Closure Mounted For Swinging Movement (e.g., Hinged) Patents (Class 229/125.08)
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Patent number: 11511931Abstract: In an example embodiment, a pack for tobacco articles comprises an inner sleeve, and an outer box comprising front and back covers that allow access to the inner sleeve when the outer box is opened. The inner sleeve can include a front connecting panel pivotally connecting a front wall of the inner sleeve to an inner surface of the front cover and a back connecting panel pivotally connecting a back wall of the inner sleeve to an inner surface of the back cover. A slot in the outer box is configured to allow opening of the outer box by applying pressure against a bottom wall of the inner sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLCInventors: Stephen Bellamah, Daniel Richter
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Patent number: 11014736Abstract: In an example embodiment, a slide-action hinged-lid pack comprises a hinged-lid inner pack configured to hold consumer items, the hinged-lid inner pack including a front wall, a back wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a bottom wall and a hinged-lid pivotally connected to an upper end of the back wall for movement between an open position and a closed position, and an outer shell, and wherein the hinged-lid inner pack can slide from a first position at which the hinged-lid is in the closed position to a second position at which the hinged-lid is in the open position, the outer shell including a first stop tab on an inner side of the back wall, the hinged-lid inner pack including a second stop tab on a tongue extending from the hinged-lid, and the hinged-lid inner pack including a third stop tab on the back wall of the hinged-lid inner pack, the second stop tab operable to engage the first stop tab during movement of the hinged-lid inner pack from the first position to the second position, and the thirdType: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventor: Brian Casey
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Patent number: 10597222Abstract: A package for tobacco-related articles including an outer shell, a swivelable lid, and an inner shell adapted to accommodate a plurality of smoking or tobacco-related articles and mounted in the outer shell. The inner shell is moveable towards the top side of the outer shell from a retracted position to an advanced position, which enables access to the smoking articles. A sound-producing mechanism produces a sound when the inner shell is moved from the retracted position to the advanced position and/or in the other direction. The sound-producing mechanism includes at least one part arranged at the inner shell, which interacts in a sound-producing manner with a counterpart arranged at an inner face of the outer shell.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2015Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbHInventor: Novak Slavomir
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Patent number: 10377523Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a carton for packaging one or more articles. The carton includes a tubular structure having a plurality of outer walls defining an interior volume for receiving one or more articles. The carton includes an inner end closure flap hinged to a first one of the plurality of outer walls and an outer end closure flap hinged to a second one of the plurality of outer walls. The outer end closure flap at least partially overlies the inner end closure flap. The carton includes an automatically erecting article retaining structure hingedly connected to the outer end closure flap.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems, LLCInventors: David T. Hayslette, Bradford J. Walling, Matthew E. Zacherle
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Patent number: 9725204Abstract: A bottle package is disclosed for providing consumer packaging for liquid products. The package includes a paper-based cylindrical main body section providing a circular footprint for the package. In one embodiment, the package includes a paper conical section attached to the main body section. In one embodiment, the package includes a plastic bottle top comprising a screw on cap fitted to and adhered to an inside of the paper conical section to provide a screw on bottle top section on a top of the package. In one embodiment, the main body section includes annular creases configured to enable a collapsed state wherein the main body section includes accordion-style folds.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Inventor: David T. George
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Patent number: 9265578Abstract: A package for a medical device includes a tray having elements that receive a medical device. The tray has proximal retainer posts for limiting proximal movement of the medical device relative to the tray. The package includes a retainer lid secured to the tray for covering the top surface of the tray at the distal end of the tray, and a retainer sleeve that is wrapped around the top and bottom surfaces of the tray and secured to the tray by the retainer lid. The proximal end of the retainer sleeve includes a top panel that covers the top surface of the tray at the proximal end of the tray. The top panel of the retainer sleeve has a free edge that is adapted to flex away from the top surface of said tray so that the medical device can be grasped.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Ethicon, LLCInventor: Denise Marie Dacey
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Patent number: 9254938Abstract: A packaging container with an opening and closing lid, an opening is cut in an edge of the lid-raising member of a rear-side plate on a side of a lid-raising member of the inner case. A stopper is formed on part of the incision opening. An upper end edge of the stopper is an incision edge of the opening arranged at the lowest position of descent of an outer-case locking member and lower than a height position of inner-case locking member. The stopper approaches the outer-case locking member as the inner case moves upward. The outer-case locking member has at least a part of a stopper-corresponding portion in contact against the incision edge being the stopper, so that the outer-case locking member, which moves downward relative to the upward movement of the inner case, is in contact against the part that is the lowest position of descent thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.Inventors: Shinichi Iwata, Hirofumi Nakayama
