CA2159145A1 - Tobacco product package protector - Google Patents

Tobacco product package protector

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CA2159145A1
CA2159145A1 CA002159145A CA2159145A CA2159145A1 CA 2159145 A1 CA2159145 A1 CA 2159145A1 CA 002159145 A CA002159145 A CA 002159145A CA 2159145 A CA2159145 A CA 2159145A CA 2159145 A1 CA2159145 A1 CA 2159145A1
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tobacco product
product package
protector
package protector
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CA002159145A
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French (fr)
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Thomas L. Shaw
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24FSMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F15/00Receptacles or boxes specially adapted for cigars, cigarettes, simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor
    • A24F15/12Receptacles or boxes specially adapted for cigars, cigarettes, simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor for pocket use

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  • Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)

Abstract

A tobacco product package protector includes a front, a back, two sides, a bottom and an open top. The front, back, sides and bottom are adapted to receive and protect a tobacco product package. The bottom may be partly open, including arrestment bars, to allow access to the bottom of a tobacco product package. The protector may be collapsible so that it is more compact when not in use and may include a lid or a transparent panel.

Description

21~91~
TOBACCO PRODUCT PACRAGE ~ o~ )K
FT~l n OF INVENTION~ _ This invention relates to a device for storing and protecting tobacco products, and particularly to a rigid container into which a t~bacco product package, such a3 a cardboard cLgarette package, may be inserted.
BACRGROVND DF ~ TNVF NTIQ-N.
Tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco and the like are generall~ sold in cardboard packages. The packages are typically rectangular, containing, for example, 20 or 25 cigarettes . Cigal ettes and cigars are delicate, and therefore can easily be broken, bent or crushed. As the cardboard packages provide little protection to their contents, cigarettes and other tobacco products are of ten damaged when transported in pockets, purses and the like.
It is known to protect cigarettes from damage by storing them in a cigarette case. A cigarette case is typically of a clam shell construction, including rigid, usually metal, halves which are hinged together and which may be f ixed in place with a clasp. Ho~;~ever, several disadvantages are associated with cigarette cases. Firstly, cigarettes must be individually removed from their cardboard package and placed one by one into the cigaretl_e case. Secondly, cigarette cases are generally heavy and bu Lky. Thirdly, cigarette cases are often expensive to manufacture due to their design and to the fact that they are genera ly constructed of leather or metal.

21591~5 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the pr-esent invention is to provide an improved device f or prote!cting packages of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
According to the invention, there is provided a tobacco product package protector comprising a front, a back, two sides, a bottom and an oE~en top, wherein the front, back, sides and bottom are adapted to receive and protect a tobacco product package.
According to the invention, there is further provided a tobacco product package pr~tector comprising a front, a back, two sides, an open bottom clnd an open top, wherein the front, back and sides are adapted to receive and protect the inner box of a tobacco product package.
The present inventio~ effectively protects packages of tobacco products such as ci garettes, cigars, pipe tobacco and the like. Other advantages associated with the invention are that it may be foldable, light, reusable, recyclable and inexpensive to produce. ~ n addition, the present invention may be easily dispensed f rom a standard vending machine, may include a transparent portion to display part of the tobacco product package, may be adapted to display selected artwork or messages and may be manufactured 80 as to be water resistant.
Other advantages, ob jects and features of the present invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from a review of the following detailed description of preferred embodiments in conjunction with the ac~ nying drawings and claims.

21~9145 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TR~ ~:RAWINGS - -~ he embodiments of the inven~ion will now be described with reference to the acco]npanying drawings, in which:
Figure la i8 a perspective view of a first type of cigarette package;
Figure lb is a persE)ective view of a second type of cigarette package;
Figure lc is a pers]?ective view of a third type of cigarette package;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a f irst embodiment of the invention;
Figure 3 is a further perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 2;
Figure 4 iB a perspective view, with detail, of a lid associated with the embodiment of Figure 2;
Fiyure 5 i8 a further perapective view, with detail, of the embodiment of Figure 2, Figure 6 is a perspective view of a second embcdiment of the invention;
Figure 7a is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the invention;
Figure 7b is a perspecl ive view of a fourth embodiment of the invention;

21~91~5 Figure 7c ia a further perspective view of the ' ~ t of Fiyure 6;
Figure 8 is a perspective view of a fifth ~ 1; nt of the invention;
Figure 9 ia a further perspective view of the ~ t of Figure 8;
Figure 10 is a perspective view of a sixth embodiment of the invention;
Figure 11 i3 a perspeotive view of a seventh embodiment of the invention; and Figure 12 is a further E~eI"L,~. ~ive view of the embodiment of Figure 11.
Similar references a~-e used in different figures to denote similar components.
DETAI~ED DESCRIPTION OF Tl~l~' INV13NTIQN
Tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco and the like are sold in various designs and sizes of package.
The present invention call be used to protect all such packages. For illustrative purposes, however, the following embodiments relate specifically to cigarette packages.
Cigarettes are usually sold in one of three types of package. The first type of package, depicted in Figure la, is a non-rlgid rectangular foil and paper package containing 20 cigarettes, having dimensio]ls of approximately 23~" x 3~" x ~".

