SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES

• US 20100018883A1
• Filed: 07/28/2008
• Published: 01/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: R J Reynolds Tobacco Company (R. J. Reynolds Tobacco)
• Original Assignee: R J Reynolds Tobacco Company (R. J. Reynolds Tobacco)
• Inventors: Patel, Pankaj
• Application Number:
  US12/180,752
• Publication Number:
  US 20100018883A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/256
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 13/00 Tobacco for pipes, for cigars, e.g. cigar inserts, or for cigarettes; Chewing tobacco; Snuff reconstituted tobacco products A24B3/14
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 15/282 by indirect addition of the chemical substances, e.g. in the wrapper, in the case
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 15/30 by organic substances A24B15/281 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 23/00 Cases for tobacco, snuff, or chewing tobacco
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/04 Partitions
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/20 Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing B65D51/185 takes precedence; co-operating with an auxiliary container for additional articles or materials B65D51/28
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/245 provided with decoration, information or contents indicating devices, labels B65D81/366 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/28 with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials B65D51/247 takes precedence

Abstract

A container for a smokeless tobacco product is provided. A container for smokeless tobacco comprises a lid and a corresponding bottom piece having an outside wall and at least one dividing wall extending between opposite sides of the outside wall and dividing the bottom piece into a plurality of compartments. A seal is removably positioned over each compartment.

Claims

1. A container for smokeless tobacco, said container comprising:

a lid and a corresponding bottom piece, said bottom piece having an outside wall, at least one dividing wall extending between opposite sides of said outside wall and dividing said bottom piece into a plurality of compartments; and

a seal removably positioned over each compartment.

2. The container of claim 1, further comprising two dividing walls dividing said bottom piece into four compartments.

3. The container of claim 1, wherein said seal is a continuous piece of material forming a flap.

4. The container of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of seals, each seal being an individually removable seal forming a flap and positioned over each compartment.

5. The container of claim 4, wherein each individual seal is a different color.

6. The container of claim 1, wherein said seal is air and moisture tight.

7. The container of claim 1, wherein said seal is resealable.

8. The container of claim 1, wherein said seal further includes at least one indicia thereon.

9. The container of claim 1, wherein said lid, bottom piece and at least one dividing wall are formed from a low-permeability material.

10. The container of claim 9, wherein said low-permeability material is selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic polymers, thermosetting polymers, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride and polystyrene.

11. The container of claim 1, wherein said low-permeability material is metallic.

12. The container of claim 1, wherein said bottom piece further comprises an aluminum liner.