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Patent number: 8418845Abstract: A cigarette box has an outer case (2) provided in a portion of a bottom wall (14) thereof with a movable base (22) capable of turning around a hinge (20), and an inner case (4) disposed in the outer case (2), the inner case (4) holding an inner pack of cigarettes. The inner case (4) is connected to the movable base (22) only at a bottom wall (26) thereof, and protrudes from an open face (6) of the outer case (2) in a lateral direction of the outer case (2) when turned around the hinge (22) together with the movable base (22), which opens the cigarette box.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2008Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.Inventors: Shunsuke Tawada, Tetsuya Nakamura
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Patent number: 8245841Abstract: The invention relates to a smoking article packet with an inner packet part for accommodating the smoking articles and an outer packet part for accommodating the inner packet part. The outer packet part has one substantially open face through which the inner packet part can be pushed out of the packet part with a slide aperture in the outer packet part. It also relates to a smoking article packet in which the inner packet part has a lid attached to it, or articulated, and a lid opening tab is provided in the region of the articulation line. The lid opening tab has a cut-out in which a co-operating piece on the outer packet part is able to engage, causing the lid to open as the inner packet part is being pushed out of the outer packet part.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2006Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: British American Tobacco (Germany) GmbHInventor: Erdinc Agirbas
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Patent number: 8141771Abstract: A packaging carton box structure includes a first sheet and a second sheet, and a pre-tearing portion is disposed on a first side plate of the first sheet. After the first sheet and the second sheet are bent, an object is packaged, and then, after the packaged object is placed on a placement plane, the pre-tearing portion is torn, so as to take out the object along a direction parallel to the placement plane, which is time-saving and labor-saving, and further prevents the object from falling off to result in damages when being taken out.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2009Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Pegatron CorporationInventor: Yen-Hung Chen
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Patent number: 7934616Abstract: A flip-top closure for composite and cardboard packaging, which permits the automatic opening of a package by flipping open the lid of the closure, includes a frame base element, which is designed to be welded by its level underside to composite or card-board packaging, and has a continuous peripheral overhang that protrudes upwards in order to form a pouring neck with an interior opening. A cover that flips open and closes is fixed to the base element. A guide, or tongue, element is pivotally mounted on the base element extends over the interior expanse of the overhang and friction-fit elements act between the tongue, or guide, element and the cover to pivot the tongue downwardly by force when the cover is flipped open for tearing and pivoting away a piece of the packaging lying below the tongue or guide element.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2005Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: SIG Technology Ltd.Inventor: Josef Felber
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Patent number: 7886927Abstract: A container cover comprises a central dome, a peripheral rim portion surrounding the central dome, wherein the central dome extends upwardly from the peripheral rim portion, a skirt extending downwardly from an outer edge of the peripheral rim portion, and a plurality of grippers. Each gripper comprises a flange extending downwardly from a lower surface of the peripheral rim portion and at least two gripping fingers extending downwardly from the flange. The skirt and the grippers form a space for receiving an edge protrusion, for example a curled edge, of a container body. Each of the at least two fingers has a protrusion extending toward the skirt and the fingers are adapted to provide a gripping force to an edge protrusion of a container received in the space. The plurality of grippers are spaced from one another around the peripheral rim portion. The container cover may be combined with a container body having an edge protrusion at its opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2004Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.Inventors: Robert E. Frey, Hartmut K. Geisselbrecht
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Publication number: 20090230177Abstract: A hinged lid structure is provided that is configured for attachment to a paperboard receptacle. The lid structure includes a tamper evident shield structure that requires breaking at least a portion of the shield structure away to effect exposure of a portion of the lid structure to a user to effect opening of the lid structure. The lid structure also includes a plurality of peripherally spaced apart webs for providing structural rigidity to the lid structure and therefore additional strength the upper open end of the receptacle it is attached to.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2008Publication date: September 17, 2009Inventors: Ronald D. Robertson, Michael Liming
