CN113840784A

CN113840784A - Cap-box type package

Info

Publication number: CN113840784A
Application number: CN202080036590.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: H·布泽; C·施奈德; V·海因
Original assignee: Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG
Current assignee: Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG
Priority date: 2019-04-10
Filing date: 2020-03-30
Publication date: 2021-12-24
Also published as: ZA202108043B; DE102019002635A1; WO2020207842A1; EP3953273A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a cap-and-box type package for a group of elongate tobacco products, comprising a box portion (11) together with a frame (16) and a hinged lid (12) provided and further comprising an inner package (13) for packaging the contents, made of a shape-stable material, having narrow side walls formed by inner and outer side laminates overlapping each other of a blank (26) for the inner package (13), a front wall connecting the narrow side walls, a rear wall connecting the narrow side walls, a removal opening (27) for the tobacco products and a multi-operable closure label (30) covering the removal opening (27) in a closed position.

Description

Cap-box type package

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a pack of the capsule type for a group of elongate tobacco articles.

Background

Capsules (Kappenschachteln) are used around the world for packaging cigarettes. This type of packaging usually comprises a rectangular, possibly also square, flat box part with a box bottom and upright side walls. A similarly configured lid is pivotally connected to the box portion, typically by a strip of material or paper that connects the box portion and the lid to one another. When the lid is opened, the (large area) open side of the box portion is completely exposed so that the cigarettes lie flat for the full length. Usually, a frame formed by a strip of edge-like material is provided in the box portion, which frame extends around and protrudes with an overhang from the box portion. The cigarette or group of cigarettes is thus surrounded by the frame. Such a package is known, for example, from US 5938018.

As a further improvement of such packages, it is known to increase their sealability to prevent aroma and moisture loss. For this purpose, EP 2170734 provides that the open side of the box portion is provided with a large-area sealing film. Alternatively, an inner package made of film is provided, which is placed in the box portion.

Disclosure of Invention

The object of the invention is to further develop such a cap with increased tightness against loss of aroma and/or moisture.

This object is achieved by a package having the features of claim 1.

Accordingly, a cap-and-box type package for a group of elongate tobacco articles is proposed, comprising an inner package, preferably configured as a sealing block, for packaging contents, preferably for a group of cigarettes, made of a shape-stable material, in particular of coated or uncoated (thin) cardboard, having narrow side walls formed by inner and outer side laminates overlapping each other of a blank for the inner package, a (large-area) front wall joining the narrow side walls, a (large-area) rear wall joining the narrow side walls, a take-out opening for the tobacco articles, and a multi-operable closure label covering the take-out opening in a closed position. The package also has an outer package having the following features:

a) a (flat) box portion for receiving elongate tobacco articles oriented parallel to a bottom wall of the box portion, having (upright) side walls extending perpendicular to the bottom wall and receiving an inner package therein, such that each of said narrow side walls of the inner package faces a respective one of the side walls of the box portion,

b) a lid connected to the box portion by a wire hinge, an

c) The free upper edge of the preferably circumferential frame arranged on the box part, in particular on the side walls, projects over the free longitudinal end edge of the outer side laminate of the narrow side wall of the inner package facing the relevant side wall, in particular in a direction perpendicular to the bottom wall of the box part, on each side wall of the box part facing one of the narrow side walls of the inner package.

Thus, according to the invention, a package of the cap and box type is provided with a high degree of tightness against loss of aroma and/or moisture, wherein on the one hand the inner package is substantially made of a form-stable material, such as cardboard, so that the use of plastic can be considerably reduced compared to prior art cap boxes using a film inner package or a closing label extending over the entire open side of the box portion. On the other hand, the structural design of the package ensures that the aesthetically disturbing edges of the narrow side walls of the inner package, which are produced by the overlapping of the respective outer and inner side webs, are not visible when the outer package is opened. This is because the height of the box frame or of its free upper edge is matched to the narrow side walls or the outer side laminate in such a way that it is ensured that its free longitudinal end edge is laterally covered by the frame when the pack is opened.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, for this purpose, the transverse dimension of the outer side lamination of the narrow side wall concerned, i.e. its dimension extending transversely to its longitudinal direction, is smaller than the height of the free upper edge of the frame relative to the bottom wall of the box part or its distance from (the inside of) the bottom wall, and more precisely on the side wall of the box part facing this narrow side wall.

