Patent ID: 8215482

Claim:
A tobacco container comprising: a lid; a container body; a liner releasably connecting the lid to the container body, each of the lid and container body receiving the liner and connecting to the liner; wherein: the liner is cup-shaped including a first bottom wall and an annular first sidewall extending from a first side of the first bottom wall forming a first cavity; the container body is cup-shaped including a second bottom wall and an annular second sidewall extending from the second bottom wall forming a second cavity, the second cavity receiving the first bottom wall and a bottom portion of the first sidewall of the liner; the lid is cup-shaped including a top wall and an annular third sidewall extending from the top wall forming a third cavity, the third cavity receiving a top portion of the first sidewall of the liner; and a compression lip extending from a second opposite side of the first bottom wall, the compression lip axially biased against a portion of an inner surface of the second bottom wall and deformed when the liner is connected to the container body.