EP2253561A1 - Zigarettenschachtel - Google Patents

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EP2253561A1
EP2253561A1 EP10162696A EP10162696A EP2253561A1 EP 2253561 A1 EP2253561 A1 EP 2253561A1 EP 10162696 A EP10162696 A EP 10162696A EP 10162696 A EP10162696 A EP 10162696A EP 2253561 A1 EP2253561 A1 EP 2253561A1
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Marco Ghini
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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
    • 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
    • B65D5/44—Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
    • B65D5/50—Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
    • B65D5/5023—Integral elements for containers of other type, e.g. formed by folding a blank to U-shape

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  • the present invention relates to a rigid packet of cigarettes.
  • a rigid, hinged-lid packet of cigarettes comprises an inner package defined by a group of cigarettes wrapped in a sheet of inner packing material; and a rigid outer container, which encloses the inner package, has an open top end, and comprises a lid hinged to rotate between an open position and a closed position opening and closing the open end respectively.
  • the outer container is normally substantially the same size as the inner package, so as to house the inner package snugly. But, in some embodiments, the outer container is much larger than the inner package, as, for example, when producing a packet of cigarettes containing a smaller number of cigarettes, using an existing blank of standard size, or to create a gap inside the outer container, in which to house an accessory (e.g. a lighter) or to use as an ashtray.
  • an accessory e.g. a lighter
  • Patent US4241827A1 and patent application EP1023991A2 describe a rigid, hinged-lid packet of cigarettes comprising a supporting system, which is integral with the outer container, forms a bottom support for an inner package shorter in height than the container, and comprises two pairs of tabs resting on the bottom wall, hinged to inner panels of the lateral walls, and folded inwards of the container with respect to the inner panels.
  • Number 1 in Figure 1 indicates as a whole a rigid packet of cigarettes, which comprises a parallelepiped-shaped outer container 2; and an inner package 3 enclosing a group 4 of cigarettes and housed inside container 2.
  • Inner package 3 is parallelepiped-shaped, and comprises a sheet 5 of foil packing material wrapped about group 4 of cigarettes.
  • Container 2 has an open top end 6, and comprises a cup-shaped lid 7 hinged to container 2 along a hinge 8 to rotate, with respect to container 2, between an open position ( Figure 2 ) and a closed position ( Figures 1 and 3 ) opening and closing open top end 6 respectively.
  • container 2 When lid 7 is in the closed position, container 2 is in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped comprising a top wall 9 and a bottom wall 10 opposite and parallel to each other; a front wall 11 and a rear wall 12 opposite and parallel to each other; and two opposite, parallel lateral walls 13.
  • Four longitudinal edges 14 are defined between lateral walls 13 and front and rear walls 11, 12; and eight transverse edges 15 are defined between top and bottom walls 9, 10 and front, rear, and lateral walls 11, 12, 13. More specifically, four major transverse edges 15 are defined between top and bottom walls 9, 10 and front and rear walls 11, 12; and four minor transverse edges 15 are defined between top and bottom walls 9, 10 and lateral walls 13.
  • Packet 1 also comprises a collar 16, which is folded into a U and connected (glued) to the inside of container 2, and projects partly outwards of open top end 6 to engage a corresponding inner surface of lid 7 when lid 7 is in the closed position.
  • Collar 16 comprises a front wall 17 positioned contacting front wall 11 of container 2; and two lateral walls 18 located on opposite sides of front wall 17 and positioned contacting lateral walls 13 of container 2.
  • container 2 is formed from a flat, substantially elongated rectangular blank 19, the parts of which are indicated, where possible, in the following description using the same reference numbers, with superscripts, as for the corresponding parts of container 2.
  • Blank 19 has two longitudinal fold lines 20, and a number of transverse fold lines 21 defining, between the two longitudinal fold lines 20, a panel 11' forming a top portion (in particular, the lid 7 portion) of front wall 11; a panel 9' forming top wall 9; a panel 12' forming rear wall 12; a panel 10' forming bottom wall 10; and a panel 11" forming a bottom portion (in particular, the container 2 portion) of front wall 11.
  • Panels 11' and 11" each comprise parts of two outer lateral panels 13', which are located on opposite sides of panels 11', 11", are separated from panels 11', 11" by longitudinal fold lines 20, and form respective outer portions of lateral walls 13.
  • Panel 12' comprises two inner lateral panels 13", which are located on opposite sides of panel 12', are separated from panel 12' by longitudinal fold lines 20, and form respective inner portions of lateral walls 13.
  • each outer lateral panel 13' is folded onto and glued to the corresponding inner lateral panel 13" to form a lateral wall 13.
  • each lateral wall 13 of container 2 is defined by an outer lateral panel 13' superimposed on and glued to an inner lateral panel 13".
  • Panel 11' has a reinforcing flap 22 which, when folding blank 19, is folded 180° and glued to panel 11'.
  • Each inner lateral panel 13" has two rectangular tabs 23 located at opposite ends of inner lateral panel 13" and separated from inner lateral panel 13" by two transverse fold lines 21.
