EP0370265B1 - Cigarette box with a hinged lid - Google Patents

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EP0370265B1
EP0370265B1 EP89119947A EP89119947A EP0370265B1 EP 0370265 B1 EP0370265 B1 EP 0370265B1 EP 89119947 A EP89119947 A EP 89119947A EP 89119947 A EP89119947 A EP 89119947A EP 0370265 B1 EP0370265 B1 EP 0370265B1
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Heinz Focke
Kurt Liedtke
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/44Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
    • B65D5/48Partitions
    • B65D5/48024Partitions inserted
    • B65D5/48046Plain strips not fixed by gluing or other fastening elements
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
    • B65D85/08Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
    • B65D85/10Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • B65D85/1036Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank
    • B65D85/1045Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2209/00Provisions for used articles

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  • the invention relates to a cigarette pack with a box, in particular a folding box for a group of cigarettes, a deformable partition being arranged in the box to delimit a cigarette chamber from a waste chamber for smoked cigarettes (known from US-A-2958417 ).
  • Cigarette packs are available in various designs on the market.
  • the usual structure of a cigarette pack is such that the cigarette group is received as a block in an inner blank, in particular a tin foil blank.
  • the box of the cigarette pack can be designed differently, for example as a (soft) cup or as a folding box (hinge-lid pack).
  • An outer covering made of plastic film usually surrounds the box.
  • the invention is concerned with improvements to such cigarette packs, in particular to those in which the box is designed as a hinged box.
  • the new design features deal with the problem of Waste disposal. Up until now, smoked cigarettes have usually been thrown away, often on public paths and squares. This spread of waste is particularly troublesome in the case of new (artificial) cigarettes which, after being smoked, have practically the full original length. In addition, such cigarettes contain non-rotting components.
  • a cigarette pack with an integrated ashtray is known.
  • a deformable partition wall in the interior of the pack shows a boundary between an area available for the cigarettes and a waste area.
  • the space available for waste is limited. In particular, it is not possible to ingest smoked, but still larger, cigarettes.
  • the object of the present invention is to design a pack of cigarettes so that the space available for waste is as large as possible.
  • the cigarette pack according to the invention is characterized in that the deformable partition is at the same time the rear wall of an inner cut receiving the cigarette group and that the rear wall extends from a bottom wall approximately to the upper edge of the cigarette group, without connection to an upper one Top wall of the interior cut.
  • the partition formed in this way can be easily deformed or moved into another position in order to enlarge the waste space.
  • the partition is designed and arranged so that the cigarette chamber for receiving the fresh, unused cigarettes practically fills the entire interior of the same before the cigarette pack is put into use. After a cigarette has been removed and smoked, it is reinserted into the cigarette packet, namely into the box, specifically into the waste chamber. By appropriately deforming the partition, it changes after continuous consumption of cigarettes and reintroducing the same size and shape. Finally, when the pack of cigarettes is used up, the waste chamber fills the entire interior of the box.
  • the partition is connected to at least one of the side walls, in particular by gluing.
  • the smoked cigarettes can be returned into the cigarette packet through the predetermined, "natural" opening.
  • the box is provided with a separate insertion opening for the smoked cigarettes. This is preferably located in the back of the box, at the edge of the box. The cigarettes introduced through this insertion opening go directly into the waste chamber.
  • an outer wrapping made of plastic film is provided with two transverse tear strips arranged at a distance from one another, such that when the cigarette pack is put into use, the outer wrapping can be removed except for an approximately central wrapping strip. This enables the introduction of the smoked cigarettes through the insertion opening.
  • a hinged box 10 details of a preferred embodiment of a cigarette pack are shown, namely with a hinged box 10.
  • the basic structure of this is conventional, namely with a main part 11 for receiving a cigarette group 12 and a lid 13 pivotably connected to the main part 11 .
  • the hinged box 10 is formed from a blank, which is shown as an exemplary embodiment in FIG. 7.
  • Folded lines define areas for forming a box front wall 14, a box rear wall 15 and a box bottom wall 16 extending between them.
  • Inner box side flaps 17 and outer box side flaps 18 each adjoin box front wall 14 and box rear wall 15 to form (double-layered) box side walls 19 and 20.
  • Bottom corner flaps 21 are connected to the inner box side tabs 17 and, in the finished hinged box 10, rest against the inside of the box bottom wall 16.
  • Cutting parts for forming the lid 13 are connected to the rear box wall 15 of the main part 11 via a hinge line 22.
  • the hinge line 22 delimits the box rear wall 15 from a lid rear wall 23.
  • a lid top wall 24 and a lid front wall 25 adjoin these.
  • the cigarette group 12 is wrapped in an inner blank 29, preferably in a tin foil blank.
  • the inner blank 29 is designed in a special way (Fig. 6). Areas are defined within the rectangular inner blank 29 to form a rear wall 30, a front wall 31 and a bottom wall 32 formed between them.
  • the length L of the rear wall 30 therefore corresponds (approximately) to the length of a cigarette.
  • the front wall 31 has (approximately) the same length L.
  • a top wall 33 adjoins the upper edge of the front wall 31. This has a dimension in the longitudinal direction of the blank (FIG. 6) which corresponds to the depth T of the hinged box 10 or the interior thereof.
  • the top wall 33 is folded starting from the front wall 31 against the upper end face of the cigarette group 12 (FIG. 8).
  • the top wall 33 extends approximately up to a free upper edge 34 of the rear wall 30.
  • the pull tab 35 consists of an upper part of the front wall 31 and the top wall 33. In order to ensure that it can be torn off when the cigarette pack is used, the pull tab 35 is delimited from the rest of the front wall 31 by a transverse punching consisting of punch cuts 36 and few remaining connections 37.
  • the rear wall 30 and front wall 31 of the inner blank 29 are provided on both sides with side tabs 38, 39. These are dimensioned in width so that when the inner blank 29 (FIG. 8) is folded, there is a partial overlap of the associated side tabs 38, 39.
  • Bottom side tabs 40 are connected on the one hand to the bottom wall 32 and on the other hand to the adjacent side tabs 38, 39. They are folded into an upright position and lie against the inside of the (folded) side tabs 38, 39.
  • Lateral cover wall tabs 41 are also arranged in the area of the top wall 33 in an extension of the side tabs 39. These are folded to form trapezoidal gussets against the inside of the top wall 39 when it is folded against the upper end face of the cigarette group 12.
