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US 5,180,055 AGranted
Method of attaching two half-cartons and the product
AssigneePhilip Morris Incorporated
InventorsChristopher N. Chance, James A. DeBlasio, Donald H. Evers, William C. Harris, Jr., Michael A. Kirby, Sr., Reginald W. Newsome, Robert E. Talley
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Abstract
A method of attaching two containers wherein a releasable attachment insert is placed during assembly between the side walls and side flaps at each end of two containers faced toward each other, and the dual container structure formed thereby. The insert acts to securely attach the two containers such that they may easily be separated for later sale as independent units.
Claims15
A method of packaging two containers, comprising the steps of:
- forming two substantially identical containers, each container having a front wall, two side walls and two side flaps;
- forming a dual container structure by positioning the two containers so that the front wall of one container abuts the front wall of the other container;
- placing a releasable attachment means at an end of the dual container structure at least partially between the side flap and side wall of each container;
- and
- permanently adhering the side walls of each respective container to the side flaps of each respective container while releasably securing the releasable attachment means to at least one of (a) the side walls and (b) the side flaps.
2 more elements
A detachable dual container structure, comprising:
- two substantially identical containers, each container having a front wall, two side walls and two side flaps, wherein the two containers are positioned such that their front walls abut each other;
- and
- at least one releasable attachment means at least partially between, and releasably attached to at least one of (a) the side wall and (b) the side flap of each container at an end of the abutting two containers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.