Reclosable container
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1. A reclosable container for consumer items, the reclosable container comprising:
- an inner liner for wrapping consumer items therein, the inner liner including an opening for allowing internal access, said inner liner further including a top panel, a front panel, and a back panel arranged opposite of the front panel, wherein the opening is in a first portion of the top panel and a first portion of the front panel;
a label operable to open and reclose the opening, the label including a tacky portion which is releasably attached with a low tack adhesive to a second portion of the top panel surrounding the opening in the first portion of the top panel and releasably attached to a second portion of the front panel surrounding the opening in the first portion of the front panel, the tacky portion being operable to reseal the inner liner; and
wherein the inner liner includes a layer of paper material adhered to an aluminum layer, the paper material has a sufficient bending stiffness to support resealing of the label, and the inner liner lacks an inner frame inside the inner liner.
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A reclosable container for consumer items includes a box, a lid hingedly connected to the box, an inner liner wrapped around the consumer items, the inner liner including a section defining an opening for allowing access to the consumer items, means to open and reclose the opening, and an inner frame attached to the box. The inner frame includes a free inner frame portion protruding from the box towards the opening in the inner liner. The free inner frame portion includes a cut out and the inner frame is attached to the inner liner proximate to the cut out.
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1. A reclosable container for consumer items, the reclosable container comprising:
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an inner liner for wrapping consumer items therein, the inner liner including an opening for allowing internal access, said inner liner further including a top panel, a front panel, and a back panel arranged opposite of the front panel, wherein the opening is in a first portion of the top panel and a first portion of the front panel; a label operable to open and reclose the opening, the label including a tacky portion which is releasably attached with a low tack adhesive to a second portion of the top panel surrounding the opening in the first portion of the top panel and releasably attached to a second portion of the front panel surrounding the opening in the first portion of the front panel, the tacky portion being operable to reseal the inner liner; and wherein the inner liner includes a layer of paper material adhered to an aluminum layer, the paper material has a sufficient bending stiffness to support resealing of the label, and the inner liner lacks an inner frame inside the inner liner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15)
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8. A reclosable container for consumer items, the reclosable container comprising:
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a box; and a lid, the lid being hingedly connected to the box;
the reclosable container containing;an inner liner for wrapping consumer items therein, the inner liner including an opening for allowing internal access, said inner liner further including a top panel, a front panel, and a back panel arranged opposite of the front panel, wherein the opening is in a first portion of the top panel and a first portion of the front panel, wherein the inner liner includes a layer of paper material adhered to an aluminum layer, the paper material has a sufficient bending stiffness to support resealing and the inner liner lacks an inner frame inside the inner liner; and a label operable to open and reclose the opening, the label including a tacky portion which is releasably attached with a low tack adhesive to a second portion of the top panel surrounding the opening in the first portion of the top panel and releasably attached to a second portion of the front panel surrounding the opening in the first portion of the front panel, the tacky portion being operable to reseal the inner liner. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16)
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