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A shipping container is configured to transport goods from a distribution center, to a retail location, and onto the sales floor of the retail location. The shipping container glides on wheels and is stackable. The shipping container is configured to receive forklift forks from multiple sides. At least one of the channels includes a surrounding framework to safeguard against tilting. The lid is selectively mountable in two orientations to close the container or to provide handles for propelling and / or steering the shipping container. An expandable storage location for empty packaging is provided at an exterior of the shipping container.

A cigarette butt holding tube including a tube assembly, lid assembly, and a cigarette pack assembly is disclosed. These assemblies in conjunction with one another provide an easy-to-use cigarette butt disposal solution to help reduce littering. The cigarette pack assembly includes a spacing within the cigarette pack for a tube of the tube assembly to be received therein. The tube includes a tube opening at a top end that is larger than the width of a cigarette butt. The tube is selectively sealed by a lid of the lid assembly. Once a user is finished smoking a cigarette, the used cigarette butt can be conveniently disposed of and sealed within the tube. The tube being smell proof, fireproof, and fire resistant prevents the smell of smoke within the cigarette pack. The tube also prevents a still lit cigarette butt from setting fire to the remaining cigarettes.

A container (2) configured for storage of a plurality of snuff portions, comprising a containment part (4), comprising a storage compartment (18), and a cover part (8). The containment part extends from a first end (10) to a second end (12) in a height direction (H), and in a lateral direction (L), perpendicular to the height direction. The containment part comprises a side wall (14), having a length along a periphery of the storage compartment, and a height in the height direction, and the storage compartment is delimited by the side wall in the lateral direction. The containment part further comprises a bounding wall (16), connected to the side wall and configured to further delimit the storage compartment, and a cover support surface (20). The cover part comprises a first cover portion (22), covering at least portion of the cover support surface of the containment part, and configured to be fixed thereto, and a second cover portion (24), hinged to the first cover portion, and configured such that the second cover portion is movable between a first position (P1), the storage compartment is closed, and a second position (P2), wherein the storage compartment is open. The containment part comprises a protrusion (26) extending from the cover support surface, and wherein the first cover portion comprises a cut-out (28), the protrusion being arranged therein.

A container comprising a body portion 4 for receiving a product. The body portion 4 includes a base, comprising a floor 10 and peripheral wall 16. The floor has a raised portion 12, which forms a rece

A shipping container is configured to transport goods from a distribution center, to a retail location, and onto the sales floor of the retail location. The shipping container glides on wheels and is stackable. The shipping container is configured to receive forklift forks from multiple sides. At least one of the channels includes a surrounding framework to safeguard against tilting. The lid is selectively mountable in two orientations to close the container or to provide handles for propelling and / or steering the shipping container. An expandable storage location for empty packaging is provided at an exterior of the shipping container.

The present invention relates to a container 1 containing at least one oral smokeless pouch product or at least one oral smokeless patch product comprising a storage compartment 2 and a disposal compartment 3. The disposal 2 compartment comprises a second lid 9 having a first inner surface 10 facing the disposal compartment 3. The first inner surface 10 has a patterned region 13 extending over a patterned region coverage area Ac facing the disposal compartment 3 when the second lid 9 is in its closed position. The patterned region 13 has a relief pattern in the form of projections 17. The pattern region 13 may have a pattern in the form of recesses 15. The pattern region 13 may have a pattern in the form of projections 17 and recesses 15. The projections 17 have a highest point 20 from a base plane x creating a height difference hdp, which may be between 0.05 mm and 2.0 mm. The recesses 15 have a lowest point 21 from a base plane x creating a height difference hdr, which may be between 0.05 mm and 1.0 mm.

A shipping container (100) is configured to transport goods from a distribution center, to a retail location, and onto the sales floor of the retail location. The shipping container glides on wheels (108) and is stackable. The shipping container is configured to receive forklift forks from multiple sides. At least one of the channels (114) includes a surrounding framework (116) to safeguard against tilting. The lid (106) is selectively mountable in two orientations to close the container or to provide handles for propelling and / or steering the shipping container. An expandable storage location for empty packaging is provided at an exterior of the shipping container.

