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US 12,245,630 B2Granted
Container for oral products
AssigneeNicoventures Trading Limited
InventorsPankaj C. Patel, Nicholas H. Watson, Wesley S. Jones, Ryan A. Bailey, Michael E. Laut, Luke Giduz
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to containers and methods of making same for oral products made or derived from tobacco, incorporate tobacco, or may be tobacco-free and are intended for human consumption. The disclosed containers incorporate one or more of an alignment mechanism, a seal arrangement, a retention mechanism, or a tamper-evident feature to suit a particular application.
Claims29
A container comprising:
- a body portion defining an internal space accessible via an opening, the body portion comprising a bottom wall and a sidewall extending upwardly from a peripheral edge of the bottom wall, wherein the sidewall comprises:
- a primary wall extending along a perimeter of the bottom wall and having an inner surface, an outer surface, and an upper rim defining the opening, wherein a first alignment mechanism is disposed on the outer surface of the primary wall;
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- a secondary wall spaced outwardly from and at least partially surrounding the outer surface of the primary wall thereby defining an open channel between the primary and secondary walls, the open channel extending along a perimeter of the body portion, wherein the secondary wall comprises an upper edge and a lower edge and the secondary wall is coupled to the primary wall along at least a portion of the lower edge;
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- a cover configured to securely and removably engage the body portion, the cover comprising:
- a top wall;
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- a primary sidewall extending downwardly from a peripheral edge of the top wall and having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a second alignment mechanism disposed on the inner surface of the primary sidewall, the second alignment mechanism configured to engage with the first alignment mechanism.
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A container comprising:
- a body portion defining an internal space accessible via an opening, the body portion comprising a bottom wall and a sidewall extending upwardly from a peripheral edge of the bottom wall, wherein the sidewall comprises:
- a primary wall extending along a perimeter of the bottom wall and having an inner surface, an outer surface, and an upper rim defining the opening;
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- a secondary wall spaced outwardly from and at least partially surrounding the outer surface of the primary wall thereby defining an open channel between the primary and secondary walls, the open channel extending along a perimeter of the body portion, wherein the secondary wall comprises an upper edge and a lower edge and the secondary wall is coupled to the primary wall along at least a portion of the lower edge;
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- a cover configured to securely and removably engage the body portion, the cover comprising:
- a top wall;
- a primary sidewall extending downwardly from a peripheral edge of the top wall;
- an inner sidewall extending downwardly from the top wall and spaced inwardly from the primary sidewall, wherein the primary and inner sidewalls define a receptacle configured to engage at least a portion of the primary wall of the body portion;
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- a seal arrangement disposed within the receptacle and configured to sealingly engage the upper rim of the primary wall when the cover engages the body portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.