USPatent applicationPatented

Cigarette mini-pack shell and slide

Granted 27 Jun 2006 · no office action yet

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

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29/241,586
filed 28 Oct 2005
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Patent
US D523990
granted 27 Jun 2006

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view disclosing the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view disclosing the top, front, and right side of a cigarette mini-pack shell and slide, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

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 thereof showing the pack in a partially open position;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof showing the pack in a completely open position, with cigarettes shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and not as part of our claimed design; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a cigarette pack comprising two of the mini-packs shown in FIGS. 1-7.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D27/189

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