Container for pouches of smokeless tobacco

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Description

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of a container for pouches of smokeless tobacco showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof without the lid;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof without the lid;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof with the lid;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the container, shown without the lid and illustrating the pouches of tobacco ready for use;

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment of a container for pouches of smokeless tobacco showing our new design;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof without the lid;

FIG. 8 is a side view thereof without the lid;

FIG. 9 is a side view thereof with the lid;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the container, shown without the lid and illustrating the pouches of tobacco ready for use;

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of a third embodiment of a container for pouches of smokeless tobacco showing our new design;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view thereof without the lid;

FIG. 13 is a side view thereof without the lid;

FIG. 14 is a side view thereof with the lid; and,

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of the container, shown without the lid and illustrating the pouches of tobacco ready for use.

The broken lines in the drawings represent unclaimed environmental subject matter.

Claims

The ornamental design for a container for pouches of smokeless tobacco, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D683497
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 1, 2011
Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
Assignee: Azionaria Costruzioni Macchine Automatiche A.C.M.A. S.p.A.
Inventors: Roberto Ghiotti (Calderino di Monte San Pietro), Fulvio Boldrini (Ferrara)
Primary Examiner: Robert M Spear
Assistant Examiner: Janice Hallmark
Application Number: 29/388,818
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Case Or Receptacle (D27/186); D9/428