  • the cigarette pack designed in this way is intended to hold a cigarette group 12 with a plurality of cigarettes 42 arranged in a specific formation.
  • the cigarette group 12 consists of a total of eighteen cigarettes 42. These are arranged in three rows, namely in two rows 43 and 44, each with seven cigarettes 42 and one row 45 with four cigarettes 42. Some of these are arranged at a distance from one another, at least offset (“saddle position”) from the cigarettes of the middle row 44. The interior of the cigarette pack is therefore not completely filled by the cigarette group 12.
  • the interior of the cigarette pack or the hinged box 10 is designed so that two chambers which change in size and shape are formed. It is a cigarette chamber 45 on the one hand and a waste chamber 47 on the other.
  • the former serves to hold the fresh, that is, un-smoked cigarettes 42.
  • the waste chamber 47 is for smoked cigarettes, ie intended for waste cigarettes 48.
  • the chambers 46, 47 change shape and size during the consumption of the cigarettes 42 and the re-introduction of the waste cigarettes 48 into the cigarette pack.
  • the waste chamber 47 is arranged on the side facing the rear wall 15 of the box, so that the fresh cigarettes 42 can be removed from the free front of the hinged box 10.
  • the two chambers 46, 47 are separated from one another by a partition wall, which in the present case extends across the interior of the hinged box or main part 11, that is to say from one box side wall 19 to another box side wall 20 when the cigarette pack is put into use, the waste is Chamber 47 is very small or the entire interior of the cigarette pack is taken up by the cigarette chamber 46. With increasing consumption of the cigarettes 42, the waste chamber 47 becomes larger and the cigarette chamber 42 correspondingly smaller, until finally the entire contents of the cigarette pack are formed by the waste chamber 47 with the number of waste cigarettes 48 corresponding to the cigarette group 12 becomes.
  • the partition between the two chambers 46 and 47 can be formed by a separate, deformable blank within the main part 11 of the hinged box 10.
  • the dividing wall is formed by the inner blank 29, specifically by its rear wall 30. For this purpose, it extends over the full height of the interior of the hinged box and thus over the length of the cigarettes 42.
  • the front wall 31 is anchored via the side tabs 39 in the hinged box 10 or the main part 11.
  • the box side tabs 39 are anchored with a glue strip 49 on the inside of the hinged box 10, namely on the box side walls 19 and 20.
  • the glue strip 49 extends only in the area outside the pull tab 35, so that it can be pulled off unimpaired when the cigarette pack is put into use.
  • bottom wall 32 is anchored to the inside of the box bottom wall 16 by a larger glue surface 50.
  • the formation and anchoring of the rear wall 30 is important.
  • the rear wall 30 On one side, namely with the side tab 38, the rear wall 30 is fastened to the inside of the one box side wall 20 by means of glue strips 51.
  • the side tab 38 facing the box side wall 19 is free and without connection.
  • this part of the rear wall 30 - including adjacent side tabs - can be freely moved transversely in the main part 11 of the hinged box 10 in order to change the relative position of the partition wall (rear wall 30).
  • the rear wall 30 in its function as a partition, it can be partially separated from the remaining part of the inner blank 29.
  • the rear wall 30 and the adjacent, not attached side tab 38 are anchored by perforations or punchings 52 with residual connections 53 on the bottom wall 32 and on the bottom side tab 40.
  • the connection is severed, so that the rear wall 30 including side tabs 38 can also be moved freely in the bottom area.
  • the smoked cigarettes - waste cigarettes 48 - can be introduced into the waste chamber 47 via the main opening of the hinged box 10 with the lid 13 open.
  • a separate insertion opening for the refuse cigarettes 48 is more advantageous. In the present exemplary embodiment, this is arranged in the region of the box rear wall 15, namely adjacent to an edge thereof.
  • the insertion opening 54 is formed adjacent to the box side wall 19, that is to say on the side on which the rear wall 30 of the inner blank 29 can be freely moved.
  • the insertion opening 54 is formed by a U-shaped punch 55 in the blank (FIG. 7) for the hinged box 10, with residual connections 56.
  • a rear, upright packing edge 58 forms the hinge for the sw
  • the swivel tab 57 and thus the insertion opening 54 are dimensioned such that their width corresponds approximately to the diameter of a waste cigarette 48, but is shorter in the longitudinal direction.
  • the waste cigarette 48 can thereby be inserted into the hinged box 10 with a longitudinal movement.
  • the shorter length of the insertion opening 54 creates stops 59, 60 above and below the same for holding the waste cigarettes 48 in the waste chamber 47.
  • the hinged box 10 can be provided with a conventional outer covering made of thin plastic film or cellular glass.
  • this outer covering has two transverse tear strips (not shown) which are arranged at a distance from one another. These Usual and known tear strips enable the outer casing to be severed and subsequently removed.
  • an upper and a lower tear strip an upper cap-like part of the outer wrapping and a lower cap-like part of the same can be removed from the hinged box 10, so that a jacket strip 61 surrounding the hinged box 10 approximately in the middle remains from the outer wrapping. This is arranged so that the introduction of the waste cigarettes 48 is possible by pushing them into the lower part of the insertion opening 54.
  • the cigarette pack designed in the manner described is handled in such a way that after removal of the upper and lower parts of the outer casing and opening of the cover 13, the pull tab 35 is removed. As a result, the cigarettes 42 are exposed at the top for removal (FIG. 1). After a first cigarette 42 has been removed, the original formation of the cigarette group 12 (FIG. 2) collapses. A certain amount of free space is now created within the hinged box 10, which enables the smoked cigarette to be reinserted as a waste cigarette 48 via the insertion opening 45.
  • the rear wall 30 and side flaps 38 are separated from the bottom wall 32 and the bottom side flap 40, so that the box rear wall 30 can be partially moved into the interior of the pack and takes over the function as a partition.
  • the cigarettes can now be removed, smoked and reinserted as waste cigarettes until the cigarette pack filled with such waste cigarettes is removed as a unit.
  • the inner blank 29 or the partition for delimiting the chambers 46 and 47 from one another can also consist of a flame-retardant material, for example an aluminum or other metal foil without paper coating. This applies in the event that not completely extinguished, smoked cigarettes can be inserted into the box.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Zigaretten-Packung mit Schachtel, insbesondere Klappschachtel für eine Gruppe von Zigaretten, wobei in der Schachtel eine verformbare Trennwand angeordnet ist zur Abgrenzung einer Zigaretten-Kammer von einer Abfall-Kammer für abgerauchte Zigaretten (bekannt aus der US-A-2958417).The invention relates to a cigarette pack with a box, in particular a folding box for a group of cigarettes, a deformable partition being arranged in the box to delimit a cigarette chamber from a waste chamber for smoked cigarettes (known from US-A-2958417 ).

