Sanitary cigarette case
US7066324B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D85/1009
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A package for cigarettes, including a sanitary cigarette case which can avoid filter tips from being contacted by fingers, so preventing germs on the fingers from spreading into the mouth via the filter tips. The case can include a case body and a case cover and an opening surface of the case body that is parallel with the longitudinal axis of cigarettes. The opening end of the case body can be covered by the case cover, which has a concavity in its longer face. An advantage of this cigarette case is that it is designed so that person can grasp the middle of a cigarette when they remove the cigarette from the cigarette case, thereby preventing the filter tips from being contacted by the fingers, and preventing germs on the fingers from spreading into the mouth via the filter tips. This cigarette case can have a sanitary, convenient, elegant operation, simple manufacturing process and low cost.
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