In the case of a preferred orientation of the inner package in the outer package portion, it can be provided that the free longitudinal end edge of the outer side laminate of the narrow side wall of the inner package points upwards or (in its closed state) towards the lid of the outer package.

If the front wall of the inner package is formed by or by two overlapping side flaps of the inner package blank or by two side flaps of the inner package blank, which abut against each other with free ends or abutting edges in the region of the front wall, the front wall of the inner package can preferably be directed towards the bottom wall of the outer box portion. Since in this case the aesthetically influencing edges of the outer side laminate of the front wall will not be visible or covered by the bottom wall of the box portion. The same applies to the possible butt edges between the side laminations.

Preferably, in such an orientation of the inner package of the package according to the invention, the removal opening of the inner package furthermore extends at least partially in a rear wall of the inner package, said rear wall pointing in the direction of the lid of the outer package when the lid is closed. The removal opening here of course only occupies a partial region of the rear wall.

In the case of a multi-operable closure tab of the inner package covering the removal opening, the closure tab can be permanently connected to the inner side of the lid, which in the closed state of the lid of the outer package faces the inner package, in particular the rear wall, so that the closure tab can also be opened or closed by operating the lid.

According to a further aspect of the invention, at least one of the pack edges connecting the front wall and the narrow side wall of the inner pack can be designed as a beveled edge or as a rounded edge. This facilitates the introduction of the preferably separately manufactured inner package into the box portion of the outer package during the manufacture of the package.

In the case of a frame arranged on the box portion, the frame preferably comprises edge strips which are each assigned to one of the side walls of the outer packaging box portion. The edge strips are preferably each connected to the inside of the respective side wall, in particular glued thereto.

The removal opening of the inner package can be directed towards an edge strip of the frame assigned to the removal opening, which edge strip is provided with recesses for facilitating the removal of the cigarettes from the removal opening, in particular an edge strip directed towards the frame, which edge strip or its free upper edge preferably has a region of reduced height in the middle, in which the recesses are formed.

In terms of the width of the recess, the width of the recess is preferably dimensioned or adapted to the width of the closure label of the inner package such that the closure label fixed to the lid is moved or can be moved into the recess when the lid of the outer package is opened.

Furthermore, the removal opening of the inner package is preferably directed in the direction of a side wall of the box portion or of a side strip of the box portion frame assigned to the line hinge of the lid, in particular in the direction of a side wall connected to the line hinge.

Alternatively, the removal opening of the inner package can also be directed to a side wall of the box or to an edge strip of the box frame, which extends perpendicularly to the side wall or edge strip of the line hinge assigned to the lid.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the pack edges connecting the rear wall of the inner pack and its narrow side walls can be designed as beveled edges or rounded edges.

In this case, the height of the side edges of the outer packaging box frame assigned to the side walls of the box part facing the oblique or round edges, or the corresponding free upper edges thereof, relative to the box part bottom wall can be smaller than the oblique or round edges, so that the oblique or round edges (in the direction perpendicular to the box part bottom wall) project beyond the edge edges or the free upper edges thereof of the frame.

Preferably, the inner package is fixed to the box portion, in particular by gluing, preferably by gluing the front wall of the inner package to the bottom wall of the outer box portion.

Drawings

Further features of the invention are given in the appended claims, the subsequent description of preferred embodiments of the invention and the accompanying drawings. The attached drawings are as follows:

figure 1 shows in perspective a package in the form of a cap box in the closed position;

fig. 2 also shows, in a perspective view, the package according to fig. 1 with the lid open and the inner package open;

FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view along the section line III-III in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional view along section line IV-IV in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view along section line V-V in FIG. 2;

fig. 6 shows a blank for the inner package according to fig. 1 in a top view;

fig. 7 also shows a blank for an alternative inner package in top view;

FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 5, but with the lid of the package closed and the inner package corresponding to the blank of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 shows a schematic view of a folding step for manufacturing the inner package according to the embodiment of FIGS. 3-6;

