EP1215973B1 - Tabakbeutel - Google Patents

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EP1215973B1
EP1215973B1 EP00964450A EP00964450A EP1215973B1 EP 1215973 B1 EP1215973 B1 EP 1215973B1 EP 00964450 A EP00964450 A EP 00964450A EP 00964450 A EP00964450 A EP 00964450A EP 1215973 B1 EP1215973 B1 EP 1215973B1
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Maria Petronella Henrika Van Gerwen
Ewoud Alphonsus Van Den Berg
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De Erven de Weduwe J Van Nelle BV
Van Nelle Tabak Nederland BV
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F23/00—Cases for tobacco, snuff, or chewing tobacco
    • A24F23/02—Tobacco pouches
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/24—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices using self-locking integral or attached closure elements, e.g. flaps

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  • the invention relates to a tobacco pouch provided with a front wall and a back wall manufactured from plastic film and with a flap attached to the back wall, whereby the front wall and back wall are connected to one another at side edges and whereby the tobacco pouch is further provided with connecting means for closing off the tobacco pouch by releasably connecting the flap to the front or back wall, the connecting means comprising a first part which is fastened to the flap and comprising a second part which is fastened to the front or back wall, one of the two parts being provided with hooks which can be releasably fastened to co-operating means provided on the other of the two parts.
  • a tobacco pouch of such a type is known, for example, from German Utility Model DE 295 13 893 and can be realised in the form of a block-bottom pouch or a wrapping pouch.
  • the first part consists of a rectangular material, the lengthwise direction of which is directed perpendicular to the side edges, said material being provided with hooks.
  • the second part consists of a rectangular area of felt-like material comprising loops, the lengthwise direction of which is likewise directed perpendicular to the side edges.
  • the tobacco pouch has the disadvantage that the flap does not close off the tobacco pouch well when the latter is not filled completely. In the closed state the flap is located in each instance opposite approximately the same position of the front wall, so that the opening on the upper side of the pouch is not closed off well by the flap.
  • a tobacco pouch provided with a front wall and a back wall manufactured from plastic film and with a flap attached to the back wall, whereby the front wall and back wall are connected to one another at side edges and whereby the tobacco pouch is further provided with connecting means for closing off the tobacco pouch by releasably connecting the flap to the front or back wall, the connecting means comprising a first part which is fastened to the flap and comprising a second part which is fastened to the front or back wall, one of the two parts being provided with hooks which can be releasably connected to co-operating means provided on the other of the two parts, characterised in that the first and/or second part consists of a strip-shaped area, the lengthwise direction of which is at least substantially directed parallel to the side edges when the flap is connected to the front wall.
  • the first and/or second parts consist of a strip-shaped area, the lengthwise direction of which is at least substantially directed parallel to the side edges, it is ensured that the flap, viewed in the direction of the side edges, can be connected to the front wall in various positions with respect to the front wall when the tobacco pouch is realised in the form of a block-bottom pouch.
  • the flap can be passed over the front wall to a greater or lesser extent in order to be fastened to said front wall.
  • the pouch may at the same time be employed as a wrapping pouch.
  • the flap is passed over the front wall prior to the pouch being closed and is turned over at the underside of the front wall towards the back wall, in order subsequently to be fastened to the back wall.
  • the second part of the fastening means is then also fastened to the back wall.
  • said co-operating means also comprises hooks.
  • the first part consists of the aforementioned strip-shaped area.
  • the second part preferably consists of a strip-shaped area, the lengthwise direction of which is at least substantially directed perpendicular to the side edges.
  • a tobacco pouch in the form of a block-bottom pouch according to the invention is indicated by reference numeral 1.
  • the tobacco pouch is provided with a front wall 2 and a back wall 4 manufactured from plastic film and with a flap 6 attached to the back wall.
  • the front wall 2 and the back wall 4 are connected to one another at the side edges 8 of the front wall 2 and back wall 4.
  • the aforementioned side edges 8 are connected to one another via side walls 10.
  • the tobacco pouch is further provided with fastening means 12, 14 for closing the tobacco pouch by releasably connecting the flap 6 to the front wall 2.
  • the fastening means comprise a first part 12 which is fastened to the flap 6 and a second part 14 which is fastened to the front wall.