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To access the cigarettes, the upper portion of the package is opened by tearing or unfol~ing the foil.
The second type of package, depicted in Figure lb, contains 25 cigarettes and is generally rectangular, having dimensions of approximately 4 " x 3~" x ~" . The package consists of a rectangular outer sleeve and an inner box. The inner box has two sides, a back, a bottom and a flip-up top.
The cigarettes are contained in the inner box, which is contained in the outer sleeve. To access the cigarettes, the bottom of the inner box is pushed upward so that the f lip-up top emerges from the outer sleeve. The top i9 then opened so that the cigarettes may be accessed.
The third type of cigearette package, depicted in Figure lc, contains 20 cigarettes and is a generally rectangular box having a hinged lid. The dimensions of the package are approximately 2~" x 3~'- x ~". To access the cigarettes, the lid is opened.
The first: - 'i t of the invention, depicted in Figures 2 and 3, is designed to receive the first type of cigarette package, depicted in Figure la and described above.
The cigarette package protector 1 inoludes a f ront 2, a back 3, two sides 4, an open top 5 and a bottom 6. The dimensions of the front 2, back 3 and sides 4 are such that a standard cigarette package of the f irst type described above may be slidably inserted into the l?rotector 1. So that the cigarette package may be eaE3ily inserted into and withdrawn from the protector 1, the interior surfaces of the front 2, back 3 and sides 4 are smooth. Furthermore, the top 5 is open, so that passage of the cigarette package into the protector 1 is nh; nrlF-red. The bottom 6 i s closed to support the bottom of the cigarette package. Se~ eral variants of this design are, 21~914~
of course, possible. Fo]- example, the open top 5 may be covered by a lid to further protect the cigarettes. One ' 'i L of such a lid i~ depicted in Figures 4 and 5. The lid 11 includes a sliding door 12 and a frame 13 which fits into grooves 14 in the front 2 and back 3. The embodiment depicted in Figures 4 and !~ could be manufactured 80 as to be water resistant.
The second embodimemt of the invention, depicted in Figures 6 and 7c, iB desi~ned to receive the second type of cigarette package, depictel in Figure lb and described above.
The protector 1 includes a front 2, a back 3, two sides 4, an open top 5 and an open bottom 6. The dimensions of the front
2, back 3 and sides 4 are such that the inner box of a standard cigarette package of the second type described above may be slidably inserted into the protector 1. The outer sleeve of the cigarette package is discarded prior to the insertion of the inner box into the protector 1. So that the inner box of the cigarette package may be easily inserted into and withdrawn f rom the protector 1, the interior surf aces of the front 2, back 3 and si(~es 4 are 3mooth. Furthermore, the top 5 is open, 80 that passage of the inner box of the cigarette package into the protector 1 is llnh;n-lPred.
Optionally, the bottom 6 include3 an arrestment bar 7, as depicted in Figure 7a, which supports the inner box of the cigarette package while allowing access to the bottom of the inner box. Such access enables the inner box to be pushed upward to allow access to the contained cigarettes. Several variants of this design are, of courfie, possible. In one variant, the open top 5 may be covered by a lid to f urther protect the cigarettes. Irl a second variant, the bottom 6 may include two or more arre3tment bars 7, as illustrated in Figure 7b.