Zigaretten-Packungen sind in den verschiedensten Ausführungen auf dem Markt. Der übliche Aufbau einer Zigaretten-Packung sieht so aus, daß die Zigaretten-Gruppe als Block in einem Innenzuschnitt, insbesondere einem Stanniol-Zuschnitt, Aufnahme findet. Die Schachtel der Zigaretten-Packung kann unterschiedlich ausgebildet sein, zum Beispiel als (Weich-)Becher oder als Klapp-Schachtel (Hinge-Lid-Packung). Eine Außenumhüllung aus Kunststoffolie umgibt üblicherweise die Schachtel.Cigarette packs are available in various designs on the market. The usual structure of a cigarette pack is such that the cigarette group is received as a block in an inner blank, in particular a tin foil blank. The box of the cigarette pack can be designed differently, for example as a (soft) cup or as a folding box (hinge-lid pack). An outer covering made of plastic film usually surrounds the box.

Die Erfindung befaßt sich mit Verbesserungen an derartigen Zigaretten-Packungen, insbesondere an solchen, bei denen die Schachtel als Klappschachtel ausgebildet ist. Die neuen Gestaltungsmerkmale befassen sich mit dem Problem der Abfallbeseitigung. Abgerauchte Zigaretten werden bisher üblicherweise weggeworfen, häufig auf öffentlichen Wegen und Plätzen. Diese Verbreitung von Abfall ist besonders störend bei neuartigen (Kunst-)Zigaretten, die nach dem Abrauchen praktisch die volle ursprüngliche Länge aufweisen. Darüber hinaus enthalten derartige Zigaretten unverrottbare Bestandteile.The invention is concerned with improvements to such cigarette packs, in particular to those in which the box is designed as a hinged box. The new design features deal with the problem of Waste disposal. Up until now, smoked cigarettes have usually been thrown away, often on public paths and squares. This spread of waste is particularly troublesome in the case of new (artificial) cigarettes which, after being smoked, have practically the full original length. In addition, such cigarettes contain non-rotting components.

Aus der US-A-2 958 417 ist eine Zigaretten-Packung mit integriertem Aschenbecher bekannt. Dabei ist im Innern der Packung durch eine verformbare Trennwand eine Abgrenzung zwischen einem für die Zigaretten zur Verfügung stehenden Bereich und einem Abfall-Bereich gezeigt. Der für den Abfall zur Verfügung stehende Raum ist begrenzt. Insbesondere ist die Aufnahme abgerauchter, jedoch noch größerer Zigaretten nicht möglich.From US-A-2 958 417 a cigarette pack with an integrated ashtray is known. A deformable partition wall in the interior of the pack shows a boundary between an area available for the cigarettes and a waste area. The space available for waste is limited. In particular, it is not possible to ingest smoked, but still larger, cigarettes.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es, eine Zigaretten-Packung so auszubilden, daß der für den Abfall zur Verfügung stehende Raum möglichst groß ist.The object of the present invention is to design a pack of cigarettes so that the space available for waste is as large as possible.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist die erfindungsgemäße Zigaretten-Packung dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die verformbare Trennwand zugleich Rückwand eines die Zigaretten-Gruppe aufnehmenden Innenzuschnitts ist und daß sich die Rückwand von einer Bodenwand etwa zum oberen Rand der Zigaretten-Gruppe erstreckt, ohne Verbindung mit einer oberen Deckwand des Innenzuschnitts. Die derart ausgebildete Trennwand ist zur Vergrößerung des Abfallraumes leicht verformbar bzw. in eine andere Lage bewegbar. Dabei ist die Trennwand so ausgebildet und angeordnet, daß die Zigaretten-Kammer für die Aufnahme der frischen unverbrauchten Zigaretten vor Ingebrauchnahme der Zigaretten-Packung praktisch den gesamten Innenraum derselben ausfüllt. Nach Entnahme und Abrauchen einer Zigarette wird diese in die Zigaretten-Packung, nämlich in die Schachtel, wieder eingeführt, und zwar in die Abfall-Kammer. Durch entsprechende Verformung der Trennwand verändert diese nach fortlaufendem Verbrauch der Zigaretten und Wiedereinführen derselben Größe und Form. Schließlich, nämlich bei der verbrauchten Zigaretten-Packung, füllt die Abfall-Kammer den gesamten Innenraum der Schachtel aus.To achieve this object, the cigarette pack according to the invention is characterized in that the deformable partition is at the same time the rear wall of an inner cut receiving the cigarette group and that the rear wall extends from a bottom wall approximately to the upper edge of the cigarette group, without connection to an upper one Top wall of the interior cut. The partition formed in this way can be easily deformed or moved into another position in order to enlarge the waste space. The partition is designed and arranged so that the cigarette chamber for receiving the fresh, unused cigarettes practically fills the entire interior of the same before the cigarette pack is put into use. After a cigarette has been removed and smoked, it is reinserted into the cigarette packet, namely into the box, specifically into the waste chamber. By appropriately deforming the partition, it changes after continuous consumption of cigarettes and reintroducing the same size and shape. Finally, when the pack of cigarettes is used up, the waste chamber fills the entire interior of the box.

Die Trennwand ist nach einem weiteren Merkmal der Erfindung wenigstens mit einer der Seitenwände verbunden, insbesondere durch Klebung.According to a further feature of the invention, the partition is connected to at least one of the side walls, in particular by gluing.

Die abgerauchten Zigaretten können über die vorgegebene, "natürliche" Öffnung der Zigaretten-Packung in diese zurückgegeben werden. Nach einem weiteren Merkmal der Erfindung ist aber die Schachtel mit einer gesonderten Einsteck-Öffnung für die abgerauchten Zigaretten versehen. Diese befindet sich vorzugsweise in der Schachtel-Rückwand der Schachtel, und zwar am Rand derselben. Die über diese Einsteck-Öffnung eingeführten Zigaretten gelangen unmittelbar in die Abfall-Kammer.The smoked cigarettes can be returned into the cigarette packet through the predetermined, "natural" opening. According to a further feature of the invention, however, the box is provided with a separate insertion opening for the smoked cigarettes. This is preferably located in the back of the box, at the edge of the box. The cigarettes introduced through this insertion opening go directly into the waste chamber.

