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Container With Guide Element For Adhesive

Patent No. EP2925636 (titled "Container With Guide Element For Adhesive") was filed by Philip Morris on Nov 19, 2013. The application was issued on Jul 24, 2019.

Patent Summary

A hinge-lid container for smoking articles, formed from a blank, comprises a box and a lid. The lid front wall is adhesively fixed to an inner liner that encloses the smoking articles and is positioned between the articles and container walls. The inner liner includes a cover flap covering a designated opening, which is attached to the inside of the lid front wall using adhesive applied as several glue dots. The lid front wall features a fluid guide element on its inner surface. This fluid guide element contains the adhesive and is configured to promote its advancement in a predetermined direction, ensuring controlled adhesive distribution and preventing unintentional attachment of container components.

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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCOMar 31, 2020GREY

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EP2925636

PHILIP MORRIS
Application Number
EP13792599A
Filing Date
Nov 19, 2013
Status
Opposition Rejected
Jan 6, 2023
Publication Date
Jul 24, 2019
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