EP1855960B1 - Composite hinged-lid packet of cigarettes - Google Patents

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EP1855960B1
EP1855960B1 EP06708468A EP06708468A EP1855960B1 EP 1855960 B1 EP1855960 B1 EP 1855960B1 EP 06708468 A EP06708468 A EP 06708468A EP 06708468 A EP06708468 A EP 06708468A EP 1855960 B1 EP1855960 B1 EP 1855960B1
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Marco Ghini
Luca Petrucci
Roberto Polloni
Stefano Negrini
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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
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/04—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another
    • B65D77/0413—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another the inner and outer containers being rigid or semi-rigid and the outer container being of polygonal cross-section formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks, e.g. carton
    • B65D77/042—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another the inner and outer containers being rigid or semi-rigid and the outer container being of polygonal cross-section formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks, e.g. carton the inner container being of polygonal cross-section formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks, e.g. carton
    • 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
    • B65D85/1045—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge
    • B65D85/1056—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge characterized by the lid
    • B65D85/10564—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge characterized by the lid having means for holding the lid in a closed position
    • 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
    • B65D2577/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks, bags
    • B65D2577/04—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another
    • B65D2577/041—Details of two or more containers disposed one within another
    • B65D2577/042—Comprising several inner containers
    • B65D2577/043—Comprising several inner containers arranged side by side

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  • the present invention relates to a hinged-lid packet of cigarettes.
  • a rigid hinged-lid packet of cigarettes comprises a cup-shaped container having an open end; and a cup-shaped lid hinged to the container along a hinge to rotate, with respect to the container, between an open position and a closed position opening and closing the open end respectively.
  • the container houses an orderly group of cigarettes wrapped in a sheet of foil wrapping material and normally comprising 20 cigarettes arranged in three rows of 7, 6, 7 cigarettes respectively.
  • Some consumers prefer groups comprising fewer (normally 6 to 10 standard-size) cigarettes, the reason usually being to reduce the number of cigarettes smoked a day, which is obviously easier to do if only the target number is available.
  • Patent Application US2003183541A1 describes a hinged-lid carton of cigarettes of the same hinged-lid design as the packets of cigarettes inside, and which contains ten packets of cigarettes arranged in two superimposed rows, each comprising five packets of cigarettes arranged side by side with the front wall of one packet contacting the rear wall of an adjacent packet.
  • a carton of cigarettes of the type described in Patent Application US2003183541A1 is extremely bulky and therefore difficult to carry in a pocket or bag.
  • Number 1 in Figures 1 to 4 indicates as a whole a rigid packet of cigarettes comprising a cup-shaped outer container 2 having an open top end 3; and a cup-shaped lid 4 hinged to outer container 2 along a hinge 5 to rotate, with respect to outer container 2, between an open position ( Figures 3 and 4 ) and a closed position ( Figures 1 and 2 ) opening and closing open end 3 respectively.
  • Outer container 2 is cup-shaped, is in the form of a parallelepiped, and comprises a rear wall 6, a front wall 7, two lateral walls 8, a bottom wall 9, and said open top end 3.
  • Lid 4 is cup-shaped, is hinged to outer container 2 along hinge 5 on rear wall 6 of outer container 2, and comprises a rear wall 10, a front wall 11, two lateral walls 12, and a top wall 13.
  • Hinge 5 is normally located between rear wall 6 of outer container 2 and rear wall 10 of lid 4. In an alternative embodiment not shown, hinge 5 is located between a lateral wall 8 of outer container 2 and a lateral wall 12 of lid 4.
  • Outer container 2 has four longitudinal edges 14 defined between lateral walls 8 and front wall 7 and rear wall 6; and four transverse edges 15 defined between bottom wall 9 and lateral walls 8, front wall 7, and rear wall 6.
  • Lid 4 has four longitudinal edges 16 defined between lateral walls 12 and front wall 11 and rear wall 10; and four transverse edges 17 defined between top wall 13 and lateral walls 12, front wall 11, and rear wall 10. Longitudinal edges 16 and transverse edges 17 of lid 4 are normally the same shape and size as longitudinal edges 14 and transverse edges 15 of outer container 2 respectively.
