EP2064129B1 - Conditionnement d'articles de confiserie - Google Patents

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EP2064129B1
EP2064129B1 EP07804148A EP07804148A EP2064129B1 EP 2064129 B1 EP2064129 B1 EP 2064129B1 EP 07804148 A EP07804148 A EP 07804148A EP 07804148 A EP07804148 A EP 07804148A EP 2064129 B1 EP2064129 B1 EP 2064129B1
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Asit Mohda
Robert C. Lindsay
Sophie Caron
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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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/66—Inserted or applied tearing-strings or like flexible elements
    • B65D75/68—Inserted or applied tearing-strings or like flexible elements extending through wrapper closure or between wrapper layers
    • 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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5827—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion
    • B65D75/5833—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall
    • B65D75/5844—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall the portion of the wall being a narrow strip, e.g. between lines of weakness
    • 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
    • B65D85/60—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for sweets or like confectionery products

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  • the present invention relates to packaging of confectionery items and in particular, but not exclusively, to packaging of confectionary pellets such as chewing gum pellets.
  • pellets can be presented in the form of pellets which have a relatively hard outer casing or shell and a soft centre. The pellets are usually shaped somewhat like a small pillow.
  • Other confectionery products are also presented in a similar form.
  • hard boiled sweets, candies, chocolates, toffee or mints may be provided in the form of pellets or pastilles as can may other types of candy both hard and soft.
  • pellet and pellets will be used hereinafter but it should be understood that these terms are intended to encompass other similar arrangements such as pastilles, tablets and the like.
  • gum and chewing gum as used herein include bubble gum.
  • the completed wrapper comprises a side wall portion which encircles the stack of pellets and end cap portions which overlie the ends of the stack.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stack 10 of chewing gum pellets 12 packaged in a wrapper 14 in a conventional manner to form a side wall portion 16 and end caps 18.
  • the wrapper 14 typically comprises a single or multi-layer sheet of foil to help keep the contents fresh.
  • Sometimes a second, inner wrapper is provided which is folded about the stack of gum pellets in a similar manner to the main or outer wrapper 14 before the outer wrapper is applied. This is referred to as "double wrapped”.
  • double wrapped In many cases only a single wrapper is used, which is referred to as "single wrapped”. Many different confectionery products are packaged in this manner.
  • tear guide in or on the wrapper which assists a user in tearing the package along a predetermined line in order to open the package.
  • tear guide is a tear strip 20 which extends circumferentially around the stack of confectionery items near but spaced from one end. The arrangement is such that a free end of the tear strip can be grasped by a user and pulled to tear the wrapper along the line of the strip to remove an end of the wrapper consisting of the end cap and a significant portion of the side wall. This allows access to the confectionery pellets which can be removed from the packaging one at a time.
  • the tear strip 20 is spaced inwardly from the end of the stack by a distance which is roughly equivalent to the thickness of one of the pellets 12. This makes the packaging easier to manufacture and to open but it does result in a number of problems. Firstly, while the wrapper is being opened there is a risk that a first pellet 12a at that end of the stack, which is positioned at least partly outboard of the tear strip 20, may be lost as the end of the wrapper is removed. Secondly, once the wrapper is opened and the first confectionery item 12a removed, the torn end of the remaining side wall portion of the wrapper will tend to be level with or close to the outer face of the second pellet 12b in the stack.
  • the wrapper cannot be re-closed so that at least the outer face of the second confectionery item 12b in the stack is exposed with the risk that it may become contaminated or may go soft before it is used. There is also a risk that the pellets remaining in the stack may fall out of the package which will not be effectively closed at the opened end.
  • the tear strip is typically formed by attaching a strip of material to the inner surface of the wrapper.
  • the strip is made of a material, often a plastic material, which is stronger than the base material of the wrapper.
  • One end of the strip is attached to a tab which projects from the overlapping side edge of the wrapper so that it can be grasped by a user and pulled to open the packaging.
  • the wrapper tears along at least one edge of the strip.
  • the strip usually extends laterally across the wrapper from one side edge to the other so that when the wrapper is folded about the stack, the strip encircles the stack circumferentially about the longitudinal axis. Whilst this type of tear strip is effective in allowing a user to open the packaging, the presence of the additional strip of material can result in an unsightly line or bulges extending about the formed wrapper.
