Container for smokeless tobacco products and related packaged product assembly and method
US-9445631-B1 · Sep 20, 2016 · US
Container with removable adhesively held packets
US9560880B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9560880-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314397627-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | May 25, 2012 |
| Publication date | Feb 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2017 |
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The present invention provides a container comprising portion packets of a tobacco or non-tobacco snuff, wherein the portion packets are held in place on an interior surface of the container by an adhesive, a method for packing portion packets of a tobacco or non-tobacco snuff in a container, as well as use of an adhesive in such container for removable adhesion of said portion packets.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A container comprising: a container base and a detachable lid, the container base comprising a base surface and a surrounding wall extending upward and away from the base surface to define an interior space, the lid configured to cover the container base when attached to the container; and portion packets of a tobacco or non-tobacco snuff composition disposed within the interior space of the container base, wherein the tobacco or non-tobacco snuff composition comprises a water content from 10 percent by weight (“wt %”) to 90 wt % based on the total weight of the tobacco or non-tobacco snuff composition, wherein the portion packets are individually wrapped in a permeable material and held in place on an interior surface of the interior space of the container base by an adhesive suitable for oral use and configured to permit removable adhesion of the portion packets in the container, and wherein the portion packets are arranged in a single layer on the interior surface of the container base such that each portion packet is in direct contact with the interior surface of the container at a point where the adhesive has been applied. 2. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is a pressure sensitive hot melt adhesive. 3. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the permeable material is a fabric. 4. The container according to claim 3 , wherein the fabric is a non-woven material. 5. The container according to claim 4 , wherein the nonwoven material is a cellulose based non-woven material. 6. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the water content is from 20 wt % to 60 wt % of the total weight of the tobacco or non-tobacco snuff composition. 7. The container according to claim 6 , wherein the water content is from 28 wt % to 56 wt % of the total weight of the tobacco or non-tobacco snuff composition. 8. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the tobacco or non-tobacco snuff composition is tobacco or non-tobacco snus. 9. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the wrapped portion packets are snus pouches. 10. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the container is a snuff box. 11. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the container comprises a dosing aperture. 12. The container of claim 1 , wherein the container is cylindrical in shape such that the container base and the detachable lid are circular in shape. 13. The container of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive suitable for oral use comprises one or more strands of adhesive disposed on the interior surface of the container base.
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- What does patent US9560880B2 cover?
- The present invention provides a container comprising portion packets of a tobacco or non-tobacco snuff, wherein the portion packets are held in place on an interior surface of the container by an adhesive, a method for packing portion packets of a tobacco or non-tobacco snuff in a container, as well as use of an adhesive in such container for removable adhesion of said portion packets.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Swedish Match North Europe Ab
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A24F23/02. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
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- Publication date Tue Feb 07 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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