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US 11,622,575 B2Granted
Container for smokeless tobacco products comprising a pulp material and related packaged product assembly and method
AssigneeR. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
InventorsPankaj Patel, August Joseph Borschke
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Abstract
A container configured to hold one or more units of a product is provided. The container may comprise a lid and a base. The lid and/or the base may be constructed from a pulp derived from a plant material. For example, the pulp derived from the plant material may be a wood pulp material. A related method is also provided.
Claims21
A container, comprising:
- a lid, comprising:
- a top wall;
- and
- one or more lid sidewalls extending from the top wall to a lower lip defining a lid opening;
- and
- a base moveable with respect to the lid between a coupled configuration in which an internal storage compartment defined by the base is substantially closed and a decoupled configuration in which the internal storage compartment is open, the base comprising:
- a bottom wall;
- and
- one or more base sidewalls extending from the bottom wall to an upper lip defining a base opening,
- wherein at least one of the lid and the base is pulp-molded from a pulp derived from a processed plant material, wherein the pulp derived from the processed plant material is configured to impart an aroma, a flavor, or other sensory characteristic to a product stored in the container, and
- wherein at least one of a coating and a liner is disposed on an outer surface of the at least one of the lid and the base, and
- wherein an inner surface of the lid and the base is free from the at least one of a coating and a liner, such that the product stored in the container is exposed to the pulp derived from the plant material, so as to receive the aroma, flavor, or other sensory characteristics therefrom.
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A method for manufacturing a container, comprising:
- constructing at least one of a base and a lid from a pulp derived from a plant material, wherein the pulp derived from the processed plant material is configured to impart an aroma, a flavor, or other sensory characteristic to a product stored in the container, the lid, comprising:
- a top wall;
- and
- one or more lid sidewalls extending from the top wall to a lower lip defining a lid opening;
- and
- the base comprising:
- a bottom wall;
- and
- one or more base sidewalls extending from the bottom wall to an upper lip defining a base opening, the base being moveable with respect to the lid between a coupled configuration in which an internal storage compartment defined by the base is substantially closed and a decoupled configuration in which the internal storage compartment is open;
- and
- applying at least one of a coating and a liner to an outer surface of at least one of the base and the lid, and
- wherein an inner surface of the lid and the base is free from the at least one of a coating and a liner, such that the product received in the internal storage compartment is exposed to the pulp derived from the plant material, so as to receive the aroma, flavor, or other sensory characteristics therefrom.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.