  • US patent 1,132,781 to Lile discloses packaging for a stack of chewing gum sticks a comprising an inner wrapper 1 which encases the stack and an outer sleeve 2 which encircles a centre portion of stack.
  • a cardboard insert 3 is positioned between an end one of the sticks a and the wrapper and has a flap 3' which overlies one end of the sticks a inside an end cap region of the inner wrapper 1.
  • a user inserts their thumb nail through the inner wrapper between the flap 3' and the ends of the sticks a and lifts the flap upwardly to remove the end cap region of the inner wrapper.
  • US Patent 1,329,056 to Mester also discloses packaging for a stack of chewing gum sticks.
  • a stack of individually wrapped gum sticks 6 is encased in a wrapper 1.
  • a tear strip is defined at one end of the wrapper 1 by means of spaced lines of perforation 2, 3. Whilst the tear strip in this embodiment is located adjacent an end cap region of the wrapper, the tear strip is wide and so a significant portion of the side wall region of the wrapper is removed.
  • this document does not consider the very different problems associated with the packaging of unwrapped confectionary pellets.
  • a wrapper having lines of perforation 2, 3 to define a tear strip would be unsuitable for use in single wrapping a stack of confectionary pellets as the wrapper would not seal the contents from the external environment.
  • US reissue patent No. 25,143 to Engleson et al. discloses a packaging according to the preamble of claim 1 for a stack of tablets or candies.
  • the packaging comprises a wrapper which is folded about and encases the stack.
  • a tear guide in the form of a strand or filament of thread is attached to the inner surface of the wrapper.
  • the tear guide is spaced inwardly from and parallel to one end of the wrapper so as to be aligned just above the uppermost article in the stack.
  • packaging of a stack of confectionery pellets having a longitudinal axis extending through all the pellets in the stack comprising a sheet wrapper that encases the stack, the wrapper being folded about the stack and, prior to folding, the sheet wrapper has opposing side edges that are aligned substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the stack and opposing longitudinal end portions which project beyond their respective ends of the stack, the wrapper being folded circumferentially about the stack to form a side wall portion which encircles the stack about the longitudinal axis with the opposing side edges overlapping and each of said longitudinal end portions of the wrapper being formed into flaps which are folded to overlie a respective axial end of the stack to form an end cap of the wrapper enclosing the respective axial end, with at least some of the flaps that form each end cap overlapping one another, the wrapper further comprising a tear guide to assist a user in opening the packaging by tearing the wrapper along a line, in
  • the packaging can be opened whilst removing none or only a minimum amount of the side wall portion of the wrapper.
  • the chances of the outermost pellet in the stack being accidentally lost when the package is opened are reduced.
  • the remaining side wall portion of the wrapper will extend beyond the end of the now shortened stack and so can be folded over to enclose the remaining pellets and protect them from exposure.
  • the stack may be double wrapped, in which case the inventive wrapper comprises the outer wrapper.
  • the wrapper of the inventive packaging is particularly advantageous when used as the only wrapper in a single wrapped arrangement, where the ability to effectively re-seal the package after opening is a major benefit.
  • the tear guide may comprise a tear strip, in which case, at least an outer longitudinal edge of the tear strip is located in the end cap region of the wrapper.
  • an inner longitudinal edge of the tear strip is located in the side wall portion of the wrapper adjacent the end of the stack.
  • the tear strip is positioned at the transition between the side wall portion of the wrapper and the end cap. Whilst this results in the removal of a minimal part of the side wall portion of the wrapper, it has the benefit of ensuring that the opening produced is as large as possible.
  • the inner longitudinal edge of the tear strip may be located no more than 3mm from the edge of the end cap region.
  • the inner longitudinal edge of the tear strip is located no more than 2mm from the edge of the end cap region and especially no more than 1.5mm from the edge of the end cap region.
  • the inner longitudinal edge of the tear strip may also be located in the end cap so that the whole of the tear strip is positioned within the end cap of the wrapper.
  • the tear strip may be formed by affixing a strip of a material to an inner surface of the wrapper.
  • the material from which the strip is made may be stronger than the material of the remainder of the wrapper.
  • the strip may comprise a polymeric material.
  • the strip may comprise a plastics material.
  • the wrapper may have two spaced lines of weakness which extend across at least part of the width of the wrapper to define a tear strip between them.
  • the lines of weakness may be formed on an inner surface of the wrapper by means of etching and in particular laser etching. Use of an etched or otherwise formed line of weakness enables a tear guide to be formed in the wrapper which is substantially invisible to a user, and which therefore does not affect the aesthetic features of the wrapper.
