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US 9,265,287 B2Granted
Tobacco container with plastic insert
AssigneeCrown Packaging Technology, Inc.
InventorsBart Sims, Jason Pfohl, Galen G. German
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Abstract
A tobacco container having a plastic insert body and a method of attaching the insert body are disclosed. Some embodiments disclose an insert body that is configured to accommodate dimensional variations in the tobacco container. Some embodiments disclose an insert body that is configured to decrease weight in the tobacco container.
Claims11
A tobacco container comprising:
- a lid including a top panel and a peripheral sidewall;
- a cup including a bottom panel, a peripheral sidewall, and a beveled heel disposed radially inward to the peripheral sidewall of the cup;
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- an open-bottom sleeve coupled to the cup and releasably coupled to the lid, the sleeve including a sidewall, a lip, and a living hinge that connects the sidewall of the sleeve and the lip, the living hinge having a maximum thickness that is less than maximum thicknesses of the sidewall of the sleeve and the lip, and the lip having a tip that contacts the beveled heel.
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