IP Library Granted Patent US 11,820,547
Granted Patent B2
US 11,820,547 · App. 17/665,825 · Granted Nov 21, 2023

Box blank

Inventors: Stephen Bellamah (Richmond, VA); James S. Bigelow (Midlothian, VA)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
B65D85/10B31B50/00B31B50/81B65B5/06B65D5/02B65D5/16B65D5/4266B65D5/4295B65D5/566B65D5/62B65D5/6602B65D65/02B65D77/02B65D77/042B65D77/32B65D85/1027B65D85/1045B65D85/10568B31B2105/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,820,547
App. No.
17/665,825
Granted
Nov 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A box blank useful for forming a container includes a first layer including paperboard, a second layer including a paper layer and a foil layer, and an adhesive layer adhering the first layer to the second layer. The foil layer is between the paperboard and the paper layer.

Claims (28)

1. A container for consumer goods comprising:

an outer box defining an inner volume, the outer box including,

a hinged lid;

an inner box defining an opening and including,

a first inner layer including a rigid material,

a second inner layer including a paper,

a third inner layer including a foil between the first inner layer and the second inner layer, and

a fourth layer including a polypropylene film or a metallized polyester on a surface of the first inner layer facing away from the second inner layer; and

a pull tab covering the opening, the pull tab including

a first tab layer including paper, the first tab layer fully covering and extending past edges of the opening in the inner box,

a second tab layer including a first adhesive releasably adhering an edge portion of the pull tab to the inner box, and

a third tab layer including a second adhesive permanently adhering the pull tab to the inner box and the outer box.

2. The container of claim 1 , wherein the inner box includes panels separated by fold lines, the inner box defining an inner volume.

3. The container of claim 1 , wherein the rigid material includes paperboard.

4. The container of claim 1 , wherein the first inner layer and the third inner layer are attached by a third adhesive.

5. The container of claim 4 , wherein the third adhesive is a polyvinyl alcohol-based adhesive.

6. The container of claim 1 , wherein the fourth inner layer and the first inner layer are attached by a third adhesive.

7. The container of claim 1 , wherein the second inner layer is adjacent to the opening.

8. The container of claim 1 , wherein the second tab layer further includes a third adhesive permanently adhering the pull tab to the inner box.

9. The container of claim 1 , wherein the pull tab further includes a fourth tab layer including a polymer.

10. The container of claim 9 , wherein the first tab layer is closer to the opening than the fourth tab layer.

11. The container of claim 1 , wherein the outer box includes,

a first outer layer, and

a second outer layer.

12. The container of claim 11 , wherein the first outer layer includes a rigid material.

13. The container of claim 1 , wherein

the outer box is a rigid outer box and

the inner box is a rigid inner box.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 16222051 · Dec 17, 2018
Continuation 15420862 · Jan 31, 2017
Continuation 15292913 · Oct 13, 2016
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