A container includes a base and a lid movable between a closed and locked configuration and an open configuration The base includes a peripheral wall movable from a relaxed position to a flexed position by applying a first force to a first portion in a first direction and a second force to a second portion in a second direction. The lid defines a plurality of receptacles. In the closed and locked configuration, the protrusions are at least partially in the receptacles, the peripheral wall is in the relaxed position, and the protrusions are configured to engage the lid to retain the lid in the closed and locked configuration. The container is configured to be moved from the closed and locked configuration to the open configuration by moving the lid in a third direction different from the first and second directions while the peripheral wall is in the flexed position.

The present invention relates to a cylindrical container (200) and to a container assembly (1) comprising a main container (100) intended to hold a first consumer product, such as snus pouches, and wherein the cylindrical container (200) is intended to hold a second complementing consumer product, such as oral health products. The cylindrical container (200) is completely contained in a compartment (121) in a cover (120) of the main container (100).

The container may include a box, a lid, at least a first stack of consumer goods and a second stack of consumer goods, and an expandable spacer. The expandable spacer includes at least one spacer line of weakness. The at least one spacer line of weakness is provided on a spacer bottom wall. The expandable spacer has an initial size defined by an initial distance between a first side wall and a second side wall of the expandable spacer to accommodate a predetermined number of consumer goods. The spacer line of weakness is configured to rupture the first side wall and the second side wall of the expandable spacer to further space them apart when more than the predetermined number of consumer goods are inserted between the expandable spacer walls. Methods of using the disclosed containers are also disclosed.

A tire interconnect adapter mechanism for securely coupling two tires (used or new) into a continuous structure in both mechanical terms (either horizontally, vertically or any other suitable angle) as well as in pneumatic / hydraulic terms So that through the successive connection of tires, a water or other suitable fluid tank may be created. In other applications, animal shelters may also be created.

A container including a removable top cap and a bottom lid. The top cap is configured to rotate about the base of the container from a locked position to an unlocked position. In an unlocked position side walls of the container may be deflected radially inward so that the top cap may be separated from the base of the container.

There is provided a booklet packaging for containing nicotine pouches, comprising: a plurality of pouches containing a consumable product, each pouch having a porous external layer surrounding an interior for containing the consumable product, the external layer being non-rigid and the consumable product being compressible; front cover, a back cover, and at least one page positioned at least partly between the front cover and the back cover, each page including: a dispensing layer including a plurality of discrete blisters, each blister forming a receptacle with an opening, each blister being configured to contain a respective one of the plurality of pouches and each blister including an opener located in the dispensing layer to access the contents of the blister; and a backing layer attached to the dispensing layer and sealing the opening of each blister, the backing layer being rigid to prevent the pouch from being pushed through, wherein when an external force is applied to the opener, the opener ruptures the blister, permitting individual sanitary dispensation of the pouches from the page.

There is provided a booklet packaging for containing nicotine pouches, the packaging comprising: a plurality of pouches containing a consumable product, each pouch having a porous external layer surrounding an interior for containing the consumable product, the external layer being non-rigid and the consumable product being compressible; a front cover, a back cover, and at least one page positioned at least partly between the front cover and the back cover, each page including: a dispensing layer including a plurality of discrete blisters, each blister forming a receptacle with an opening, each blister being configured to contain a respective one of the plurality of pouches and each blister including a portion of mechanical weakness formed in the dispensing layer to access the contents of the blister, and a backing layer attached to the dispensing layer and sealing the opening of each blister, the backing layer being rigid to prevent the pouch from being pushed through, wherein when an external force is applied to the blister, the portion of mechanical weakness ruptures relative to a surrounding portion of the blister, permitting individual sanitary dispensation of the pouches from the page. There is also provided a booklet packaging with a closable sealable waste chamber for used nicotine pouches.

