EP1699308A2 - Device for adding a volatile substance to a smoked product and smoked product container comprising one such device - Google Patents

Device for adding a volatile substance to a smoked product and smoked product container comprising one such device

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EP1699308A2
EP1699308A2 EP04816428A EP04816428A EP1699308A2 EP 1699308 A2 EP1699308 A2 EP 1699308A2 EP 04816428 A EP04816428 A EP 04816428A EP 04816428 A EP04816428 A EP 04816428A EP 1699308 A2 EP1699308 A2 EP 1699308A2
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volatile substance
container
substance
volatile
smoking product
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Jean-Louis Damret
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Societe Nationale dExploitation Industrielle des Tabacs et Allumettes SAS
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Societe Nationale dExploitation Industrielle des Tabacs et Allumettes SAS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F15/00—Receptacles or boxes specially adapted for cigars, cigarettes, simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor
    • A24F15/12—Receptacles or boxes specially adapted for cigars, cigarettes, simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor for pocket use
    • A24F15/18—Receptacles or boxes specially adapted for cigars, cigarettes, simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor for pocket use combined with other objects
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F25/00—Devices used by the smoker for controlling the moisture content of, or for scenting, cigars, cigarettes or tobacco
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D37/00—Sachet pads specially adapted for liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances
    • 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
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators
    • B65D2203/12—Audible, olfactory or visual signalling means

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  • the present invention relates to a device for adding a volatile substance to a smoking product.
  • the present invention also relates to a container for a smoking product comprising the device of the invention.
  • To modify the aromatic characteristics of the primary smoke of a cigarette it has been proposed to circulate the current of smoke through one or more flavored passage (s) most often arranged at the filter of a cigarette. .
  • These devices are expensive and allow the smoker only a limited choice of modification of his product. They. only modify primary smoke when smoking the product.
  • European patent EP 1 154 930 describes a method of packaging smoking articles, and more particularly cigarette packs, during which a volatile flavoring agent is placed in the pack and diffuses inside it as soon as it is closure during packaging.
  • the aroma diffuses both into the smoking product and inside the package from the moment it is packaged, which allows, in addition to flavoring cigarette smoke, flavoring the inside the package creating a feeling of freshness, for example, when the package is opened by the user.
  • the user does not control the diffusion of the aromatic substance in the container since the scent and the taste of the product to be smoked depend directly on the product added by the manufacturer, on the time elapsed between the packaging of the package and its opening by the user.
  • the aromatic characteristics of the smoking product contained in these packages can differ greatly if they were not packaged or opened on the same date.
  • the smoker also does not have the choice of the nature of the volatile compound added to the smoking product.
  • the invention relates to a device for modifying the in particular aromatic characteristics of a smoking product making it possible to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks.
  • the device of the invention is essentially characterized in that it comprises a means of isolating at least one volatile modifying substance with the product to be smoked, a means of release 39a, 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, 44a, 45a, 4 ⁇ a of the volatile substance by action of the user of the smoking product and a means of confining the smoking product with the volatile substance after the volatile substance has been released.
  • the volatile substance is chosen according to the desired effect.
  • These may be compounds which will modify the characteristics of the smoking product and of its packaging. These compounds can advantageously be transferred to the primary and / or secondary smoke during the combustion of the product.
  • the means for isolating the volatile substance is placed in the container for the smoking product at an apparent zone allowing to identify the presence of the aromatic substance in the package.
  • the volatile substance is encapsulated in an impermeable envelope which can be released by the user.
  • the impermeable envelope can be constituted by capsules which contain the volatile substance and which can be broken by manual mechanical action. It can then be provided that the capsules are contained in a varnish or in a printing ink.
  • the isolation means can consist of two superposed sheets hermetically enclosing the volatile substance, these two sheets forming a peelable system to allow their separation and the release of the volatile substance. In the latter case, provision can be made for the active substance to be on part of the container.
  • the active substance is placed on a separate support 16, 19, 24 of the container which can be inserted therein by the smoker after activation in said container.
  • the means of isolating the volatile substance is the glue fixing the flap of the cover on the internal front face of the latter.
  • the volatile substance is contained in capsules which can be broken by manual mechanical action.
  • the isolation means comprises several apparent and distinct zones making it possible to identify the presence of at least one volatile substance in the package and allowing the user to release one or more substances different and / or identical volatiles by activating the appropriate zone of the isolation means. Each zone can indicate the presence of a volatile substance of different characteristic. Alternatively, several zones can be provided to indicate the presence of identical volatile substances.
  • the invention also relates to a container for a smoking product comprising the device according to any one of the preceding claims.
  • This container can be a cigarette or cigar case, a tobacco pouch or the pack of cigarettes or cigars in which the smoking products are sold.
  • - Figure 1 is a perspective view of three quarters of a cigarette pack comprising the device of the invention according to a first embodiment
  • Figures 2 and 3 show first and second variants of the device of the invention according to the first embodiment
  • - Figure 4 is a perspective view of three quarters of a cigarette package comprising the device of the invention according to a second embodiment
  • - Figure 5 is a side view along arrow V of the cigarette package of Figure 4
  • - Figure 6 is an enlarged view of part VI of Figure 5
  • Figures 7 to 10 show first, second, third and fourth variants of a part of the device of the invention according to the second embodiment
  • - Figure 11 shows in perspective a tobacco pouch comprising the device of the invention according to a third embodiment.
  • a cigarette package 1 with hinged lid 2 comprises a pocket 3 consisting of two side panels 4, 5, a front panel 6, a rear panel 7 and a bottom panel 8 which are mounted and folded during the assembly process of the package and also includes a reinforcing collar 9 fixed in such a way that it protrudes from the latter.
  • the cover 2 of the cigarette pack 1 comprises a front panel 10, two side panels 11, 12, a rear panel 13, an upper panel 14 and a flap 15 of the cover not shown in FIG. 1 but which will be described more precisely with reference to FIGS. 4 to 10.
  • the package also usually comprises an interior lining, not shown, which envelops the group of cigarettes.
  • the 1 comprises a coupon 16 included in this pack 1 or introduced when it is opened by the user and disposed in a removable manner preferably preferably in direct contact with the cigarettes.
  • the coupon 16 is in the form of a relatively rigid sheet of rectangular shape, for example allowing its insertion into the package 1 and its removal from the package 1 by the user. This coupon can be inserted by the manufacturer in the package, between the over-envelope not shown which is generally added to the package or in any other place where it will be accessible to the smoker, for example in the grouping cartridge or even sold separately.
  • a face 17 of the coupon 16 has an area 18 for example of rectangular shape and a surface slightly smaller than that of the coupon 16, said area being printed with a varnish which immobilizes capsules raincoats containing a volatile substance, for example aromatic.