Eine weitere Besonderheit der Erfindung besteht darin, daß eine Außenumhüllung aus Kunststoffolie mit zwei im Abstand voneinander angeordneten, querlaufenden Aufreißstreifen versehen ist, derart, daß bei Ingebrauchnahme der Zigaretten-Packung die Außenumhüllung bis auf einen etwa mittigen Umhüllungsstreifen beseitigt werden kann. Dieser ermöglicht die Einführung der abgerauchten Zigaretten über die Einsteck-Öffnung.Another special feature of the invention is that an outer wrapping made of plastic film is provided with two transverse tear strips arranged at a distance from one another, such that when the cigarette pack is put into use, the outer wrapping can be removed except for an approximately central wrapping strip. This enables the introduction of the smoked cigarettes through the insertion opening.

Weitere Merkmale der Erfindung beziehen sich auf die Gestaltung der Innenumhüllung, der Schachtel sowie der Außenumhüllung.Further features of the invention relate to the design of the inner wrapper, the box and the outer wrapper.

Ein bevorzugtes Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung, nämlich eine Zigaretten-Packung mit Klappschachtel, ist in den Zeichnungen dargestellt und wird nachfolgend näher erläutert. Es zeigt:

Fig. 1
eine Zigaretten-Packung bei geöffneter Klappschachtel in perspektivischer Darstellung,
Fig. 2
einen Horizontalschnitt durch eine Zigarettenpackung vor Ingebrauchnahme,
Fig. 3
eine geöffnete Zigaretten-Packung mit abgerauchten Zigaretten im Grundriß,
Fig. 4
eine Zigaretten-Packung in Rückansicht,
Fig. 5
eine Einzelheit einer Zigaretten-Packung im Bereich einer Einstecköfffnung im Horizontalschnitt bei stark vergrößertem Maßstab,
Fig. 6
einen Zuschnitt für eine Innenumhüllung inausgebreiteter Position,
Fig. 7
einen Zuschnitt für die Klappschachtel inausgebreiteter Position,
Fig. 8
die gefaltete Innenumhüllung in perspektivischer Darstellung,
Fig. 9
eine Abziehlasche (Flap) als Teil der Innenumhüllung in perspektivischer Darstellung.
A preferred embodiment of the invention, namely a cigarette pack with a hinged box, is shown in the drawings and is explained in more detail below. It shows:
Fig. 1
a cigarette pack with the hinged box open in a perspective view,
Fig. 2
a horizontal section through a pack of cigarettes before use,
Fig. 3
an opened cigarette packet with smoked cigarettes in the floor plan,
Fig. 4
a cigarette pack in rear view,
Fig. 5
a detail of a cigarette pack in the region of an insertion opening in a horizontal section on a greatly enlarged scale,
Fig. 6
a blank for an inner wrapping in a spread position,
Fig. 7
a blank for the hinged box in the extended position,
Fig. 8
the folded inner covering in a perspective view,
Fig. 9
a pull tab (flap) as part of the inner casing in a perspective view.

In den Zeichnungen sind Einzelheiten einer bevorzugten Ausführung einer Zigaretten-Packung dargestellt, nämlich mit einer Klappschachtel 10. Diese ist in ihrem Grundaufbau herkömmlich ausgebildet, nämlich mit einem Hauptteil 11 zur Aufnahme einer Zigaretten-Gruppe 12 und einem mit dem Hauptteil 11 schwenkbar verbundenen Deckel 13.In the drawings, details of a preferred embodiment of a cigarette pack are shown, namely with a hinged box 10. The basic structure of this is conventional, namely with a main part 11 for receiving a cigarette group 12 and a lid 13 pivotably connected to the main part 11 .

Die Klappschachtel 10 ist aus einem Zuschnitt gebildet, der als Ausführungsbeispiel in Fig. 7 gezeigt ist. Durch Faltlinien sind Bereiche zur Bildung einer Schachtel-Vorderwand 14, einer Schachtel-Rückwand 15 und einer zwischen diesen sich erstreckenden Schachtel-Bodenwand 16 definiert. An Schachtel-Vorderwand 14 und Schachtel-Rückwand 15 schließen jeweils innere Schachtel-Seitenlappen 17 und äußere Schachtel-Seitenlappen 18 zur Bildung von (doppellagigen) Schachtelseitenwänden 19 und 20 an. Mit den inneren Schachtel-Seitenlappen 17 sind Bodenecklappen 21 verbunden, die bei der fertigen Klappschachtel 10 an der Innenseite der Schachtel-Bodenwand 16 anliegen.The hinged box 10 is formed from a blank, which is shown as an exemplary embodiment in FIG. 7. Folded lines define areas for forming a box front wall 14, a box rear wall 15 and a box bottom wall 16 extending between them. Inner box side flaps 17 and outer box side flaps 18 each adjoin box front wall 14 and box rear wall 15 to form (double-layered) box side walls 19 and 20. Bottom corner flaps 21 are connected to the inner box side tabs 17 and, in the finished hinged box 10, rest against the inside of the box bottom wall 16.

Zuschnitteile zur Bildung des Deckels 13 sind über eine Scharnierlinie 22 mit der Schachtel-Rückwand 15 des Hauptteils 11 verbunden. Die Scharnierlinie 22 grenzt die Schachtel-Rückwand 15 von einer Deckelrückwand 23 ab. An diese schließt eine Deckeloberwand 24 und eine Deckelvorderwand 25 an.Cutting parts for forming the lid 13 are connected to the rear box wall 15 of the main part 11 via a hinge line 22. The hinge line 22 delimits the box rear wall 15 from a lid rear wall 23. A lid top wall 24 and a lid front wall 25 adjoin these.

Innerhalb der aus dem Zuschnitt gemäß Fig. 7 gefalteten Klappschachtel 10, nämlich im Haupteil 11, ist ein aus diesem oben herausragender Kragen 26 angeordnet, der mit einer Kragenvorderwand 27 an der Vorderwand 14 des Hauptteils 11 innen anliegt. Kragenseitenwände 28 sind innenseitig mit den Schachtelseitenwänden 19, 20 verbunden.7, namely in the main part 11, there is a collar 26 protruding therefrom which bears with a collar front wall 27 on the front wall 14 of the main part 11 on the inside. Collar side walls 28 are connected on the inside to the box side walls 19, 20.