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Publication number: 20090057386Abstract: An outlet assembly for a carton is provided, comprising a flanged member sealably attached to an interior side of the carton, the flanged member having an outlet formation that projects through an outlet hole in the carton, and a cap member mounted on an exterior side of the carton, the cap member having a cover formation that generally fits over the outlet formation. The outlet formation has a detachable member. An inner surface of the cover formation is sealed to the detachable member, such that when the cap member is lifted from the outlet formation, it tears away the detachable portion from the remainder of the outlet formation, thereby forming an outlet opening for the carton.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Inventor: Sanford Redmond
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Publication number: 20090008277Abstract: The invention relates to a smoking article packet (1) with an inner packet part (3) for accommodating the smoking articles and an outer packet part (2) for accommodating the inner packet part (3), and the outer packet part (2) has one essentially open face through which the inner packet part (3) can be pushed out of the packet part, and with a slide aperture (5) in the outer packet part (3), and the slide aperture (5) lies essentially on a face of the outer packet part which does not lie opposite the open face.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2006Publication date: January 8, 2009Inventor: Erdinc Agirbas
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Patent number: 7392931Abstract: The invention relates to a box that has a front wall, a right wall, a left wall, a rear wall, and a bottom in contact with the front, right, left, and rear walls for defining an open-top container. A corresponding lid is also included and where the lid extends from the right wall to the left wall and from the front wall to the rear wall for covering the opening top container. The lid is hingedly attached to the rear wall for opening and closing the box and a detaching mechanism is placed between the lid and rear wall for detaching the lid from the rear wall.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2004Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventor: Kristin Issler
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Publication number: 20080099546Abstract: A container having a paperboard carton and a plastic closure is provided. The carton has a bottom and a sidewall extending upward toward an open end. A plurality of flaps extend from the sidewall at the open end. Each flap joins to the sidewall at a hinge and depends downwardly from the sidewall over an end portion of the sidewall. The closure has a base portion and inner and outers walls depending downward from the base portion. The base portion and inner and outer walls define a channel therebetween. The channel receives the flaps of the carton. At least one of the inner and outer walls defines a shoulder that engages the flaps to secure the carton to the closure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2006Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: J.L. Clark, Inc.Inventors: Edward P. Cronin, George Solowiejko, Gordon E. VerWeyst
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Patent number: 6957763Abstract: A reclosable locking container and method for packaging dry materials, comprising a box formed from a foldable substrate and a molded reclosable, locking fitment, said fitment being lockable in the open or closed position. The container of the invention may be adapted to provide barrier packaging of materials to extend the shelf life thereof by incorporating a barrier material, fin seal closure elements and optionally a skived side seam, and a tearable perforated opening.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2003Date of Patent: October 25, 2005Assignee: MeadWestvaco CorporationInventors: Todd H. Huffman, Christopher J. Parks, Christopher J. Hession, Jack Leong Hung Lum
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Patent number: 6889892Abstract: Disclosed herein is a container defining an interior and an exterior provided with a first access panel and a second access panel for creating an opening for passage between the interior and the exterior, and methods for making and using such a container.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2002Date of Patent: May 10, 2005Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.Inventors: Joseph C. Walsh, Robert L. Conatser, Raymond S. Kastanek
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Publication number: 20040222280Abstract: The invention is directed to a hinged container for packaging a variety of products. There is a base section having a plurality of side walls and a base. Hingedly attached to an upper surface of one sidewall is an upper section having a cross section similar to the cross section of the base section. An over lid is placed over the upper section. As the over lid is raised a portion of the interior of the over lid contacts at least one side wall of the upper section causing the upper section to open about the hinged connection with the base section.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2003Publication date: November 11, 2004Inventors: James A. Sebastian, Michael McGinn
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Publication number: 20040108372Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure Packaging and display device that enables ready visual inspection of the contents of the package. The device includes an outer housing and an inner housing that are pivotally interconnected so that the inner housing can be moved from a first position interiorly of the outer housing to a second position wherein the inner housing extends outwardly from the outer housing in a manner to permit unobstructed viewing of the contents of the package.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2002Publication date: June 10, 2004Inventor: Justin Porcano