~ 21~91~5 The third embodiment of the invention, depicted in Figures 8 and 9, is designed to receive the third type of cigarette package, depictecl in Figure lc and described above.
The cigarette package protector 1 includes a front 2, a back
3, two sides 4, an open top 5, a bottom 6 and a lid 8. The dimensions of the front 2, back 3 and sides 4 are such that a standard cigarette package of the third type described above may be slidably inserted into the protector 1. So that the cigarette package may be easily in3erted into and withdrawn from the protector 1, the interior surfaces of the front 2, back 3 and sides 4 are sm~oth. The top 5 is open, 30 that pa33age of the cigarette package into the protector 1 is unhindered. The bottom 6 .i8 closed to support the bottom of the cigarette package. I'he lid 8 is hingeable along the linear interf ace 9 between the lid 8 and the back 3 . The lid 8 includes a lip 10 which is adapted to engage the hinged lid of the cigarette package such that when the lid 8 i3 opened the hinged lid of the cigarette package is also opened. The embodiment depicted in Figllres 8 and 9 could be manufactured 80 as to be water resistan~.
Plastic is the preferred material for manufacturing all the above embodiments, as a properly selected plastic is durable, reusable, inexp~3nsive, light, water resistant, recyclable and sufficiently rigid to provide protection to tobacco product3. Other materials could, of course, be used.
Any of the embodiment~ described above may incorporate a transparent panel 15, a3 depicted in Figure 10, to enable a portion of the cigarette package to be vi3ible. A3 illu3trated in Figures 11 and 12, the invention may also be foldable by incorporating flexible folding lines 16 in the sides 4 and bottom 6 which ~nable the protector 1 to be folded f lat . With regard to the embodiment depicted in Figure 7c, ~ '~lSgl~
the flexible folding lines 16 preferably lie along the linear inter~aces between the front 2, sides 4 and back 3.
Numerous modification~3, variations and adaptations may be made to the particular emb~diments of the invention described above without departing f rom the acope of the invention which is defined in the claims.

Claims (17)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A tobacco product package protector comprising a front, a back, two sides, a bottom and an open top, wherein the front, back, sides and bottom are adapted to receive and protect a tobacco product package.
2. A tobacco product package protector as defined in claim 1, wherein the bottom is closed.
3. A tobacco product package protector as defined in claim 1, wherein the bottom is partly open.
4. A tobacco product package protector as defined in claim 3, wherein the bottom includes one arrestment bar.
5. A tobacco product package protector as defined in claim 3, wherein the bottom includes a plurality of arrestment bars.
6. A tobacco product package protector as defined in claim 1, further comprising a lid adapted to cover the open top.
7. A tobacco product package protector as defined in claim 6, wherein the lid is slidable.
8 . A tobacco product package protector as defined in claim 6, wherein the protector is water resistant.
9 . A tobacco product package protector as defined in claim 1, further comprising a hingeable lid adapted to cover the open top and to receive a hingeable cardboard lid of a cigarette package.
10. A tobacco product package protector as defined in claim 9, wherein the lid includes a lip f or receiving a hingeable cardboard lid of a cigarette package.
11. A tobacco product package protector as defined in claim 9, wherein the protector i 8 water resistant .
12. A tobacco product package protector as defined in claim 1, further comprising a transparent panel.
13. A tobacco product package protector as defined in claim 1, further comprising flexible folding lines whereby the tobacco product package protector can be folded flat.
14. A tobacco product package protector as defined in any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the tobacco product package protector is constructed of durable, substantially rigid plastic .
15. A tobacco product package protector comprising a front, a back, two sides, an open bottom and an open top, wherein the front, back and sides are adapted to receive and protect the inner box of a tobacco product package.
16. A tobacco product package protector as defined in claim 15, further comprising a flexible folding line at each linear interface between the sides and the front, and a flexible folding line at each linear interface between the sides and the back, whereby the tobacco product package protector can be folded flat.
17. A tobacco product package protector as defined in claims 15 or 16, wherein the tobacco product package protector is constructed of durable, substantially rigid plastic.
CA002159145A 1995-09-26 1995-09-26 Tobacco product package protector Abandoned CA2159145A1 (en)

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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2806882A1 (en) * 2000-04-03 2001-10-05 Axel Javelly Cigarette packet protection case is made from single part forming container into which packet is slid
GB2407473A (en) * 2003-10-27 2005-05-04 Gary Russell Davies Protective cover for cigarette packets
GB2407959A (en) * 2003-11-15 2005-05-18 John Richard Edwards Sleeve for a cigarette packet
WO2013052740A1 (en) * 2011-10-07 2013-04-11 Joelson Josh Cover sleeve for cigarette packs
GB2510914A (en) * 2013-02-19 2014-08-20 Dennis Constant Ltd Cases for cigarette packets

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2806882A1 (en) * 2000-04-03 2001-10-05 Axel Javelly Cigarette packet protection case is made from single part forming container into which packet is slid
GB2407473A (en) * 2003-10-27 2005-05-04 Gary Russell Davies Protective cover for cigarette packets
GB2407959A (en) * 2003-11-15 2005-05-18 John Richard Edwards Sleeve for a cigarette packet
WO2013052740A1 (en) * 2011-10-07 2013-04-11 Joelson Josh Cover sleeve for cigarette packs
GB2510914A (en) * 2013-02-19 2014-08-20 Dennis Constant Ltd Cases for cigarette packets
GB2510914B (en) * 2013-02-19 2015-05-06 Dennis Constant Ltd Cases for cigarette packets

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