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Cigarette mini-pack with hinged lid

Granted 24 Apr 2007 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. · originally Altria Group, Inc.

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Inventors: Robert T. Mitten, Scott A. Fath · Examiner: Jennifer Rivard · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/196,599
filed 31 Dec 2003
Publication
Not published
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US D541471
granted 24 Apr 2007

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cigarette mini-pack with hinged lid and beveled corners, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of a cigarette package comprising a pair of the mini-packs of FIG. 1 before being overwrapped;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image duplicate;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being identical;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the cigarette mini-pack of FIG. 1 with the lid partially open;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a cigarette package comprising a pair of the mini-packs of FIG. 1 with overwrap and a tear strip;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a cigarette mini-pack with hinge lid and rounded corners, showing our new design;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image duplicate;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being identical; and,

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a cigarette package comprising a pair of the mini-packs shown in FIG. 8 with overwrap and a tear strip.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D27/189

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Pendency
3.3 y
1,210 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
non-final + final
Responses
2
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Examiner
Jennifer Rivard
art unit 2911 · TC 2900
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