EP1801031A1 - Faltbare Doppelschachtel für Zigaretten. - Google Patents

Faltbare Doppelschachtel für Zigaretten. Download PDF

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EP1801031A1
EP1801031A1 EP05027977A EP05027977A EP1801031A1 EP 1801031 A1 EP1801031 A1 EP 1801031A1 EP 05027977 A EP05027977 A EP 05027977A EP 05027977 A EP05027977 A EP 05027977A EP 1801031 A1 EP1801031 A1 EP 1801031A1
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Timothy Collins
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    • 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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid 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
    • B65D5/009—Rigid 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 the container body comprising a set of interconnected cells, e.g. hinged one to another
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
    • B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
    • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • B65D85/1036—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank
    • B65D85/1063—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank so as to form two cigarette-compartments interconnected by a hinge-portion

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  • the invention relates to a twin-pack for cigarettes.
  • cigarette cases have been known which can be unfolded to present two case halves which are filled with cigarettes, respectively.
  • These pre-known cigarette cases are usually made from metal or plastic and are therefore heavy compared to cigarette boxes or packs made of thin cardboard.
  • said pre-known cases present in their unfolded condition, both opened case halves with direct access to cigarettes arranged therein, whereas usually only one case half is required for taking out a cigarette.
  • said pre-known unfoldable cigarette cases have only a limited area for information and branding on the outside of the case halves, and disadvantageously, a part thereof is not available for branding due to mandatory health warning labels, which are required to be in a visible area on the outside of the cigarette cases.
  • this object is attained by a twin-pack for cigarettes according to claim 1.
  • the invention provides a twin-pack for cigarettes which comprises a first and a second box-shaped pack.
  • Each pack has a back panel, a left side wall and a right wide wall of the same size, a bottom wall and a front wall.
  • both packs are connected by a joint piece having a first and a second hinge means with opposite opening directions, respectively, for alternatively opening the packs from an initial mutual abutment position either to the left or to the right using the first or the second hinge means.
  • the first hinge means has a portion thereof fixed at the right side wall of the first pack, whereas a second hinge means has a portion thereof fixed at the left side wall of the second pack.
  • the left side wall of the first pack is fixed to a left end portion of a counter-joint band, which has its other end portion fixed to the right side wall of the second pack.
  • This design for twin-pack for cigarettes according to the invention provides an increased branding area to compensate for impact lost through a mandatory health warning. This is achieved by combining two standard packs that are combined by a unique device that allows the packs to swivel around each other similar to a Jacobs Ladder child's toy. Thus, additional area for different graphic messages which appear on different sides of the panel of the joint piece, also combined with graphic information on the back panels of the packs, respectively, can be obtained.
  • this new twin-pack for cigarettes also addresses the sense of play of users due to its interesting alternative opening features, thereby increasing the desire of a consumer to have it.
  • both sides thereof can be used for branding to a maximum surface extent as such a pack size may allow.
  • this band reaches with its fixed end portions through the hinges of the joint piece in both unfolding positions, respectively.
  • the counter-joint band comprises a hinge portion close to both ends thereof, each of said hinge portions have the same hinge axis as the first or the second hinge of the joint piece, respectively, depending on the use of that hinge which is active with the unfolding of counter-foldable twin-pack.
  • the counter-joint band itself is attached only with its end portions outside said hinges to the front wall of the displayed pack, depending on the unfolding side, i.e., whether the twin-pack is unfolded from the left or from the right.
  • the hinges of the counter-joint band are probably arranged so that they subdivide the first hinge and second hinge of the joint piece into interrupted portions.
  • the panel of the joint piece covers the back panel of the pack except for an area provided for the counter-joint band for which the other pack is folded away.
  • the counter-joint band can be formed as a part of the joint piece itself with cut-out hinged end portions and a notched central portion. This central portion can be torn off with the first opening of the pack from the initial mutual abutment position thereby advantageously providing a kind of seal proofness for the buyer of the twin-pack.
  • the first and second hinge means are provided at opposite side edges of the panel, respectively.
  • each of said packs has a lid hinged to the upper portion of the front wall to allow access to an opening for taking out cigarettes, and each lid is preferably in its closed position flush with the side walls and the back panel.
  • the packs can have the same size or different sizes, for example the first pack can house seven cigarettes, and the second pack thirteen cigarettes.
  • the packs may have associated reclosing means which allow the packs also to be kept in abutment after the first opening of the twin-pack.
  • Said closing means are preferably integrated in the packs, in particular in an area close to the hinges of the counter-joint band on respective outsides of the counter-joint band to match with cut-out portions provided in the panel of the joint piece.
  • the closing means may comprise low tack glue dots, consist of a Velcro ® or comprise magnetic strips.
  • the joint piece including the counter-joint band is cut from a single blank of thin doubled coated cardboard, whereas the packs are made of a single blank of cardboard having one face coated for applying information or branding.
  • Fig. 1 shows a front view of a preferred embodiment of a twin-pack 10 for cigarettes according to the invention. From the twin-pack 10 Fig. 1 shows only a front wall 11 of a first box-shaped pack 12 whereas a front wall 18 of a second box-shaped pack 14 has the same size and is not visible in Fig. 1, since it forms the back side of the pack 10.
