Sleeve for cigarette packs

Abstract

A sleeve for cigarette packs slides over the top of a cigarette pack, covering at least the top 50% of the cigarette pack, with an opening at the top of the sleeve to allow access to the cigarettes in the pack. The sleeve is designed to cover the graphic warning images on the top of a user's pack of cigarettes, while still displaying their brand's name and/or their brand's logo.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sleeve for a cigarette pack comprising:
 a generally rectangular cylinder having an open end and a closed end, the generally rectangular cylinder sized to fit snug over a top of a cigarette pack; and   an opening disposed in the closed end of the generally rectangular cylinder, the opening disposed to align with a region where cigarettes are removed from the cigarette pack, wherein   the generally rectangular cylinder has a length sufficient to cover a graphic warning label on the cigarette pack.   
     
     
         2 . The sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein the generally rectangular cylinder covers about 50% of the cigarette pack. 
     
     
         3 . The sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein the generally rectangular cylinder covers at least 50% of the cigarette pack when placed over a top of the cigarette pack. 
     
     
         4 . The sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein the generally rectangular cylinder is formed from a non-transparent material. 
     
     
         5 . A sleeve for a cigarette pack comprising:
 a generally rectangular, non-transparent cylinder having an open end and a closed end, the generally rectangular cylinder sized to fit snug over a top of a cigarette pack; and   an opening disposed in the closed end of the generally rectangular cylinder, the opening disposed to align with a region where cigarettes are removed from the cigarette pack, wherein   the generally rectangular cylinder covers about 50% of the cigarette pack.   
     
     
         6 . A method for partially covering a cigarette pack to cover a graphic warning image disposed thereupon, the method comprising:
 sliding an open end of a generally rectangular cylinder snuggly over a top of the cigarette pack; and   aligning an opening disposed in a closed end of the generally rectangular cylinder with a region where cigarettes are removed from the cigarette pack, wherein   the generally rectangular cylinder has a length sufficient to cover a graphic warning label on the cigarette pack.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the generally rectangular cylinder covers about 50% of the cigarette pack. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the generally rectangular cylinder covers at least 50% of the cigarette pack when placed over a top of the cigarette pack. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the generally rectangular cylinder is formed from a non-transparent material.