# US 11,076,640 B2 · Product container comprising transparent member > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,076,640 B2 - Document ID: US11076640B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/327,123 - Filed: 2017-08-22 - Published: 2019-06-13 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2016-08-23 - Assignees: Winnington AB - Applicants: Winnington AB - Inventors: Lars Bjoerkholm - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11076640B2 ## CPC - A24F 23/00: Cases for tobacco, snuff, or chewing tobacco - G09F 3/00: Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means (medals or badges A44C3/00; making labels B31D1/02; sheets temporarily attached together B42F; labelling B65C; labels on record carriers G11B23/38, G11B23/40); Seals; Postage or like stamps - B65D 43/02: Removable lids or covers (with means for piercing, cutting, or tearing a frangible inner closure B65D51/22) - B65D 2203/02: Labels - A24F: SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES (inhaling appliances for medical purposes, shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes A61M15/06) - G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract A product container for an oral consumer product including a first and second compartment. The compartments are divided from each other by a transparent member. The first compartment is adapted to host the oral consumer product and the second compartment is adapted to host the same oral consumer product after it has been consumed by a consumer. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A product container for an oral consumer product comprising: a main body; a first compartment within the main body and having a first compartment opening; a first compartment lid positionable on the main body to cover the first compartment opening; and a second compartment within the main body, wherein the first compartment and the second compartment are divided from each other by a transparent member, wherein an information carrier is arranged on the transparent member within the second compartment and the information carrier has information on a side abutting the transparent member, the information carrier being arranged on the transparent member such that the side abutting the transparent member faces the first compartment opening so that the information on the side is visible through the first compartment opening when the first compartment lid is removed. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The product container according to claim 1, wherein the first compartment is adapted to host the oral consumer product and the second compartment is adapted to host the same oral consumer product after the oral consumer product has been consumed by a consumer. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The product container according to claim 1, wherein the information carrier is a non-moisture absorbent label. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The product container according to claim 1, wherein the first compartment is arranged vertically above the second compartment. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The product container according to claim 1, wherein the entire product container is made of a transparent material. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The product container according to claim 1, further comprising a second compartment lid, wherein the second compartment lid is arranged on an opposite side of the main body than the first compartment lid. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The product container according to claim 6, wherein the second compartment lid is adapted to cover the second compartment. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The product container according to claim 6, wherein the first compartment lid and the second compartment lid are detachably attached to the main body. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The product container according to claim 1, wherein the product container is coated with or made of an UV resistant material. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The product container according to claim 1, wherein the product container for an oral consumer product is a snuff box. ### Claim 11 A method for producing a product container for an oral consumer product wherein the product container comprises a main body, a first compartment within the main body and having a first compartment opening, the first compartment being adapted to host the oral consumer product, and a second compartment within the main body adapted to host the same oral consumer product after the oral consumer product has been consumed by a consumer, the method comprising: arranging an information carrier on a transparent member within the second compartment such that information on a side abutting the transparent member faces the first compartment opening so that the information on the side is visible through the first compartment opening and the transparent member when the first compartment lid is removed. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method for producing the product container according to claim 11, wherein the information carrier is a label arranged in the second compartment avoiding contact with the non-consumed oral consumer product. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method for producing the product container according to claim 11, wherein the method further comprises coating the product container with an UV resistant material. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method for producing the product container according to claim 11, wherein the product container is a snuff box.