US3148768A
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Multi-compartment cigarette package
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-26
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Granted: 1964-09-15
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Expires: 1982-12-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Edith E Gatto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 07:31
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D85/00; B65D85/07; B65D85/08; B65D85/10; B65D85/1036; B65D1/00; B65D1/22; B65D1/26; B65D1/30; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/427; B65D75/00; B65D75/52; B65D75/58; B65D75/66; B65D75/68; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/82
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
289 words
A MULTI-COMPARTMENT CIGARETTE PACKAGE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SEPARABLE CIGARETTE COMPARTMENTS, EACH COMPARTMENT CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF CIGARETTES, MEANS FOR SEPARABLY JOINING EACH OF TWO OF SAID COMPARTMENTS TO EACH OTHER, EACH SAID COMPARTMENT BEING PARALLELOPIPED IN SHAPE, EACH COMPARTMENT INCLUDING A FOIL WRAPPER FOLDED ABOUT THE CONTAINED CIGARETTES AND PROVIDING FOUR SIDES, A BOTTOM AND AN OPENABLE AND RESEALABLE TOP, SAID RESEALABLE TOP COMPRISING A FOLDABLE TAB EXTENDING FROM EACH OF SAID FOUR SIDES AND FOLDABLE OVER ONE ANOTHER OVER THE ENDS OF THE CONTAINED CIGARETTES, AND AN OUTER WRAPPER FOLDED ABOUT THE FOUR SIDES AND BOTTOM OF EACH SAID FOIL WRAPPER LEAVING AN UNWRAPPED TOP END, ONE FOLDABLE TAB BEING ELONGATED BY HAVING CUTS EXTENDING SOMEWHAT DOWN ALONG THE SIDES OF ITS COMPARTMENT SIDE TO EXTEND THE TOP OPENING OVER A PORTION OF THE SIDE OF THE CONTAINED CIGARETTES TO ALLOW MORE READY ACCESS THERETO AFTER THE FOIL WRAPPER HAS BEEN LIFTED SOMEWHAT FROM SAID OUTER WRAPPER, EACH OUTER WRAPPER BEING OPEN AT ITS TOP, EACH FOIL COMPARTMENT BEING VERTICALLY SLIDABLE UPWARDLY THROUGH SAID OPEN TOP OF SAID OUTER WRAPPER, SAID OUTER WRAPPER OF ONE COMPARTMENT PROVIDING FOUR ELONGATE SIDES AND BOTTOM TABS, AND AN ELONGATE TAB EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE TOP END OF ONE ELONGATE SIDE, THE BOTTOM TAB OF SAID ONE ELONGATE SIDE AND SAID ELONGATE TAB BEING ARRANGED TO BE INSERTED INTO HOLDING POSITION IN THE OUTER WRAPPER OF THE NEXT ADJACENT COMPARTMENT, AND A TONGUE STRUCK OUT FROM SAID ONE ELONGATE SIDE AND ARRANGED TO EXTEND THROUGH A SLOT IN AN ADJACENT ELONGATE SIDE OF THE WRAPPER OF SAID NEXT ADJACENT COMPARTMENT, SAID ELONGATE TAB, SAID BOTTOM TAB, AND SAID TONGUE AND SLOT THUS PROVIDING SAID MEANS FOR SEPARABLY JOINING SAID COMPARTMENTS TOGETHER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
289 words
A MULTI-COMPARTMENT CIGARETTE PACKAGE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SEPARABLE CIGARETTE COMPARTMENTS, EACH COMPARTMENT CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF CIGARETTES, MEANS FOR SEPARABLY JOINING EACH OF TWO OF SAID COMPARTMENTS TO EACH OTHER, EACH SAID COMPARTMENT BEING PARALLELOPIPED IN SHAPE, EACH COMPARTMENT INCLUDING A FOIL WRAPPER FOLDED ABOUT THE CONTAINED CIGARETTES AND PROVIDING FOUR SIDES, A BOTTOM AND AN OPENABLE AND RESEALABLE TOP, SAID RESEALABLE TOP COMPRISING A FOLDABLE TAB EXTENDING FROM EACH OF SAID FOUR SIDES AND FOLDABLE OVER ONE ANOTHER OVER THE ENDS OF THE CONTAINED CIGARETTES, AND AN OUTER WRAPPER FOLDED ABOUT THE FOUR SIDES AND BOTTOM OF EACH SAID FOIL WRAPPER LEAVING AN UNWRAPPED TOP END, ONE FOLDABLE TAB BEING ELONGATED BY HAVING CUTS EXTENDING SOMEWHAT DOWN ALONG THE SIDES OF ITS COMPARTMENT SIDE TO EXTEND THE TOP OPENING OVER A PORTION OF THE SIDE OF THE CONTAINED CIGARETTES TO ALLOW MORE READY ACCESS THERETO AFTER THE FOIL WRAPPER HAS BEEN LIFTED SOMEWHAT FROM SAID OUTER WRAPPER, EACH OUTER WRAPPER BEING OPEN AT ITS TOP, EACH FOIL COMPARTMENT BEING VERTICALLY SLIDABLE UPWARDLY THROUGH SAID OPEN TOP OF SAID OUTER WRAPPER, SAID OUTER WRAPPER OF ONE COMPARTMENT PROVIDING FOUR ELONGATE SIDES AND BOTTOM TABS, AND AN ELONGATE TAB EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE TOP END OF ONE ELONGATE SIDE, THE BOTTOM TAB OF SAID ONE ELONGATE SIDE AND SAID ELONGATE TAB BEING ARRANGED TO BE INSERTED INTO HOLDING POSITION IN THE OUTER WRAPPER OF THE NEXT ADJACENT COMPARTMENT, AND A TONGUE STRUCK OUT FROM SAID ONE ELONGATE SIDE AND ARRANGED TO EXTEND THROUGH A SLOT IN AN ADJACENT ELONGATE SIDE OF THE WRAPPER OF SAID NEXT ADJACENT COMPARTMENT, SAID ELONGATE TAB, SAID BOTTOM TAB, AND SAID TONGUE AND SLOT THUS PROVIDING SAID MEANS FOR SEPARABLY JOINING SAID COMPARTMENTS TOGETHER.
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