Patent ID: 8458996

Claim:
A method of packaging a tobacco product, comprising: forming a tobacco product container having an interior space that is at least partially defined by a bottom wall, a side wall including an outwardly curved exterior surface portion, and a top opening; forming a lid that includes lid wall integral with a skirt, the skirt providing a releasable engagement with a connection rim of the tobacco product container when the lid is releasably engaged with the tobacco product container; affixing a resilient gasket to an interior surface of the lid wall proximate to the skirt; depositing a predetermined amount of an orally consumable tobacco product in the interior space of the tobacco product container; and securing the lid to the connection rim of the tobacco product container so that the resilient gasket abuts the connection rim between the lid and the container to form a moisture barrier and a non-hermetic seal for the orally consumable tobacco product enclosed in the interior space, wherein the lid releasably engages to the connection rim of the tobacco product container so that the resilient gasket provides the non-hermetic seal between the lid and the container, and wherein the non-hermetic seal permits venting of byproduct gases from the container when the lid is releasably engaged with the container.