  • Fig. 2 to 4 show a right side view, an unfolded view when unfolding from the right (Fig. 3) and a left side view (Fig. 4) of the first unfolded position according to Fig. 3, however with an opened lid 13 of the second box-shaped pack 14.
  • the pack 12 is smaller than the pack 14.
  • the pack 12 provides for housing seven cigarettes, whereas the pack 14 provides for thirteen cigarettes.
  • Both packs 12 and 14 are made from a single blank of a cardboard having one face coated for applying information or branding.
  • the first pack 12 comprises a lid 15, which is hinged in the upper portion of the front wall 11 by a hinge 16.
  • the lid 13 of the pack 14 is hinged to the upper portion of the front wall 18 by means of a hinge 17, provided by a weakened line in the cardboard.
  • the first pack 12 of the twin-pack 10 has a shape of a box with the front wall 11, a left side wall 19, a right side wall 20 which has the same size as the left side wall 19, and a bottom wall 21.
  • the second pack 14 has a box-shape comprising a right side wall 22, a left side wall 23, which has the same size as the right side wall 22, and a bottom wall 24.
  • first pack 12 has a back panel 26 (Fig. 3 and 6), whereas the second pack 14 has a back panel 25 (Fig. 3 and 6).
  • the right side wall 20 has a depth T 1 which is smaller than the depth T 2 of the right side wall 22 of the second pack 14.
  • Fig. 8 shows a cut-out of a joint piece 30 which is made from a thin double-coated cardboard.
  • the joint piece 30 comprises a central portion 31 of the same size and shape as the front wall 11. Attached to the central portion 31 is a left side portion 32 which has essentially the same size as the right side wall 20 of the first pack 12. It has the same depth T 1 and terminates in its upper portion an inclined peak part 33 which matches the cut-out at the right side wall 20, provided for the lid 15.
  • a right side portion 34 On the other side of the central portion 31 is a right side portion 34 which has the shape of the left side wall 23 of the second pack 14 and has the same depth T 2 and an inclined peak part 35 to match the left side wall 23 of the second pack 14 below the lid 13.
  • the left side portion 32 is connected to the central portion 31 by a first hinge 36, whereas the right side portion 34 is hinged to the central portion 31 by means of a second hinge 37.
  • the hinges 36, 37 are made by weakened line in the cardboard.
  • the joint piece 30 comprises in its lower portion a counter-joint band 38 with a central portion 39, which is connected to the upper part 40 and the lower part 41 of the central portion 31 through notches 42, 43 which can be torn off with the first opening of the twin-pack 10 from the initial mutual abutment position of the first pack 12 and the second pack 14.
  • the counter-joint band 38 further comprises a left cut-out end portion 45 which is connected to the central portion 39 by means of a hinge 46.
  • the central portion 39 is connected to a right end portion 47 which is cut-out from the right side portion 34 and hinged to the central portion 39 by a hinge 48.
  • the joint piece 30 is made from double-coated cardboard.
  • the central portion 31 of the joint piece 30 has a front side with an upper part 40 and a lower part 41, as a panel for providing additional information or branding and respective back side parts 40' and 41' which also form a panel for applying information or branding, see Fig. 6.
  • the counter-joint band 38 has opposite to his central portion 39 a back side central portion 39'.
  • the left end portion 45 of the counter-joint band 38 is fixed on the right side wall 22 of the second pack 14, as shown in Fig. 2, with the hinge 46 being at the left edge of this side wall 22, whereas the right end portion 47 is fixed to the left side wall 19 with its hinge 48 being at the left edge of this left side wall 19 (Fig. 5).
  • the arrangement is made so that the counter-joint band 38 reaches with its end portions 45, 47 through the hinges 36 or 37 of the joint piece 30, respectively, thereby allowing only a swivel movement of the twin-pack 10 from its closed position as shown in Fig. 2 into its first opened position, as shown in Fig. 3 or alternatively from the closed position of the twin-pack 10 as shown in Fig. 5 into the second opened position thereof, as shown in Fig. 6.
  • the folding of the twin-pack 10 from the state shown in Fig. 2 into the first opened position, shown in Fig. 3, is performed by making use of the second hinge 37 of the joint piece 30 and the hinge 48 of the counter-joint band 38.
  • the central portion 39, 39' of the counter-joint band 38 loosely abuts the back panel 25 of the second pack 14, as shown in Fig. 3 or the back panel 26 of the first pack 12, as shown in Fig. 6.
  • the twin-pack 10 from the status shown in Fig. 5 is performed by making use of the first hinge 36 of the joint piece 30 and the hinge 46 of the counter-joint band 38.
  • the first hinge 36 of the joint piece 30 stands from a lower end 55 thereof up to a height H, same as the second hinge 37 at the opposite side.
  • the lower end of the lid 13 is 53, and as shown in Fig. 2, the upper end of the hinge 37 ends at a height H below the lower end 53 so that the lid 13 again be opened and closed without being interfered by the hinge 37.
  • the upper end of the hinge 36 ends at a height H, which is below the lower front end of the lid 15 of the first pack 12, so that the lid 15 can be opened in the second unfolded condition of the twin-pack 10 without interfering with the hinge 36 of the joint piece 30.
  • the lower end 55 of the joint piece 30 is flush with the lower wall 21 or 24 of the first pack 12 or the second pack 14.
  • the empty cut-out 51 shown in Fig. 2 results from folding away the end portion 45 of the counter-joint band 38 about its hinge 46 to be fixed on the right side wall 22 of the second pack 14.
  • Fig. 8 shows that the end portion 45 is cut-out from the side wall portion 32.
  • the empty cut-out 52 shown in Fig. 5 results from cutting out the right end portion 47 of the right side portion 34 of the joint piece 30 and the fixing of the right end portion 47 on the left side wall 19 of the first pack 12.
  • Both the back panels 25 and 26 of the packs 14, 12 same as the joint piece 30 are provided with non-shown closure means for reclosing the twin-pack 10 with abutment of the first and second pack 12, 14 after first opening thereof, which requires tearing off the counter-joint band 38 from the joint piece 30 at the notches 42, 43.
  • Said non-shown closing means may comprise matching low glue dots, a Velcro® closure, matching magnetic strips or are flat reclosable means which are not visible from the outside when the twin-pack 10 is closed and which may be even integrated in associated surfaces of the packs 12, 14 and the joint piece 30 to keep the twin-pack 10 in its original pack-by-pack arrangement.

