EP1861324A2 - Wrapped container with label - Google Patents
Wrapped container with labelInfo
- Publication number
- EP1861324A2 EP1861324A2 EP06727563A EP06727563A EP1861324A2 EP 1861324 A2 EP1861324 A2 EP 1861324A2 EP 06727563 A EP06727563 A EP 06727563A EP 06727563 A EP06727563 A EP 06727563A EP 1861324 A2 EP1861324 A2 EP 1861324A2
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- label
- container
- affixed
- wrapper
- pack
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
Links
- 230000000391 smoking effect Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 17
- 235000019504 cigarettes Nutrition 0.000 claims abstract description 16
- -1 polypropylene Polymers 0.000 claims description 10
- 239000000853 adhesive Substances 0.000 claims description 8
- 230000001070 adhesive effect Effects 0.000 claims description 8
- 239000004743 Polypropylene Substances 0.000 claims description 6
- 229920001155 polypropylene Polymers 0.000 claims description 6
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims description 2
- 238000004806 packaging method and process Methods 0.000 claims description 2
- 229920003023 plastic Polymers 0.000 abstract description 5
- 239000002985 plastic film Substances 0.000 abstract description 3
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 7
- 239000004831 Hot glue Substances 0.000 description 5
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 3
- 239000004033 plastic Substances 0.000 description 3
- 239000011118 polyvinyl acetate Substances 0.000 description 3
- 239000011888 foil Substances 0.000 description 2
- 241000208125 Nicotiana Species 0.000 description 1
- 235000002637 Nicotiana tabacum Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 239000004698 Polyethylene Substances 0.000 description 1
- 235000019506 cigar Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 238000005520 cutting process Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000004049 embossing Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000013011 mating Effects 0.000 description 1
- 229920006255 plastic film Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 229920000573 polyethylene Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 229920000098 polyolefin Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 238000000926 separation method Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000003313 weakening effect Effects 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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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
- 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
- B65D85/1081—Inserts or accessories added or joined to the container, e.g. coins, pens, cards, spacers
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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
- B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
- B65D5/4212—Information or decoration elements, e.g. content indicators, or for mailing
- B65D5/4233—Cards, coupons, labels or the like formed separately from the container or lid
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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
- 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
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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
- B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators
- B65D2203/02—Labels
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a wrapped container having a label and, in particular, to an overwrapped container of smoking articles, such as a pack of cigarettes, having a tax stamp.
- Analogous positioning of the tax stamp on other types of container can, however, be disadvantageous.
- packs of cigarettes such as those described in WO-A-2004/089785
- affixing the tax stamp over the lid (interface or mating) line can result in a consumer being required to exert an unacceptably large tensile force in order to break the tax stamp and open the pack.
- the surfaces of containers of smoking articles frequently carry graphics, brand logos and other consumer information which, depending on the shape and structure of the container, may be obscured by a tax stamp affixed so as to "seal" the container.
- a wrapped container having a label attached to the container and to the wrapper, wherein a first portion of the label is affixed to the container and less strongly affixed or not affixed to the wrapper and a second portion of the label is affixed to the wrapper and less strongly affixed or not affixed to the container, whereby the second portion of the label is at least partially separated from the first portion of the label upon removal of the wrapper.
- the first portion of the label is affixed only to the container.
- the second portion of the label is affixed only to the wrapper.
- the label has a line of weakness between the first portion and the second portion, whereby the second portion of the label is at least partially separated from the first portion of the label along the line of weakness upon removal of the wrapper.
- the second portion of the label is advantageously at least partially separated from the first portion of the label along a pre-defined path upon removal of the wrapper.
- the provision of such a pre-defined weakened path facilitates separation of the second portion of the label from the first portion thereof, thereby ensuring that the label is necessarily destroyed upon removal of the wrapper, and hence opening of the container, without any undue effort on behalf of the consumer.
- the second portion of the label is completely separated from the first portion of the label upon removal of the wrapper.
- the first portion of the label is affixed to the outer surface of the container in any suitable manner, for example with a suitable adhesive such as a polyvinyl acetate (PVA) adhesive.
- a suitable adhesive such as a polyvinyl acetate (PVA) adhesive.
- PVA polyvinyl acetate
- the second portion of the label is affixed to the inner surface of the wrapper in any suitable manner, for example with an adhesive such as a hot melt adhesive .