FIG. 10 shows an alternative embodiment of a package having an inner package with an alternative package edge in a perspective view;

FIG. 11 shows another alternative embodiment of a package having an inner package with another alternative package edge;

FIG. 12 shows a cross-sectional view along section line XII-XII in FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 shows a cross-sectional view along section line XIII-XIII in FIG. 11;

fig. 14 shows a half of a blank for manufacturing the inner package according to fig. 10, 12 (left) and a half of a blank for manufacturing the inner package according to fig. 11, 13 (right);

fig. 15 shows a further alternative package in oblique view with an inner package rotated 90 deg. compared to the other embodiments.

Detailed Description

The first embodiment of a pack for elongate tobacco articles, in this case cigarettes 10, shown in figures 1 to 6 and 9 has an outer package 25 with a lower flat box portion 11 and an (upper) lid 12. In this embodiment, the package is referred to as a cap case. The package contents are an inner package 13 made of a shape-stable material, in particular of coated or uncoated (thin) cardboard, in the present case in the form of a sealed package.

The flat box portion 11, which is configured as an upwardly open cuboid, has a bottom wall 14 and four surrounding upright side walls 15. At the present time. These are four box side walls 15 which are opposed in pairs at a distance.

In the present case, an insert, i.e. a circumferential frame 16 designed as a material strip, is provided in the box part 11. The frame consists of edge strips 17, each edge strip 17 being assigned to one of the side walls 15 of the box part 11, i.e. in the present case being arranged such that the respective edge strip 17 is arranged on the inside on the side wall 15 assigned to it.

The respective edge strip 17 is preferably adhesively bonded to the side wall 15 assigned to it.

Here, in the present embodiment, the respective edge strip 17 extends as far as the bottom wall 14, but this is not essential.

The frame 16 is dimensioned such that the edge strips 17 project from the respective assigned side wall 15 in each case upwards or in a direction perpendicular to the box part bottom wall 14. This applies in particular to the circumferential free (largely horizontally extending) upper edge 18 of the frame or to the corresponding upper edge 18a of the respective edge strip 17.

The lid 12 is pivotably fastened to the (separate) box part 11, in the present case by means of a line hinge 19, in particular constructed as a strip of material.

The lid 12 is a flat tray-like container (cuboid open at the bottom) having a lid wall 20 and a circumferential lid side wall 21 extending perpendicularly thereto. The lid 12 is dimensioned in such a way that in the closed position the lid side wall 21 rests flush against the free upper edge 22 of the side wall 15 of the box part 11.

In the closed position of the cover 12, an upper region of the frame 16 is partially enclosed by the cover 12. In order to ensure the closed position, a projection, i.e. a nose 23 which projects toward the free side at the present time, is formed in one of the regions of the edge strips 17 of the frame 16.

Which engages with a corresponding lid side wall 21 of the lid 12, i.e. facing the edge strip 17. The currently facing lid side wall 21 is provided with a (small) opening 24 into which the nose 23 enters with a hooking effect.

The box portion 11 with the frame 16 and the lid 12 together form the outer package 25 of the package, in which the inner package 13 is arranged.

An important feature of the invention is that the inner package 13 is constructed as a separately manufactured sealed package of a form-stable material in the current cap and box design. For this purpose, the inner package 13 is made from a blank 26 of a shape-stable material.

The blank 26 is preferably made of (thin) paperboard with a coating on one or both sides, respectively. The coating may be configured such that the packaging material as a whole is moisture-proof or aroma-tight. In particular, the coating can consist of a plastic and/or lacquer layer and/or a metal or metallized layer. Preferably the paperboard is coated only on the outside. By means of the coating, the paperboard can serve as a moisture reservoir and e.g. protect the package contents from drying out or alternatively absorb a large amount of moisture from the environment to prevent the package contents from becoming too moist. The exchange of moisture and/or fragrances between the packaging and the environment can also be limited by the coating. In summary, in this way a relatively moisture-and aroma-tight inner package 13 can be produced.

The inner package 13 forms a closed cuboid container which is currently used for the cigarettes 10 or for the respective group of cigarettes.