Die Zigarettengruppe 12 ist in einen Innenzuschnitt 29 eingehüllt, vorzugsweise in einen Stanniol-Zuschnitt. Der Innenzuschnitt 29 ist in besonderer Weise ausgebildet (Fig. 6). Innerhalb des rechteckigen Innenzuschnitts 29 sind Bereiche definiert zur Bildung einer Rückwand 30, einer Vorderwand 31 sowie einer zwischen diesen gebildeten Bodenwand 32. Die Schachtel-Rückwand 30, die bei der fertigen Zigaretten-Packung der Schachtel-Rückwand 15 des Hauptteils 11 zugekehrt ist, erstreckt sich über die volle Länge der Zigaretten-Gruppe 12. Die Länge L der Rückwand 30 entspricht demnach (etwa) der Länge einer Zigarette.The cigarette group 12 is wrapped in an inner blank 29, preferably in a tin foil blank. The inner blank 29 is designed in a special way (Fig. 6). Areas are defined within the rectangular inner blank 29 to form a rear wall 30, a front wall 31 and a bottom wall 32 formed between them. The box rear wall 30, which faces the box rear wall 15 of the main part 11 in the finished cigarette pack, extends over the full length of the cigarette group 12. The length L of the rear wall 30 therefore corresponds (approximately) to the length of a cigarette.

Die Vorderwand 31 hat (etwa) dieselbe Länge L. An den oberen Rand der Vorderwand 31 schließt eine Deckwand 33 an. Diese hat in Längsrichtung des Zuschnitts (Fig. 6) eine Abmessung, die der Tiefe T der Klappschachtel 10 bzw. des Innenraums derselben entspricht. Die Deckwand 33 ist bei der kompletten, unbenutzten Packung von der Vorderwand 31 ausgehend gegen die obere Stirnseite der Zigaretten-Gruppe 12 gefaltet (Fig. 8). Die Deckwand 33 erstreckt sich dabei etwa bis zu einer freien Oberkante 34 der Rückwand 30.The front wall 31 has (approximately) the same length L. A top wall 33 adjoins the upper edge of the front wall 31. This has a dimension in the longitudinal direction of the blank (FIG. 6) which corresponds to the depth T of the hinged box 10 or the interior thereof. In the complete, unused pack, the top wall 33 is folded starting from the front wall 31 against the upper end face of the cigarette group 12 (FIG. 8). The top wall 33 extends approximately up to a free upper edge 34 of the rear wall 30.

Ein oberer Bereich der Vorderwand 31 ist von dem übrigen, unteren Teil abreißbar als Abziehlasche 35 (sogenannter Flap). Die Abziehlasche 35 besteht aus einem oberen Teil der Vorderwand 31 und der Deckwand 33. Um die Abreißbarkeit bei Ingebrauchnahme der Zigaretten-Packung zu gewährleisten, ist die Abziehlasche 35 gegenüber dem übrigen Teil der Vorderwand 31 durch eine quergerichtete Stanzung abgegrenzt, bestehend aus Stanzschnitten 36 und wenigen Restverbindungen 37.An upper region of the front wall 31 can be torn off from the remaining, lower part as a pull tab 35 (so-called flap). The pull tab 35 consists of an upper part of the front wall 31 and the top wall 33. In order to ensure that it can be torn off when the cigarette pack is used, the pull tab 35 is delimited from the rest of the front wall 31 by a transverse punching consisting of punch cuts 36 and few remaining connections 37.

Rückwand 30 und Vorderwand 31 des Innenzuschnitts 29 sind an beiden Seiten mit Seitenlappen 38, 39 versehen. Diese sind in ihrer Breite so bemessen, daß bei gefaltetem Innenzuschnitt 29 (Fig. 8) eine Teilüberlappung der zugeordneten Seitenlappen 38, 39 gegeben ist.The rear wall 30 and front wall 31 of the inner blank 29 are provided on both sides with side tabs 38, 39. These are dimensioned in width so that when the inner blank 29 (FIG. 8) is folded, there is a partial overlap of the associated side tabs 38, 39.

Boden-Seitenlappen 40 sind einerseits mit der Bodenwand 32 und andererseits mit den angrenzenden Seitenlappen 38, 39 verbunden. Sie werden in eine aufrechte Position gefaltet und liegen an der Innenseite der (gefalteten) Seitenlappen 38, 39 an.Bottom side tabs 40 are connected on the one hand to the bottom wall 32 and on the other hand to the adjacent side tabs 38, 39. They are folded into an upright position and lie against the inside of the (folded) side tabs 38, 39.

Auch im Bereich der Deckwand 33 sind seitliche Deckwandlappen 41 in Verlängerung der Seitenlappen 39 angeordnet. Diese werden unter Bildung trapezförmiger Zwickel gegen die Innenseite der Deckwand 39 gefaltet, wenn diese gegen die obere Stirnseite der Zigaretten-Gruppe 12 gefaltet wird. Die so ausgebildete Zigaretten-Packung ist zur Aufnahme einer Zigaretten-Gruppe 12 mit einer Mehrzahl von in bestimmter Formation angeordneten Zigaretten 42 bestimmt. Bei dem dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel (Fig. 2) besteht die Zigaretten-Gruppe 12 aus insgesamt achtzehn Zigaretten 42. Diese sind in drei Reihen angeordnet, und zwar in zwei Reihen 43 und 44 zu je sieben Zigaretten 42 und einer Reihe 45 mit vier Zigaretten 42. Diese sind zum Teil mit Abstand voneinander angeordnet, jedenfalls versetzt ("Sattellage") zu den Zigaretten der mittleren Reihe 44. Der Innenraum der Zigaretten-Packung ist demnach durch die Zigaretten-Gruppe 12 nicht vollständig ausgefüllt.Lateral cover wall tabs 41 are also arranged in the area of the top wall 33 in an extension of the side tabs 39. These are folded to form trapezoidal gussets against the inside of the top wall 39 when it is folded against the upper end face of the cigarette group 12. The cigarette pack designed in this way is intended to hold a cigarette group 12 with a plurality of cigarettes 42 arranged in a specific formation. In the exemplary embodiment shown (FIG. 2), the cigarette group 12 consists of a total of eighteen cigarettes 42. These are arranged in three rows, namely in two rows 43 and 44, each with seven cigarettes 42 and one row 45 with four cigarettes 42. Some of these are arranged at a distance from one another, at least offset (“saddle position”) from the cigarettes of the middle row 44. The interior of the cigarette pack is therefore not completely filled by the cigarette group 12.

