Container for smoking articles

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view from above and one side of the container for smoking articles showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the container for smoking articles shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view showing the bottom of the container for smoking articles of FIG. 1, which is not seen in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is the side view of the container for smoking article packs shown in FIG. 1 with the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a view-in-perspective of the container for smoking articles of FIG. 1, shown from above and one side of the box, shown in an open position;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view along lines 6--6 of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view along lines 7--7 of FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D379553
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 17, 1996
Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
Assignee: British-American Tobacco Company Limited (Middlesex)
Inventor: John A. DiGianni (New York, NY)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Jennifer A. Regester
Law Firm: Kane, Dalsimer, Sullivan, Kurucz, Levy, Eisele and Richard
Application Number: 0/53,222
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fully Enclosed (D27/189)
International Classification: 2706;