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US 10,292,423 B2Granted
Smokeless tobacco container
AssigneeJT International SA
InventorsMary Wilhelmina McFarlane, Leanne Delargy
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Abstract
The present invention provides a container (1) for smokeless tobacco comprising a base defining a cavity arranged to retain smokeless tobacco pouches (8) in use, wherein the cavity further comprises a pole (5), arranged such that the smokeless tobacco pouches are retained in a defined pattern in use.
Claims18
A container for smokeless tobacco comprising:
- smokeless tobacco pouches;
- a base having a bottom surface and a sidewall, and defining a cavity arranged to retain the smokeless tobacco pouches;
- and
- a pole disposed within the cavity extending upward from the bottom surface, the pole having a first portion and a second portion wider than the first portion, the second portion positioned opposite the bottom surface, the pole being arranged such that the smokeless tobacco pouches are retained in a defined pattern.
1 more element
A container for smokeless tobacco comprising:
- smokeless tobacco pouches;
- a base having a sidewall and a bottom surface, and configured to retain the smokeless tobacco pouches;
- and
- a pole positioned centrally on the base and extending upward from the bottom surface and having an outer surface,
- wherein the sidewall, the bottom surface, and the outer surface of the pole define an undivided cavity of the container in which the smokeless tobacco pouches are retained in a defined pattern.
2 more elements
A container for smokeless tobacco comprising;
- smokeless tobacco pouches;
- a base having a bottom surface having a constant thickness and a sidewall extending around the circumference of the bottom surface;
- a pole extending upward from the bottom surface and having an outer surface, wherein the sidewall, the bottom surface, and the outer surface of the pole define an undivided cavity of the container in which the smokeless tobacco pouches are retained in a defined pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.