Patent ID: 7798319

Claim:
A tobacco product package device, comprising: a polymeric container having a bottom wall, a generally cylindrical 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 polymeric container defining an interior space that is in communication with the top opening; a moist snuff tobacco product arranged in the interior space of the polymeric container; a metallic lid that releasably engages the polymeric container to enclose the moist snuff tobacco product in the interior space, the metallic lid including a lid wall that is integral with a skirt, wherein the skirt provides a snap-fit engagement with the connection rim; and a resilient gasket affixed to an interior surface of the lid wall to provide a moisture barrier and a non-hermetic seal between the metallic lid and the polymeric container when the metallic lid is releasably engaged with the polymeric container.