Insert with undercuts
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsTodd M. McCandless, Brian M. Casey, Christopher L. Simpson
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Abstract
The insert includes a base, the base including at least one depression that defines a cavity, the at least one depression including a floor with walls, the walls including a first pair of opposing walls and a second pair of opposing walls, the first pair of opposing walls each defining an undercut, the undercut including a lower inclined segment and an upper inclined segment that join at an apex, the apex of the undercut for each of the first pair of opposing walls facing each other, and a lid connected to an upper brim of the base, the lid covering the cavity.
Claims37
An insert, comprising:
- a base, the base including at least one depression that defines a cavity, the at least one depression including a floor with walls, the walls including a first pair of opposing walls and a second pair of opposing walls, the first pair of opposing walls each defining an undercut, the undercut including a first arcuate-shaped segment and an upper inclined segment that join at an apex, the apex of the undercut for each of the first pair of opposing walls facing each other, the first arcuate-shaped segment being inclined to extend upward and further into a central-portion of the cavity, the upper inclined segment being inclined to extend upward and further away from the central-portion of the cavity, each of the first pair of opposing walls including a second arcuate-shaped segment that is between and is directly connected to the upper inclined segment and an upper brim of the base, the second arcuate-shaped segment extending upward and further away from the central-portion of the cavity, a crease being defined along an inner surface of the at least one depression at a seam between the upper inclined segment and the second arcuate-shaped segment;
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- a lid connected to the upper brim, the lid covering the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.