US 12,291,380 B2
Container having outer sleeve and inner slide with locking mechanism
Juliana Arango, Marin (CH); and Julie Polier, Neuchatel (CH)
Assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel (CH)
Appl. No. 17/779,650
Filed by PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A., Neuchatel (CH)
PCT Filed Dec. 16, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/086396
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 25, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/122727, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19219110 (EP), filed on Dec. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0015201 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 5/38 (2006.01); B65D 5/42 (2006.01); B65D 85/10 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 5/38 (2013.01) [B65D 5/4266 (2013.01); B65D 85/1036 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container for consumer goods, the container comprising:
an outer sleeve comprising an outer sleeve top wall, an outer sleeve bottom wall, an outer sleeve back wall, first and second opposed outer sleeve side walls, and a first end comprising an opening, the first end being delimited by respective front edges of the outer sleeve top wall, outer sleeve bottom wall, and first and second opposed outer sleeve side walls; and
an inner slide disposed within the outer sleeve, the inner slide at least partially enclosing an interior space for housing consumer goods;
wherein the inner slide is slidable with respect to the outer sleeve between:
a first position, in which the interior space of the inner slide cannot be accessed by a user; and
a second position, in which the interior space of the inner slide can be accessed by the user, wherein sliding of the inner slide from the first position to the second position involves at least part of the inner slide passing through the opening of the first end of the outer sleeve,
wherein, the inner slide further comprises an inner slide engagement flap,
wherein, when the inner slide is in the first position in the outer sleeve, an edge of the inner slide engagement flap is configured to engage with a corresponding engaging element on an inner surface of an outer sleeve wall, to form a locking mechanism for preventing the inner slide from sliding from the first position to the second position,
wherein the inner slide further comprises an inner slide front wall formed by a panel, the panel having a shape and size that is the same as a shape and size of the first end of the outer sleeve, and
wherein, when the inner slide is in the first position in the outer sleeve, a portion of an inner surface of the panel of the inner slide front wall covers a front edge of each of the outer sleeve top wall, the outer sleeve bottom wall, and the first and second opposed outer sleeve side walls.