A container (2) configured for storage of a plurality of snuff portions, comprising a containment part (4), comprising a storage compartment (18), and a cover part (8). The containment part extends from a first end (10) to a second end (12) in a height direction (H), and in a lateral direction (L), perpendicular to the height direction. The containment part comprises a side wall (14), having a length along a periphery of the storage compartment, and a height in the height direction, and the storage compartment is delimited by the side wall in the lateral direction. The containment part further comprises a bounding wall (16), connected to the side wall and configured to further delimit the storage compartment, and a cover support surface (20). The cover part comprises a first cover portion (22), covering at least portion of the cover support surface of the containment part, and configured to be fixed thereto, and a second cover portion (24), hinged to the first cover portion, and configured such that the second cover portion is movable between a first position (P1), the storage compartment is closed, and a second position (P2), wherein the storage compartment is open. The containment part comprises a protrusion (26) extending from the cover support surface, and wherein the first cover portion comprises a cut-out (28), the protrusion being arranged therein.

The container includes a base with walls and floor, the walls and floor at least partially defining a primary storage area, a first upper portion of the walls defining a first ledge with a ridge extending away from the first ledge, a first section of the walls defining a receptacle with an opening on a first end of the base, and a primary lid hingedly connected to a top of a second end of the base via a first hinge, a flexible member extending from an interior surface of the primary lid, the flexible member being configured to be inserted into the receptacle and restrained by first surfaces of the base when the primary lid is moved into a closed position, an exterior surface of the primary lid extending above an upper edge of the base when the primary lid is in the closed position.

A container comprising a body portion and a cover having snap fasteners for the body portion and the cover. The snap fasteners comprise a ring element including a gap and a snap element that interacts with the ring element. The container further comprises a tactile mechanism that indicates an open state of the snap fasteners, in which the cover is removable from the body portion. The tactile mechanism comprises a tactile element that is disposed in the gap and above or below the snap element when the snap fasteners are in a snapped state, in which the cover is not removable from the body portion. The snap fasteners comprise a ring element including a gap and a snap element that interacts with the ring element. The container further comprises a tactile mechanism that indicates when the snap fasteners are in an open state.

A package apparatus for containing a food item and collecting food waste includes a main pouch which comprises a pair of sheets. The sheets are joined at a bottom edge and a pair of lateral edges of the main pouch. The main pouch defines an interior space between the pair of sheets, and a top rim of the main pouch defines an opening to the interior space. An auxiliary pouch is removably coupled to an outer face of the main pouch. The auxiliary pouch comprises a pair of layers, wherein the layers are joined at a lower edge and a pair of lateral side edges of the auxiliary pouch. The auxiliary pouch defines an interior volume between the pair of layers, and an upper rim of the auxiliary pouch defines an aperture to the interior volume. The auxiliary pouch lies flat against the outer face of the main pouch.

A refillable container (9) for a product (5) for oral consumption, the container (9) comprising a refilling unit (4), a casing (2) having an access opening at an upper end of the casing (2), the casing (2) adapted to removably receive the refilling unit (4) through the access opening, and a lid (1) movable between a closed position, in which the lid (1) blocks the access opening, and an open position, in which the lid (1) is displaced to expose the access opening and allow access to the refilling unit (4). (1), wherein the refilling unit (4) comprises a rigid cup-shaped body (7) including a bottom wall (14) and a side wall (17), the cup-shaped body (7) defining an interior receptacle configured to receive a product for oral consumption, the bottom wall (14) of the cup-shaped body (7) including a downwardly concave portion (19) such that, when the refilling unit (4) is received inside the casing (2), a compartment (13) is defined between the downwardly concave portion (19) and the bottom wall (14) of the casing (2).

A container including a removable top cap and a bottom lid. The top cap is configured to rotate about the base of the container from a locked position to an unlocked position. In an unlocked position side walls of the container may be deflected radially inward so that the top cap may be separated from the base of the container.

A cylindrical container and a container assembly that includes a main container intended to hold a first consumer product, such as snus pouches are provided. The cylindrical container is intended to hold a second complementing consumer product, such as oral health products. The cylindrical container is completely contained in a compartment in a cover of the main container.