Patent ID: 8118161

Claim:
A pressurized cigarette package comprising: an inner pack portion containing a plurality of cigarettes; an outer wrapper forming a substantially airtight barrier around the inner pack portion; a tear tape attached to the outer wrapper and configured to be torn through at least a portion of the outer wrapper, where the tear tape comprises a first tear tape portion attached to the outer layer of the outer wrapper and a second tear tape portion attached to the inner layer of the outer wrapper; and a pressurized gas contained within the outer wrapper, where the pressurized gas is at a pressure greater than an ambient air pressure; wherein the outer wrapper comprises at least an inner layer and an outer layer, configured where an adhesive material coating a surface area of one of an outer-facing surface of the inner layer and an inner-facing surface of the outer layer substantially adheres it to a surface area of the other of the outer-facing surface of the inner layer and the inner-facing surface of the outer layer sufficient to form a substantially airtight seal therebetween.