Patents Represented by Law Firm Abelman, Frame & Schwab
  • Hinge-lid package for cigarettes or the like
    Patent number: 5788066
    Abstract: Hinge-lid package with a package portion (10) and lid (11) and with a collar (23) especially for containing a cigarette block (27).Package portion (10) and lid (11) are interconnected in the rear region of the hinge-lid package by an obliquely-extending hinge joint (58). In addition, a collar front wall (24) is provided with an oblique-angled, trapezoid aperture (28), forming an oblique collar edge (31). In correspondence with this, an upper package edge (36) is obliquely oriented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Henry Buse