EP2340221B1

EP2340221B1 - Packet for smoke articles

Info

Publication number: EP2340221B1
Application number: EP08807075.0A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Marco Vecchi
Original assignee: Gima TT SpA
Current assignee: Gima TT SpA
Priority date: 2008-09-12
Filing date: 2008-09-12
Publication date: 2014-01-15
Anticipated expiration: 2028-09-12
Also published as: WO2010029383A1; CN102149615B; CN102149615A; PL2340221T3; KR101476840B1; EP2340221A1; KR20110061613A

Description

The invention relates to a packet for smoke articles, particularly cigarettes, a blank and an inner containing element, or inner frame, from which it is possible to make the aforesaid packet.
A packet for smoke articles typically comprises an outer enclosure arranged for housing a composition of cigarettes wrapped in a tinfoil or metal sheet.
This outer enclosure generally has the shape of a parallelepipedon and comprises a containing body and a hinged lid.
AU4289478 illustrates a packet for smoke articles further comprising an opening/closing element connected to and acting on the lid to open/close the packet.
This opening/closing element, having a sleeve shape, is slidably supported by the containing body, which acts as a guide, and is provided with a connecting wall fixed to an upper face of the lid.
In use, it is possible to open/close the lid by sliding the opening/closing element along the containing body respectively towards and away from a base wall of the outer enclosure.
A drawback of the aforesaid packet is that it needs to be made from a special blank in a packaging machine that has been specially designed that manufactures the outer enclosure and the opening/closing element separately.
In other words, the packet shown in AU4289478 cannot be produced from a blank that is processable on normal packaging machines.
This packet is thus difficult to make because it requires special production lines that have a high cost and considerable overall dimensions.
Further, this packet, due to the particular conformation, in addition to having an aesthetic appearance that is not very pleasing, is more bulky than traditional packets.
DE 10 2006 028130 discloses a cigarette pack of the hinge-lid-box type which comprises an outer pack and an inner pack which can be displaced in the longitudinal direction within the outer pack. A hinge lid is fitted on one side of the outer pack. This hinge lid is moved into an open position by displacement of the inner pack relative to the outer pack.
DE 10 2007 009251 describes a cigarette pack including a box part and a lid which are completely separate from each other, wherein the lid is displaceable in relation to the box part.
An object of the invention is to improve the packets for smoke articles, particularly for cigarettes, and the blanks and the inner frames that can be used to obtain these packets.
A further object is to provide a packet for smoke articles, particularly for cigarettes, that can be easily produced even on traditional packaging machines. Another object is to make a packet for smoke articles, particularly for cigarettes, that enables easy and facilitated access to the internal content and is aesthetically pleasing.
In a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a packet for smoke articles as defined in claim 1.
The packet according to the first aspect of the invention is particularly versatile, as it can be utilised as a traditional packet, if said first part is not separated from said second part, or as a packet of non-standard type, if said first part is slid with respect to said second part.
The sliding of the first part with respect to the second part also enables easy and rapid access to the internal contents of the packet, i.e. to the smoke articles.
As the outer enclosure comprises a containing body and a closing body that is hinged as in traditional packets, it is possible to produce the packet according to the first aspect of the invention in a standard packaging machine.
Lastly, as said first part and said second part are included in said containing body, said first part and said second part have, in a closed configuration of the packet, respective side walls that are flush with one another, which gives the packet a pleasing appearance without changing the overall dimensions of the packet in relation to traditional packets.
In a second aspect of the invention there is provided a blank for producing a packet for smoke articles, said blank comprising a first portion, intended for forming a first part of a containing body of said packet and a closing body of said packet connected to said first part, and a second portion, intended for forming a second part of said containing body, characterised in that said first portion is connected to said second portion by an intended separating line that is breakable for separating, in said packet, said first part from said second part.