- the position of the label on the container and the location at which the first portion of the label is affixed to the container are advantageously selected to accommodate graphics, brand logos and other consumer information on the container and to allow for the relative sizes and shapes of the container and the label .
- the label may be made from any suitable material or combination of materials including, for example, paper, metallised paper, metal foil and/or plastic.
- the label is made from paper.
- the label may be any desired shape, for example, rectangular, triangular circular etc.
- the label is printed. While the label may carry any suitable information, preferably the label is a tax stamp.
- the line of weakness may be formed by stamping, scoring, perforating, embossing or otherwise compressing, cutting and/or weakening the label.
- the line of weakness may be any suitable desired shape including, for example, straight, wave- like, curved, triangular, rectangular or circular.
- the wrapper may be formed from any suitable material or combination of materials including, for example, paper, metallised paper, metal foil and/or plastic.
- the wrapper is a film, more preferably a plastic film, in particular a film based on one or more polyolefins.
- the wrapper is a transparent plastic film, preferably a transparent polyethylene or polypropylene film. Most preferably, the wrapper is a transparent, heat shrinkable, polypropylene film.
- the container may be formed from any suitable material or combination of materials including, for example, paper, cardboard, metal and/or plastic.
- the container is a container of smoking articles.
- the container may be an individual hard or soft pack comprising a plurality of smoking articles such as, for example, cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars and/or tobacco portions, or a display carton comprising a plurality of individual packs of smoking articles.
- the container is a pack of cigarettes.
- a method of packaging smoking articles comprising: affixing a first portion of a tax stamp to a container of smoking articles,- wrapping the container of smoking articles and the tax stamp in a film wrapper so that a second portion of the tax stamp is affixed to the film wrapper.
- the pack of cigarettes 2 shown in Figure 1 generally comprises a lower box portion 4 and an upper lid portion 6. In the closed position, the lower box portion 4 and the upper lid portion 6 mate along an interface line 8 (shown by a bold line in Figure 1) .
- a generally rectangular label 12 is provided on the rear wall of the upper lid portion 6 above the interface line 8.
- the label 10 comprises a lower portion 12 and an upper portion 14, separated from one another by a V- shaped line of spaced apart cuts 16 extending downwardly from the upper edge of the tax stamp 10.
- the pack of cigarettes 2 and the label 10 are enveloped by a transparent over wrapper of polypropylene film (not shown) .
- the underside of the lower portion 12 of the label 10 is adhered to the rear wall of the lid portion 6 of the pack 2 by a line of polyvinyl acetate (PVA) adhesive 18 proximate and parallel to the lower edge of the label 10.
- PVA polyvinyl acetate
- the upper side of the upper portion 14 of the label 10 is adhered to the transparent film over wrapper (not shown) by a central spot of hot melt adhesive 20.
- the lower portion 12 of the label 10 is adhered to the rear wall of the lid portion 6 of the pack 2 by the line of polyvinyl acetate (PVA) adhesive 18 in a conventional manner.
- PVA polyvinyl acetate
- the spot of hot melt adhesive 20 is then applied to the upper side of the second portion 14 of the label 10 immediately before the pack 2 and label 10 are over wrapped in the transparent heat shrinkable polypropylene film using known apparatus.
- the upper side of the upper portion 14 of the label 10 is adhered to the underside of the film over wrapper by the hot melt adhesive 20.
- the overwrapped pack 2 and label 10 are then transported downstream to a shrink tunnel in which heat is applied to shrink the transparent polypropylene film and to seal certain predetermined areas thereof together.
- the second portion 14 of the label 10 which is adhered to the wrapper by the spot of hot melt adhesive 20, is separated from the first portion 12 of the label 10, along the line of perforations 16, and removed together with the wrapper.
- the lower portion 12 of the label 10 is affixed to the container 2 and the upper portion 14 of the label 10 is affixed to the wrapper. It will be appreciated, however, that in alternative embodiments of the invention a lower portion of the label may, for example, be affixed to the wrapper while and an upper portion of the label is affixed to the container.
- containers according to the invention may comprise labels affixed to other parts of the surface thereof.
- the first portion of the label and the second portion of the label may be affixed to the container and the wrapper, respectively, using alternative adhesives and/or in any other suitable manner.