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Publication number: 20040074955Abstract: A pour spout (20) for a package (10) of flowable product which is attached to a side wall (11) of the package (10) therein. The pour spout has pleated sides (39, 40) and is hinted to the package (10) at its base (29). The pour spout is heat scaled to the package. If the package is paper, a polymeric gasket (50) is placed inside the package (10). An overseal (55) is positioned over the spout. Pressure-sensitive adhesive and hook and loop fasteners (58) can be used lo reseal the package.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Inventors: S. Joseph McKenna, Eugene E. Orr
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Publication number: 20040069843Abstract: A reclosable locking container and method for packaging dry materials, comprising a box formed from a foldable substrate and a molded reclosable, locking fitment, said fitment being lockable in the open or closed position. The container of the invention may be adapted to provide barrier packaging of materials to extend the shelf life thereof by incorporating a barrier material, fin seal closure elements and optionally a skived side seam, and a tearable perforated opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Inventors: Todd H. Huffman, Christopher J. Parks, Christopher J. Hession, Jack Leong Hung Lum
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Publication number: 20040065722Abstract: The present invention provides a cost effective, tamper-evident container that can be effectively closed and that is easy to use. The closure includes a disc having a aperture and a tab extending across the aperture. The tab is removably coupled to the disc in a tamper-evident method around the periphery of the aperture and permanently coupled to the disc at a connecting portion. The sidewall of the container is bent inward and down to provide a locking mechanism for maintaining the tab in a closed position after it has been opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2003Publication date: April 8, 2004Inventor: Joseph A. Pantelleria
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Patent number: 6702179Abstract: A paperboard box is made of a piece of paperboard with split lines and folding lines to form a shape like a boat so as to make the food or the like inside worthwhile and enhance the purchase desire of the consumer. Further, the paperboard box is easy to be disposed after using without creating a problem of contamination to the environment.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2001Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Inventor: Shih-Jen Chang
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Patent number: 6688515Abstract: A reclosable locking container and method for packaging dry materials, comprising a box formed from a foldable substrate and a molded reclosable, locking fitment, said fitment being lockable in the open or closed position. The container of the invention may be adapted to provide barrier packaging of materials to extend the shelf life thereof by incorporating a barrier material, fin seal closure elements and optionally a skived side seam, and a tearable perforated opening.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2000Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: MeadWestvaco CorporationInventors: Todd H. Huffman, Christopher J. Parks, Christopher J. Hession, Jack Leong Hung Lum
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Patent number: 6536627Abstract: A pourer spout for a composite package of the carton brick type, arranged to be located level with the opening zone of the latter. The pourer spout comprises a base (2) fixed onto the container around the opening zone, and an articulated cover (4), able to reclose the container after opening. A perforating piece (6) is mounted pivotally on the base (2), facing the opening zone, in order to be moved between an initial position in which it is situated entirely outside the container to a final position in which it is situated substantially inside the container. A striker (8) is mounted pivotally on the base (2) in order to push the perforating piece (6) towards the inside of the container while perforating the wall of the latter and to more or less take the initial position of the perforating piece (6), the striker (8) in this last position acting as pourer.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2002Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Andre Orsaud
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Patent number: 6510981Abstract: A canister for containing a particulate-type product such as a ready-to-eat cereal. The canister includes a side wall, a bottom closure and a plastic lid. The side wall defines at least a portion of a tubular body having an upper opening, a lower opening and an internal storage region for containing the particulate-type product. In this regard, the side wall includes a first, paper-based layer and a second, plastic-based layer. The first, paper-based layer has an inner surface and an outer surface. The second, plastic-based layer is bonded to the inner surface of the first, paper-based layer. The bottom closure is connected to the side wall so as to encompass the bottom opening. The plastic lid is openably secure to the tubular body at the upper opening. In this regard, the plastic lid provides selective access to the internal storage region. With this configuration, the plastic lid facilitates rapid fabrication of the canister, as well as providing for increased canister durability.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2000Date of Patent: January 28, 2003Assignee: General Mills, Inc.Inventors: Curtis J. Deering, Gordon H. Meier, Sarah J. Moberg, Patrick J. Sumpmann
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Patent number: 6478175Abstract: An orientationally sensitive closure for mounting to a container in a specific orientation includes a closure body and a flange. A spout portion extends from one side of the flange and an orienting projection extends from a side of the flange opposite of the spout. The flange and spout may be coaxial with on another, with the spout centrally disposed thereon. The projection extends from the flange in a non-coaxial relation to the spout and flange. An apparatus for orienting the closure prior to mounting to a container includes a body defming inlet and outlet regions extending along a longitudinal axis of the body. Flange and projection receiving channels extend between the inlet and outlet regions. The flange channel defines a substantially straight-through path through the apparatus, along the longitudinal axis. The projection channel defines a path having at least two bends therein defming a portion generally transverse to the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 1998Date of Patent: November 12, 2002Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance, SAInventors: Ronald Tuckner, Glen Peterson