  • the coupon 16 is activated to ensure the release of the volatile substance by manual mechanical action, for example by scraping, exerted by the user at the area 18 of the coupon 16.
  • the coupon 16 is then placed in the package, the face 17 of the coupon 16, which contains the aromatic substance, preferably facing the cigarettes contained in the package 1 to allow the volatile substance to diffuse into cigarettes after the package has been closed.
  • the coupon 16 shown in Figure 1 has a single rectangular area 18 on which the scraping action exerted by the user can be total or partial so as to be able to modulate the aroma content which diffuses into the package. If the user wishes to limit the diffusion of the volatile substance in the package 1, the coupon 16 can be withdrawn.
  • the coupon 19 represented in FIG. 2 is of the same type as that described with reference to FIG. 1 but has four apparent rectangular zones 20, 21, 22, 23 for example substantially of the same surfaces and which each contain the same encapsulated aromatic substance and immobilized, in a varnish as described for coupon 16 of FIG. 1.
  • the user controls more precisely the quantity of volatile substance released and can modulate the strength of the aroma in the smoking product and in the package. by choosing to activate one or more zones.
  • This variant also offers him the possibility of assigning an aromatic profile a specific number of cigarettes and modify the remaining products using another method.
  • the coupon 24 shown in FIG. 3 also includes four visible zones 25, 26, 27, 28 of substantially identical surfaces but each containing aromatic substances of different flavors.
  • zones 25, 26, 27, 28 has a separate decoration allowing the user to identify the aromatic substances contained in zones 25, 26, 27, 28 of coupon 24. In this way, the user can choose the aroma of the product to be smoked at its convenience.
  • the coupon 16, 19, 24 containing the aromatic substance or substances may be in any geometric form allowing it to be inserted into the cigarette package.
  • the coupon can be arranged as shown in Figure 1 but also between cigarettes or at any other place in the package allowing the diffusion of the aromatic substance in the smoking products when the package is closed.
  • the zones 5, 8 to 11, 13 to 16 can be printed in a printing ink comprising the flavored capsules.
  • the isolation means of the invention is disposed at the flap 15 of the cover 2 of the cigarette pack 1. With reference to Figures 5 and 6, it is constituted by the bead of glue 29 which fixes a first face 30 of the flap 15 on the internal face 31 of the front panel 10 of the cover 2 and contains a volatile aromatic substance.
  • Figures 6 to 9 show the outer face 32 of the front panel 10 of the cover 2 and the second face having no glue 33 of the flap 15 in an unfolded and unglued configuration for a better understanding of the device of the invention.
  • the aromatic substance is hermetically contained in capsules immobilized in the bead of adhesive 29. By crushing action exerted on the face 33 of the flap 15, the capsules containing the aromatic substance are broken and the released volatile substance diffuses through the flap 15 and into the inward fold of the cigarette pack 1 to flavor the smoking products.
  • the face 33 of the flap 15 may include one or more distinct zones 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 to identify the presence of one or more aromatic substance (s) in the bead of glue 29 under the flap 15 at the level of the corresponding zone (s).
  • the device shown in Figure 7 has a single rectangular area 34 of dimensions slightly smaller than that of the flap 15. A manual crushing exerted on all or part of the area 34 allows to release all or part of the volatile substance encapsulated and contained in the bead of glue 29. In the device shown in FIG. 8, four different aromatic substances are regularly and successively distributed over the length of the bead of adhesive 29.
  • the face 33 of the flap 15 has, in this case, four visible zones 35, 36, 37, 38 for identifying the different active substances each having a different decoration and on which manual crushing can be exerted to release the volatile substance placed in the bead of adhesive 29 under the zone 35, 36, 37, 38 concerned.
  • the face 33 of the flap 15 can of course comprise both zones through which aromatic substances of different characteristics are released, but also several zones through which identical substances are released. This last configuration allows the user to modulate at his convenience the quantity of aroma diffused for one or more aromas in the same cigarette package while retaining the choice of aroma and to vary the flavoring of the products as and as they are consumed.
  • the inner face 33 of the flap 15 of the cover 2 has four rectangular apparent areas 39, 40, 41, 42; 43, 44, 45, 46 substantially the same surfaces and regularly distributed over the entire length of the flap 15 of the cover 2.
  • Each zone 39, 40, 41, 42; 43, 44, 45, 46 is covered by separable or separated parts 39a, 40a, 41a, 42a; 43a, 44a, 45a, 46a of the flap 15 acting as a seal for each of the zones 39, 40, 41, 42.
  • the opening of each seal allows the aromatic substance to diffuse into the pack by activating the volatile substance in glue.
  • the bead of glue 29 contains an aromatic active substance distributed over at least part of its length and thus the user can choose, at his convenience, to open one or more lids 39a, 40a, 41a, 42a to do diffusing the aromatic substance at the corresponding zone 39, 40, 41, 42 which advantageously makes it possible to modulate the quantity of aroma diffused in the package.
  • the bead of glue 29 contains several aromatic substances of different characters, regularly and successively distributed over at least part of the bead of glue 29, each substance being placed under the flap 15 at the corresponding zone 43 , 44, 45, 46.
  • the distribution of the aromatic substances in the bead of glue 29 is such that each aromatic substance in the bead of glue is arranged at a zone 43, 44, 45, 46.
  • FIG. 11 represents a tobacco joke 47 comprising a pocket 48 containing the smoking product not visible in this figure and a flap 49 shown in the open position and coming to fold along a fold line 49z and to be removably attached to the face front 50 of the pocket 48 to keep the smoking product away from the outside environment.
  • the pocket 48 comprises, on its internal face 51 at an area which is located near the opening and which is in contact with the product to be smoked when the flap 49 is folded over the face before 50, two strips 52, 53 printed in a printing varnish and each immobilizing an aromatic substance contained in waterproof capsules regularly distributed on the strips 52, 53 respectively.
  • the user can, by manual mechanical action friction or crushing for example, exerted on all or part of one and / or the other strip 52, 53, release all or part of the substance contained on this strip 52, respectively 53. If, as shown in FIG.
  • the two strips 52, 53 contain aromatic substances of different characteristics, a means of identifying the two bands 52, 53, for example a different decoration, allows the user to identify the aromatic substance or substances retained on these bands 52, 53 and to choose the substance or substances to be released according to his convenience.
  • at least one active substance is placed hermetically between two superimposed sheets by being detachably fixed one on the other to allow the user to release the substance contained between these sheets by manually separating these two sheets from each other. It is of course possible to provide that several sets consisting of two sheets containing volatile substances of identical and / or different flavors are placed in the package. Also, it is possible to provide an interior lining of the printed package with a varnish immobilizing flavored capsules.