Der Innenraum der Zigaretten-Packung bzw. der Klappschachtel 10 ist so ausgebildet, daß zwei sich in Größe und Gestalt verändernde Kammern gebildet werden. Es handelt sich dabei zum einen um eine Zigaretten-Kammer 45 und zum anderen um eine Abfall-Kammer 47. Erstere dient zur Aufnahme der frischen also, ungerauchtenZigaretten 42. Die Abfall-Kammer 47 ist für abgerauchte Zigaretten, also für Abfall-Zigaretten 48 bestimmt. Die Kammern 46, 47 verändern Form und Größe während des Verbrauchs der Zigaretten 42 und der Wiedereinführung der Abfall-Zigaretten 48 in die Zigaretten-Packung. Die Abfall-Kammer 47 ist bei dem gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel auf der der Schachtel-Rückwand 15 zugekehrten Seite angeordnet, so daß die frischen Zigaretten 42 an der freien Vorderseite der Klappschachtel 10 entnommen werden können.The interior of the cigarette pack or the hinged box 10 is designed so that two chambers which change in size and shape are formed. It is a cigarette chamber 45 on the one hand and a waste chamber 47 on the other. The former serves to hold the fresh, that is, un-smoked cigarettes 42. The waste chamber 47 is for smoked cigarettes, ie intended for waste cigarettes 48. The chambers 46, 47 change shape and size during the consumption of the cigarettes 42 and the re-introduction of the waste cigarettes 48 into the cigarette pack. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the waste chamber 47 is arranged on the side facing the rear wall 15 of the box, so that the fresh cigarettes 42 can be removed from the free front of the hinged box 10.

Die beiden Kammern 46, 47 sind durch eine Trennwand voneinander abgeteilt, die sich im vorliegenden Falle quer durch den Innenraum der Klappschachtel bzw. des Hauptteils 11 erstreckt, also von einer Schachtelseitenwand 19 zur anderen Schachtelseitenwand 20 bei Ingebrauchnahme der Zigaretten-Packung ist die Abfall-Kammer 47 sehr klein bzw. wird der gesamte Innenraum der Zigaretten-Packung durch die Zigaretten-Kammer 46 eingenommen. Mit zunehmenden Verbrauch der Zigaretten 42 wird die Abfall-Kammer 47 größer und die Zigaretten-Kammer 42 entsprechend kleiner, bis schließlich der gesamte Inhalt der Zigaretten-Packung durch die Abfall-Kammer 47 mit der der Zigarettengruppe 12 entsprechenden Anzahl von Abfall-Zigaretten 48 gebildet wird.The two chambers 46, 47 are separated from one another by a partition wall, which in the present case extends across the interior of the hinged box or main part 11, that is to say from one box side wall 19 to another box side wall 20 when the cigarette pack is put into use, the waste is Chamber 47 is very small or the entire interior of the cigarette pack is taken up by the cigarette chamber 46. With increasing consumption of the cigarettes 42, the waste chamber 47 becomes larger and the cigarette chamber 42 correspondingly smaller, until finally the entire contents of the cigarette pack are formed by the waste chamber 47 with the number of waste cigarettes 48 corresponding to the cigarette group 12 becomes.

Die Trennwand zwischen den beiden Kammern 46 und 47 kann durch einen gesonderten, verformbaren Zuschnitt innerhalb des Hauptteils 11 der Klappschachtel 10 gebildet sein. Bei dem dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel wird die Trennwand durch den Innenzuschnitt 29 gebildet, und zwar durch dessen Rückwand 30. Diese erstreckt sich zu diesem Zweck über die volle Höhe des Innenraums der Klappschachtel und damit über die Länge der Zigaretten 42.The partition between the two chambers 46 and 47 can be formed by a separate, deformable blank within the main part 11 of the hinged box 10. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the dividing wall is formed by the inner blank 29, specifically by its rear wall 30. For this purpose, it extends over the full height of the interior of the hinged box and thus over the length of the cigarettes 42.

Zur Wirksamkeit der Rückwand 30 als Trennwand zwischen den Kammern 46 und 47 sind besondere Maßnahmen vorgesehen. Die Vorderwand 31 ist über die Seitenlappen 39 in der Klappschachtel 10 bzw. dem Hauptteil 11 verankert. Die Schachtel-Seitenlappen 39 sind zu diesem Zweck mit einem Leimstreifen 49 an der Innenseite der Klappschachtel 10, nämlich an den Schachtelseitenwänden 19 und 20 verankert. Der Leimstreifen 49 erstreckt sich lediglich im Bereich außerhalb der Abziehlasche 35, so daß diese bei Ingebrauchnahme der Zigaretten-Packung unbeeinträchtigt abgezogen werden kann.Special measures are provided for the effectiveness of the rear wall 30 as a partition between the chambers 46 and 47. The front wall 31 is anchored via the side tabs 39 in the hinged box 10 or the main part 11. For this purpose, the box side tabs 39 are anchored with a glue strip 49 on the inside of the hinged box 10, namely on the box side walls 19 and 20. The glue strip 49 extends only in the area outside the pull tab 35, so that it can be pulled off unimpaired when the cigarette pack is put into use.

Des weiteren ist die Bodenwand 32 an der Innenseite der Schachtel-Bodenwand 16 verankert, und zwar durch eine größere Leimfläche 50.Furthermore, the bottom wall 32 is anchored to the inside of the box bottom wall 16 by a larger glue surface 50.

