Hinged-lid container with sliding device

• US 20090065561A1
• Filed: 08/27/2008
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Philip Morris USA Incorporated (Altria Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Philip Morris USA Incorporated (Altria Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Brugger, Kevin, Bourgoin, Philippe
• Granted Patent: US 8,042,685 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 229/129.100
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/1054 combined with an outer sleeve connected to the lid

Abstract

A container comprises a box portion, a lid portion and a separate sliding device. The separate sliding device embraces at least part of the box portion. Moving the separate sliding device longitudinally along the box portion in a first direction pivots the lid portion to open the container and moving the separate sliding device longitudinally along the box portion in a second, opposite direction pivots the lid portion to close the container. The lid portion comprises a lid front wall.

Claims

1. A container comprising a box portion, a lid portion and a separate sliding device, wherein said separate sliding device embraces at least part of said box portion and wherein moving said separate sliding device longitudinally along the container in a first direction pivots said lid portion to open said container and moving said separate sliding device longitudinally along said container in a second, opposite direction pivots said lid portion to close said container, wherein said lid portion comprises a lid front wall.

2. The container according to claim 1, wherein said lid portion further comprises a lid underside wall extending from a first end of the lid front wall, a lid top wall extending from a second, opposite end of the lid front wall, wherein said lid underside wall consists of a inner lid top wall and an angled wall and wherein the length of said lid underside wall is greater than the length of said lid top wall.

3. The container according to claim 2, wherein said lid front wall is supported by said angled wall such that the lid front wall is at an angle of about 90 degrees to the lid top wall.

4. The container according to claim 1, wherein said lid portion comprises a lid flap extending from the lid top back edge downwardly beyond said hinge of said lid portion, said lid flap further comprising a lid end flap, extending from the lower end of said lid flap and being folded upward such that said slide top flap of said sliding device interlocks with said lid end flap when said sliding device is moved in the first direction so that said lid portion is opened.

5. The container according to claim 4, wherein said sliding device comprises a slide top edge, a slide bottom edge, a slide top flap extending from said slide top edge and a slide bottom flap extending from the slide bottom edge and wherein both slide flaps are bent inwardly into the sliding device.

6. The container according to claim 1, wherein said box portion comprise box side walls, wherein at least one friction element protrudes from at least one of said box side walls towards said box front wall, engaging with said sliding device and wherein said sliding device comprises a slide inner front panel, wherein said slide inner front panel comprises at least one engaging flap, such that said at least one engaging flap engages with the friction element of said at least one box side walls.

7. The container according to claim 1, wherein said lid portion comprises a top panel and a side panel, wherein said top panel extends sideways over said side panel to limit movement of the sliding device in said second direction.

10. The container according to claim 1, wherein said box portion and said lid portion are made from separate blanks which are adhered to each other.

8. A container comprising a box portion, a lid portion and a sliding device, wherein said sliding device embraces at least part of said box portion, wherein said box portion comprises a box front wall and a box back wall, wherein said lid portion is hinged to said box back wall, wherein said box portion comprise box side walls, at least one of said box side walls comprising at least one friction element protruding from said box side wall towards said box front wall, engaging with said sliding device.

9. The container according to claim 8, wherein said sliding device comprises a slide inner front panel, wherein said slide inner front panel comprises engaging flaps, such that said engaging flaps engage with said friction elements of said box side walls.