  • aromatic substances used, a person skilled in the art will be able to determine the substances applying to the device of the invention as well as the means for fixing or encapsulating these aromatic substances. According to the invention, it is also possible to provide volatile substances other than aromatic substances, such as for example water to moisten the smoking product according to the convenience of the consumer.
  • volatile substances other than aromatic substances such as for example water to moisten the smoking product according to the convenience of the consumer.
  • the devices described above can be applied to any container of smoking product having the configurations required for, for example, place a coupon, contain an aromatic substance in the glue which can be released later or affix a system with two sheets superimposed on one of the internal faces of the container. These containers can be, for example, a cigarette holder or a pocket or a tobacco box.

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for modifying the characteristics of a smoked product, comprising: a means for insulating at least one volatile substance, optionally an aromatic substance, from the product to be smoked; a means (39a, 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, 44a, 45a, 46a) for releasing the volatile substance, which can be actuated by the user of the smoked product; and a means for confining the smoked product with the volatile substance after said substance has been released. The invention also relates to a container for a smoked product, comprising one such device.

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" Dispositif pour ajouter une substance volatile dans un produit à fumer et contenant de produit à fumer •comportant un tel dispositif " La présente invention concerne un dispositif pour ajouter une substance volatile dans un produit à fumer. La présente invention concerne également un contenant de produit à fumer comportant le dispositif de 1 ' invention. Pour modifier les caractéristiques aromatiques de la fumée primaire d'une cigarette, il a été proposé de faire circuler le courant de fumée à travers un ou plusieurs passage (s) aromatisé (s) le plus souvent disposés au niveau du filtre d'une cigarette. Ces dispositifs sont onéreux et ne permettent au fumeux qu'un choix limité de modification de son produit. Ils. ne modifient que la fumée primaire au moment du fumage du produit . Le brevet européen EP 1 154 930 décrit un procédé d'emballage d'articles à fumer, et plus particulièrement de paquets à cigarettes, au cours duquel un aromatisant volatile est disposé dans le paquet et diffuse à l'intérieur de celui-ci dès sa fermeture lors de son emballage . De cette façon, l'arôme diffuse à la fois dans le produit à fumer et à l'intérieur du paquet depuis le moment où il est emballé, ce qui permet, en plus d'aromatiser la fumée des cigarettes, d'aromatiser l'intérieur du paquet créant une sensation par exemple de fraîcheur à l'ouverture du paquet par l'utilisateur. Cependant, dans ce cas, l'utilisateur ne contrôle pas la diffusion de la substance aromatique dans le contenant puisque la flagrance et le goût du produit à fumer dépendent directement du produit ajouté par le fabricant, du temps écoulé entre l'emballage du paquet et son ouverture par l'utilisateur. Ainsi, pour deux paquets identiques, les caractéristiques aromatiques du produit à fumer contenu dans ces paquets peuvent fortement différés s'ils n'ont pas été emballés ou ouverts à la même date. Le fumeur- ne dispose pas non plus du choix de la nature du composé volatil ajouté au produit à fumer. Dans ce contexte, l'invention vise un dispositif pour modifier les caractéristiques notamment aromatiques d'un produit à fumer permettant de pallier les inconvénients précités. A cet effet, le dispositif de l'invention est essentiellement caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un moyen d'isolement d'au moins une substance modificatrice volatile avec le produit à fumer, un moyen de libération 39a, 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, 44a, 45a, 4βa de la substance volatile par action de l'utilisateur du produit à fumer et un moyen de confinement du produit à fumer avec la substance volatile après que la substance volatile ait été libérée. De cette façon, c'est l'utilisateur qui choisit et active la diffusion de la substance volatile selon sa convenance . La substance volatile est choisie en fonction de l'effet recherché. Il peut s'agir de composés qui vont modifier les caractéristiques du produit à fumer et de son emballage. Ces composés pourront avantageusement être transférés dans la fumée primaire et/ou secondaire lors de la combustion du produit. Il s'agit par exemple de composés aromatiques seuls ou en mélanges avec des substances volatiles pouvant modifier favorablement d'autres caractéristiques de la fumée ou du produit à fumer qui interagissent avec leurs composants après leur libération par le fumeur. Avantageusement, le moyen d'isolement de la substance volatile est placé dans le contenant du produit à fumer au niveau d'une zone apparente permettant d'identifier la présence de la substance aromatique dans le paquet . Selon un premier aspect de l'invention, la substance volatile est encapsulée dans une enveloppe imperméable qui peut être libérée par l'utilisateur."Device for adding a volatile substance to a smoking product and containing a smoking product • comprising such a device" The present invention relates to a device for adding a volatile substance to a smoking product. The present invention also relates to a container for a smoking product comprising the device of the invention. To modify the aromatic characteristics of the primary smoke of a cigarette, it has been proposed to circulate the current of smoke through one or more flavored passage (s) most often arranged at the filter of a cigarette. . These devices are expensive and allow the smoker only a limited choice of modification of his product. They. only modify primary smoke when smoking the product. European patent EP 1 154 930 describes a method of packaging smoking articles, and more particularly cigarette packs, during which a volatile flavoring agent is placed in the pack and diffuses inside it as soon as it is closure during packaging. In this way, the aroma diffuses both into the smoking product and inside the package from the moment it is packaged, which allows, in addition to flavoring cigarette smoke, flavoring the inside the package creating a feeling of freshness, for example, when the package is opened by the user. However, in this case, the user does not control the diffusion of the aromatic substance in the container since the scent and the taste of the product to be smoked depend directly on the product added by the manufacturer, on the time elapsed between the packaging of the package and its opening by the user. Thus, for two identical packages, the aromatic characteristics of the smoking product contained in these packages can differ greatly if they were not packaged or opened on the same date. The smoker also does not have the choice of the nature of the volatile compound added to the smoking product. In this context, the invention relates to a device for modifying the in particular aromatic characteristics of a smoking product making it possible to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks. To this end, the device of the invention is essentially characterized in that it comprises a means of isolating at least one volatile modifying substance with the product to be smoked, a means of release 39a, 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, 44a, 45a, 4βa of the volatile substance by action of the user of the smoking product and a means of confining the smoking product with the volatile substance after the volatile substance has been released. In this way, it is the user who chooses and activates the diffusion of the volatile substance according to his convenience. The volatile substance is chosen according to the desired effect. These may be compounds which will modify the characteristics of the smoking product and of its packaging. These compounds can advantageously be transferred to the primary and / or secondary smoke during the combustion of the product. They are, for example, aromatic compounds alone or in mixtures with volatile substances which can favorably modify other characteristics of the smoke or of the smoking product which interact with their components after their release by the smoker. Advantageously, the means for isolating the volatile substance is placed in the container for the smoking product at an apparent zone allowing to identify the presence of the aromatic substance in the package. According to a first aspect of the invention, the volatile substance is encapsulated in an impermeable envelope which can be released by the user.