In a third aspect of the invention there is provided an inner containing element for forming an inner enclosure of a packet for smoke articles, said inner containing element being arranged for wrapping, at least partially, a composition of said smoke articles and comprising a main panel, two side panels arranged on the sides of said main panel and two peripheral panels, each of which is connected to a corresponding side panel; said inner containing element being characterised in that on at least one of said side panels and/or on at least one of said peripheral panels there is made an intended breakage line bounding a connecting portion having an elongated shape that is on one side fixable to a locking element, and on the other side is fixable to a first side wall and/or to a front wall of a first part of said packet connected to a closing body, said intended breakage lines being breakable for separating said connecting portions from said first side wall and/or from said front wall.
The inner containing element, or inner frame, provided by the third aspect of the invention, is easily makable on traditional machines, for example by cutting or blanking from a continuous web of card.
The invention can be better understood and implemented with reference to the attached drawings that illustrate some embodiments thereof by way of nonlimiting example, in which:

Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a first example of a packet for smoke articles according to the invention in a closed configuration;
Figure 2 is a bottom view of the packet in Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a rear perspective view of the packet in Figure 1;
Figure 4 is a front perspective view of the packet in Figure 1 in an open configuration;
Figure 5 is a rear perspective view of the packet in Figure 4;
Figure 6 is a front perspective view of an inner enclosure of the packet in Figure 1 in a folded configuration;
Figure 7 is a rear perspective view of the inner enclosure in Figure 6;
Figure 8 is a cross section of the packet in Figure 1;
Figure 9 is an enlarged section along the line IX-IX of Figure 8;
Figure 10 is an enlarged detail of Figure 8;
Figure 11 is a plan view of a blank for obtaining the packet in Figure 1;
Figure 12 is a plan view of an inner frame for obtaining the inner enclosure in
Figure 6;
Figure 13 is a view like that of Figure 1 of a second example of packet according to the invention;
Figure 14 is a further perspective view of the packet in Figure 13;
Figure 15 is a side view of the packet in Figure 13;
Figure 16 is a view like that of Figure 4 of the packet in Figure 13;
Figure 17 is a view like that of Figure 5 of the packet in Figure 13;
Figure 18 is a view like that of Figure 6 of an inner enclosure of the packet in
Figure 13;
Figure 19 is a further perspective view of the inner enclosure of the packet in
Figure 13;
Figure 20 is another perspective view of the inner enclosure of the packet in
Figure 13;
Figure 21 is a cross section of the packet in Figure 13;
Figure 22 is a view like that of Figure 11 of a blank for obtaining the packet in
Figure 13;
Figure 23 is a view like that of Figure 12 of an inner frame for obtaining the inner enclosure in Figure 18.

With reference to Figures 1 to 3 there is shown a first example of a packet 101 for smoke articles, particularly cigarettes, according to the invention.
The packet 101, which is of stiff type, comprises an outer box- type enclosure 102, having, for example, a parallelepipedon shaped.
The outer enclosure 102 comprises a containing body 103, that can house the cigarettes, and a closing body including a lid 104 that can be opened or closed to enable a user to access the cigarettes. In particular, the lid 104 is movable between an open position and a closed position by rotating around a hinge 105 shown in Figure 1.
The outer enclosure 102 comprises a first part 106 and a second part 107, the first part 106 being slidably connected, as will be better disclosed below, to the second part 107.
The first part 106 comprises a first base wall 108, from which a front wall 109 extends.
On opposite sides of the front wall 109 two first side walls 110 extend that have, for example, substantially the shape of a rectangle trapezium. In particular, each of the first side walls 110 has an extent that is reduced with respect to the front wall 109.
The first part 106 is further connected to the lid 104 by the hinge 105. The lid 104 comprises an upper face 111, having, for example, a shaped profile, which, in the closed position, is opposite the first base wall 108. A front face 112 and two side faces 113 are connected to the upper face 111.