  • the wrapper may further comprise a tear strip tab which projects from a first side edge of the wrapper which a user may grasp and pull to initiate tearing of the wrapper.
  • the tear strip tab may comprise a protrusion extending from the wrapper.
  • the tear strip tab may extend from a side edge of the wrapper and may be formed integrally with the sheet of the wrapper.
  • the tear strip may be arranged so as to lie substantially parallel to a first longitudinal edge of the wrapper.
  • An outer longitudinal edge of the tear strip may be spaced from a first longitudinal end edge of the wrapper by a distance in the range of 5 mm to 10 mm and an inner longitudinal edge of the tear strip may be spaced from the first longitudinal end edge of the wrapper by a distance in the range of 6mm to 12mm.
  • the tear strip may extend laterally across at least part of the width of the wrapper from a first side edge and may follow a curvilinear path.
  • the tear guide may at least partially encircle at least part of the end cap.
  • the tear guide may completely encircle the whole or part of the end cap. This enables the whole or the part of the end cap to be completely removed.
  • the tear guide may only partially encircle the whole or part of the end cap. This results in the whole or the part of the end cap that lies within the tear guide remaining attached to the remainder of the wrapper to form a flap opening.
  • the wrapper may comprise a sheet of metal foil and may have a single or multiple layers.
  • the sheet may be a sheet of a composite material comprising a layer of foil and a layer of a paper or other material.
  • the overlapping side edges of the wrapper may be affixed to one another using an adhesive. Some of all of the flaps which form each end cap may be fixed in position by means of adhesive.
  • the adhesive may be a pressure or heat activated adhesive and may be pre-applied to the wrapper before it is wrapped around the stack of confectionery items.
  • the packaging may also include a second, inner wrapper which is positioned about the stack of pellets before the said wrapper is applied.
  • the wrapper may comprise the only wrapper to encase the stack of pellets.
  • Each pellet in the stack may be individually wrapped.
  • the confectionery pellets may be gum pellets and in particular may be chewing gum pellets.
  • the tear guide may completely or partially encircle the longitudinal axis of the stack of confectionery pellets.
  • a method of packaging a stack of confectionary pellets having a longitudinal axis extending through all the pellets in the stack comprising: positioning a sheet wrapper having opposing side edges and opposing longitudinal end edge portions adjacent a stack of confectionary pellets so that the side edges are aligned substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the stack and so that the opposing longitudinal end edge portions of the wrapper project beyond their respective ends of the stack; folding the wrapper circumferentially about the stack to form a side wall portion which encircles the stack about the longitudinal axis with the opposing side edges overlapping, forming each of said longitudinal ends of the wrapper into flaps which overlie a respective axial end of the stack to form an end cap region of the wrapper enclosing said respective axial end of the stack, with at least some of the flaps forming each end cap region overlapping one another; the wrapper further comprising a tear guide for assisting a user in opening the packaging by tearing the wrapper
  • the method may comprise positioning the tear strip so that an inner longitudinal edge of the tear strip is located in the side wall portion of the wrapper.
  • the method may comprise positioning the tear strip so that an inner longitudinal edge of the strip is no more than 3mm from the edge of the end cap region.
  • the method comprises positing the tear strip so that an inner longitudinal edge of the strip is no more than 2mm from an edge of the end cap region and especially no more that 1.5mm from an edge of the end cap region.
  • the method may comprise positioning the tear strip so that both the outer and the inner longitudinal edges of the tear strip are positioned within the end cap of the wrapper.
  • the method may further comprise forming a tear strip in the wrapper which extends across the full width of the wrapper from one side edge to the other so that in the fully formed wrapper it completely encircles at least part of the end cap.
  • the method may comprise forming a tear strip in the wrapper which extends only part way across the width of the wrapper from a first side edge so that in the completed wrapper it only partially encircles at least part of the end cap.
  • the method may comprise forming a tear strip in the wrapper by affixing a strip of a material to an inner surface of the wrapper.
  • the material from which the strip is made may be stronger than the material of the remainder of the wrapper.
  • the strip of material may comprise a polymeric material.
  • the strip may comprise a plastics material.
  • the method may comprise forming two spaced lines of weakness which extend at least part way across the width of the wrapper to define a tear strip between them.