Dans ce cas, l'enveloppe imperméable peut être constituée par des capsules qui renferment la substance volatile et qui peuvent être brisées par une action mécanique manuelle . On peut alors prévoir que les capsules soient contenues dans un vernis ou dans une encre d'impression. Comme alternative à l' encapsulation, le moyen d'isolement peut être constitué de deux feuilles superposées renfermant hermétiquement la substance volatile, ces deux feuilles formant un système pelable pour permettre leur séparation et la libération de la substance volatile. Dans ce dernier cas, on peut prévoir que la substance active soit sur une partie du contenant. Avantageusement, la substance active est disposée sur un support distinct 16, 19, 24 du contenant qui pourra être inséré dans celui-ci par le fumeur après activation dans ledit contenant. Selon un second aspect de l'invention, lorsque le contenant est constitué du paquet de produits à fumer comme par exemple d'un paquet de cigares ou de cigarettes à couvercle, le moyen d'isolement de la substance volatile est la colle fixant le rabat du couvercle sur la face interne avant de ce dernier. Avantageusement, la substance volatile est contenue dans des capsules qui peuvent être brisées par une action mécanique manue11e . Selon un aspect avantageux de l'invention, le moyen d'isolement comporte plusieurs zones apparentes et distinctes permettant d'identifier la présence d'au moins une substance volatile dans le paquet et permettant à l'utilisateur de libérer une ou plusieurs substances volatiles différentes et/ou identiques en activant la zone adéquate du moyen d'isolement.. Chaque zone peut indiquer la présence d'une substance volatile de caractéristique différente. On peut prévoir en alternative que plusieurs zones indiquent la présence des substances volatiles identiques . L'invention concerne également un contenant de produit à fumer comprenant le dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes. Ce contenant peut être un étui à cigarettes ou à cigares, une blague à tabac ou le paquet de cigarettes ou de cigares dans lequel les produits à fumer sont commercialisés . L'invention sera mieux comprise et d'autres buts, avantages et caractéristiques de celle-ci apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description qui suit et qui est faite au regard des dessins annexés qui représentent des exemples non limitatifs de réalisation du dispositif de l'invention et sur lesquels : - la figure 1 est une vue en perspective de trois quarts d'un paquet à cigarettes comportant le dispositif de l'invention selon un premier mode de réalisation ; les figures 2 et 3 représentent des première et deuxième variantes du dispositif de l'invention selon le premier mode de réalisation ; - la figure 4 est une vue en perspective de trois quarts d'un paquet à cigarettes comportant le dispositif de l'invention selon un second mode de réalisation ; - la figure 5 est une vue de côté suivant la flèche V du paquet à cigarettes de la figure 4 ; - la figure 6 est une vue agrandie de la partie VI de la figure 5 ; les figures 7 à 10 représentent des première, deuxième, troisième et quatrième variantes d'une partie du dispositif de l'invention selon le deuxième mode de réalisation ; et - la figure 11 représente en perspective une blague à tabac comportant le dispositif de l'invention selon un troisième mode de réalisation. En référence à la figure 1, un paquet à cigarettes 1 à couvercle à charnières 2 comporte une poche 3 constituée de deux panneaux latéraux 4, 5, d'un panneau avant 6, d'un panneau arrière 7 et d'un panneau inférieur 8 qui sont montés et plies lors du procédé d'assemblage du paquet et comporte également un collet renfort 9 fixé de façon telle qu'il dépasse de ces derniers. Le couvercle 2 du paquet à cigarettes 1 comporte un panneau avant 10, deux panneaux latéraux 11, 12, un panneau arrière 13, un panneau supérieur 14 ainsi qu'un rabat 15 du couvercle non représenté sur la figure 1 mais qui sera décrit plus précisément en référence aux figures 4 à 10. Le paquet comporte en outre de manière habituel un garnissage intérieur non représenté qui enveloppe le groupe de cigarettes . Le paquet à cigarettes 1 de la figure 1 comporte un coupon 16 inclus dans ce paquet 1 ou introduit lors de son ouverture par l'utilisateur et disposé de façon amovible de préférence en contact direct avec les cigarettes . Le coupon 16 se présente sous la forme d'une feuille relativement rigide de forme par exemple rectangulaire permettant son insertion dans le paquet 1 et son retrait du paquet 1 par l'utilisateur. Ce coupon peut être inséré par le fabricant dans le paquet, entre la surenveloppe non représentée qui est généralement ajoutée au paquet ou bien dans tout autre endroit où il sera accessible pour le fumeur, par exemple dans la cartouche de groupement voire vendu séparément . Une face 17 de du coupon 16 comporte une zone 18 par exemple de forme rectangulaire et de surface légèrement inférieure à celle de du coupon 16, ladite zone étant imprimée avec un vernis qui immobilise des capsules imperméables renfermant une substance volatile par exemple aromatique. De cette façon, si l'utilisateur souhaite aromatiser les cigarettes contenues dans le paquet 1 et la fumée obtenue à partir de ces cigarettes, le coupon 16 est activé pour assurer la libération de la substance volatile par une action mécanique manuelle par exemple par grattage, exercée par l'utilisateur au niveau de la zone 18 du coupon 16. Le coupon 16 est alors placé dans le paquet, la face 17 du coupon 16, qui comporte la substance aromatique, étant de préférence tournée vers les cigarettes contenues dans le paquet 1 pour permettre à la substance volatile de diffuser dans les cigarettes après que le paquet ait été refermé. Le coupon 16 représenté sur la figure 1 comporte une unique zone rectangulaire 18 sur laquelle l'action de grattage exercée par l'utilisateur peut être totale ou partielle de façon à pouvoir moduler la teneur en arôme qui diffuse dans le paquet. Si l'utilisateur souhaite limiter la diffusion de la substance volatile dans le paquet 1, le coupon 16 peut être retiré. Le coupon 19 représenté sur la figure 2 est du même type de celui décrit en référence à la figure 1 mais présente quatre zones rectangulaires apparentes 20, 21, 22, 23 par exemple sensiblement de mêmes surfaces et qui renferment chacune la même substance aromatique encapsulée et immobilisée ,dans un vernis comme décrit pour le coupon 16 de la figure 1. Par cette configuration, l'utilisateur contrôle plus précisément la quantité de substance volatile libérée et peut moduler la force de l'arôme dans le produit à fumer et dans le paquet à cigarettes en choisissant d'activer une ou plusieurs zones. Cette variante lui offre également la possibilité d'affecter un profil aromatique d'un nombre déterminé de cigarettes et de modifier les produits restant selon une autre modalité. Le coupon 24 représenté sur la figure 3 comporte également quatre zones apparentes 25, 26, 27, 28 de surfaces sensiblement identiques mais renfermant chacune des substances aromatiques de saveurs différentes. Chacune des zones 25, 26, 27, 28 comporte un décor distinct permettant à l'utilisateur d'identifier les substances aromatiques contenus au niveau des zones 25, 26, 27, 28 du coupon 24. De cette façon, l'utilisateur peut choisir l'arôme du produit à fumer à sa convenance. Bien entendu, le coupon 16, 19, 24 renfermant la ou les substances aromatiques peut se présenter sous toute forme géométrique permettant son insertion dans le paquet à cigarettes. Selon la forme adoptée, le coupon peut être disposé comme représenté sur la figure 1 mais également entre les cigarettes