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
- Packages (AREA)
- Wrapping Of Specific Fragile Articles (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP06727563A EP1861324B1 (en) | 2005-03-14 | 2006-03-14 | Wrapped container with label |
SI200630356T SI1861324T1 (en) | 2005-03-14 | 2006-03-14 | Wrapped container with label |
PL06727563T PL1861324T3 (en) | 2005-03-14 | 2006-03-14 | Wrapped container with label |
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP05251520 | 2005-03-14 | ||
EP06727563A EP1861324B1 (en) | 2005-03-14 | 2006-03-14 | Wrapped container with label |
PCT/IB2006/001111 WO2006097850A2 (en) | 2005-03-14 | 2006-03-14 | Wrapped container with label |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP1861324A2 true EP1861324A2 (en) | 2007-12-05 |
EP1861324B1 EP1861324B1 (en) | 2009-07-15 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP06727563A Active EP1861324B1 (en) | 2005-03-14 | 2006-03-14 | Wrapped container with label |
Country Status (10)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP1861324B1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE602006007826D1 (en) |
DK (1) | DK1861324T3 (en) |
EA (1) | EA010515B1 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2328732T3 (en) |
PL (1) | PL1861324T3 (en) |
PT (1) | PT1861324E (en) |
SI (1) | SI1861324T1 (en) |
UA (1) | UA88950C2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2006097850A2 (en) |
Cited By (3)
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EP2548819A1 (en) | 2011-07-19 | 2013-01-23 | Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG) | Cigarette package and method of making said package |
IT201700068918A1 (en) * | 2017-06-21 | 2018-12-21 | Gd Spa | Package of smoking items and method to make it happen. |
EP3418213A1 (en) | 2017-06-20 | 2018-12-26 | G.D Societa' Per Azioni | Packet of smoking articles and method for manufacturing the same |
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EP1995183A1 (en) * | 2007-05-21 | 2008-11-26 | Philip Morris Products S.A. | Wrapped container with label |
US20110155594A1 (en) * | 2009-12-29 | 2011-06-30 | Philip Morris Usa Inc. | Cigarette pack with attached promotional sample |
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IT201700060891A1 (en) * | 2017-06-05 | 2018-12-05 | Gd Spa | Package of smoking items. |
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- 2006-03-14 UA UAA200711135A patent/UA88950C2/en unknown
- 2006-03-14 DK DK06727563T patent/DK1861324T3/en active
- 2006-03-14 WO PCT/IB2006/001111 patent/WO2006097850A2/en active Application Filing
- 2006-03-14 PL PL06727563T patent/PL1861324T3/en unknown
- 2006-03-14 ES ES06727563T patent/ES2328732T3/en active Active
- 2006-03-14 PT PT06727563T patent/PT1861324E/en unknown
- 2006-03-14 SI SI200630356T patent/SI1861324T1/en unknown
- 2006-03-14 EA EA200701983A patent/EA010515B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2006-03-14 EP EP06727563A patent/EP1861324B1/en active Active
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Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP2548819A1 (en) | 2011-07-19 | 2013-01-23 | Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG) | Cigarette package and method of making said package |
RU2637887C2 (en) * | 2011-07-19 | 2017-12-07 | Фокке & Ко. (Гмбх Унд Ко.Кг) | Cigarette package and its production method (variants) |
EP3418213A1 (en) | 2017-06-20 | 2018-12-26 | G.D Societa' Per Azioni | Packet of smoking articles and method for manufacturing the same |
IT201700068918A1 (en) * | 2017-06-21 | 2018-12-21 | Gd Spa | Package of smoking items and method to make it happen. |
EP3418214A1 (en) * | 2017-06-21 | 2018-12-26 | G.D Societa' Per Azioni | Packet of smoking articles and method for manufacturing the same |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP1861324B1 (en) | 2009-07-15 |
SI1861324T1 (en) | 2009-10-31 |
PL1861324T3 (en) | 2009-12-31 |
ES2328732T3 (en) | 2009-11-17 |
WO2006097850A3 (en) | 2007-02-08 |
WO2006097850A2 (en) | 2006-09-21 |
EA010515B1 (en) | 2008-10-30 |
DK1861324T3 (en) | 2009-11-02 |
UA88950C2 (en) | 2009-12-10 |
DE602006007826D1 (en) | 2009-08-27 |
PT1861324E (en) | 2009-08-17 |
EA200701983A1 (en) | 2008-02-28 |
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