Schließlich ist die Ausbildung und Verankerung der Rückwand 30 von Bedeutung. Auf der einen Seite, nämlich mit dem Seitenlappen 38, ist die Rückwand 30 mittels Leimstreifen 51 an der Innenseite der einen Schachtelseitenwand 20 befestigt. Der der Schachtelseitewand 19 zugekehrte Seitenlappen 38 ist frei und ohne Verbindung. Dadurch kann dieser Teil der Rückwand 30 - einschließlich angrenzendem Seitenlappen - im Hauptteil 11 der Klappschachtel 10 frei querbewegt werden zur Veränderung der Relativstellung der Trennwand (Rückwand 30).Finally, the formation and anchoring of the rear wall 30 is important. On one side, namely with the side tab 38, the rear wall 30 is fastened to the inside of the one box side wall 20 by means of glue strips 51. The side tab 38 facing the box side wall 19 is free and without connection. As a result, this part of the rear wall 30 - including adjacent side tabs - can be freely moved transversely in the main part 11 of the hinged box 10 in order to change the relative position of the partition wall (rear wall 30).

Zur weiteren Verbesserung der Verschiebbarkeit der Rückwand 30 in der Funktion als Trennwand ist diese teilweise vom übrigen Teil des Innenzuschnitts 29 abtrennbar. Zu diesem Zweck ist die Rückwand 30 sowie der angrenzende, nicht befestigte Seitenlappen 38 durch Perforationen bzw. Stanzungen 52 mit Restverbindungen 53 an der Bodenwand 32 sowie am Boden-Seitenlappen 40 verankert. Bei Ingebrauchnahme der Abfall-Kammer 47 wird die Verbindung durchtrennt, so daß die Rückwand 30 einschließlich Seitenlappen 38 auch im bodenseitigen Bereich störungsfrei querverschiebbar ist.To further improve the displaceability of the rear wall 30 in its function as a partition, it can be partially separated from the remaining part of the inner blank 29. For this purpose, the rear wall 30 and the adjacent, not attached side tab 38 are anchored by perforations or punchings 52 with residual connections 53 on the bottom wall 32 and on the bottom side tab 40. When the waste chamber 47 is put into use, the connection is severed, so that the rear wall 30 including side tabs 38 can also be moved freely in the bottom area.

Die abgerauchten Zigaretten - Abfall-Zigaretten 48 - können über die Hauptöffnung der Klappschachtel 10 bei geöffnetem Deckel 13 in die Abfall-Kammer 47 eingeführt werden. Vorteilhafter ist aber eine gesonderte Einsteck-Öffnung für die Abfall-Zigaretten 48. Diese ist bei dem vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel im Bereich der Schachtel-Rückwand 15 angeordnet, und zwar benachbart zu einem Rand derselben. Die Einstecköffnung 54 ist benachbart zur Schachtelseitenwand 19 gebildet, also auf der Seite, an der die Rückwand 30 des Innenzuschnitts 29 frei querverschiebbar ist. Die Einstecköffnung 54 ist durch eine U-Stanzung 55 im Zuschnitt (Fig. 7) für die Klappschachtel 10 gebildet, mit Restverbindungen 56. Es entsteht dadurch eine rechteckige Schwenklasche 57, die zur Einführung einer Abfall-Zigarette 48 in die Zigaretten- Packung nach innen verschwenkt wird (Fig. 5). Nach Einführen einer Abfall-Zigarette 48 in die Abfall-Kammer 47 kehrt die Schwenklasche 57 infolge der gegebenen Rückstellkräfte des Materials in die Ausgangsstellung zurück. Eine rückseitige, aufrechte Packungskante 58 bildet dabei das Scharnier für die Schwenklasche 57.The smoked cigarettes - waste cigarettes 48 - can be introduced into the waste chamber 47 via the main opening of the hinged box 10 with the lid 13 open. However, a separate insertion opening for the refuse cigarettes 48 is more advantageous. In the present exemplary embodiment, this is arranged in the region of the box rear wall 15, namely adjacent to an edge thereof. The insertion opening 54 is formed adjacent to the box side wall 19, that is to say on the side on which the rear wall 30 of the inner blank 29 can be freely moved. The insertion opening 54 is formed by a U-shaped punch 55 in the blank (FIG. 7) for the hinged box 10, with residual connections 56. This creates a rectangular swivel tab 57, which is used to introduce a waste cigarette 48 into the cigarette pack is pivoted (Fig. 5). After inserting a waste cigarette 48 into the waste chamber 47, the swivel tab 57 returns to the starting position due to the given restoring forces of the material. A rear, upright packing edge 58 forms the hinge for the swivel tab 57.

Die Schwenklasche 57 und damit die Einstecköffnung 54 sind so bemessen, daß sie in der Breite etwa dem Durchmesser einer Abfall-Zigarette 48 entsprechen, jedoch in Längsrichtung kürzer sind. Die Abfall-Zigarette 48 kann dadurch mit einer in Längsrichtung erfolgenden Bewegung in die Klappschachtel 10 eingeschoben werden. Durch die geringere Länge der Einstecköffnung 54 entstehen oberhalb und unterhalb derselben Anschläge 59, 60 zum Halten der Abfall-Zigaretten 48 in der Abfall-Kammer 47.The swivel tab 57 and thus the insertion opening 54 are dimensioned such that their width corresponds approximately to the diameter of a waste cigarette 48, but is shorter in the longitudinal direction. The waste cigarette 48 can thereby be inserted into the hinged box 10 with a longitudinal movement. The shorter length of the insertion opening 54 creates stops 59, 60 above and below the same for holding the waste cigarettes 48 in the waste chamber 47.

Die Klappschachtel 10 kann mit einer üblichen Außenumhüllung aus dünner Kunststoffolie oder Zellglas versehen sein. Bei dem vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel hat diese Außenumhüllung zwei im Abstand voneinander angeordnete, querverlaufende Aufreißstreifen (nicht gezeigt). Diese üblichen und bekannten Aufreißstreifen ermöglichen die Durchtrennung der Außenumhüllung und das anschließende Abziehen derselben. Durch die Anordnung eines oberen und eines unteren Aufreißstreifens können ein oberer kappenartiger Teil der Außenumhüllung und ein unterer kappenartiger Teil derselben von der Klappschachtel 10 abgezogen werden, so daß von der Außenumhüllung ein etwa mittig die Klappschachtel 10 umgebender Mantelstreifen 61 zurückbleibt. Dieser ist so angeordnet, daß die Einführung der Abfall-Zigaretten 48 durch Einschieben derselben in den unteren Teil der Einstecköffnung 54 möglich ist.The hinged box 10 can be provided with a conventional outer covering made of thin plastic film or cellular glass. In the present exemplary embodiment, this outer covering has two transverse tear strips (not shown) which are arranged at a distance from one another. These Usual and known tear strips enable the outer casing to be severed and subsequently removed. By arranging an upper and a lower tear strip, an upper cap-like part of the outer wrapping and a lower cap-like part of the same can be removed from the hinged box 10, so that a jacket strip 61 surrounding the hinged box 10 approximately in the middle remains from the outer wrapping. This is arranged so that the introduction of the waste cigarettes 48 is possible by pushing them into the lower part of the insertion opening 54.