ou à n' importe quel autre endroit dans le paquet permettant la diffusion de la substance aromatique dans les produits à fumer lorsque le paquet est refermé. Selon l'invention, les zones 5, 8 à 11, 13 à 16 peuvent être imprimés dans une encre d'impression comportant les capsules aromatisées. II est également possible de prévoir des capsules ayant adsorbé ou absorbé la substance aromatique permettant la libération de la substance volatile par une action mécanique manuelle exercée sur ces capsules, par exemple par écrasement . Le moyen d'isolement de la substance volatile peut être un coupon tel que décrit précédemment ou être constitué par la partie supérieure accessible par le fumeur à l'ouverture du paquet. Les substances volatiles sont alors protégées et libérées selon les mêmes moyens que décrits pour le coupon indépendant. En référence à la figure 4, le moyen d'isolement de l'invention est disposé au niveau du rabat 15 du couvercle 2 du paquet à cigarettes 1. En référence aux figures 5 et 6, il est constitué par le cordon de colle 29 qui fixe une première face 30 du rabat 15 sur la face interne 31 du panneau avant 10 du couvercle 2 et contient une substance aromatique volatile . Les figures 6 à 9 représentent la face externe 32 du panneau avant 10 du couvercle 2 et la deuxième face ne comportant pas de colle 33 du rabat 15 dans une configuration dépliée et décollée pour une meilleure compréhension du dispositif de l'invention. En référence aux figures 6 et 7, la substance aromatique est contenue de façon hermétique dans des capsules immobilisées dans le cordon de colle 29. Par action d'écrasement exercée sur la face 33 du rabat 15, les capsules renfermant la substance aromatique sont brisées et la substance volatile libérée diffuse à travers le rabat 15 et dans le pli vers l'intérieur du paquet à cigarettes 1 pour aromatiser les produits à fumer . La face 33 du rabat 15 peut comporter une ou plusieurs zones distinctes 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 pour identifier la présence d'une ou de plusieurs substance (s) aromatique (s) dans le cordon de colle 29 sous le rabat 15 au niveau de la ou des zone (s) correspondante (s) . Le dispositif représenté sur la figure 7 comporte une unique zone rectangulaire 34 de dimensions légèrement inférieures à celle du rabat 15. Un écrasement manuel exercé sur toute ou partie de la zone 34 permet de libérer toute ou partie de la substance volatile encapsulée et contenue dans le cordon de colle 29. Dans le dispositif représenté sur la figure 8, quatre substances aromatiques différentes sont régulièrement et successivement réparties sur la longueur du cordon de colle 29. La face 33 du rabat 15 présente, dans ce cas, quatre zones apparentes 35, 36, 37, 38 d'identification des différentes substances actives présentant chacune un décor différent et sur lesquelles un écrasement manuel peut être exercé pour libérer la substance volatile disposée dans le cordon de colle 29 sous la zone 35, 36, 37, 38 concernée. La face 33 du rabat 15 peut bien entendu comporter à la fois des zones par lesquelles sont libérées des substances aromatiques de différentes caractéristiques mais également plusieurs zones par lesquelles sont libérées des substances identiques. Cette dernière configuration permet à l'utilisateur de moduler à sa convenance la quantité d'arôme diffusé pour un ou plusieurs arômes dans un même paquet à cigarettes tout en conservant le choix de l'arôme et de faire varier 1 ' aromatisation des produits au fur et à mesure de leur consommation. En référence aux figures 9 et 10, la face interne 33 du rabat 15 du couvercle 2 comporte quatre zones apparentes rectangulaires 39, 40, 41, 42 ; 43, 44, 45, 46 sensiblement de mêmes surfaces et régulièrement réparties sur toute la longueur du rabat 15 du couvercle 2. Chaque zone 39, 40, 41, 42 ; 43, 44, 45, 46 est recouverte par les parties séparables ou séparées 39a, 40a, 41a, 42a ; 43a, 44a, 45a, 46a du rabat 15 faisant office d'opercules pour chacune des zones 39, 40, 41, 42. L'ouverture de chaque opercule permet la diffusion de la substance aromatique dans le paquet par activation de la substance volatile dans la colle. En référence spécifiquement à la figure 9, le cordon de colle 29 contient une substance active aromatique répartie sur au moins une partie de sa longueur et ainsi l'utilisateur peut choisir à sa convenance d'ouvrir un ou plusieurs opercules 39a, 40a, 41a, 42a pour faire diffuser la substance aromatique au niveau de la zone correspondante 39, 40, 41, 42 ce qui permet avantageusement de moduler la quantité d'arôme diffusée dans le paquet. En référence à la figure 10, le cordon de colle 29 contient plusieurs substances aromatiques de caractères différents, régulièrement et successivement réparties sur au moins une partie du cordon de colle 29, chaque substance étant disposée sous le rabat 15 au niveau de la zone correspondante 43, 44, 45, 46. La répartition des substances aromatiques dans le cordon de colle 29 est telle que chaque substance aromatique dans le cordon de colle est disposée au niveau d'une zone 43, 44, 45, 46. Chaque zone présentant un décor différent, l'utilisateur peut ainsi choisir l'arôme à faire diffuser dans le paquet par l'ouverture d'un des opercules 43a, 44a, 45a, 46a. La figure 11 représente une blague de tabac 47 comportant une poche 48 contenant le produit à fumer non apparent sur cette figure et un rabat 49 représenté en position ouverte et venant se replier selon une ligne de pliage 49z et se fixer de façon amovible sur la face avant 50 de la poche 48 pour conserver le produit à fumer à l'abri de l'environnement extérieur. Selon un mode de réalisation, la poche 48 comporte, sur sa face interne 51 au niveau d'une zone qui est située à proximité de l'ouverture et qui est en contact avec le produit à fumer lorsque le rabat 49 est replié sur la face avant 50, deux bandes 52, 53 imprimées dans un vernis d'impression et immobilisant chacune une substance aromatique contenue dans des capsules imperméables régulièrement réparties sur les bandes respectivement 52, 53. Comme décrit précédemment, l'utilisateur peut, par une action mécanique manuelle de frottement ou d'écrasement par exemple, exercée sur toute ou partie de l'une et/ou l'autre bande 52, 53, libérer toute ou partie de la substance contenue sur cette bande 52, respectivement 53. Si, comme représenté sur la figure 11, les deux bandes 52, 53 contiennent des substances aromatiques de caractéristiques différentes, un moyen d'identification des deux bandes 52, 53, par exemple un décor différent, permet à l'utilisateur d'identifier la ou les substances aromatiques retenues sur ces bandes 52, 53 et de choisir la ou les substances à libérer selon sa convenance. Selon un mode de réalisation non représenté sur les figures, il est possible de prévoir qu'au moins une substance active soit disposée de façon hermétique entre deux feuilles superposées en étant fixées de façon amovible l'une sur l'autre pour permettre à l'utilisateur de libérer la substance contenue entre ces feuilles en séparant manuellement ces deux feuilles l'une de l'autre. Il est bien entendu possible de prévoir que plusieurs ensembles constitués de deux feuilles renfermant des substances volatiles de saveurs identiques et/ou différentes soit disposées dans le paquet. Aussi, il est possible de prévoir un garnissage intérieur du paquet imprimé avec un vernis immobilisant des capsules aromatisées. En ce qui concerne les substances aromatiques utilisées, l'homme de métier saura déterminer les substances s'appliquant au dispositif de l'invention ainsi que les moyens pour fixer ou encapsuler ces substances aromatiques. Selon l'invention, il