Cylindrical container and container assembly

Abstract

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.

1 - 17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 : A container assembly comprising:
 a main container comprising:
 a main compartment; and 
 a main container cover arranged to close the main compartment, wherein the main container cover comprises:
 a secondary compartment accessible from an upper surface of the main container cover; and 
 an inner cover arranged to close the secondary compartment, wherein the secondary compartment is separated from the main compartment; and 
 
   a secondary container, wherein the secondary container comprises:
 a base; and 
 lid arranged to close the base, 
   wherein the secondary container is removably contained in the secondary compartment of the main container cover.   
     
     
         19 : The container assembly according to  claim 18 , wherein the main container is cylindrical. 
     
     
         20 : The container assembly according to  claim 18 , wherein the secondary compartment is configured to contain used smokeless tobacco products. 
     
     
         21 : The container assembly according to  claim 18 , wherein the main compartment is configured to contain a smokeless tobacco product, and wherein the secondary container is configured to contain auxiliary smokeless tobacco product or a pouched tobacco-free consumer product. 
     
     
         22 : The container assembly according to  claim 21 , wherein
 the auxiliary smokeless tobacco product comprises a flavor different than any flavor comprised in the smokeless tobacco product; and/or   the auxiliary smokeless tobacco product has a different nicotine concentration than the smokeless tobacco product; and/or   the auxiliary smokeless tobacco product is an auxiliary pouched oral tobacco product and the smokeless oral tobacco product is a main pouched oral tobacco product having a different pouch size than the auxiliary pouched oral tobacco product; and/or   the auxiliary smokeless tobacco product is an auxiliary pouched oral tobacco product and the smokeless oral tobacco product is a main pouched oral tobacco product having a different weight than the auxiliary pouched oral tobacco product.   
     
     
         23 : The container assembly according to  claim 21 , wherein the pouched tobacco-free consumer product is a pouched oral health product, a pouched tobacco-free, nicotine-containing oral product or a pouched tobacco-free, nicotine-free oral product. 
     
     
         24 : The container assembly according to  claim 18 , wherein the lid is arranged to slidably close the base. 
     
     
         25 : The container assembly according to  claim 18 , wherein the base is cylindrical and has an open upper end. 
     
     
         26 : The container assembly according to  claim 18 , wherein the lid has a first portion forming a half circle with a first diameter and with a first thickness and a second portion forming a half circle with a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter, and
 wherein the lid is provided with a guiding tip positioned on the midpoint of the half circle with the first diameter.   
     
     
         27 : A container assembly comprising:
 a main container comprising:
 a main compartment containing a smokeless tobacco product; and 
 a main container cover arranged to close the main compartment, wherein the main container cover comprises:
 a secondary compartment accessible from an upper surface of the main container cover; and 
 an inner cover arranged to close the secondary compartment, wherein the secondary compartment is separated from the main compartment; and 
 
   a secondary container containing an auxiliary smokeless tobacco product or a pouched tobacco-free consumer product, wherein the secondary container comprises:
 a base; and 
 lid arranged to close the base, 
   wherein the secondary container is removably contained in the secondary compartment of the main container cover.   
     
     
         28 : A container comprising:
 a cylindrical base having an open upper end provided with an upstanding rim forming a half circle on the open upper end of the base, wherein the upstanding rim comprises, on its inner side, a circumferential groove positioned so that a lower part of the groove is flushed with a surface of the open upper end of the base that is not covered by the upstanding rim; and   a lid arranged to slidably close the base, wherein the lid has a first portion forming a half circle with a first diameter and with a thickness smaller than the height of the groove and a second portion forming a half circle with a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter, and wherein the lid is provided with a guiding tip positioned on the midpoint of the half circle with the first diameter,   wherein the groove is arranged to receive a portion of the lid,   wherein the upstanding rim of the base is provided with a guiding recess positioned in the groove and at the midpoint of the half circle formed by the upstanding rim, and   wherein the guiding recess is arranged to receive the guiding tip in a closing operation and to accommodate the guiding tip when the lid is in a closed position.   
     
     
         29 : The container according to  claim 28 , wherein the second portion of the lid comprises a skirt extending towards the base and partially enclosing the base in the closed position. 
     
     
         30 : The container according to  claim 29 , wherein the skirt of the lid extends to a bottom of the base. 
     
     
         31 : The container according to  claim 28 , wherein the container comprises a locking arrangement arranged to secure the lid in the closed position, and
 wherein the locking arrangement comprises a protrusion arranged on one of the base and the lid and a matching recess arranged on the other of the base and the lid.   
     
     
         32 : The container according to  claim 31 , wherein the second portion of the lid comprises a skirt extending towards the base and forming a half circle partially enclosing the base in the closed position, and
 wherein the locking arrangement is of snap-fit type and comprises a first pair of a first protrusion and a first matching recess provided in connection with one end of the half circle formed by the skirt of the lid when the lid is in the closed position and a second pair of a second protrusion and a second matching recess provided in connection with the other end of the half circle formed by the skirt of the lid when the lid is in the closed position.   
     
     
         33 : The container according to  claim 32 , wherein the skirt has an outwards flexibility providing for the first protrusion and the second protrusion being moveable from their respective resting positions in the first matching recess and the second matching recess. 
     
     
         34 : The container according to  claim 31 , wherein the locking arrangement is of snap-fit type and comprises a pair of a protrusion and a matching recess arranged on the guiding tip and in the guiding recess. 
     
     
         35 : The container according to  claim 28 , wherein the base and the lid enclose a compartment in the closed position, and
 wherein the compartment comprises a smokeless oral tobacco product or a pouched tobacco-free consumer product.   
     
     
         36 : The container according to  claim 28 , wherein the container has a height selected within an interval of from 5 up to 7 mm, and
 wherein the container has a diameter selected within an interval of from 45 up to 65 mm.   
     
     
         37 : A container assembly comprising:
 a main container comprising a main compartment and a main container cover, wherein the main container cover comprises a secondary compartment; and   the container according to  claim 26  completely contained in the secondary compartment of the main container cover.