  • outer container 2 houses two inner containers 18, each of which is cup-shaped, is in the form of a parallelepiped, and contains a group 19 of cigarettes ( Figure 7 ) wrapped in a sheet of foil wrapping material and projecting from an open top end 20 ( Figure 7 ) of inner container 18.
  • each group 19 of cigarettes is in direct contact with inner container 18, with no further packing material in between.
  • a lid 21 is hinged to each inner container 18 along a hinge 22 to rotate, with respect to inner container 18, between an open position ( Figure 7 ) and a closed position ( Figures 5 and 6 ) opening and closing open end 20 respectively.
  • Each inner container comprises a rear wall 23, a front wall 24, two lateral walls 25, a bottom wall 26, and said open top end 20.
  • Each lid 21 is cup-shaped, is hinged to inner container 18 along hinge 22 on rear wall 23 of inner container 18, and comprises a rear wall 27, a front wall 28, two lateral walls 29, and a top wall 30.
  • Hinge 22 is normally located between rear wall 23 of inner container 18 and rear wall 27 of lid 21. In an alternative embodiment not shown, hinge 22 is located between a lateral wall 25 of inner container 18 and a lateral wall 29 of lid 21.
  • Each inner container 18 has four longitudinal edges 31 defined between lateral walls 25 and front wall 24 and rear wall 23; and four transverse edges 32 defined between bottom wall 26 and lateral walls 25, front wall 24, and rear wall 23.
  • Each lid 21 has four longitudinal edges 33 defined between lateral walls 29 and front wall 28 and rear wall 27; and four transverse edges 34 defined between top wall 30 and lateral walls 29, front wall 28, and rear wall 27. Longitudinal edges 33 and transverse edges 34 of lid 21 are normally the same shape and size as longitudinal edges 31 and transverse edges 32 of inner container 18 respectively.
  • a collar 35 ( Figure 7 ) is glued to the inside of each inner container 18, is folded into a U, and projects partly outwards of open top end 20 to engage a corresponding inner surface of lid 21 when lid 21 is in the closed position.
  • the function of collar 35 is to hold lid 21 in the closed position by requiring a certain amount of force to open lid 21.
  • collar 35 preferably comprises two projections 36, which project outwards to engage lid 21 with a given amount of interference when lid 21 is in the closed position.
  • hinge 22 of each inner container 18 is parallel to hinge 5 of outer container 2. In an alternative embodiment not shown, hinge 22 of each inner container 18 is crosswise to hinge 5 of outer container 2.
  • outer container 2 houses two inner containers 18 of different sizes to house respective different groups 19 of cigarettes.
  • the two inner containers 18 are arranged side by side at front and rear walls 24 and 23, so that both the lateral walls 25 of each inner container 18 directly contact respective lateral walls 8 of outer container 2.
  • outer container 2 houses three inner containers 18 of the same size to house respective identical groups 19 of cigarettes.
  • the three inner containers 18 are arranged side by side at front and rear walls 24 and 23, so that both the lateral walls 25 of each inner container 18 directly contact respective lateral walls 8 of outer container 2.
  • outer container 2 houses two inner containers 18 of the same size to house respective identical groups 19 of cigarettes.
  • the two inner containers 18 are arranged side by side at lateral walls 25, with front wall 24 of each inner container 18 directly contacting front wall 7 of outer container 2, and with rear wall 23 of each inner container 18 directly contacting rear wall 6 of outer container 2.
  • outer container 2 houses four inner containers 18, which may be arranged side by side at front and rear walls 24 and 23, or may be arranged side by side in pairs at front and rear walls 24 and 23, and side by side in pairs at lateral walls 25.
  • inner containers 18 of the same rigid packet 1 of cigarettes may house identical or different groups 19 of cigarettes.
  • groups 19 of cigarettes may differ as to the number and/or type of cigarettes (different type of tobacco and/or different cigarette sizes).
  • longitudinal edges 33 and transverse edges 34 of each lid 21 are substantially the same shape and size as longitudinal edges 16 and transverse edges 17 of lid 4 respectively, and longitudinal edges 31 and transverse edges 32 of each inner container 18 are substantially the same shape and size as longitudinal edges 14 and transverse edges 15 of outer container 2.
