Package for a tobacco-containing material and related packaging method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11006665-B2
Application number	US-201815909747-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 1, 2018
Priority date	Oct 16, 2014
Publication date	May 18, 2021
Grant date	May 18, 2021

Abstract

A package that may be employed to store a tobacco-containing material is provided. The package may include a container including a body portion and a cover configured to engage the body portion. The body portion may define an internal space therein configured to receive a product. An internal surface of one or both of the body portion and the cover may include a wood liner. The wood liner may be a wood veneer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for manufacturing a container, comprising:
providing a body portion by injection molding, the body portion defining an internal space accessible via an opening and one or more vent channels;
providing a cover configured to engage the body portion so as to cover the opening and enclose the internal space, wherein the cover is defined by a top wall and a peripheral flange extending outside of the body portion in an engaged position, the peripheral flange extending downwardly from the top wall, such that the peripheral flange extends substantially perpendicularly relative to the top wall;
the cover and the body portion respectively defining an inner surface; and
engaging a first wood liner with the top wall of the cover and a second wood liner with the inner surface of the body portion; wherein the first and second wood liners are positioned to substantially entirely surround a product when inserted into the internal space and no portion of the first or second wood liner is positioned at the peripheral flange when the cover is in the engaged position.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein engaging the second wood liner with the inner surface of the body portion is conducted simultaneously with injection molding the body portion.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein engaging the second wood liner with the inner surface of the body portion comprises in-mold labeling.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein engaging the first and second wood liners with the top wall of the cover and the inner surface of the body portion comprises coupling the wood liners to the top wall of the cover and the inner surface of the body portion via an adhesive.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein engaging the first and second wood liners with the top wall of the cover and the inner surface of the body portion comprises bonding the wood liners to the top wall of the cover and the inner surface of the body portion.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein engaging the second wood liner with the inner surface of the body portion comprises engaging an insert with the second wood liner.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising inserting the product through the opening into the internal space in the body portion.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein engaging the first and second wood liners with the top wall of the cover and the inner surface of the body portion comprises engaging a backing layer with at least one of the top wall of the cover or the inner surface of the body portion.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein engaging the first and second wood liners with the top wall of the cover and the inner surface of the body portion comprises engaging a wood veneer with at least one of the top wall of the cover or the inner surface of the body portion.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the body portion or the cover comprises a vent mechanism.

Assignees

• Reynolds Tobacco Co R

Inventors

• Garcia Ercilia Hernandez
• Phillips Percy D
• Bengtsson Bruce Alan
• Rogers James William
• Demarest Craig

Classifications

• A24F23/00 Primary

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

• B65B7/28

  by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers · CPC title

• B65D81/26

  with provision for draining away, or absorbing, {or removing by ventilation,} fluids, e.g. exuded by contents {(B65D33/01 takes precedence)}; Applications of corrosion inhibitors or desiccators · CPC title

• B65B29/00

  Packaging of materials presenting special problems · CPC title