Snuff box

Abstract

The invention relates to a snuff box comprising a lid (4) and a bottom part (1a-c) rotatable relative to each other, and dividing wall (2a, 2b) which divides the interior of the snuff box in two volumes. The dividing wall (2a, 2b) is divided into a first dividing wall part (2a) and a second dividing wall part (2b), which are moveable relative to each other. The lid comprises a driving element (6, 2b) arranged to shift one dividing wall part. The driving element (6, 2b) may further be constituted by the second dividing wall part (2b) itself. The invention further relates to such a snuff box where the lid (4) is provided with two lid portions (5a, 5b) which give separate access the two volumes that the dividing wall separates the box into. In yet another version the snuff box may further be provided with indicators (7) acting as a volume indicator. These indicators may partially be constituted by the driving element.

Description

[0001]The present invention relates to a snuff box according to the introductory portions of the independent claims.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]When using snuff, and then in particular portion-packed snuff, there is a need for snuff boxes with a separate volume intended for used snuff. Snuff boxes with a fixed such volume is today available on the market, but the storage space for used snuff disadvantageously consumes part of the volume of the whole snuff box. A way of circumventing this is to divide the snuff box in two portions with a moveable separator and one of the earliest patents relating to such snuff boxes is disclosed by U.S. Pat. No. 2,092,219. The snuff box comprises a lid, a bottom and a separator constituted by two metal plates attached to each other by a hinge, where the two parts are pressed against each other with a spring. The design comprises a large number of components and is not well suited for mass production. The spring action gives a varying torque depe...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]The snuff box has the advantage that it may be constituted by a first continuous piece of material and a second continuous piece of material, as opposed to previous solution that needs more than two elements.

Problems solved by technology

Snuff boxes with a fixed such volume is today available on the market, but the storage space for used snuff disadvantageously consumes part of the volume of the whole snuff box.

The design comprises a large number of components and is not well suited for mass production.

The spring action gives a varying torque depending on how full the box is and may tend to unintentionally compact the snuff at maximum torque and may be unable to shift the metal plate at minimum torque.

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