In particular, the side faces 113 substantially have a rectangle trapezium shape. The front face 112 and the front wall 109 define an outer wall of the packet 101 on which is obtained the hinge 105, the front face 112 and the front wall 109 being arranged on opposite sides of the hinge 105.
The aforesaid second part 107 comprises a second base wall 114 and an upper wall 115 opposite the second base wall 114.
In particular, the upper wall 115 has, for example, a shaped profile that is complementary to that of the upper face 111 and cooperates with the upper face 111 to close above the packet 101.
The second part 107 further comprises a rear wall 116, that in the closed configuration of the packet 101 shown in Figures 1 to 3, is opposite the front wall 109.
Also, the second part 107 comprises two second side walls 117 extending on opposite sides of the rear wall 116.
In particular, each of the second side walls 117 has an extent that is reduced with respect to the rear wall 116 and with respect to the first side walls 110.
In other words, the second side walls 117 have a lesser width than the width of the first side walls 110.
When the packet 101 is in the closed position shown in Figures 1 to 3, the upper face 111 is contiguous and substantially coplanar with the upper wall 115.
Similarly, the first base wall 108 is contiguous and substantially coplanar with the second base wall 114 whilst the first side faces 113 are contiguous and substantially coplanar with the respective first side walls 110 and the second side walls 117.
Further, in the closed position the front face 112 of the lid 104 is flush with the front wall 109 of the containing body 103.
Also, the first side walls 110 are contiguous and substantially coplanar with the respective second side walls 117.
The first base wall 108 and the second base wall 114 are connected by an intended separating line 118, for example formed by a plurality of cuts 119 separated from one another by joining portions 120.
The intended separating line 118 comprises a first section 121, for example rectilinear, a second section 122, for example also rectilinear and aligned on the first section 121, and a third section 123 interposed between the first section 121 and the second section 122.
In the example shown the third section 123 has a rounded rectangular shape but, naturally may also have other shapes, for example an open or closed polygon, or an elliptical shape.
In particular, the third section 123 is made so as to be substantially symmetrical with respect to a plane of symmetry, which is not shown, passing between the first base wall 108 and the second base wall 114, this plane of symmetry being substantially perpendicular to the first base wall 108 and to the second base wall 114.
In other words, the third section 123 comprises a part made in the first base wall 108, and a further part, which mirrors the aforesaid part, made in the second base wall 114.
The third section 123 bounds, at least partially, a portion 126 of the outer enclosure 102 removable from the outer enclosure 102.
The outer enclosure 102 further comprises an opening 127, adjacent to the portion 126, made, for example by cutting in part in the first base wall 108, and in a remaining part in the second base wall 114.
In particular, the opening 127 extends symmetrically with respect to the aforesaid plane of symmetry.
In use, the opening 127 is usable by the user to facilitate the removal of the portion 126, which occurs by breaking along the third section 123 of the intended separating line 118, the material, for example card, which forms the outer enclosure 102.
Subsequently, it is possible, as will be better disclosed below, to break the material that forms the outer enclosure 102 along the first section 121 and along the second section 122 of the intended separating line 118 so as to separate the first part 106 from the second part 107.
The packet 101 further comprises an inner enclosure 128, or inner frame, fixed to internal surfaces of the rear wall 116 and of the second side walls 117 of the second part 107, the first part 106 (Figures 6 and 7) being slidably connected to the inner enclosure 128, as will be disclosed below.
The inner enclosure 128 houses an inner wrap 129, shown in Figures 4 and 5, comprising a composition of cigarettes wrapped in a tinfoil or metal sheet. The inner wrap 129 is of known type and does not have substantial differences compared with the inner wraps used in normal packets of cigarettes.
The aforesaid inner enclosure 128 comprises a main wall 130 bounded by a "U"-shaped upper edge 131. To the main wall 130 are connected two minor walls 132, from each of which a secondary wall 133 extends. The minor, walls 132 laterally contain the inner wrap 129, whilst the secondary walls 133 are folded behind the inner wrap 129, so as to be adjacent to one another and to contain the inner wrap 129 behind.
