US3165249A
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Cigarette package
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-01-08
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Granted: 1965-01-12
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Expires: 1984-01-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Samuel M Peck
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 13:25
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D85/00; B65D85/07; B65D85/08; B65D85/10; A; A24; A24F; A24F15/00; A24F15/20; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/72; B65D75/00; B65D75/28; B65D75/30; B65D75/32; B65D75/321; B65D75/323; B65D83/00; B65D83/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/82; Y10T; Y10T225/00; Y10T225/20; Y10T225/238; Y10T225/243
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A CIGARETTE PACKAGE COMPRISING A CONTAINER AND A PLURALITY OF CIGARETTES CONTAINED THEREIN, SAID CONTAINER CARRYING AT LEAST ONE LAYER OF CIGARETTES AND HAVING A HINGED TOP FOR DISPENSING A SELECTED NUMBER OF SAID CIGARETTES THEREFROM, SAID HINGED TOP INCLUDING GUIDE MEANS THROUGH WHICH SAID SELECTED NUMBER OF CIGARETTES ARE FED, AND CUTTING MEANS FOR DETACHING SAID SELECTED NUMBER OF CIGARETTES FROM THE REMAINING CIGARETTES IN THE PACKAGE, SAID GUIDE MEANS COMPRISING A PANEL MEMBER EXTENDING ACROSS THE INNER SIDE OF SAID HINGED TOP AND SPACED THEREFROM TO FORM A GUIDE CHANNEL BETWEEN SAID HINGED TOP AND SAID PANEL MEMBER, SAID CUTTING MEANS ATTACHED TO THE FREE EDGE OF SAID HINGED TOP AT THE END OF SAID GUIDE CHANNEL, SAID PLURALITY OF CIGARETTES BEING ENCASED IN A CONTINUOUS SHEATHING IN SPACED, SUBSTANTIALLY PARLLEL, SIDEBY-SIDE RELATIONSHIP, SAID SHEATING FORMED INTO A PERFORATED WEB BETWEEN SAID CIGARETTES, WHEREBY, A SELECTED NUMBER OF CIGARETTES MAY BE DISPENSED FROM SAID PACKAGE BY BEING FED THROUGH SAID GUIDE CHANNEL ONTO SAID CUTTING MEANS AND SEVERED ALONG SAID PERFORATED WEB OF SAID SHEATING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
A CIGARETTE PACKAGE COMPRISING A CONTAINER AND A PLURALITY OF CIGARETTES CONTAINED THEREIN, SAID CONTAINER CARRYING AT LEAST ONE LAYER OF CIGARETTES AND HAVING A HINGED TOP FOR DISPENSING A SELECTED NUMBER OF SAID CIGARETTES THEREFROM, SAID HINGED TOP INCLUDING GUIDE MEANS THROUGH WHICH SAID SELECTED NUMBER OF CIGARETTES ARE FED, AND CUTTING MEANS FOR DETACHING SAID SELECTED NUMBER OF CIGARETTES FROM THE REMAINING CIGARETTES IN THE PACKAGE, SAID GUIDE MEANS COMPRISING A PANEL MEMBER EXTENDING ACROSS THE INNER SIDE OF SAID HINGED TOP AND SPACED THEREFROM TO FORM A GUIDE CHANNEL BETWEEN SAID HINGED TOP AND SAID PANEL MEMBER, SAID CUTTING MEANS ATTACHED TO THE FREE EDGE OF SAID HINGED TOP AT THE END OF SAID GUIDE CHANNEL, SAID PLURALITY OF CIGARETTES BEING ENCASED IN A CONTINUOUS SHEATHING IN SPACED, SUBSTANTIALLY PARLLEL, SIDEBY-SIDE RELATIONSHIP, SAID SHEATING FORMED INTO A PERFORATED WEB BETWEEN SAID CIGARETTES, WHEREBY, A SELECTED NUMBER OF CIGARETTES MAY BE DISPENSED FROM SAID PACKAGE BY BEING FED THROUGH SAID GUIDE CHANNEL ONTO SAID CUTTING MEANS AND SEVERED ALONG SAID PERFORATED WEB OF SAID SHEATING.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-01-12 | 1968-07-13 | 1969-01-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-01-12 | 1972-07-13 | 1973-01-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-01-12 | 1976-07-13 | 1977-01-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |