Patent ID: 8556070

Claim:
A tobacco product package device, comprising: a container having a bottom wall, a side wall that extends in an axial direction from the bottom wall toward a connection rim, and a top opening that is at least partially defined by the connection rim, the container defining an interior space that is in communication with the top opening, at least a portion of the side wall being outwardly convexly curved away from the interior space; a tobacco product arranged in the interior space of the container; a metallic lid that releasably engages the container to enclose the tobacco product in the interior space, the metallic lid including a lid wall that is integral with a skirt, wherein the skirt provides a releasable engagement with the connection rim; and a resilient gasket affixed to an interior surface of the lid wall proximate to the skirt to provide a moisture barrier and a non-hermetic seal between the metallic lid and the container when the metallic lid is releasably engaged with the container, wherein the resilient gasket comprises a strip of polymer material affixed directly onto a perimeter channel of the lid wall, and wherein the non-hermetic seal permits venting of byproduct gases from the container when the metallic lid is releasably engaged with the container.