Patent · US Expired

Cigarette pack

US6000539A · kind A · utility

39Cited by
3References
14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 1998
Grant dateDec 14, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 21, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D85/1045
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Packaging for smoking articles such as cigarettes in a rigid, hinged-lidded carton includes a sealed barrier layer enclosure within the carton and a line of separation aligned with a lid-end edge of an inner frame of the carton so that the edge acts as a guide in shearing the barrier layer when opening the enclosure.

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