Snuff container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10463075-B2
Application number	US-201815891774-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 8, 2018
Priority date	Feb 8, 2018
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a snuff container ( 1 ) comprising a base ( 2 ), wherein said base ( 2 ) comprises a bottom wall ( 21 ) and a base side wall ( 22 ), and wherein the base side wall ( 22 ) extends in a height direction (h) of the base ( 2 ) and circumferentially encloses a storing compartment ( 3 ) for snuff. The base side wall ( 22 ) comprises at least one first section ( 23 ) extending at least partially in the circumference of the base side wall ( 22 ), and the base side wall ( 22 ) further comprises at least one second section ( 24 ) extending at least partially in the circumference of the base side wall ( 22 ) between a first ( 241 ) and a second ( 242 ) circumferential end portion thereof. Moreover, the at least second section ( 24 ) presents a reduced bending stiffness in a direction being essentially perpendicular to the height direction (h) of the base side wall ( 22 ) and directed essentially inwardly towards a center of the snuff container ( 1 ) in relation to a corresponding bending stiffness of the at least one first section ( 23 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A snuff container comprising a base, wherein said base comprises a bottom wall and a base side wall, and wherein the base side wall extends in a height direction of the base and circumferentially encloses a storing compartment for snuff,
wherein the base side wall comprises at least one first section extending at least partially in the circumference of the base side wall, and
wherein the base side wall further comprises at least one second section extending at least partially in the circumference of the base side wall between a first and a second circumferential end portion thereof,
wherein the at least one second section presents a reduced bending stiffness in a direction being essentially perpendicular to the height direction of the base side wall and directed essentially inwardly towards a center of the snuff container in relation to a corresponding bending stiffness of the at least one first section,
wherein the reduced bending stiffness is provided in that the at least one first section comprises at least a first wall thickness profile in the height direction and the at least one second section comprises at least a second wall thickness profile in the height direction,
wherein the at least second wall thickness profile presents a reduced thickness in relation to a thickness of the at least first wall thickness profile, wherein the reduced thickness is accomplished by a recess provided on the inner circumferential side of the base side wall.

2. The snuff container according to claim 1 ,
wherein the base side wall is a substantially cylindrically shaped envelope surface of a cylinder.

3. The snuff container according to claim 1 , wherein the base side wall on an outer circumferential surface thereof comprises a base seat surface directed away from the bottom wall in the height direction.

4. The snuff container according to claim 1 , wherein an angle between a first and a second line which extend from a center of the base and intersect the first and the second respective end portions of the at least one second section is from 10 to 180 degrees.

5. The container according to claim 1 , further comprising a first lid configured for being connected to the base for closing the container.

6. The container according to claim 5 , wherein the first lid is configured for being releasably connected to the base.

7. The container according to claim 5 , wherein the base side wall on the outer circumferential surface thereof comprises a base locking portion for locking the first lid to the base, wherein the base locking portion extends at least partially in the circumference of the outer circumferential surface of the base side wall.

8. The container according to claim 5 , wherein the first lid further comprises a top wall and a lid side wall which extends in a height direction of the first lid, wherein the lid side wall is configured to circumferentially enclose a portion of the base side wall when connected to the base and when the container is closed.

9. The container according to claim 8 , wherein the lid side wall comprises a lid seat surface on a height end side of the lid side wall which is directed away from the top wall, wherein the lid seat surface is configured such that it substantially contacts the base seat surface when the container is closed.

10. The container according to claim 9 , wherein the container is configured such that:
when the container is closed and when the at least one second section is pushed inwardly in the direction being essentially perpendicular to the height direction of the base side wall, the lid seat surface is at least partially exposed and accessible.

11. The container according to claim 8 , wherein, when the container is closed, the first lid and the base together form a circumferentially outer container side surface which is a substantially continuous cylindrically shaped surface.

12. The container according to claim 8 , wherein the lid side wall on a circumferentially inner side thereof comprises a lid locking portion for locking the first lid to the base, wherein the lid locking portion extends at least partially in the circumference of the inner circumferential surface of the lid side wall.

13. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the base further comprises a means for identifying the location of the at least one second section by a user on a circumferentially outer surface of the base side wall at the at least second section.

14. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the at least second section is resiliently flexible in the direction presenting the reduced bending stiffness.

15. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the container is made of a plastic material.

16. A method for manufacturing the snuff container according to claim 1 , the method comprising a step of injection molding the snuff container.

Assignees

• Swedish Match North Europe Ab

Inventors

• Beardsall Philip

Classifications

• B65D51/2842

  said element being provided with a preformed weakened line (B65D51/2821 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A24F23/00 Primary

  Cases for tobacco, snuff, or chewing tobacco · CPC title

• B65D2543/00092

  circular · CPC title

• B65D2543/00296

  Plastic · CPC title

• B65D2543/00796

  Totality · CPC title