  • the first part 12 consists of a strip-shaped area, the lengthwise direction of which, indicated in the drawing by the dotted line 16, is directed at least substantially parallel to the side edges 8 of the flap when the flap is connected to the front wall, as shown in Figs. 1b and 1c.
  • one of the two parts is provided with hooks 18 (in this example the first part 12) which can be releasably connected to hooks 20 provided on the other of the two parts (in this example the second part 14).
  • the fastening means are made, in this example, from the hook part of a material that is known as a hook-and-loop strip and is marketed under the brand name VELCRO®.
  • the loop part of the hook-and-loop strip is not however used in this example.
  • the second part consists of a strip-shaped area, the lengthwise direction of which (indicated in the drawing by dotted line 22) is at least substantially directed perpendicular to the side edges 8 when the flap is connected to the front wall 2, as shown in Figs. 1b and 1c.
  • the first part is fastened to an inside 24 of the flap which is formed in the closed state of the tobacco pouch. It is moreover the case that the first part extends partly outside the contours of the flap 6.
  • the flap can be closed in various positions with respect to the front wall 2. These positions may vary as regards the height of the tobacco pouch, that is to say in the direction of the side edges 8.
  • the flap can be pulled far over the front wall 2 and the tobacco pouch can be closed by connecting the first part, that is to say a part of the first part, to the second part 14. Because the first part 12 is realised in the form of a strip, there is always a section of the first part 12 that makes contact with the second part 14 when the flap is closed.
  • the pouch can be closed by connecting the first part 12 to the second part 14.
  • the lengthwise direction 16 of the strip-shaped area of the first part 12 in the closed state is at least substantially directed parallel to the side edges 8.
  • the first part 12 will likewise make contact with the second part 14 when the first part 12, that is to say the flap 6, is, for whatever reason, not passed over the front wall 2 precisely in the middle of the front wall 2 but has a deviation in, for example, the direction of one of the side edges 8.
  • the flap 6 can be adjustably connected to the front wall 2 in the direction of the arrow 26 in Fig. 1a. This is handy for closing the tobacco pouch in the case of a varying degree of filling. Besides this, the flap 6 can be connected to the front wall 2 varying in the direction of the arrow 28.
  • Figs. 2a and 2b an alternative embodiment of the tobacco pouch is shown in which components corresponding to Figs. 1a-1c are provided with the same reference numerals.
  • the first part 12 is situated over its full length within the contours of the flap 6.
  • the second part 14 may possibly be placed closer to a top side of the tobacco pouch, so that also when the tobacco pouch is entirely filled the first part 12 can be manipulated easily on the second part 14 when the flap 6 is used in order to close the tobacco pouch, as shown in Fig. 2b.
  • the closed state it is the case that both the first part 12 and the second part 14 are hidden from view, which may be regarded as an advantage.
  • the first part 12 is fastened to an outside 30 of the flap which is formed in the closed state of the tobacco pouch.
  • the second part 14 may, in addition, be fastened to the front wall 2 somewhat lower down with respect to the situation in Fig. 1a. This is by reason of the fact that only the section of the first part 12 that extends outside the contours of the flap 6 can be utilised for closing the flap 6.
  • the second part can consist of a strip-shaped area, the lengthwise direction of which is at least substantially directed parallel to the side edges 8 when the flap 6 is connected to the front wall 2.
  • the first part likewise consists of a strip-shaped area, the lengthwise direction 16 of which is at least substantially directed perpendicular to the side edges 8 when the flap is closed.
  • the flap can be closed variably in the directions 26 and 28, depending on the degree of filling of the tobacco pouch and the accuracy with which the flap 6 is folded over.
  • a tobacco pouch in the form of a so-called wrapping pouch.
  • the wrapping pouch is provided with a front wall 2 and a back wall 4 manufactured from plastic film and with a flap 6 attached to the back wall.
  • the aforementioned front wall 2 and back wall 4 are connected to one another at the side edges 8 of the front wall 2 and the back wall 4.
  • the tobacco pouch is further provided with fastening means which comprise a first part 12 which is fastened to the flap 6 and comprise a second part 14 which is now fastened to the back wall 4 instead of to the front wall 2.
  • both of the two parts 12, 14 are provided with hooks, which can be releasably connected to each other.
  • the flap 6 is folded over the front wall 2 and folded down on the underside of the front wall 2 in the direction of the back wall.