  • longitudinal edges 33 and transverse edges 34 of each lid 21 are shaped differently from longitudinal edges 16 and transverse edges 17 of lid 4 respectively, and longitudinal edges 31 and transverse edges 32 of each inner container 18 are shaped differently from longitudinal edges 14 and transverse edges 15 of outer container 2 respectively.
  • longitudinal edges 14, 16, 31, 33 and transverse edges 15, 17, 32, 34 are all square. In alternative embodiments not shown, at least some of longitudinal edges 14, 16, 31, 33 or at least some of transverse edges 15, 17, 32, 34 are rounded or bevelled.
  • longitudinal edges 14, 16, 31, 33 may all be non-square rounded or bevelled edges, or (as in the packet of cigarettes described in Patent Application EP-A1-0764595 ), some transverse edges 15, 17, 32, 34 may be non-square rounded or bevelled edges.
  • some longitudinal edges 14, 16, 31, 33 and some transverse edges 15, 17, 32, 34 may be non-square rounded or bevelled edges, so as to have both non-square rounded or bevelled longitudinal edges 14, 16, 31, 33 and transverse edges 15, 17, 32, 34.
  • packet 1 may resemble the packet of cigarettes described in Patent Application EP-A1-1066206 ; in which case, rear wall 6 of outer container 2, front wall 7 of outer container 2, rear wall 10 of lid 4, and front wall 11 of lid 4 are outwardly convex, and each have a flat central portion, and two curved lateral fold strips connecting the flat central portion to lateral walls 8 or 12 at respective sharp, non-square longitudinal edges 14 or 16.
  • rear wall 23 of each inner container 18, front wall 24 of each inner container 18, rear wall 27 of each lid 21, and front wall 28 of each lid 21 are also preferably outwardly convex, and each comprise a flat central portion, and two curved lateral fold strips connecting the flat central portion to lateral walls 25 or 29 at respective sharp, non-square longitudinal edges 31 or 33.
  • outer container 2 has no collar, in that the small amount of mechanical interference created between lid 4 and inner containers 18 is sufficient to require a certain amount of force to open lid 4, and therefore to hold lid 4 in the closed position.
  • a collar fitted to outer container 2 is still useful, however, in that, removal of one or more inner containers 18 from outer container 2 in use (typically, when the inner containers are empty), would eliminate the small amount of mechanical interference between lid 4 and inner containers 18.
  • outer container 2 comprises an integral collar 37, i.e. forming part of the blank from which outer container 2 is made, and an equivalent collar may also be provided in the Figure 3, 4 , 8 and 9 embodiments.
  • collar 37 projects outwards of open top end 3 to engage a corresponding inner surface of lid 4 when lid 4 is in the closed position.
  • the function of collar 37 is to hold lid 4 in the closed position by requiring a certain amount of force to open lid 4.
  • collar 37 preferably comprises two projections 38, which project outwards to engage lid 4 with a given amount of interference when lid 4 is in the closed position.
  • Collar 37 comprises a front wall 39 parallel to, connected to, and defining an extension of front wall 7 of outer container 2; and two lateral walls 40, each of which is parallel to, connected to, and defines an extension of a lateral 8 of outer container 2.
  • Projections 38 preferably form an integral part of front wall 39 of collar 37, and project laterally on opposite sides of front wall 39.
  • lid 4 comprises two seats 41 (only one shown in Figures 12, 13, 14 ), each of which is formed at a respective lateral wall 12 and comprises an opening 42 facing outer container 2 and parallel to lateral walls 12.
  • a top portion 43 of each lateral wall 40 of collar 37 is shaped to fit inside a respective seat 41, through opening 42 of seat 41, when lid 4 is in the closed position; and the friction between top portion 43 of each lateral wall 40 of collar 37 and the inner surfaces of respective seat 41 requires the application of a certain amount of force to open lid 4, and so helps to keep lid 4 in the closed position.
  • opening 42 of each seat 41 and a top edge 44 of each lateral wall 40 of collar 37 are designed so that, as lid 4 is rotated into the closed position, top edge 44 fits gradually inside opening 42 (e.g. in a sort of scissor cut movement), thus preventing top edge 44 from jamming against respective seat 41 as lid 4 is rotated into the closed position.
