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Re-closeable tear open pack

Granted 11 Jun 2019 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Altria Client Services Llc · originally Altria Group, Inc.

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Inventors: Benjamin Ivry, Robert T. Mitten, William J. Bogdziewicz, Aaron Ovadia +2 · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2917 · TC 2900

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29/625,136
filed 7 Nov 2017
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Patent
US D850905
granted 11 Jun 2019

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a rear, perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a rear, perspective view of a “sleeve” configuration of a re-closeable tear open pack showing my new design, where dashed broken lines depict a juncture between an upper portion of the back panel and the remainder of the back panel;

FIG. 2 is a rear, perspective view of the “sleeve” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1 , where the sleeve is configured to contain consumable items within the sleeve shown in dashed broken lines;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the “sleeve” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the “sleeve” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a left-side view of the “sleeve” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a right-side view of the “sleeve” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the “sleeve” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the “sleeve” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 9 is rear, perspective view of a “sealed-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the “sealed-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 11 is a front view of the “sealed-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 12 is a left-side view of the “sealed-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 13 is a right-side view of the “sealed-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 14 is a top view of the “sealed-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 15 is a bottom view of the “sealed-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 16 is a rear, perspective view of an “opened” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1 , where the upper portion of the back panel is configured to remains attached to an inner surface of the tuck panel and is shown in dashed broken lines;

FIG. 17 is a rear, perspective view of the “opened” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 16 , where the opened pack is configured to contain consumable items shown in dashed broken lines;

FIG. 18 is a rear view of the “opened” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 16 ;

FIG. 19 is a front view of the “opened” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 16 ;

FIG. 20 is a left-side view of the “opened” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 16 ;

FIG. 21 is a right-side view of the “opened” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 16 ;

FIG. 22 is a top view of the “opened” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 16 ;

FIG. 23 is a bottom view of the “opened” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 16 ;

FIG. 24 is a rear, perspective view of a “re-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 1 , where the tuck panel is held in a slot of the back panel;

FIG. 25 is a rear view of the “re-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 24 ;

FIG. 26 is a front view of the “re-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 24 ;

FIG. 27 is a left-side view of the “re-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 24 ;

FIG. 28 is a right-side view of the “re-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 24 ;

FIG. 29 is a top view of the “re-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 24 ; and,

FIG. 30 is a bottom view of the “re-closed” configuration of the re-closeable tear open pack shown in FIG. 24 .

The dashed broken lines in the drawings represent environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D09/420

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