  • the lines of weakness may be formed on an inner surface of the wrapper.
  • the lines of weakness may be formed by means of etching the inner surface of the wrapper.
  • the method may comprise forming the lines of weakness by laser etching the inner surface of the wrapper.
  • the method my further comprise producing a tab which extends outwardly from one side edge of the wrapper at a position between the two lines of weakness, the tab may be formed integrally with the wrapper.
  • the method may comprises forming the tear strip in the wrapper so that an outer longitudinal edge of the tear strip is spaced from a first longitudinal end edge of the wrapper by a distance in the range of 5mm to 10mm and an inner longitudinal edge of the tear strip is spaced from the first longitudinal end edge of the wrapper by a distance in the range of 6mm to 12mm.
  • the wrapper may comprise a sheet of metal foil and may have a single or multiple layers.
  • the sheet may be a sheet of a composite material comprising a layer of foil and a layer of a paper or other material.
  • the method may comprise affixing the overlapping side edges of the wrapper to one another using an adhesive.
  • the method may also comprise fixing some of all of the flaps which form each end cap in position by means of adhesive.
  • the adhesive may be a pressure or heat activated adhesive and the method may comprise pre-applying the adhesive to the wrapper before it is wrapped around the stack of confectionery pellets.
  • the method may comprise wrapping a second, inner wrapper about the stack of pellets before the said wrapper is applied.
  • the method may comprise individually wrapping each of the confectionary pellets before they are formed into the stack.
  • the method may be specifically adapted for packaging a stack of chewing gum pellets.
  • Figure 2 shows a stack 22 of chewing gum pellets 24 packaged in an outer wrapper 26, in a manner similar to that of the prior art stack 10 described above.
  • the wrapper 26 in the present embodiment has a tear strip 28 which is arranged so that when the wrapper 26 is folded about the stack, it extends about the longitudinal axis and is positioned at least partially in an end cap region 30 of the wrapper adjacent an outer end face of an outermost one 24a of the pellets 24 the stack 22.
  • the tear strip 28 is positioned at the intersection between the end cap 30 and the side wall portion 32 of the wrapper.
  • an outer longitudinal edge 34 of the tear strip is positioned within the end cap 30, whilst an inner longitudinal edge 36 is positioned just slightly into the side wall portion 32 of the wrapper substantially in line with the outer end face of the outermost pellet 24a.
  • the tear strip 28 extends across the full width of the wrapper so that it completely encircles the end cap 30 when the wrapper is formed. This means that the end cap 30 is completely removed when the user opens the packaging using the tear strip 28.
  • only a minimal amount of the side wall portion 32 of the wrapper is removed with the end cap 30. In preferred embodiments, no more than 3mm of the side wall is removed, more preferably no more than 2mm, and still more preferably no more than 1.5mm.
  • Figure 3 is a plan view of the wrapper 26 which comprises a sheet of paper material or a sheet of metal foil.
  • the wrapper 26 may also be made from a sheet of composite material comprising a metal foil on one side, usually the inner side 37, and a paper or other material on the outer side.
  • the outer surface 39 of the wrapper may be printed to provide details of the product such as its name, a list of ingredients and/or a trademark etc. Regions of adhesive 38 are pre-applied to the inner and outer surfaces of the wrapper to hold it in place about the stack of pellets as will be described in more detail later.
  • the sheet wrapper 26 has two opposing side edges 40, 42 and two opposing longitudinal end edges 44, 46 and is generally rectangular in shape. It will be appreciated, however, that the shape of the wrapper 26 can be varied depending on the dimensions of the pellets 24 and the number of pellets in the stack 22.
  • the tear strip 28 is located near one longitudinal end edge 44 and can be of any suitable type, including any that are presently known in the art.
  • the tear strip 28 is in the form of a strip of material which is affixed to the inner surface 37 of the wrapper.
  • the tear strip 28 is fixed to the wrapper so that it extends from a first of the side edges 40 to the opposite side edge 42 substantially parallel with the first longitudinal end edge 44.
  • a tab 48 projects from the first side edge 40 and an end of the strip of material 28 is fixed to the tab 48.
  • the tear strip 28 is made of a material, such as a plastic, that is stronger than the rest of the wrapper so that a user is able tear open the packaging by grasping the tab 48 with the tear strip 28 attached and pulling the tear strip in a generally circumferential direction about the stack. Because the strip 28 of material is stronger than the rest of the wrapper, the wrapper tends to shear along at least one of the longitudinal side edges of the strip 28 as the user pulls the tab.
