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Cigarette mini-pack with hinged lid

Granted 12 Feb 2008 · no office action yet

Assignee: Philip Morris Usa Inc.

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

Application
29/284,997
filed 19 Sep 2007
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US D561933
granted 12 Feb 2008

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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 hinge lid, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

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; and,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a cigarette pack comprising two of the mini-packs shown in FIGS. 1–5 .

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D27/189

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