est également possible de prévoir des substances volatiles autres que des substances aromatiques, comme par exemple de l'eau pour humidifier le produit à fumer selon la convenance du consommateur . Les dispositifs décrits précédemment peuvent s'appliquer à tout contenant de produit à fumer présentant les configurations requises pour, par exemple, disposer un coupon, contenir une substance aromatique dans la colle qui soit libérable ultérieurement ou apposer un système à deux feuilles superposées sur une des faces interne du contenant . Ces contenants peuvent être, par exemple, un porte cigarette ou une poche ou une boîte à tabac. In this case, the impermeable envelope can be constituted by capsules which contain the volatile substance and which can be broken by manual mechanical action. It can then be provided that the capsules are contained in a varnish or in a printing ink. As an alternative to encapsulation, the isolation means can consist of two superposed sheets hermetically enclosing the volatile substance, these two sheets forming a peelable system to allow their separation and the release of the volatile substance. In the latter case, provision can be made for the active substance to be on part of the container. Advantageously, the active substance is placed on a separate support 16, 19, 24 of the container which can be inserted therein by the smoker after activation in said container. According to a second aspect of the invention, when the container consists of the packet of smoking products such as for example a packet of cigars or cigarettes with a lid, the means of isolating the volatile substance is the glue fixing the flap of the cover on the internal front face of the latter. Advantageously, the volatile substance is contained in capsules which can be broken by manual mechanical action. According to an advantageous aspect of the invention, the isolation means comprises several apparent and distinct zones making it possible to identify the presence of at least one volatile substance in the package and allowing the user to release one or more substances different and / or identical volatiles by activating the appropriate zone of the isolation means. Each zone can indicate the presence of a volatile substance of different characteristic. Alternatively, several zones can be provided to indicate the presence of identical volatile substances. The invention also relates to a container for a smoking product comprising the device according to any one of the preceding claims. This container can be a cigarette or cigar case, a tobacco pouch or the pack of cigarettes or cigars in which the smoking products are sold. The invention will be better understood and other objects, advantages and characteristics thereof will appear more clearly on reading the description which follows and which is given with reference to the appended drawings which represent nonlimiting examples of embodiment of the device. the invention and in which: - Figure 1 is a perspective view of three quarters of a cigarette pack comprising the device of the invention according to a first embodiment; Figures 2 and 3 show first and second variants of the device of the invention according to the first embodiment; - Figure 4 is a perspective view of three quarters of a cigarette package comprising the device of the invention according to a second embodiment; - Figure 5 is a side view along arrow V of the cigarette package of Figure 4; - Figure 6 is an enlarged view of part VI of Figure 5; Figures 7 to 10 show first, second, third and fourth variants of a part of the device of the invention according to the second embodiment; and - Figure 11 shows in perspective a tobacco pouch comprising the device of the invention according to a third embodiment. Referring to Figure 1, a cigarette package 1 with hinged lid 2 comprises a pocket 3 consisting of two side panels 4, 5, a front panel 6, a rear panel 7 and a bottom panel 8 which are mounted and folded during the assembly process of the package and also includes a reinforcing collar 9 fixed in such a way that it protrudes from the latter. The cover 2 of the cigarette pack 1 comprises a front panel 10, two side panels 11, 12, a rear panel 13, an upper panel 14 and a flap 15 of the cover not shown in FIG. 1 but which will be described more precisely with reference to FIGS. 4 to 10. The package also usually comprises an interior lining, not shown, which envelops the group of cigarettes. The cigarette pack 1 of FIG. 1 comprises a coupon 16 included in this pack 1 or introduced when it is opened by the user and disposed in a removable manner preferably preferably in direct contact with the cigarettes. The coupon 16 is in the form of a relatively rigid sheet of rectangular shape, for example allowing its insertion into the package 1 and its removal from the package 1 by the user. This coupon can be inserted by the manufacturer in the package, between the over-envelope not shown which is generally added to the package or in any other place where it will be accessible to the smoker, for example in the grouping cartridge or even sold separately. A face 17 of the coupon 16 has an area 18 for example of rectangular shape and a surface slightly smaller than that of the coupon 16, said area being printed with a varnish which immobilizes capsules raincoats containing a volatile substance, for example aromatic. In this way, if the user wishes to flavor the cigarettes contained in the package 1 and the smoke obtained from these cigarettes, the coupon 16 is activated to ensure the release of the volatile substance by manual mechanical action, for example by scraping, exerted by the user at the area 18 of the coupon 16. The coupon 16 is then placed in the package, the face 17 of the coupon 16, which contains the aromatic substance, preferably facing the cigarettes contained in the package 1 to allow the volatile substance to diffuse into cigarettes after the package has been closed. The coupon 16 shown in Figure 1 has a single rectangular area 18 on which the scraping action exerted by the user can be total or partial so as to be able to modulate the aroma content which diffuses into the package. If the user wishes to limit the diffusion of the volatile substance in the package 1, the coupon 16 can be withdrawn. The coupon 19 represented in FIG. 2 is of the same type as that described with reference to FIG. 1 but has four apparent rectangular zones 20, 21, 22, 23 for example substantially of the same surfaces and which each contain the same encapsulated aromatic substance and immobilized, in a varnish as described for coupon 16 of FIG. 1. By this configuration, the user controls more precisely the quantity of volatile substance released and can modulate the strength of the aroma in the smoking product and in the package. by choosing to activate one or more zones. This variant also offers him the possibility of assigning an aromatic profile a specific number of cigarettes and modify the remaining products using another method. The coupon 24 shown in FIG. 3 also includes four visible zones 25, 26, 27, 28 of substantially identical surfaces but each containing aromatic substances of different flavors. Each of zones 25, 26, 27, 28 has a separate decoration allowing the user to identify the aromatic substances contained in zones 25, 26, 27, 28 of coupon 24. In this way, the user can choose the aroma of the product to be smoked at its convenience. Of course, the coupon 16, 19, 24 containing the aromatic substance or substances may be in any geometric form allowing it to be inserted into the cigarette package. Depending on the form adopted, the coupon can be arranged as shown in Figure 1 but