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Cited By (2)

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EP2017180A1 (de) * 2007-07-20 2009-01-21 Philip Morris Products S.A. Doppelpackung mit integriertem Verbindungsstück
EP2017196A1 (de) * 2007-07-20 2009-01-21 Philip Morris Products S.A. Verpackung mit zwei Packungen und Verbindungsstück

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US2126407A (en) * 1936-06-20 1938-08-09 Reynolds Metals Co Book display box
US2959338A (en) * 1956-11-14 1960-11-08 Gerald E Thurston Package
DE9308941U1 (de) * 1993-06-18 1994-12-15 Rogge, Peter, 60322 Frankfurt Zigarette sowie Verpackung für diese
WO2005007537A1 (en) * 2003-07-16 2005-01-27 Philip Morris Products S.A. Cigarette pack comprising twin cigarette packets

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US2126407A (en) * 1936-06-20 1938-08-09 Reynolds Metals Co Book display box
US2959338A (en) * 1956-11-14 1960-11-08 Gerald E Thurston Package
DE9308941U1 (de) * 1993-06-18 1994-12-15 Rogge, Peter, 60322 Frankfurt Zigarette sowie Verpackung für diese
WO2005007537A1 (en) * 2003-07-16 2005-01-27 Philip Morris Products S.A. Cigarette pack comprising twin cigarette packets

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EP2017180A1 (de) * 2007-07-20 2009-01-21 Philip Morris Products S.A. Doppelpackung mit integriertem Verbindungsstück
EP2017196A1 (de) * 2007-07-20 2009-01-21 Philip Morris Products S.A. Verpackung mit zwei Packungen und Verbindungsstück
WO2009013626A2 (en) * 2007-07-20 2009-01-29 Philip Morris Products S.A. Two pack package with connector
WO2009013627A2 (en) * 2007-07-20 2009-01-29 Philip Morris Products S.A. Double pack with integral connector
WO2009013626A3 (en) * 2007-07-20 2009-03-19 Philip Morris S A Two pack package with connector
WO2009013627A3 (en) * 2007-07-20 2009-04-30 Philip Morris Prod Double pack with integral connector
CN101754902B (zh) * 2007-07-20 2011-06-01 菲利普莫里斯生产公司 具有整体式连接器的双包装
CN101754910B (zh) * 2007-07-20 2011-06-08 菲利普莫里斯生产公司 带有连接件的两包装件包装
EA015858B1 (ru) * 2007-07-20 2011-12-30 Филип Моррис Продактс С.А. Упаковка из двух пачек с соединительным приспособлением
AU2008278709B2 (en) * 2007-07-20 2012-10-18 Philip Morris Products S.A. Two pack package with connector
AU2008278710B2 (en) * 2007-07-20 2012-12-06 Philip Morris Products S.A. Double pack with integral connector
EA017721B1 (ru) * 2007-07-20 2013-02-28 Филип Моррис Продактс С.А. Двойная пачка с интегральным соединительным элементом

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