  • the tear strip 28 is positioned inwardly from the first longitudinal end edge 44 of the sheet wrapper 26 so that the outer longitudinal edge 34 of the strip lies within the end cap 30 formed at that end of the stack.
  • the precise spacing of the tear strip will depend on the dimensions of the pellets and the sheet wrapper.
  • the outer longitudinal edge 34 of the tear strip is spaced from the first longitudinal end edge 44 of the wrapper 28 by a distance in the range of 5mm to 10mm and the inner longitudinal edge 36 of the strip is spaced from the first longitudinal end edge 44 of the sheet wrapper by a distance in the range of 6mm to 12mm.
  • the wrapper 26 may be formed as part of a continuous web 50 of wrappers and applied to the stack 22 of pellets using a known wrapping machine such as the Sapal ChewpacTM supplied by SIG Sapal SA of Av. Du Tir Federal 44, 1024 Ecublens, Switzerland.
  • a stack 22 of gum pellets 24 is fed in a wrapping machine towards a vertically aligned wrapper 26 with the inner surface 37 of the wrapper facing the stack.
  • the wrapper 26 is fed into the machine as part of a continuous web 50 and is separated from the web prior to it being folded about the stack 22.
  • the wrapper 26 has a tear strip 28 which is aligned with the outer end face 52 of the outermost pellet 24a at one end of the stack 22.
  • the second side edge 42 of the wrapper 26 is folded so as to lie partway across the lower surface of the stack 22 whilst the first side edge 40 is folded over the upper surface so as to project outwardly from the side of the stack.
  • the longitudinal end edges 44, 46 of the wrapper project beyond the ends of the stack 22.
  • first side portions 62 of the wrapper 26 that project beyond either end of the stack are tucked inwardly so as to contact the end faces of the stack and the wrapper is creased about fold lines 64 to partly form first and second major end closure flaps 66, 68 at either end of the stack.
  • the first side edge 40 of the wrapper 26 is folded over the now upper surface of the stack so as to overlie the second side edge 42 of the wrapper, as shown at 70.
  • Second side portions 72 of the wrapper 26 that project beyond the ends of the stack 22 are then folded inwardly so as to contact the end faces of the stack and the wrapper is creased about fold lines 74 to complete the first and second major end closure flaps 66, 68 at either end.
  • the second side portions 72 may overlap with the first side portions 62 so that the ends of the stack are completely covered.
  • the first major end closure flaps 66 at either end are folded down into contact with the side portions 62, 72 over the end faces of the stack 22 as shown at 75.
  • the final stage in forming the wrapper is to fold the second major end closure flaps 68 over the first major end closure flaps 66 as shown at 76.
  • the side portions 62, 72 and the first and second major end closure flaps 66, 68 combine to form end closures or end caps 30 of the wrapper.
  • the over lapping regions of the wrapper are adhered to one another by means of the pre-applied adhesive 38.
  • Any suitable adhesive can used which may be pressure and/or heat sensitive.
  • Figures 5 to 8 illustrate an alternative embodiment of in which the tear strip 28 is positioned so that it lies wholly within an end cap 30 of the fully formed wrapper 26.
  • the wrapper 26 in this embodiment is otherwise formed as described above in relation to the first embodiment. As illustrated in Figure 6 , with this arrangement, none of the side wall portion 32 of the wrapper 26 is removed when the package is opened.
  • Figures 7 and 8 illustrate how the open end of the wrapper can be folded down after one of the pellets 24a has been removed from the opened packet to enclose and protect the remaining pellets.
  • Figures 9 and 10 illustrate a yet further embodiment of a packaging for a stack of pellets.
  • a lower portion of the wrapper 26 is shown as being transparent so that the gum pellets 24 can be seen clearly in position.
  • the tear strip 28 is created in the wrapper by forming two spaced lines of weakness 80, 82 on the inner surface of the wrapper 26.
  • the lines of weakness run transversely from a first side edge 40 partway across the width of the wrapper.
  • a tab 84 projects from a first side edge 40 of the wrapper at a position between the two lines of weakness for a user to grasp. The arrangement being such that when a user pulls the tab, the wrapper preferentially tears along the two lines of weakness.