The inner enclosure 128 further comprises two upper flaps 134, each extending from a corresponding secondary wall 133. The upper flaps 134 are folded above the inner wrap 129 so as to be adjacent to one another and to contain the inner wrap 129 above.
In particular, the upper flaps 134 extend in a plane that is substantially parallel to a plane containing the upper wall 115 and internally contact the upper wall 115. Further, the upper flaps 134 protrude from the upper wall 115 in the direction of the main wall 130 and cooperate together for defining an edge 135 that is substantially "U"-shaped.
In use, the edge 135 and the aforesaid upper edge 131 of the main wall 130 define an access zone 136 to the cigarettes.
The inner enclosure 128 further comprises a lower flap 137 opposite the upper flaps 134.
The lower flap 137 is connected to the main wall 130 and is bounded by a perimeter that is complementary to the upper 5 edge 131 inasmuch as the lower flap 137 and the upper edge 131 are generated by the same blade during creation of the inner enclosure 128. The lower flap 137 is folded below the inner wrap 129 for containing the inner wrap 129 below.
The packet 101 further comprises connecting means 138, shown 10 in Figures 8 and 9, for slidably connecting the first part 106 of the outer enclosure 102 to the second part 107 of the outer enclosure 102, the inner enclosure 128 being fixed to said second part 107, as said above.
The connecting means 138 comprises two mutually facing inner 15 portions 139 of the first side walls 110 of the first part 106.
The connecting means 138 further comprises two connecting portions 140, each defined by a respective intended breakage line 141 made on the minor walls 132 of the inner enclosure 128.
In particular, the connecting portions 140 comprise respective outer sides 142 that are gluable to respective opposite inner portions 139, and inner sides 143, opposite the outer sides 142, each fixable to a corresponding locking element 144, which is disclosed better below, included in the connecting means 138.
The intended breakage lines 141 are breakable so as to separate the connecting portions 140 from respective surrounding further portions 145, adjacent thereto, of the minor walls 132.
The breakages of the intended breakage lines 141 make in the further portions 145 respective seats 146 with a shape that is complementary to the connecting portions 140.
The connecting means 138 further comprises through openings 147, made in the minor walls 132, that are each adjacent to a connecting portion 140.
These through openings 147 are each arranged for making, each in cooperation with a seat 146, shaped housings 148 (Figures 6 and 7), that are suitable for slidably receiving the connecting portions 140, which are separated from the minor walls 132 and are fixed to the inner portions 139.
In the illustrated embodiment, housings 148 substantially have the shape of an elongated rectilinear slot and define a sliding path for connecting portions 140, which are also rectilinear.
In particular, the connecting portions 140 have an elongated rectilinear shape with rounded end portions so as to slide linearly inside the housings 148 without rotating.
The aforesaid locking elements 144, for example a rectangle- shaped locking elements 144 having a curvilinear side, have an extent that is greater than the respective connecting portions 140 so that, in use, these connecting portions 140 are maintained inside the respective housings 148 and consequently that the first part 106 is maintained connected to, i.e. does not separate frontally from, the second part 107.
The packet 101 further comprises two closing elements 149, having, for example, an arrow-tip shape, projecting towards the interior of the packet 101 substantially at inner peripheral zones of the upper face 111 of the lid 104 and arranged for cooperating with the upper edge 131 of the inner enclosure 128 to maintain the lid 104 closed.
In use, between respective base portions 150 of the closing elements 149 and an inner surface of the front face 112 of the lid 104 there are defined respective recesses 151 suitable for receiving peripheral portions 152 of the upper edge 131. The closing elements 149 are movable between a first configuration in which, by interacting with and being pressed by the respective peripheral portions 152, they are in contact with an inner surface of the upper face 111, and a second configuration in which they project from the upper face 111 and cooperate, through the base portions 150, with the inner surface of the front face 112 for retaining the upper edge 131 in the recesses 151.