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Patent number: 6471083Abstract: A closure for sealing an opening of a tubular container is disclosed, the closure having a paperboard central panel with a plurality of secondary panels extending angularly therefrom forming a surface around the perimeter of the central panel. A plastic skirt is adhered around the perimeter of the central panel and to one side of the secondary panels opposite the surface to reinforce it. A metal foil layer is adhered to the surface, the foil having a side facing the sidewall of the container with a heat-activated adhesive layer thereon. The closure is positioned on the container with the central panel in registration with the opening and the heat-activated adhesive layer engaging the sidewall of the container. The seal between the closure and the container is effected by subjecting the container to an electromagnetic induction field, whereby eddy currents induced in the metal foil by the field cause the heat-activated adhesive to form a bond between the container sidewall and the secondary panels.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: October 29, 2002Assignee: Double “H” Plastics, Inc.Inventor: Charles R. Helms
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Publication number: 20020148886Abstract: A composite container for the storage of material. The composite container including a carton body constructed to define a enclosure. The enclosure coated on one surface with a heat sealable material. Secured to the coated surface of the enclosure is a cap portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2001Publication date: October 17, 2002Inventor: Kenneth R. Miess
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Patent number: 6431384Abstract: A closing device located on a container of laminated paper, over a predetermined opening. The device has a lower part with a pouring opening and a cover closing the opening. A push-piece for breaking open the predetermined opening is provided in the lower part. The push-piece is joined to the lower part by a snap hinge, making the device more user-friendly and ensuring that the laminated paper predetermined opening does not obstruct the pouring opening area.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2000Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: Terxo AGInventor: Werner Fritz Dubach
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Patent number: 6390358Abstract: A paperboard container for releasably dispensing contents contained therein is convertible from a substantially sealed orientation to a substantially open, dispensing orientation and back to the substantially sealed orientation. The paperboard container comprises a tubular container member, a bottom member and a top member, with the top member being telescopically received within the container member to seal the top member to the container. The top member is pivotable about the hinge portion and is pivotable to the sealed orientation to substantially reseal the container member.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2000Date of Patent: May 21, 2002Assignee: Stone Container CorporationInventors: Noel G. Stewart, L. David Fielder, Joseph J. Hart, Angela L. Rowland, Suzanne Theresa Barker
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Publication number: 20010011678Abstract: A canister for storing a particulate-type product. The canister includes a tubular body, a bottom panel, a top panel and a plurality of tabs. The tubular body defines an upper opening, a lower opening, and an internal storage region. The bottom panel is connected to the tubular body so as to encompass the lower opening. The top panel is similarly connected to the tubular body so as to encompass the upper opening and includes a lid. The lid is selectively secured to the tubular body at the upper opening such that the lid is moveable from an initial, closed state to an opened state, and from the opened state to a reclosed state. In the initial, closed state, the lid is secured to the tubular body. In the opened state, the lid is displaced from the tubular body to define a pour opening through which the internal storage region is accessible. In the reclosed state, the lid substantially encompasses the pour opening. Finally, the plurality of tabs are associated with the lid in at least the reclosed state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2000Publication date: August 9, 2001Inventors: Patrick Sumpmann, Gordon Meier, Curtis Deering
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Patent number: 6227440Abstract: A pre-lined carton of the present invention includes a carton formed from a blank having a liner adhered to the inner surfaces of the carton. The carton includes a pour spout which is movable between a closed position and an open position. The carton has a panel which covers the pour spout and is removed to expose the pour spout. The opening created by the removable panel is sized to allow the spout to be moved from its closed position to its open position. The spout is part of a mounting assembly which includes a mounting panel to which the spout is hingedly connected. The mounting panel is glued to the inner surface of the container so that the spout will be between the mounting panel and the container wall. The spout assembly mounting panel includes an opening which communicates with the spout, and which is aligned with the removable panel of the container.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 1999Date of Patent: May 8, 2001Assignee: Smurfrit-Stone Container CorporationInventor: Joseph J. Hart