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Cigarette mini-pack with hinged lid

Granted 13 Nov 2007 · 6 office actions

Current assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. · originally Fath Scott A

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Inventors: Scott A. Fath · Examiner: Jennifer Rivard · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/210,954
filed 9 Aug 2004
Publication
Not published
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US D555284
granted 13 Nov 2007

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of an overwrapped cigarette mini-pack with hinged lid showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image duplicate;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being identical;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of an overwrapped pair of cigarette mini-packs abutting one another in front-to-back relationship;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image duplicate;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being identical;

FIG. 9 is an alternate top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being identical;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of an overwrapped pair of cigarette mini-packs abutting one another in side-to-side relationship;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image duplicate;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being identical; and,

FIG. 14 is an alternate top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being identical.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D27/189

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Pendency
3.3 y
1,191 days filing → grant
Office actions
3
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Responses
2
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Appeals
2
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Examiner
Jennifer Rivard
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