In particular, the closing elements 149 are in the first configuration in a closing/opening step of the lid 104, whilst they are in the second configuration when the lid 104 is completely closed/open.
Each closing element 149 comprises a fin 153 and a further fin, which is not shown, that are separate and mutually facing, the fin 153 and the further fin having, for example, the shape of a right-angle triangle (Figure 10).
In particular, in use, the fin 153 and the further fin are folded inside the packet 101 at the sides thereof of greater length.
As said above, the inner enclosure 128 is positioned in the closed configuration of the packet 101, inside the outer enclosure 102 and is fixed to the second part 107 of the outer enclosure 102 at the internal surfaces of the rear wall 116 and of the second side walls 117.
In particular, one or more points of glue can be applied to the internal surfaces of the rear wall 116 and of the second side walls 117 by means of which the rear wall 116 and the second side walls 117 adhere respectively to the secondary walls 133 and to the further portions 145 of the minor walls 132.
This enables the inner enclosure 128 to be kept closed around the inner wrap 129 and above all enables the second part 107 of the outer enclosure 102 to be fixed to the inner enclosure 128.
The packet 101 can be used as a normal packet of cigarettes, if the first part 106 and the second part 107 of the outer enclosure 102 are not separated.
In this case the user can open the packet 101 by rotating the lid 104 around the hinge 105, remove the cigarette and then reclose the lid 104, as occurs in traditional packets.
The first part 106, as mentioned previously, can also slide with respect to the second part 107, removing the portion 126, and acting on the first section 121 and on the second section 122 of the intended separating line 118 and on the intended breakage lines 141.
In particular, the user can retain with one hand the second part 107 and can grasp with the other hand the first part 106 and apply to the first part 106 a cutting force that tends to make slide the first part 106 with respect to the second part 107.
In this manner, the first section 121 and the second section 122 of the intended separating line 118 and the intended breakage lines 141 are broken, the second part 107 remaining attached to the inner enclosure 128 at the further portions 145 whilst the first part 106 remains attached to the inner enclosure 128 by the connecting portions 140.
The user can thus rotate the lid 104 in the open position and subsequently slide the first part 106, to which the closing body including the lid 104 is fixed, with respect to the second part 107, as shown in Figures 5 and 6. When this occurs, the closing body including the lid 104 is spaced away from the upper wall 115, i.e. from the access zone 136.
In particular, the first part 106 can be slid with respect to the second part 107 until the connecting portions 140 abut on first end zones 155 of the housings 148 nearer the second base wall 114 of the second part 107, these first end zones 155 acting as arrests, or stops, for the connecting portions 140.
After sliding, at least partially, the first part 106 with respect to the second part 107 so as to rotate the lid 104 around the hinge 105, the user can access the cigarettes.
After removing one or more cigarettes, the user can again slide the first part 106 with respect to the second part 107 until the connecting portions 140 are made to abut on second end zones 156, opposite the first end zones 155, of the housings 148, these second end zones 156 also acting as arrests, or stops, for the connecting portions 140.
Subsequently, the user can position the lid 104 in the closed position, this lid 104 being maintained closed by the closing elements 149 interacting with the upper edge 131 of the inner enclosure 128, so that the packet 101 again assumes the shape of a traditional stiff packet.
Naturally, even after removing the portion 126 and breaking the first section 121, the second section 122 and the intended breakage lines 141, the user can always use the packet 101 as a traditional packet, i.e. access the cigarettes by rotating the lid 104 around the hinge 105, without sliding the first part 106 with respect to the second part 107.
The outer enclosure 102 is formed by folding a blank 157 of the type shown in Figure 11, made, for example, of card.
In particular, the blank 157 extends along a first longitudinal axis Z1, that can be an axis of symmetry.
The blank 157 comprises a first central panel 159 intended for forming, in the outer enclosure 102, the front wall 109 of the first part 106.