In order to remove the pack contents, i.e. the cigarettes 10, a removal opening 27 is formed, which extends in the region of a large-area inner rear wall 28 of the inner pack 13 and at least in the region of an adjacent inner top wall 29 of the inner pack 13.

The removal opening 27 is currently formed by stamping in the material of the blank 26 for the inner package 13.

The removal opening 27 is covered by the reusable actuator, i.e. by a closure label 30, which is currently designed as an adhesive tape.

The closure label is made of a film and is provided with an adhesive 31 on the side facing the inner package 13 (lower side). In the present case, in the area (provided with adhesive), which in the closed state of the closure label 30, in which the closure label lies against the inner packaging 13, is arranged on the inner rear wall 28 surrounding the removal opening 27 and also extends partially over the inner top wall 29 and the large-area inner front wall 32 of the inner packaging 13. The adhesive is weakly tacky so that multiple operations of closing the label 30 can be achieved.

The blank 26 for the inner package 13 is configured in a particular manner.

In a first embodiment for making the inner package 13 shown in fig. 1-6, 9, the inner back wall 28 extends continuously over the entire dimension or length (height) of the inner package 13.

In contrast, the inner front wall 32 of the inner package 13 is divided, approximately in the middle. The first (upper) partial wall 33 is connected to the inner top wall 29. The second (lower) section wall 34 is connected to an inner bottom wall 35 of the inner package 13.

In the finished inner package 13, the two

partial walls

33, 34, forming the inner front wall 32, meet in the region of the transversely oriented (meeting)

transverse end edges

36a, 36b of the

partial walls

33 or 34.

In a second alternative embodiment of the package or in particular of the inner package 13 (see alternative blank 26 according to fig. 7 and alternative inner package 13 according to fig. 8), the

transverse end edges

36a, 36b are not in contrast butted, since the

partial walls

33, 34 overlap in the overlapping region with the formation of the inner front wall 32, the partial wall 34 being arranged with its transverse end edge 36b on the outside and the partial wall 33 on the inside.

In order to form the inner

narrow side walls

37, 38 of the inner package 13, the blank 26 of the inner package 13 has inner laminations which are overlaid on one another in the overlapping region and are joined to one another by gluing.

In this case, in a first embodiment, the outer inner sheet 52, similar to the inner front wall 32, is split and forms in this case an outer

partial side sheet

40 or 41, respectively, which has a longitudinal end edge 48 (parallel to the longitudinal extent of the inner package 13, split), said

partial side sheets

40, 41 in the folded inner package 13, in the case of the transverse end edges or

abutment edges

36a, 36b of the

partial walls

33 or 34, abutting against one another at their transverse end edges or

abutment edges

42a, 42 b.

While the inner laminate 39 extends continuously over the entire length or height of the inner package, respectively.

On the inner webs 39, in each case one corner web, namely an inner bottom corner web 43, is provided, which is intended to rest on the inner side of the inner bottom wall 35.

In the above-described alternative embodiment of the pack or inner package 13 (see fig. 7, 8), the outer inner laminate 52 is also correspondingly not separated, while the outer inner laminate 52 which is not separated extends over the entire length or height of the inner package and completely overlaps the continuous inner laminate 39 in the overlap region with the formation of the continuous (externally disposed) longitudinal end edge 48.

In addition, the blank 26 has top corner flaps 44 disposed on either side of the inner top wall 29 and connected thereto by fold lines.

The blank in fig. 6 is also shown in two parts, in order to be able to show two different variants of the wrapping edges at the same time.

The right half of the blank according to fig. 6, which corresponds to the right half of the sectional view of fig. 4, one or both of the wrapping edges connecting the inner front wall 32 and the respective inner

narrow side wall

37 or 38, respectively, can be configured as a bevelled edge 46. This facilitates the introduction of the inner package 13 into the box portion 11 during manufacture of the package.

In contrast, the left half of the blank of fig. 6, which corresponds to the left half of the sectional view of fig. 4, shows a variant in which the pack edge is configured as a generally right-angled standard pack edge 45.

The inner package 13 made from the blank 26 substantially completely fills the outer package 25 or the box portion 11 thereof.

