Insert with base and upper brim
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsAndrew T Peeler, William J. Bogdziewicz, Christopher Simpson
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Abstract
The insert includes a base with an upper brim, the base including a first depression extending from a first flat major surface of the upper brim, the first depression including a floor with walls that define a first cavity, the walls including a first pair of opposing walls and a second pair of opposing walls, the first pair of opposing walls taper towards each other along a longitudinal length of the first depression from a first end to a second end of the first depression, and a lid connected to the upper brim, the lid covering the first cavity.
Claims28
An insert, comprising:
- a base with an upper brim, the base including a first depression extending from a first flat major surface of the upper brim, the first depression including a floor with walls that define a first cavity, the walls including a first pair of opposing walls and a second pair of opposing walls, the first pair of opposing walls taper towards each other along a longitudinal length of the first depression from a first end to a second end of the first depression such that a first width of the floor at the first end is greater than a second width of the floor at the second end, the first width and the second width being perpendicular to the longitudinal length of the first depression;
- a lid connected to the upper brim, the lid covering the first cavity;
- and
- a first consumer product in the first cavity, the first consumer product including a frame with a first vertical surface and a second vertical surface that oppose each other, the first consumer product having outer side surfaces that extend from the first vertical surface to the second vertical surface where a first vertical cross-section of the outer side surfaces is reduced from the first vertical surface to the second vertical surface, the outer side surfaces combining to form a tapered middle portion of the first consumer product, the first vertical cross-section at the tapered middle portion having a first cross-sectional area that is smaller than a second cross-sectional area of the second vertical surface and a third cross-sectional area of the first vertical surface.
An insert, comprising:
- a base with an upper brim, the base including a first depression extending from a first flat major surface of the upper brim, the first depression including a floor with walls that define a first cavity, the walls including a first pair of opposing walls and a second pair of opposing walls, the first pair of opposing walls tapering towards each other along a longitudinal length of the first depression from a first end to a second end of the first depression such that a first width of the floor at the first end is greater than a second width of the floor at the second end, the first width and the second width being perpendicular to the longitudinal length of the first depression;
- a lid connected to the upper brim, the lid covering the first cavity;
- and
- a first consumer product in the first cavity, the lid including a weakened area, the weakened area being at least partially above the first cavity, the floor of the first depression being configured to be pressed toward the lid to push the first consumer product through the weakened area to release the first consumer product from the insert, the first consumer product including a frame with a first vertical surface and a nose with a second vertical surface that oppose each other, the first vertical surface having a larger surface area relative to the second vertical surface, the first consumer product having outer side surfaces that extend from the first vertical surface to the second vertical surface where a first vertical cross-section of the outer side surfaces is reduced from the first vertical surface to the second vertical surface, the first consumer product having an upper portion and a lower portion that are mirror-images of each other along a first imaginary horizontal plane, the first imaginary horizontal plane traversing through a midsection of the first consumer product,
- the first consumer product having a first pair of feet and a second pair of feet extending from the upper portion and the lower portion, respectively, near the first vertical surface, the first pair of feet and the second pair of feet opposing each other on the first consumer product.
An insert, comprising:
- a base with an upper brim, the base including a first depression extending from a first flat major surface of the upper brim, the first depression including a floor with walls that define a first cavity, the walls including a first pair of opposing walls and a second pair of opposing walls, the first pair of opposing walls tapering towards each other along a longitudinal length of the first depression from a first end to a second end of the first depression such that a first width of the floor at the first end is greater than a second width of the floor at the second end, the first width and the second width being perpendicular to the longitudinal length of the first depression;
- a lid connected to the upper brim, the lid covering the first cavity;
- and
- a first consumer product in the first cavity, the lid including a weakened area, the weakened area being at least partially above the first cavity, the floor of the first depression being configured to be pressed toward the lid to push the first consumer product through the weakened area to release the first consumer product from the insert, the first consumer product including a frame with a first vertical surface and a nose with a second vertical surface that oppose each other, the first vertical surface having a larger surface area relative to the second vertical surface, the first consumer product having outer side surfaces that extend from the first vertical surface to the second vertical surface where a first vertical cross-section of the outer side surfaces is reduced from the first vertical surface to the second vertical surface,
- the outer side surfaces combining to form a tapered middle portion of the first consumer product, the first vertical cross-section at the tapered middle portion having a first cross-sectional area that is smaller than a second cross-sectional area of the second vertical surface.
An insert, comprising:
- a base with an upper brim, the base including a first depression extending from a first flat major surface of the upper brim, the first depression including a floor with walls that define a first cavity, the walls including a first pair of opposing walls and a second pair of opposing walls, the first pair of opposing walls tapering towards each other along a longitudinal length of the first depression from a first end to a second end of the first depression such that a first width of the floor at the first end is greater than a second width of the floor at the second end, the first width and the second width being perpendicular to the longitudinal length of the first depression;
- a lid connected to the upper brim, the lid covering the first cavity;
- and
- a first consumer product in the first cavity, the lid including a weakened area, the weakened area being at least partially above the first cavity, the floor of the first depression being configured to be pressed toward the lid to push the first consumer product through the weakened area to release the first consumer product from the insert, the first consumer product including a frame with a first vertical surface and a nose with a second vertical surface that oppose each other, the first vertical surface having a larger surface area relative to the second vertical surface, the first consumer product having outer side surfaces that extend from the first vertical surface to the second vertical surface where a first vertical cross-section of the outer side surfaces is reduced from the first vertical surface to the second vertical surface, the first consumer product having an upper portion and a lower portion that are mirror-images of each other along a first imaginary horizontal plane, the first imaginary horizontal plane traversing through a midsection of the first consumer product
- the walls of the first depression holding a nose of the first consumer product in a horizontal position within the first cavity such that the first imaginary horizontal plane is substantially parallel with the floor of the first depression, where a lower portion of the frame contacts the floor and the nose is suspended above the floor when the floor of the insert is sitting on a flat surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.