The blank 157 comprises an intended folded line 158, intended for creating the hinge 105 in the packet 101. The intended folded line 158 may comprise a crease or be formed by a plurality of cuts separated by joining dots.
A first transverse panel 160 and a second transverse panel 161 are arranged at opposite ends of the first central panel 159, so that the first transverse panel 160, the first central panel 159 and the second transverse panel 161 are arranged in sequence along the first longitudinal axis Z1.
The first transverse panel 160 is intended for forming the first base wall 108 of the packet 101, whilst the second transverse panel 161 is intended for forming the front face 112 of the lid 104. The second transverse panel 161 is connected to the first central panel 159 by the intended folded line 158.
To the transverse panel 160 is connected a third transverse panel 162, intended for forming the second base wall 114 of the second part 107.
The first transverse panel 160 and the third transverse panel 162 are joined together by the intended separating line 118, disclosed previously. If the card that forms the blank 157 were hypothetically tom along the intended separating line 118, the blank 157 would be divided into two parts.
To the third transverse panel 162 is connected a second central panel 163, intended for forming the rear wall 116 of the second part 107, whilst to the second transverse panel 161 is connected a fourth transverse panel 164, that will form the upper face 111 of the lid 104.
The fourth transverse panel 164 is in turn connected to an end fold 165, arranged for being folded by 180° and being glued to the fourth transverse panel 164 so as to reinforce a front portion of the lid 104.
The blank 157 further comprises a fifth transverse panel 166 connected to the second central panel 163 and intended for forming the upper wall 115 of the second part 107.
The fifth transverse panel 166, the second central panel 163, the third transverse panel 162, the first transverse panel 160, the first central panel 159, the second transverse panel 161, the fourth transverse panel 164 and the end fold 165 are arranged in sequence along the first longitudinal axis Z1.
The blank 157 further comprises first transverse creases 167, arranged transversely, in particular perpendicularly, to the first longitudinal axis Z1, for connecting together on one hand the fifth transverse panel 166, the second central panel 163 and the third transverse panel 162 and on the other hand the first transverse panel 160, the first central panel 159, the second transverse panel 161, the fourth transverse panel 164 and the end fold 165.
The blank 157 further comprises a pair of first outer panels 168, arranged at the two sides of the first central panel 159 in a region defined between the intended folded line 158 and the first transverse panel 160.
In particular, the first outer panels 168 are intended for forming the first side walls 110 of the first part 106.
There is further provided a pair of second outer panels 169, arranged at the two sides of the second transverse panel 161 in a region defined between the intended folded line 158 and the fourth transverse panel 164.
The second outer panels 169 are arranged for defining, when the blank 157 is folded for forming the outer enclosure 102, the side faces 113 of the lid 104. Each first outer panel 168 is separated from the corresponding second outer panel 169 by a tilted cut 170.
At the sides of the second central panel 163 there are arranged two third outer panels 171.
When the blank 157 is folded for forming the outer enclosure 102, the third outer panels 171 define the second side walls 117 of the second part 107.
The first outer panels 168, the second outer panels 169 and the third outer panels 171 are connected respectively to the first central panel 159, to the second transverse panel 161 and to the second central panel 163 along first longitudinal creases 172, that are substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis Z1.
First fins 173 are connected to ends of the first outer panels 168 and arranged for being folded inside the first outer panels 168 and being glued to the first transverse panel 160 so as to stiffen the first base wall 108.
In particular, as will be disclosed better below, the first fins 173 are arranged for being glued to the first transverse panel 160.
Further, to ends of the second outer panels 169 opposite the tilted cuts 170 second fins 175 are connected that are arranged for being folded inside the first outer panels 168 and being glued to the fourth transverse panel 164, so as to stiffen the upper face 111 of the lid 104.
Further, the blank 157 comprises two pairs of oblique creases 220 made in the second fins 175.
