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Container for smokeless tobacco products

  • US 9,908,670 B2
  • Filed: 01/31/2011
  • Issued: 03/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A container, comprising:

  • a body having a bottom wall and a side wall, the bottom wall and the side wall defining an internal storage compartment adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product, a portion of the side wall having an outer peripheral surface, wherein the outer peripheral surface of the portion of the side wall lies along a vertical plane, and extends from a lip to a top edge of the side wall;

    a rib structure operably engaged with the body about the outer peripheral surface of the side wall and extending outwardly therefrom; and

    a cover configured to be removably engaged with the body, the cover having a top wall and a peripheral flange having an inner surface, the inner surface being substantially smooth and configured to interact with the rib structure when the cover is received over the outer peripheral surface of the side wall so as to form an interference fit, wherein the rib structure comprises a plurality of rib segments projecting from the outer peripheral surface of the side wall, the rib segments being completely spaced apart so as to form vent channels therebetween for facilitating venting when the cover is received over the body, and wherein each rib segment comprises;

    a rib wall projecting radially outwardly relative to a center of the body from the side wall and defining a rib wall surface that is radially displaced relative to the center of the body from the outer peripheral surface of the side wall, the rib wall lying in a vertical plane parallel to the vertical plane in which the outer peripheral surface of the portion of the side wall extending from the lip to the top edge lies; and

    a rib projection defining a top end of the rib wall and projecting radially outwardly relative to the center of the body, the rib projection including a first surface extending from the side wall, a second surface extending from the rib wall surface, and an outer edge extending between the first surface and the second surface, the outer edge being radially displaced relative to the center of the body beyond the rib wall surface and configured to interact with the inner surface of the peripheral flange when the cover is received over the outer peripheral surface of the side wall, wherein the rib wall extends from the rib projection to a substantially planar surface of the lip, the substantially planar surface of the lip extending substantially perpendicularly from the rib wall surface around a perimeter of the body.

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