  • the tear strip 28 is arranged so that it is positioned wholly within an end cap 30 of the fully formed wrapper 26. Because the tear strip only extends part way across the wrapper, it only partly encircles a central region 86 of the end cap 30. As a result, the central region 86 is not completely removed from the wrapper 26 when the package is opened but remains attached along one edge 88 to form a flap. This reduces the amount of litter produced as the open end cap region 86 cannot be discarded by a user.
  • the flap 86 can also be used to help in re-closing the package. It will be appreciated however, that the tear strip could extend across the whole width of the wrapper 28 so that the end cap 30, or at least part of it, is removed completely when the package is opened.
  • the tear strip 28 can be shaped to provide a more attractive opening and the material within the tear strip can be printed in a different colour to add to the design effect.
  • the lines of weakness 80, 82 can follow a curvilinear path to produce a shaped opening.
  • the lines of weakness 80, 82 can be produced using any suitable method but are preferably produced by laser etching the inner surface of the wrapper. Other methods for producing the lines of weakness include etching by means other than a laser, scoring the inner surface or by forming perforations which extend through at least an inner layer of the wrapper. Preferably, the formation of the lines of weakness should not destroy the integrity of the formed wrapper, particularly where the stack is single wrapped. Thus, for example, if a line of weakness is produced using perforations, these should preferably only extend though one or more inner layers and should not extend completely through the wrapper.
  • wrapper and the method of applying the wrapper to the stack of pellets can be varied within the scope of the invention as defined in the claims.
  • a second inner wrapper (not shown) could be provided and which will be positioned about the stack of pellets before the wrapper 26, which becomes an outer wrapper, is applied.
  • each pellet in the stack may be individually wrapped.
  • packaging and method in accordance with the invention is not limited for use in packaging gum pellets but can be adapted for use in packaging other confectionery products or items in pellet form which can be formed into a stack. For example, hard boiled sweets, candies, chocolates, toffee or mints and other similar confectionery products can be packaged in accordance with the invention.

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  1. Emballage d'une pile (22) de pastilles de confiserie (24) ayant un axe longitudinal s'étendant à travers toutes les pastilles dans la pile, l'emballage comprenant une enveloppe en papier (26) qui renferme la pile, l'enveloppe étant pliée autour de la pile et, avant le pliage, l'enveloppe en papier a des bordures (40, 42) latérales opposées qui sont essentiellement alignées parallèlement à l'axe longitudinal de la pile et des parties d'extrémité (44, 46) longitudinales opposées qui se projettent au-delà de leurs extrémités respectives de la pile, l'enveloppe étant pliée de manière circonférentielle autour de la pile pour former une partie de paroi latérale (32) qui entoure la pile autour de l'axe longitudinal de sorte que les bordures latérales (40, 42) opposées se chevauchent et chacune desdites parties d'extrémité longitudinales de l'enveloppe soient formée en rabats (62, 66, 68, 72) qui sont pliés pour recouvrir une extrémité axiale respective de la pile afin de former un embout (30) de l'enveloppe renfermant l'extrémité axiale respective, avec au moins certains rabats (62, 66, 68, 72) qui forment chaque embout chevauchant un autre, l'enveloppe comprenant en outre un guide de déchirement (28) afin d'aider un utilisateur à ouvrir l'emballage en déchirant l'enveloppe le long d'une ligne, où ledit guide de déchirement s'étend autour de l'axe ; caractérisé en ce que le guide de déchirement comprend une bordure (34) longitudinale externe et une bordure (36) longitudinale interne espacée de ladite bordure longitudinale externe, et en ce que le guide de déchirement (28) est positionné de sorte qu'au moins la bordure (34) longitudinale externe du guide de déchirement se trouve dans l'une des régions d'embout (30), le guide de déchirement s'étendant à travers au moins deux rabats de chevauchement (62, 66, 68, 72) dans ladite l'une des régions d'extrémité.
  2. Emballage tel que revendiqué dans la revendication 1, dans lequel la bordure (36) longitudinale interne du guide de déchirement (28) se trouve également dans l'embout (30).
  3. Emballage tel que revendiqué dans la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans lequel le guide de déchirement (28) est formé en apposant une bande d'un matériau à une surface interne (37) de l'enveloppe (26), la bande étant réalisée en un matériau qui est plus résistant que le matériau du reste de l'enveloppe.
  4. Emballage tel que revendiqué dans la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans lequel le guide de déchirement (28) est défini entre deux lignes espacées de faiblesse (80, 82) qui s'étendent à travers au moins une partie de la largueur de l'enveloppe (26).