In addition, the inner package 13 may be secured in the outer package 25 by an adhesive portion 47. In particular, the bottom wall 14 of the box portion 11 is connected to the inner front wall 32 of the inner wrapper 13 by means of these adhesive portions 47.

Furthermore, the closure tab 30 can be permanently connected to the inside of the lid 12 facing the inner package 13 in the closed state of the lid 12, as shown in fig. 5, in particular adhesively bonded to the inside of the lid on the outside, so that the closure tab 30 can also be opened or closed by manipulation of the lid 12, or the closure tab can be opened manually.

It is advantageous here for the inner package 13 to be oriented in the box portion 11 in such a way that the removal opening 27 is assigned to and faces one of the edge strips 17 of the frame 16 which is provided with a recess 51 for facilitating the removal of the cigarettes 10 from the removal opening 27. For this purpose, the respective edge strip 17 of the frame 16 or its free upper edge 18 preferably has a region of reduced height in the middle, which forms the recess 51.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the respective edge strip 17 is an edge strip 17 which is arranged on the side wall 15 of the box part 11 and which is assigned to the line hinge 19 or is connected to the line hinge 19 (to which the line hinge is fixed).

The width of the recess 51 is preferably dimensioned or adapted to the width of the closure label 30 of the inner package 13 in such a way that the closure label 30 fixed to the lid 12 is moved or can be moved into the recess 51 when the lid 12 of the outer package is opened.

The outer package 25 and the inner package 13 are adapted to one another in a special manner in order to hide the abutting

edges

36a, 36b of the inner front wall 32 and the abutting

edges

42a, 42b of the partial side flaps 40 or 41 and their respective longitudinal end edges 48, which are aesthetically relevant, from the view of the user of the package in the embodiment of fig. 1 to 6 and 9.

In the embodiment according to fig. 7 and 8, the outer transverse end edge 36b of the outer partial wall 34 of the inner front wall 32 or the two longitudinal end edges 48 of the outer inner laminate 52 of the inner

narrow side walls

37, 38 are respectively to be covered visually.

For this purpose, the inner package 13 is integrated into the outer package 25 or the box portion 11 on the one hand in such a way that the inner front wall 32 faces the bottom wall 14 of the box portion 11. Thus, the

abutment edges

36a, 36b or possibly the transverse end edge 36b of the inner front wall 32 are not visible. When opening the outer package 25, the user can only see the integral inner rear wall 28 of the inner package 13.

On the other hand, in order to make invisible the

abutment edges

42a, 42b of the partial side flaps 40, 41 of the outer inner side flap 52 of the inner

narrow side walls

37, 38 and the free longitudinal end edge 48 of the respective

partial side flap

40, 41 or, in other embodiments, the longitudinal end edge 48 of the continuous outer inner side flap 52 extending along the respective inner

narrow side wall

37, 38, it is provided according to the invention that the free upper edge 18a of the respective edge strip 17 assigned to the respective

narrow side wall

37, 38 projects above the respective free longitudinal end edge 48 in a direction perpendicular to the bottom wall 14 of the box portion 11 (see in particular fig. 4).

For this purpose, the transverse dimension "X" (see fig. 4) of the respective

partial side laminate

40 or 41 of the respective outer inner laminate 52 is smaller than the height "Y" of the respective free upper edge 18a of the edge strip 17 relative to the bottom wall 14 of the box portion 11 or its distance from the bottom wall 14, more precisely on the side wall 15 of the box portion 11 or relative to the side wall 15 facing the associated inner

narrow side wall

37 or 38, respectively.

The manufacture of the above-described package is illustrated in fig. 9.

It can be seen that the inner package 13 on the one hand and the outer package 25 with the respective frame 16 on the other hand are manufactured separately from one another.

In terms of the production of the inner package 13, the unfolded blank 26 is punched into a recess of a folding turret, not shown but known per se, and is brought here into a first intermediate folding position, namely by erecting the second partial wall 34 and the partial laminate 41 of the outer inner laminate 52, the inner bottom wall 35 and the inner laminate 52 connected thereto. In addition, the inner bottom corner laminate 43 is folded and the cigarettes 10 of the cigarette group are supplied.

