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US 11,174,085 B2Granted
Auto opening cigarette pack outsert
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorStephen Bellamah
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Abstract
An outsert for affixing to a product package includes a base layer, a top layer, and a printed document. The base layer includes a perforated region arranged to be aligned with a tear tape on an outer wrapping of the package. The top layer is arranged on the base layer and has one or more edge regions adhered to the base layer. The printed document is enclosed in an inner volume established between the base layer and top layer. A laminate layer can be disposed in the inner volume between the top layer and the printed document to increase the rigidity of the outsert.
Claims19
A product package including an outsert comprising:
- a base layer having a perforated region overlying and aligned with a tear tape on an outer wrapping of the package;
- a top layer over the base layer with one or more edge regions of the top layer adhered to the base layer;
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- a printed document enclosed in an inner volume established between the base layer and top layer, the base layer and the top layer each being a transparent film.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.