  • each tab 23 is folded squarely with respect to relative inner lateral panel 13", and is superimposed on and glued to an inner surface of a relative panel 9', 10' to define an inner portion of a relative wall 9, 10.
  • packet 1 comprises a supporting system 24 integral with container 2 and forming a bottom support for inner package 3, which is shorter in height (i.e. longitudinally) than container 2.
  • supporting system 24 comprises a tab 25 hinged to corresponding inner lateral panel 13" along a fold line 26, and folded squarely with respect to inner lateral panel 13" and inwards of container 2; and a tab 27, which is hinged to tab 25 along a fold line 28 perpendicular to fold line 26, is folded squarely with respect to tab 25, so as to be parallel to and a given distance from bottom wall 10, and serves to support the bottom of inner package 3.
  • each tab 27 is located over the corresponding tab 25, which is therefore located on the opposite side of tab 27 to inner package 3. This is an important feature in that, being located under the corresponding tab 27, each tab 25 provides for firmly supporting tab 27.
  • fold lines 26 of tabs 25 are parallel to longitudinal edges 14, and fold lines 28 of tabs 27 are parallel to major transverse edges 15.
  • Each tab 27 has a transverse dimension equal to the shorter transverse dimension of container 2, and so contacts both front wall 11 and rear wall 12. This is an important feature, in that it means the opposite ends of tab 27 are supported firmly by both front wall 11 and rear wall 12. In other words, each tab 27 is supported centrally by corresponding tab 26, and laterally by front wall 11 and rear wall 12, and is therefore extremely stable and capable of supporting inner package 3 without buckling, even when inner package 3 is pressed downwards (as, for example, when the user withdraws a cigarette from inner package 3).
  • each tab 27 only contacts either front wall 11 or rear wall 12; and, in a further embodiment not shown, each tab 27 contacts neither front wall 11 nor rear wall 12.
  • Each fold line 26 is preferably located a given distance from both the longitudinal edges 14 bounding lateral wall 13, so that each tab 25 is located at a central portion of tab 27, to provide balanced support (i.e. close to the barycentre) of tab 27.
  • tabs 25 and 27 are cut out of inner lateral panels 13". In other words, tabs 25 and 27 involve no additional parts to, and are simply cut from, a standard blank 19.
  • Each tab 27 preferably has a bevelled/rounded corner at a longitudinal edge 14 bounding lateral wall 13, to prevent mechanical interference between tab 27 and longitudinal edge 14 when folding blank 19 to form container 2.
  • each tab 25 and each tab 27 are L-shaped; and the dividing line between each tab 25 and tab 27 is "step-shaped" and comprises fold line 28 and an L-shaped cut.
  • each tab 25 is in the form of a right-angle trapezium, and each tab 27 is L-shaped; and the dividing line between each tab 25 and tab 27 is "step-shaped" and comprises fold line 28 and an L-shaped cut.
  • each tab 25 is in the form of a right-angle triangle, and each tab 27 in the form of a right-angle trapezium; and the dividing line between each tab 25 and tab 27 is straight and comprises fold line 28 and a straight cut.
  • each tab 25 is rectangular, and each tab 27 is in the form of a right-angle trapezium; and the dividing line between each tab 25 and tab 27 is straight and defined entirely by fold line 28.
  • each tab 25 is roughly rectangular, and each tab 27 is roughly in the form of a right-angle trapezium with a U-shaped appendix inserted inside tab 25; and the dividing line between each tab 25 and tab 27 is U-shaped and comprises fold line 28 on either side, and a central U-shaped cut.
  • each tab 25 and each tab 27 are L-shaped; and the dividing line between each tab 25 and tab 27 is "step-shaped" and comprises fold line 28 and an L-shaped cut.
  • a characteristic feature of the Figure 12 embodiment is that fold line 26 forms an acute angle with longitudinal edges 14 and is perpendicular to fold line 28, which also forms an acute angle with longitudinal edges 14.
  • fold lines 26 and 28 slope with respect to edges 14 and 15 means tabs 27 can be moved towards the centre of container 2, and, if tabs 27 are large enough, the central ends of tabs 27 can be made to touch, thus increasing the area of the bottom support defined by tabs 27, and so providing a larger supporting area for the bottom of inner package 3.
  • each tab 27 comprises two further tabs 29 located at opposite ends of tab 27 and hinged to tab 27 along two fold lines 30 parallel to fold line 28.
  • each tab 29 is folded squarely with respect to tab 27 onto (and possibly glued to) relative front or rear wall 11, 12.
  • each tab 27 may have one tab 29 as opposed to two.
  • the gap 31 ( Figure 5 ) not occupied by inner package 3 inside container 2 (i.e. the gap between the bottom wall of inner package 3 and bottom wall 10) may be used at least partly for housing an accessory (e.g. a lighter) or as a holder or ashtray. Accordingly, an opening, possibly closed by a hinged hatch, is formed in front wall 11 or rear wall 12 of container 2 for access to gap 31.
  • an accessory e.g. a lighter
  • an opening possibly closed by a hinged hatch
  • container 2 is formed from a blank 19 of standard shape and size, that can be folded on a conventional packing machine with very few alterations (to fold tabs 25 and 27). It is important to note that tabs 25 and 27 can be folded by simply equipping a conventional packing machine with two corresponding, compact, low-cost folding devices.
  • the blank 19 for producing container 2 can be formed directly from a standard blank by simply cutting out tabs 25 and 27, is therefore extremely cheap to produce and, above all, employs exactly the same amount of material as a standard blank, with no added material required.

