Re-closeable tear open pack

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Description

FIG. 1 is a rear, perspective view of a “sleeve” configuration of a re-closeable tear open pack showing my new design, where dashed broken lines depict a juncture between an upper portion of the back panel and the remainder of the back panel;

FIG. 2 is a rear, perspective view of the “sleeve” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1, where the sleeve is configured to contain consumable items within the sleeve shown in dashed broken lines;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the “sleeve” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the “sleeve” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left-side view of the “sleeve” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right-side view of the “sleeve” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the “sleeve” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the “sleeve” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is rear, perspective view of a “sealed-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the “sealed-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a front view of the “sealed-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a left-side view of the “sealed-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a right-side view of the “sealed-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a top view of the “sealed-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is a bottom view of the “sealed-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 16 is a rear, perspective view of an “opened” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1, where the upper portion of the back panel is configured to remains attached to an inner surface of the tuck panel and is shown in dashed broken lines;

FIG. 17 is a rear, perspective view of the “opened” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 16, where the opened pack is configured to contain consumable items shown in dashed broken lines;

FIG. 18 is a rear view of the “opened” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 19 is a front view of the “opened” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 20 is a left-side view of the “opened” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 21 is a right-side view of the “opened” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 22 is a top view of the “opened” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 23 is a bottom view of the “opened” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 24 is a rear, perspective view of a “re-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1, where the tuck panel is held in a slot of the back panel;

FIG. 25 is a rear view of the “re-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 24;

FIG. 26 is a front view of the “re-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 24;

FIG. 27 is a left-side view of the “re-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 24;

FIG. 28 is a right-side view of the “re-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 24;

FIG. 29 is a top view of the “re-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 24; and,

FIG. 30 is a bottom view of the “re-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 24.

The dashed broken lines in the drawings represent environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a re-closeable tear open pack, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D850905
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 7, 2017
Date of Patent: Jun 11, 2019
Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC (Richmond, VA)
Inventors: Robert T. Mitten (Glen Allen, VA), Scott A. Fath (Richmond, VA), William J. Bogdziewicz (Richmond, VA), Benjamin Ivry (Richmond, VA), Aaron Ovadia (Beit Shemesh), Gavriel Zeitlin (Beit Shemesh)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Assistant Examiner: Clint A Samuel
Application Number: 29/625,136
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/420