IP Library Granted Patent US 11,267,645
Granted Patent B2
US 11,267,645 · App. 16/222,051 · Granted Mar 8, 2022

Box blank

Inventors: Stephen Bellamah (Midlothian, VA); James S. Bigelow (Midlothian, VA)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
B65D85/10B31B50/00B31B50/81B65B5/06B65D5/02B65D5/16B65D5/4266B65D5/4295B65D5/566B65D5/62B65D5/6602B65D65/02B65D77/02B65D77/042B65D77/32B65D85/1027B65D85/10568B31B2105/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,267,645
App. No.
16/222,051
Granted
Mar 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

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

Claims (12)

1. A box blank useful for forming a container, the box blank comprising:

a first layer including paperboard,

a second layer including a paper layer and a foil layer,

a first adhesive layer adhering the first layer to the second layer, and

a third layer on a side of the first layer opposite the second layer,

the foil layer being between the first adhesive layer and the paper layer, the second layer further including a second adhesive layer that adheres the foil layer to the paper layer, and the third layer including a metallized polyester material.

2. The box blank of claim 1 , wherein first adhesive layer includes a polyvinyl alcohol based adhesive and the second adhesive layer includes sodium silicate that adheres the paper layer to the foil layer.

3. The box blank of claim 1 , wherein the paperboard includes SBS board stock.

4. The box blank of claim 1 , wherein the second adhesive layer includes sodium silicate between the foil layer and the paper layer.

5. The box blank of claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive layer includes a polyvinyl alcohol based adhesive.

6. The box blank of claim 1 , wherein the paper layer forms an inner liner that is in contact with consumer goods when the box blank is formed into a container and is filled with the consumer goods.

7. The box blank of claim 1 , wherein the box blank includes panels joined together at fold lines and is sized to form a cigarette pack.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 15420862 · Jan 31, 2017
Continuation 15292913 · Oct 13, 2016
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