  5. Emballage tel que revendiqué dans l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le guide de déchirement (28) entoure uniquement partiellement l'ensemble ou une partie dudit l'un des embouts (30).
  6. Emballage tel que revendiqué dans l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le guide de déchirement (28) s'étend dans un chemin curviligne.
  7. Emballage tel que revendiqué dans l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les pastilles de confiserie (24) sont des pastilles de chewing-gum.
  8. Procédé d'emballage d'une pile (22) de pastilles de confiserie (24) ayant un axe longitudinal s'étendant à travers toutes les pastilles dans la pile, le procédé comprenant le fait : de positionner une enveloppe en papier (26) ayant des bordures (40, 42) latérales opposées et des parties de bordures d'extrémité (44, 46) longitudinales opposées adjacentes à une pile de pastilles de confiserie de sorte que les bordures latérales (40, 44) soient alignées essentiellement parallèlement à l'axe longitudinal de la pile et de sorte que les parties de bordures d'extrémité (44, 46) longitudinales opposée de l'enveloppe se projettent au-delà de leurs extrémités respectives de la pile ; de plier l'enveloppe de manière circonférentielle autour de la pile afin de former une partie de paroi latérale (32) qui entoure la pile autour de l'axe longitudinal avec les parties latérales en chevauchement, de former chacune desdites extrémités longitudinales de l'enveloppe en rabats (62, 66, 68, 72) qui recouvrent une extrémité axiale respective de la pile afin de former une région d'embout (30) de l'enveloppe renfermant ladite extrémité axiale respective de la pile, avec au moins certains rabats (62, 66, 68, 72) formant chaque région d'embout (30) se chevauchant entre eux; l'enveloppe comprenant en outre un guide de déchirement (28) destiné à aider un utilisateur à ouvrir l'emballage en déchirant l'enveloppe le long d'une ligne ; caractérisé en ce que le guide de déchirement a une bordure (34) longitudinale externe et une bordure (36) longitudinale interne espacée de ladite bordure longitudinale externe et en ce que le procédé comprend le fait de positionner le guide de déchirement (28) de sorte qu'il s'étende autour de l'axe avec au moins la bordure (34) longitudinale externe du guide se trouvant dans une région d'embout (30) de l'enveloppe et de sorte qu'il s'étende à travers au moins deux rabats (62, 66, 68, 72) en chevauchement dans ladite région d'embout (30) lorsque l'enveloppe est complètement formée.
  9. Procédé tel que revendiqué dans la revendication 8, dans lequel le procédé comprend le fait de positionner le guide de déchirement (28) de sorte que les bordures longitudinales externe (34) et interne (36) se trouvent toutes deux dans ledit embout (30) de l'enveloppe.
  10. Procédé tel que revendiqué dans la revendication 8 ou la revendication 9, le procédé comprenant le fait de former un guide de déchirement (28) dans l'enveloppe (26) qui s'étend à travers toute la largeur de l'enveloppe d'une extrémité latérale (40, 42) à l'autre de sorte que dans l'enveloppe complètement formée il entoure complètement au moins une partie de l'embout (30).
  11. Procédé tel que revendiqué dans la revendication 8 ou la revendication 9, le procédé comprenant le fait de former un guide de déchirement (28) dans l'enveloppe (26) qui s'étend seulement partiellement à travers la largueur de l'enveloppe à partir d'une première bordure latérale (40, 42) de sorte que dans l'enveloppe complétée il entoure uniquement partiellement au moins une partie de l'embout (30).
  12. Procédé tel que revendiqué dans l'une quelconque des revendications 8 à 11, dans lequel le procédé comprend le fait de former un guide de déchirement (28) dans l'enveloppe (26) en apposant une bande d'un matériau à une surface interne (37) de l'enveloppe (26).
  13. Procédé tel que revendiqué dans l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 11, dans lequel le procédé comprend le fait de former deux lignes espacées de faiblesse (80, 82) dans l'enveloppe (26); ces lignes de faiblesse s'étendent au moins en partie à travers la largueur de l'enveloppe afin de définir le guide de déchirement (28) entre elles.
  14. Procédé tel que revendiqué dans l'une quelconque des revendications 8 à 14, dans lequel le procédé est adapté pour l'emballage de pastilles de chewing-gum (24).
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