also between cigarettes or at any other place in the package allowing the diffusion of the aromatic substance in the smoking products when the package is closed. According to the invention, the zones 5, 8 to 11, 13 to 16 can be printed in a printing ink comprising the flavored capsules. It is also possible to provide capsules having adsorbed or absorbed the aromatic substance allowing the release of the volatile substance by manual mechanical action exerted on these capsules, for example by crushing. The means for isolating the volatile substance can be a coupon as described above or be constituted by the upper part accessible by the smoker when the package is opened. The volatile substances are then protected and released according to the same means as described for the independent coupon. Referring to Figure 4, the isolation means of the invention is disposed at the flap 15 of the cover 2 of the cigarette pack 1. With reference to Figures 5 and 6, it is constituted by the bead of glue 29 which fixes a first face 30 of the flap 15 on the internal face 31 of the front panel 10 of the cover 2 and contains a volatile aromatic substance. Figures 6 to 9 show the outer face 32 of the front panel 10 of the cover 2 and the second face having no glue 33 of the flap 15 in an unfolded and unglued configuration for a better understanding of the device of the invention. With reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, the aromatic substance is hermetically contained in capsules immobilized in the bead of adhesive 29. By crushing action exerted on the face 33 of the flap 15, the capsules containing the aromatic substance are broken and the released volatile substance diffuses through the flap 15 and into the inward fold of the cigarette pack 1 to flavor the smoking products. The face 33 of the flap 15 may include one or more distinct zones 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 to identify the presence of one or more aromatic substance (s) in the bead of glue 29 under the flap 15 at the level of the corresponding zone (s). The device shown in Figure 7 has a single rectangular area 34 of dimensions slightly smaller than that of the flap 15. A manual crushing exerted on all or part of the area 34 allows to release all or part of the volatile substance encapsulated and contained in the bead of glue 29. In the device shown in FIG. 8, four different aromatic substances are regularly and successively distributed over the length of the bead of adhesive 29. The face 33 of the flap 15 has, in this case, four visible zones 35, 36, 37, 38 for identifying the different active substances each having a different decoration and on which manual crushing can be exerted to release the volatile substance placed in the bead of adhesive 29 under the zone 35, 36, 37, 38 concerned. The face 33 of the flap 15 can of course comprise both zones through which aromatic substances of different characteristics are released, but also several zones through which identical substances are released. This last configuration allows the user to modulate at his convenience the quantity of aroma diffused for one or more aromas in the same cigarette package while retaining the choice of aroma and to vary the flavoring of the products as and as they are consumed. Referring to Figures 9 and 10, the inner face 33 of the flap 15 of the cover 2 has four rectangular apparent areas 39, 40, 41, 42; 43, 44, 45, 46 substantially the same surfaces and regularly distributed over the entire length of the flap 15 of the cover 2. Each zone 39, 40, 41, 42; 43, 44, 45, 46 is covered by separable or separated parts 39a, 40a, 41a, 42a; 43a, 44a, 45a, 46a of the flap 15 acting as a seal for each of the zones 39, 40, 41, 42. The opening of each seal allows the aromatic substance to diffuse into the pack by activating the volatile substance in glue. With specific reference to FIG. 9, the bead of glue 29 contains an aromatic active substance distributed over at least part of its length and thus the user can choose, at his convenience, to open one or more lids 39a, 40a, 41a, 42a to do diffusing the aromatic substance at the corresponding zone 39, 40, 41, 42 which advantageously makes it possible to modulate the quantity of aroma diffused in the package. With reference to FIG. 10, the bead of glue 29 contains several aromatic substances of different characters, regularly and successively distributed over at least part of the bead of glue 29, each substance being placed under the flap 15 at the corresponding zone 43 , 44, 45, 46. The distribution of the aromatic substances in the bead of glue 29 is such that each aromatic substance in the bead of glue is arranged at a zone 43, 44, 45, 46. Each zone presenting a decoration different, the user can thus choose the aroma to be diffused in the package by the opening of one of the lids 43a, 44a, 45a, 46a. FIG. 11 represents a tobacco joke 47 comprising a pocket 48 containing the smoking product not visible in this figure and a flap 49 shown in the open position and coming to fold along a fold line 49z and to be removably attached to the face front 50 of the pocket 48 to keep the smoking product away from the outside environment. According to one embodiment, the pocket 48 comprises, on its internal face 51 at an area which is located near the opening and which is in contact with the product to be smoked when the flap 49 is folded over the face before 50, two strips 52, 53 printed in a printing varnish and each immobilizing an aromatic substance contained in waterproof capsules regularly distributed on the strips 52, 53 respectively. As described above, the user can, by manual mechanical action friction or crushing for example, exerted on all or part of one and / or the other strip 52, 53, release all or part of the substance contained on this strip 52, respectively 53. If, as shown in FIG. 11, the two strips 52, 53 contain aromatic substances of different characteristics, a means of identifying the two bands 52, 53, for example a different decoration, allows the user to identify the aromatic substance or substances retained on these bands 52, 53 and to choose the substance or substances to be released according to his convenience. According to an embodiment not shown in the figures, it is possible to provide that at least one active substance is placed hermetically between two superimposed sheets by being detachably fixed one on the other to allow the user to release the substance contained between these sheets by manually separating these two sheets from each other. It is of course possible to provide that several sets consisting of two sheets containing volatile substances of identical and / or different flavors are placed in the package. Also, it is possible to provide an interior lining of the printed package with a varnish immobilizing flavored capsules. With regard to the aromatic substances used, a person skilled in the art will be able to determine the substances applying to the device of the invention as well as the means for fixing or encapsulating these aromatic substances. According to the invention, it is also possible to provide volatile substances other than aromatic substances, such as for example water to moisten the smoking product according to the convenience of the consumer. The devices described above can be applied to any container of smoking product having the configurations required for, for example, place a coupon, contain an aromatic substance in the glue which can be released later or affix a system with two sheets superimposed on one of the internal faces of the container. These containers can be, for example, a cigarette holder or a pocket or a tobacco box.