  • Figures 12 and 14 show lid 4 in an open position, in which top portion 43 of each lateral wall 40 of collar 37 is outside respective seat 41 formed at a respective lateral wall 12; and Figure 13 shows lid 4 in a closed position, in which top portion 43 of each lateral wall 40 of collar 37 is located inside respective seat 41 formed at a respective lateral wall 12.
  • each rigid packet 1 of cigarettes in Figures 1 to 14 is formed from a flat, substantially elongated rectangular blank 45, the component parts of which are indicated, where possible, using the same reference numbers, with superscripts, as for the corresponding parts of rigid packet 1 of cigarettes. More specifically, the rigid packets 1 of cigarettes in Figures 1-4 , 8 and 9 are formed by folding blank 45 in Figure 15 , and the rigid packet 1 of cigarettes in Figures 10 and 11 is formed by folding blank 45 in Figure 16 .
  • Blank 45 has two longitudinal fold lines 46; and a number of transverse fold line 47, which define, between the two longitudinal fold lines 46, a panel 7' forming front wall 7 of outer container 2; a panel 9' forming bottom wall 9 of outer container 2; a panel 6' forming rear wall 6 of outer container 2; a panel 10' forming rear wall 10 of lid 4 (in this case, hinge 5 coincides with a transverse fold line 47); a panel 13' forming top wall 13 of lid 4; a panel 11' forming front wall 11 of lid 4; and an inner tongue 48 for reinforcing front wall 11 of lid 4.
  • Panel 7' comprises two tabs 8', which form respective outer portions of lateral walls 8 of outer container 2, are located on opposite sides of panel 7', and are separated from panel 7' by longitudinal fold lines 46.
  • Panel 6' comprises two tabs 8", which form respective inner portions of lateral walls 8 of outer container 2, are located on opposite sides of panel 6', and are separated from panel 6' by longitudinal fold lines 46. Each tab 8" is connected along a transverse fold line 47 to an inner tongue 49 for reinforcing bottom wall 9 of outer container 2.
  • Panel 10' comprises two tabs 12", which form respective inner portions of lateral walls 12 of lid 4, are located on opposite sides of panel 10', and are separated from panel 10' by longitudinal fold lines 46. Each tab 12" is connected along a transverse fold line 47 to an inner tongue 50 for reinforcing top wall 13 of lid 4.
  • Panel 11' comprises two tabs 12', which form respective outer portions of lateral walls 12 of lid 4, are located on opposite sides of panel 11', and are separated from panel 11' by longitudinal fold lines 46.
  • collar 37 is not integral with blank 45 and, if required, must therefore be glued to panel 7' and tabs 8' of outer container 2 when forming outer container 2.
  • collar 37 is integral with, i.e. forms an integral part of, blank 45.
  • front wall 39 of collar 37 integral with blank 45 is coplanar with front wall 7 of outer container 2
  • lateral walls 40 are coplanar with respective lateral walls 8 of outer container 2.
  • top wall 13 of lid 4 is slightly larger than bottom wall 9 of outer container 2, so that, when lid 4 is in the closed position, front wall 11 of lid 4 fits over front wall 39 of collar 37 (and therefore over front wall 7 of outer container 2), and lateral walls 12 of lid 4 fit over respective lateral walls 40 of collar 37 (and therefore over respective lateral walls 8 of outer container 2).
  • front wall 39 of collar 37 integral with blank 45 is parallel to and slightly offset with respect to front wall 7 of outer container 2
  • lateral walls 40 are parallel to and slightly offset with respect to respective lateral walls 8 of outer container 2. This is achieved by “debossing” to depress front wall 39 and lateral walls 40 with respect to the rest of blank 45, i.e. with respect to panel 7' and tabs 8' (corresponding to front wall 7 and lateral walls 8 of outer container 2).
  • each seat 41 is formed by folding a tab 12" over the corresponding tab 12', so that tab 12" is maintained a given distance from corresponding tab 12', and seat 41 is therefore defined between tab 12' (forming an outer portion of a lateral wall 12 of lid 4) and tab 12" (forming an inner portion of a lateral wall of lid 4).
  • Rigid packet 1 of cigarettes as described above has several advantages : it is cheap and fast to produce, and contains a relatively large number of cigarettes; the cigarettes are divided into a number of separate, independent groups, each comprising a small number of cigarettes; and rigid packet 1 of cigarettes itself is compact and therefore easy to carry in a pocket or bag.

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