Cigarette box with attached coupon
First Claim
1. A cigarette pack adapted to contain a plurality of cigarettes, said cigarette pack comprising:
- a box-shaped outer member with four substantially vertical walls and a bottom wall, wherein said substantially vertical walls include an outer member front wall having first and second substantially vertical edges on each side thereof, a first substantially horizontal top edge along the top thereof, and a first substantially horizontal bottom edge along the bottom thereof;
an outer member rear wall substantially parallel to and spaced form said outer member front wall, said outer member rear wall having third and fourth substantially vertical edges on each side thereof, a second substantially horizontal top edge along the top thereof, and a second substantially horizontal bottom edge along the bottom thereof, wherein said third substantially vertical edge is spaced form and juxtaposed to said first substantially vertical edge and said fourth substantially vertical edge is spaced from and juxtaposed to said second substantially vertical edge;
an outer member first side wall extending between said first and third juxtaposed substantially vertical edges;
an outer member second side wall extending between said second and fourth juxtaposed substantially vertical edges; and
a bottom wall extending between said first and second substantially horizontal bottom edge; and
a first panel connected to said outer member front wall along said first substantially horizontal top edge and having a first top edge, said first panel being free from attachment to any part of said pack other than to said outer member front wall along said substantially horizontal top edge;
wherein said first top edge of said first panel is at most as high as said second substantially horizontal top edge of said outer member rear wall and said first panel lies in coplanar or a substantially parallel plane as said outer member front wall in said cigarette pack.
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Abstract
A box-like cigarette pack has an outer member front wall which initially extends upward toward the top of the cigarettes within the pack. This extension may then continue over the top of the cigarettes in the pack. The outer member front wall is optionally weakened along the line which defines the standard location of the top of the outer member front wall. When the consumer first opens the pack, he or she can remove the extension by tearing or separating along this line of weakening. Thereafter, the pack is like a normal pack. Additional information can be printed on the extension or extensions of the outer member front wall. If provided, the portion which initially extends over the cigarette tops is a convenient size for use as a coupon or the like.
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32 Claims
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1. A cigarette pack adapted to contain a plurality of cigarettes, said cigarette pack comprising:
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a box-shaped outer member with four substantially vertical walls and a bottom wall, wherein said substantially vertical walls include an outer member front wall having first and second substantially vertical edges on each side thereof, a first substantially horizontal top edge along the top thereof, and a first substantially horizontal bottom edge along the bottom thereof;
an outer member rear wall substantially parallel to and spaced form said outer member front wall, said outer member rear wall having third and fourth substantially vertical edges on each side thereof, a second substantially horizontal top edge along the top thereof, and a second substantially horizontal bottom edge along the bottom thereof, wherein said third substantially vertical edge is spaced form and juxtaposed to said first substantially vertical edge and said fourth substantially vertical edge is spaced from and juxtaposed to said second substantially vertical edge;
an outer member first side wall extending between said first and third juxtaposed substantially vertical edges;
an outer member second side wall extending between said second and fourth juxtaposed substantially vertical edges; and
a bottom wall extending between said first and second substantially horizontal bottom edge; anda first panel connected to said outer member front wall along said first substantially horizontal top edge and having a first top edge, said first panel being free from attachment to any part of said pack other than to said outer member front wall along said substantially horizontal top edge; wherein said first top edge of said first panel is at most as high as said second substantially horizontal top edge of said outer member rear wall and said first panel lies in coplanar or a substantially parallel plane as said outer member front wall in said cigarette pack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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