Slide-open package of tobacco articles

US8997979B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8997979-B2
Application numberUS-201113703155-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 11, 2011
Priority dateJun 11, 2010
Publication dateApr 7, 2015
Grant dateApr 7, 2015

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Abstract

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A package of tobacco articles, having an inner container containing a group of tobacco articles; an outer container which houses the inner container in such a manner as to allow the inner container to slide, with respect to the outer container, between a closed position, in which the inner container is inserted inside the outer container, and an open position, in which the inner container is partly extracted from the outer container; and at least one lock member which, in releasable manner by user action from the outside, prevents the inner container in the closed position from sliding with respect to the outer container.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A package of tobacco articles, comprising: an inner container ( 4 ) containing a group ( 2 ) of tobacco articles; an outer container ( 5 ) which houses the inner container ( 4 ) in such a manner as to allow the inner container ( 4 ) to slide, with respect to the outer container ( 5 ), between a closed position, in which the inner container ( 4 ) is inserted inside the outer container ( 5 ), and an open position, in which the inner container ( 4 ) is…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • A24F15/00Primary

    Human Necessities · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8997979B2 cover?
A package of tobacco articles, having an inner container containing a group of tobacco articles; an outer container which houses the inner container in such a manner as to allow the inner container to slide, with respect to the outer container, between a closed position, in which the inner container is inserted inside the outer container, and an open position, in which the inner container is pa…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ghini Marco, Biondi Andrea, Gd Spa
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A24F15/00. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).