may be inserted.
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