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REVENDICATIONS
1. Dispositif pour diffuser au moins une substance volatile dans un produit à fumer logé 'dans un contenant, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un support renfermant de façon isolée la substance volatile et un moyen de libération (39a, 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, 44a, 45a, 46a) de la substance volatile actionnable par l'utilisateur du produit à fumer et en ce que le support libéré de sa substance volatile se trouve ou est disposé dans le contenant de produit à fumer à proximité de ce dernier. 1. Device for diffusing at least one volatile substance into a smoking product housed in a container, characterized in that it comprises a support enclosing the volatile substance in isolation and a release means (39a, 40a, 41a, 42a , 43a, 44a, 45a, 46a) of the volatile substance which can be actuated by the user of the smoking product and in that the carrier released from its volatile substance is located or is disposed in the container of smoking product near the latter .
2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le support se trouve dans le contenant du produit à fumer au niveau d'une zone apparente permettant d'identifier la présence de la substance volatile dans le paquet . 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the support is located in the container of the smoking product at an apparent area for identifying the presence of the volatile substance in the package.
3. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la substance volatile est encapsulée dans une enveloppe imperméable qui peut être rendue perméable à la substance active par l'utilisateur. 3. Device according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the volatile substance is encapsulated in an impermeable envelope which can be made permeable to the active substance by the user.
4. Dispositif selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que l'enveloppe imperméable est constituée par des capsules qui renferment la substance volatile et qui peuvent être brisées par une action mécanique manuelle. 4. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that the impermeable envelope consists of capsules which contain the volatile substance and which can be broken by manual mechanical action.
5. Dispositif selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que les capsules sont contenus dans un vernis. 5. Device according to claim 4, characterized in that the capsules are contained in a varnish.
6. Dispositif selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que les capsules sont contenues dans de l'encre d' impression. 6. Device according to claim 4, characterized in that the capsules are contained in printing ink.
7. Dispositif selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que l'enveloppe imperméable est constituée de deux feuilles superposées renfermant hermétiquement la substance volatile en étant amoviblement fixées l'une sur l'autre pour permettre leur séparation. 8 Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le support est une partie du contenant (1) . 9. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que le support est un coupon (16, 19, 24) logé de façon amovible dans le contenant (1) . 10. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le contenant est un paquet à cigarettes (1) . 11. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le contenant est une blague à tabac (47) . 12. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la substance volatile est contenue dans la colle (29) fixant une première face (30) du rabat (15) du couvercle (2) sur la face interne (31) du panneau avant (10) du couvercle (2) d'un paquet à cigarettes (1) . 13. Dispositif selon la revendication 12, caractérisée en ce que la substance volatile est contenue dans des capsules qui peuvent être brisées par une action mécanique manuelle exercée sur la deuxième face (33) du rabat (15) pour libérer la substance aromatique 14. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en que le support comprend plusieurs zones apparentes (20, 21, 22, 23 ; 25, 26, 27, 28 ; 35, 36, 37, 38 ; 39, 40, 41, 42 ; 43, 44, 45, 46) permettant d'identifier la présence d'au moins une substance volatile dans le paquet (1) et permettant à l'utilisateur de libérer une ou plusieurs substances volatiles différentes et/ou identiques en activant le moyen de libération de la substance volatile au niveau de la zone considérée. 15. Dispositif selon la revendication 14, caractérisé en ce que chaque zone (20, 21, 22, 23 ; 25, 26, 27, 28 ; 35, 36, 37, 38 ; 39, 40, 41, 42 ; 43, 44, 45, 46) indique la présence d'une substance volatile de nature différente. 16. Dispositif selon la revendication 14, caractérisé en ce que plusieurs zones (20, 21, 22, 23 ; 25, 26, 27, 28 ; 35, 36, 37, 38 ; 39, 40, 41, 42 ; 43, 44, 45, 46) indiquent la présence des substances volatiles identiques. 17. Dispositif selon la revendication 14, caractérisé en ce que toutes les zones (20, 21, 22, 23 ; 25, 26, 27, 28 ; 35, 36, 37, 38 ; 39, 40, 41, 42 ; 43, 44, 45, 46) indiquent la présence des substances volatiles identiques. 18. Dispositif selon d'une des revendications précédentes dans laquelle la substance volatile est aromatique. 19. Contenant de produit à fumer comprenant le dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes . 7. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that the impermeable envelope consists of two superimposed sheets hermetically enclosing the volatile substance while being removably fixed one on the other to allow their separation. 8 Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support is a part of the container (1). 9. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the support is a coupon (16, 19, 24) housed in a removable manner in the container (1). 10. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container is a cigarette pack (1). 11. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container is a tobacco pouch (47). 12. Device according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the volatile substance is contained in the adhesive (29) fixing a first face (30) of the flap (15) of the cover (2) on the internal face (31) of the front panel (10) of the cover (2) of a cigarette pack (1). 13. Device according to claim 12, characterized in that the volatile substance is contained in capsules which can be broken by a manual mechanical action exerted on the second face (33) of the flap (15) to release the aromatic substance 14. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support comprises several visible zones (20, 21, 22, 23; 25, 26, 27, 28; 35, 36, 37, 38; 39, 40, 41, 42 ; 43, 44, 45, 46) making it possible to identify the presence of at least one volatile substance in the package (1) and allowing the user to release one or more different and / or identical volatile substances by activating the means release of the volatile substance in the area considered. 15. Device according to claim 14, characterized in that each zone (20, 21, 22, 23; 25, 26, 27, 28; 35, 36, 37, 38; 39, 40, 41, 42; 43, 44 , 45, 46) indicates the presence of a volatile substance of a different nature. 16. Device according to claim 14, characterized in that several zones (20, 21, 22, 23; 25, 26, 27, 28; 35, 36, 37, 38; 39, 40, 41, 42; 43, 44 , 45, 46) indicate the presence of identical volatiles. 17. Device according to claim 14, characterized in that all the zones (20, 21, 22, 23; 25, 26, 27, 28; 35, 36, 37, 38; 39, 40, 41, 42; 43, 44, 45, 46) indicate the presence of identical volatiles. 18. Device according to one of the preceding claims wherein the volatile substance is aromatic. 19. A container of smoking product comprising the device according to any one of the preceding claims.
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