In a next step, the second partial wall 34 is folded onto the cigarettes 10 of the group and the first partial walls 33 of the inner top wall 29 and the inner front wall 32 are erected. The first partial wall 33 is then folded onto the cigarettes 10 of the group of cigarettes, as is the second partial wall 34.

The top corner laminate 44 is then folded and subsequently the

partial side laminates

40, 41 of the outer inner laminate 52 are folded into the plane of the inner

narrow side wall

37 or 38.

The closing label 30 is then placed in the region of a labeling station, also not shown, and folded into a U-shape. Finally, the inner package 13 produced in this way is inserted with the inner front wall 32 directed downwards or towards the bottom wall 14 into the box portion 11 of the already separately produced, open outer package 25, where the bottom wall 14 has been provided with a corresponding adhesive portion 47. Finally, the lid 12 of the outer package 25 is closed.

Finally, fig. 10 and 11 show other alternative embodiments of the package, in which-unless otherwise stated-all features of the above-described embodiments are identical, with the following differences.

In contrast to the first exemplary embodiment, the pack has pack edges which connect the inner rear wall 28 and the respective inner

narrow side wall

37 or 38 and are designed as beveled edges 49 (see fig. 11) or as rounded edges 50 (see fig. 10).

In this case, the height of the edge strip 17 of the frame 16 or of its corresponding free upper edge 18a on the side wall 15 of the box part 11 facing the beveled or rounded

edge

49 or 50 is configured to be smaller than the height of the beveled or rounded

edge

49 or 50, so that the latter projects above the edge strip 17 of the frame 16 or its free upper edge 18a, respectively, in the upward direction or in a direction perpendicular to the bottom wall 14 of the box part 11.

Finally, fig. 15 shows a package in which the removal opening 27 of the inner package 13 is directed towards one side wall 15 of the box portion 11 or one edge strip 17 of the frame 16 of the box portion 11, which extends perpendicularly to the side wall 15 or edge strip 17 of the line hinge 19 assigned to or directed towards the lid.

List of reference numerals

10 cigarette

11 box part

12 cover

13 inner package

14 bottom wall of box part

15 side wall of box part

16 frame

17 side strip

18 upper edge of frame

Upper edge of 18a edge strip

19-wire hinge

20 cover wall

21 cover side wall

22 upper edge of side wall

23 nose part

24 opening

25 outer package

26 blank

27 take-out opening

28 inner rear wall

29 inner ceiling wall

30 closure label

31 adhesive

32 inner front wall

33 first partial wall

34 second partial wall

35 inner bottom wall

36a lateral end edge of the first part wall

36b transverse end edge of the second part wall

37 inner narrow side wall

38 inner narrow side wall

39 inner side lamination

40 part side laminate

41 part side lamination

42a part side lamination butt joint edge

42b part side lamination butt joint edge

43 inner bottom corner lamination

44 top corner lamination

45 standard packing edge

46 inclined edge

47 adhesive part

48 longitudinal end edge

49 inclined edge

50 round edge

51 notch of edge strip

52 outer inner lamination

Claims

1. Pack of the cap-and-box type for a group of elongate tobacco articles, comprising an inner package (13), preferably configured as a sealing block, for packaging the contents, preferably for a group of cigarettes, made of a shape-stable material, in particular of coated or uncoated (thin) cardboard, having narrow side walls formed by inner and outer side laminations overlapping one another of a blank (26) for the inner package (13), a (large-area) front wall joining the narrow side walls, a (large-area) rear wall joining the narrow side walls, a removal opening (27) for the tobacco articles and a multi-operable closure label (30) covering the removal opening (27) in the closed position, and an outer package (25) having an outer package (25) with an inner package (13) which is preferably configured as a sealing block

a) A (flat) box portion (11) for receiving elongate tobacco products oriented parallel to a bottom wall of the box portion (11), said box portion having (upright) side walls extending perpendicular to the bottom wall, and receiving said inner package (13) therein such that each of said narrow side walls of the inner package (13) faces one side wall of the box portion (11) respectively,

b) a lid (12) connected to the box part (11) by a wire hinge, and

c) a preferably circumferential frame (16) which is arranged on the box part (11), in particular on the side walls, and whose free upper edge projects beyond the free longitudinal end edge of the outer side laminate of the narrow side walls of the inner package (13) facing the relevant side wall, in particular in a direction perpendicular to the bottom wall of the box part (11), on each of the side walls of the box part (11) facing one of the narrow side walls of the inner package (13).