  • the first part 12 of the fastening means can subsequently be fastened to the second part 14.
  • the flap can be closed in various positions with respect to the back wall.
  • the second part consists of a strip-shaped area, the lengthwise direction of which, indicated in the drawing by dotted line 22, is at least substantially directed perpendicular to the side edges 8, both cases being entirely analogous to those discussed in connection with the preceding Figures.
  • the tobacco pouch can always be closed well, even when the tobacco pouch is entirely, partially or almost empty.
  • the orientation of the first and second parts 12, 14 can be reversed to that the first part 12 is substantially perpendicular to the side edges 8 and the second part 14 is substantially parallel to the side edges 8.
  • first part 12 is fastened to the flap in a manner such as has been discussed for Figs. 2a and 2b.
  • first part 12 is fastened to the flap in a manner such as has been discussed in connection with Figs. 3a and 3b.
  • first part is fastened to the flap 6 in a manner such as has been discussed in connection with Fig. 4a
  • second part 14 is fastened to the back wall 4 in a manner such as has been discussed for the strip 14 in connection with the front wall 2.
  • the strip 14 may likewise be fastened in the upward direction of the tobacco pouch and in such a manner that dotted line 22 is directed vertically in this case.
  • the invention is by no means restricted to the embodiment of a wrapping pouch and a block-bottom pouch that has been outlined here. Other embodiments of pouches also fall within the scope of the invention.

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  1. Tabakbeutel (1) mit einer Vorderwand (2) und einer Rückwand (4), hergestellt aus Kunststofffolie und mit einer mit der Rückwand (4) verbundenen Klappe (6), wobei die Vorderwand (2) und die Rückwand (4) miteinander an Seitenkanten (8) verbunden sind, und der Tabakbeutel ferner mit einer Verbindungsvorrichtung (12, 14) zum Verschließen des Tabakbeutels durch lösbares Verbinden der Klappe (6) mit der Vorder- oder der Rückwand versehen ist, wobei die Verbindungsvorrichtung ein erstes Teil (12), das mit der Klappe befestigt ist, und ein zweites Teil (14) aufweist, das mit der Vorder- oder Rückwand befestigt ist und wobei eines der beiden Teile mit Haken (18) versehen ist, die lösbar mit den miteinander zusammenwirkenden Vorrichtungen (20), die auf der anderen Seite der beiden Teile angeordnet sind, verbunden sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste und/oder das zweite Teil aus einem streifenförmigen Bereich besteht, dessen Längsrichtung (16, 22) mindestens im wesentlichen parallel zu den Seitenkanten (8) verläuft, wenn die Klappe mit der Vorderwand (2) verbunden ist.
  2. Tabakbeutel nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste Teil aus dem vorerwähnten streifenförmigen Bereich besteht.
  3. Tabakbeutel nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das zweite Teil aus einem streifenförmigen Bereich besteht, dessen Längsrichtung mindestens im wesentlichen rechtwinklig zu den Seitenkanten verläuft, wenn die Klappe mit der Vorder- oder Rückwand verbunden ist.
  4. Tabakbeutel nach einem der vorausgehenden Ansprüche, bei dem die miteinander zusammenwirkenden Vorrichtungen Haken sind.
  5. Tabakbeutel nach einem der vorausgehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste Teil mit einer Innenseite der Klappe befestigt ist, die in geschlossenem Zustand des Tabakbeutels gebildet wird.
  6. Tabakbeutel nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste Teil über seine volle Länge innerhalb der Umrisslinien der Klappe angeordnet ist.
  7. Tabakbeutel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 - 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste Teil mit einer Außenseite der Klappe befestigt ist, die in geschlossenem Zustand des Tabakbeutels gebildet wird.
  8. Tabakbeutel nach Anspruch 5 oder 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste Teil sich teilweise außerhalb der Konturen der Klappe erstreckt.
  9. Tabakbeutel nach einem der vorausgehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Tabakbeutel in Form eines Wickelbeutels realisiert ist, wobei das zweite Teil der Befestigungsvorrichtung mit der Rückwand befestigt ist.
  10. Tabakbeutel nach einem der vorausgehenden Ansprüche 1 - 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Tabakbeutel in Form eines Beutels mit Blockboden realisiert ist, wobei das zweite Teil der Befestigungsvorrichtung mit der Vorderwand befestigt ist.
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