USPatent applicationPatented

Two cigarette packs joined side-to-side with outerwrap

Granted 1 May 2007 · no office action yet

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

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Inventors: Xuan M. Pham, Barry S. Smith, Mary Ellen Counts · Examiner: Jennifer Rivard · AU 2911 · TC 2900

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29/228,775
filed 28 Apr 2005
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Patent
US D541978
granted 1 May 2007

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of two…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of two cigarette packs joined side-to-side with outerwrap, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof without outerwrap;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof without outerwrap, the left side elevational view being a mirror image duplicate;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof without outerwrap; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof without outerwrap.

The outerwrap has been removed from FIGS. 2-5 for convenience of illustration.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D27/189

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