2. The packaging according to claim 1, characterised in that the transverse dimension of the outer side laminate of the relevant narrow side wall, i.e. the dimension of the outer side laminate transversely to its longitudinal extension, is smaller than the height of the free upper edge of the frame (16) relative to the bottom wall of the box portion or its distance from the bottom wall, more precisely on the side wall of the box portion facing the narrow side wall.

3. The package according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said inner package (13) is oriented in the box portion (11) of the outer package (25) in such a way that the free longitudinal end edge of the outer side laminate of the narrow side wall of the inner package (13) points upwards or towards the lid (12) of the outer package (25).

4. The package according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the front wall of the inner package (13) is directed towards the bottom wall of the box portion (11) of the outer package (25), the front wall of the inner package (13) being formed by two overlapping side flaps of the blank (26) of the inner package (13) or by two side flaps of the blank (26) of the inner package (13), which are butted against each other with a free end or butt edge in the region of the front wall.

5. The packaging according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the extraction opening (27) extends at least partially in a rear wall of the inner package (13), which rear wall is directed in the direction of the lid (12) when the lid (12) of the outer package (25) is closed.

6. The packaging according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the multi-operable closure tab (30) is permanently connected with the inner side of the lid (12) such that the closure tab (30) is also opened or closed by operating the lid (12), the inner side of which faces the inner package (13), in particular the rear wall, in the closed state of the lid (12) of the outer package (25).

7. The package according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the package edges connecting the front wall and the narrow side walls of the inner package (13) is constructed as a beveled edge or a rounded edge.

8. The packaging according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said frame (16) comprises side strips (17) which are each assigned to one of the side walls of the box portion (11) of the outer package (25), in particular by connecting, in particular adhering, the respective side strip (17) to the inner side of the respective side wall.

9. The packet according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said removal opening (27) faces a strip (17) of the frame (16) assigned to the removal opening (27) provided with a recess (51) facilitating the removal of the cigarettes from the removal opening (27), in particular a strip (17) facing the frame (16) which strip or its free upper edge has, preferably in the middle, a zone of reduced height forming the recess (51).

10. The packaging according to claim 9, characterised in that the width of the recess (51) is determined or matched to the width of the closure label (30) of the inner package (13) such that the closure label (30) fixed on the lid (12) is moved or is movable into the recess (51) when the lid (12) of the outer package (25) is opened.

11. The packaging according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the removal opening (27) of the inner package (13) points in the direction of the side wall of the box portion (11) assigned to the line hinge of the lid (12) or in the direction of the edge strip (17) of the frame (16) of the box portion (11), in particular in the direction of the side wall connected to the line hinge.

12. The packaging according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the removal opening (27) of the inner package (13) is directed towards one side wall of the box (11) or one edge strip (17) of the frame (16) of the box (11) which extends perpendicularly to the side wall or edge strip (17) of the line hinge assigned to the lid (12).

13. The package according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the package edges connecting the rear wall of the inner package (13) and the narrow side walls of the inner package are constructed as beveled edges or rounded edges.

14. The pack as claimed in claim 13, wherein the side edges (17) of the frame (16) of the box part (11) of the outer pack (25) assigned to the side walls of the box part (11) facing the bevelled or rounded edge, or the corresponding free upper edges thereof, have a smaller height relative to the bottom wall of the box part (11) than the bevelled or rounded edge, so that the bevelled or rounded edge (in a direction perpendicular to the bottom wall of the box part) projects beyond the side edges (17) of the frame (16), or the free upper edges thereof.

15. The package according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said inner package (13) is fixed to the box portion (11), in particular by gluing, preferably by gluing the front wall of the inner package to the bottom wall of the box portion of the outer package.