Die in der beschriebenen Weise ausgebildete Zigarettenpackung wird so gehandhabt, daß nach Beseitigen der oberen und unteren Teile der Außenumhüllung und Öffnen des Deckels 13 die Abziehlasche 35 beseitigt wird. Dadurch liegen die Zigaretten 42 oben für die Entnahme frei (Fig. 1). Nach Entnahme einer ersten Zigarette 42 fällt die ursprüngliche Formation der Zigaretten-Gruppe 12 (Fig. 2) in sich zusammen. Es entsteht nun ein gewisser Freiraum innerhalb der Klappschachtel 10, der das Wiedereinführen der abgerauchten Zigarette als Abfall-Zigarette 48 über die Einstecköffnung 45 ermöglicht. Durch das Einschieben der ersten Abfall-Zigarette 48 werden Rückwand 30 und Seitenlappen 38 von der Bodenwand 32 und dem Bodenseitenlappen 40 abgetrennt, so daß die Schachtel-Rückwand 30 teilweise in das Innere der Packung verschoben werden kann und die Funktion als Trennwand übernimmt. Nach und nach können jetzt die Zigaretten entnommen, geraucht und als Abfall-Zigaretten wieder eingeführt werden, bis die mit derartigen Abfall-Zigaretten gefüllte Zigaretten-Packung als Einheit beseitigt wird.The cigarette pack designed in the manner described is handled in such a way that after removal of the upper and lower parts of the outer casing and opening of the cover 13, the pull tab 35 is removed. As a result, the cigarettes 42 are exposed at the top for removal (FIG. 1). After a first cigarette 42 has been removed, the original formation of the cigarette group 12 (FIG. 2) collapses. A certain amount of free space is now created within the hinged box 10, which enables the smoked cigarette to be reinserted as a waste cigarette 48 via the insertion opening 45. By inserting the first waste cigarette 48, the rear wall 30 and side flaps 38 are separated from the bottom wall 32 and the bottom side flap 40, so that the box rear wall 30 can be partially moved into the interior of the pack and takes over the function as a partition. Gradually, the cigarettes can now be removed, smoked and reinserted as waste cigarettes until the cigarette pack filled with such waste cigarettes is removed as a unit.

Der Innenzuschnitt 29 bzw. die Trennwand zur Abgrenzung der Kammern 46 und 47 voneinander kann auch aus einem schwer entflammbaren Werkstoff bestehen, zum Beispiel aus einer Aluminium- oder einer anderen Metallfolie ohne Papierbeschichtung. Dies gilt für den Fall, daß noch nicht vollständig erloschene, abgerauchte Zigaretten in die Schachtel eingeführt werden können.The inner blank 29 or the partition for delimiting the chambers 46 and 47 from one another can also consist of a flame-retardant material, for example an aluminum or other metal foil without paper coating. This applies in the event that not completely extinguished, smoked cigarettes can be inserted into the box.

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  1. Cigarette pack with box (10), especially hinge-lid box for a group of cigarettes (cigarette-group 12), a deformable partition being arranged in the box (10) for separating a cigarette compartment (46) from a waste compartment (47) for smoked cigarettes (waste-cigarettes 48) characterized in that the deformable partition is at the same time the rear wall (30) of an inner blank (29) holding the cigarette-group (12) and in that the rear wall (30) extends from a bottom wall (32) of the inner blank approximately to the upper edge of the cigarette-group (12), without connection with an upper top wall (33) of the inner blank (29).
  2. Cigarette pack according to Claim 1, characterized in that the width of the rear wall (30) - measurement in the plane of pack front-wall (14) and pack rear-wall (15) - is bigger than that of the box (10), in such a way that by appropriate deformation of the rear wall (30), the size and shape of the compartments (46, 47) can be altered.
  3. Cigarette pack according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the rear wall (30) is connected to at least one side-wall (box side-wall 20) and preferably also to a box bottom-wall (16), especially by adhesion.
  4. Cigarette pack according to Claim 3, characterized in that the rear wall (30), or a side-tab (38) adjoining the latter, is connected to the inside of one box side-wall (20), especially by adhesion (adhesive strip 51), whereas the oppositely situated side-tab (38) is arranged freely in the box (10).
  5. Cigarette pack according to one or more of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a front-wall (31) of the inner blank (29) is fixed in the box (10), especially by sticking side-tabs (39) to the inside of the box side-walls (19, 20) with the aid of adhesive strips (49).
  6. Cigarette pack according to one or more of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the rear-wall (30) and possibly the adjoining, unattached side-tab (38) can be severed from the rest of the inner blank (29), especially via a severable connection between rear-wall (30) and bottom-wall (32).
  7. Cigarette pack according to one or more of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the box (10) has a seperate opening (insert-opening 54) for inserting waste-cigarettes (48) into the waste-compartment (47).
  8. Cigarette pack according to Claim 7, characterized in that the insert-opening (54) is formed in the region of a box rear-wall (15), its width corresponding roughly to the diameter of a waste-cigarette (48) but its length being shorter than said cigarette.
  9. Cigarette pack according to Claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the insert-opening (54) is formed by a U-punch (55) in such a way that a hinged-flap (57) pivoting on a pack edge (58) is formed, acting as a breech of the insert-opening (54).
  10. Cigarette pack according to one or more of Claims 1 to 9, characterized by an outer wrapping made of plastics foil or the like, which is equipped with two transversely running tearing-strips, being spaced apart, which enable an upper and lower part of the outer wrapping to be pulled off in such a way that an encircling strip (61) remains in the central region of the hinge-lid box (10) as part of the outer wrapping, in particular for covering part of the insert-opening (54).
  11. Cigarette pack according to one or more of Claims 1 to 10, characterized in that a front-wall (31) of the inner blank (29) forms a flap (35) in the top section, which the also removable cover-wall (33) adjoins to, in such a way that after removing the flap (35), the cigarette-group (12) is uncovered in the region of an upper front part and completely uncovered in the region of the upper end face.
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