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WO2016005914A1 (en) * 2014-07-10 2016-01-14 G.D S.P.A. Rigid packet of cigarettes and respective blank
DE102014222994A1 (de) * 2014-09-16 2016-03-17 Focke & Co. (Gmbh & Co. Kg) Packung für Zigaretten
GB2532804A (en) * 2014-11-26 2016-06-01 Karelia Tobacco Company Inc A pack blank
IT201900006593A1 (it) 2019-05-07 2020-11-07 Gd Spa Pacchetto di articoli da fumo comprendente un elemento distanziale provvisto di una formazione di supporto
IT201900006591A1 (it) 2019-05-07 2020-11-07 Gd Spa Pacchetto di articoli da fumo avente un collarino provvisto di una formazione di supporto

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US3069004A (en) * 1959-08-18 1962-12-18 Standard Packaging Corp Display package
US4241827A (en) 1979-10-11 1980-12-30 Focke & Co. Packet having spacer members
DE4342523A1 (de) * 1993-12-14 1995-06-22 Focke & Co Klappschachtel für Zigaretten
US5848686A (en) * 1997-10-31 1998-12-15 Dean; Carl Andy Collating structure
DE19836940A1 (de) * 1998-08-18 2000-02-24 Focke & Co Zigarettenpackung
EP1023991A2 (de) 1999-01-27 2000-08-02 Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.) Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Herstellen von (Zigaretten-) Packungen

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WO2016005914A1 (en) * 2014-07-10 2016-01-14 G.D S.P.A. Rigid packet of cigarettes and respective blank
DE102014222994A1 (de) * 2014-09-16 2016-03-17 Focke & Co. (Gmbh & Co. Kg) Packung für Zigaretten
GB2532804A (en) * 2014-11-26 2016-06-01 Karelia Tobacco Company Inc A pack blank
IT201900006593A1 (it) 2019-05-07 2020-11-07 Gd Spa Pacchetto di articoli da fumo comprendente un elemento distanziale provvisto di una formazione di supporto
IT201900006591A1 (it) 2019-05-07 2020-11-07 Gd Spa Pacchetto di articoli da fumo avente un collarino provvisto di una formazione di supporto

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