The oblique creases 220 are transverse to the first longitudinal axis Z1, each pair cooperating for forming a "V"-shaped profile.
In particular, these profiles are specular with respect to the first longitudinal axis Z1.
Still, the blank 157 comprises oblique cuts 221 made in the second fins 175 between a pair of oblique creases 220, each oblique cut 221 being substantially equidistant from the corresponding pair of oblique creases 220.
In this manner, in each of the second fins 175 a first element 222 and a second element 223 are formed that are separated from one another by an oblique cut 221 and are foldable inside for forming the fin 153 and the further fin of the closing means 149.
At opposite ends of the third outer panels 171 third fins 179 and fourth fins 180 project respectively that are arranged for being folded inside the third outer panels 171 and being glued respectively on the third transverse panel 162 and on the fifth transverse panel 166 so as to stiffen the second base wall 114 and the upper wall 115 of the second part 107 of the outer enclosure 102.
When the blank 157 is processed on the packaging machine, on the inner surface of the blank 157 an adhesive substance is applied to gluing zones 174, for example arranged 25 symmetrically with respect to the first longitudinal axis Z 1 and shown by hatched-lines in Figure 11, to permit the first fins 173 to be fixed to the first transverse panel 160, the second fins 175 to be fixed to the fourth transverse panel 164, the third fins 179 and the fourth fins 180 to be fixed respectively to the third transverse panel 162 and to the fifth transverse panel 166, the first outer panels 168 to be fixed on the outer sides 142 of the connecting portions 140, the third outer panels 171 to be fixed to the further portions 145 of the minor walls 132, and the second central panel 163 to be fixed to the secondary walls 133 of the inner enclosure 128.
After receiving the adhesive substance, the blank 157 is folded according to the traditional sequence of folding operations, as the blank does not have additional panels to the traditional blanks. Thus the blank 157 can be processed in a common machine for producing stiff packets of cigarettes.
Figure 12 shows an inner frame 185 that can be used to form the inner enclosure 128.
In particular, the inner frame 185 extends along a second longitudinal axis T1, which can be an axis of symmetry.
The inner frame 185 can be made of card, possibly coupled with a sheet of metal, such as aluminium.
The inner frame 185 can be formed directly on the packaging machine from a reel that is cut by a blade having a shaped profile corresponding to an upper transverse profile 186 and to a lower transverse profile 187 of the inner frame 185. On the inner frame 185 two inner weakening lines 188 and two outer weakening lines 189 are further obtained by suitable incisors. The outer weakening lines 189 are arranged outside the inner weakening lines 188. A first transverse weakening line 190, arranged transversely to the inner and outer weakening lines 188 and 189 is further obtained in a lower region of the inner frame 185.
Also, a second transverse weakening line 191 and a third transverse weakening line 192, arranged transversely to the inner and outer weakening lines 188 and 189, are obtained in an upper region of the inner frame 185.
Between the inner weakening lines 188 and the transverse weakening line 190 a main panel 193 is defined that is arranged for forming, in the inner enclosure 128, the main wall 130. On the sides of the main panel 193 there are arranged two side panels 194, each of which is interposed between an inner weakening line 188 and an outer weakening line 189. Each side panel 194 is intended for forming a minor wall 132 of the inner enclosure 128.
Lastly, outside the side panels 194 two peripheral panels 195 are provided, each of which is joined to a corresponding side panel 194 along an outer weakening line 189. The peripheral panels 195 are folded behind the inner wrap 129 for forming the secondary walls 133.
In this manner, the inner frame 185, after being folded, surrounds the inner enclosure 128 on four sides.
Between the transverse weakening line 190 and the lower transverse profile 187 a first end panel 196 is defined that is suitable for being folded below the inner wrap 129 for obtaining the lower flap 137.
Also, between the second transverse weakening line 191 and the upper transverse profile 186 a second end panel 197 and a third end panel 198 are defined that are separated by a first cut 199.
Further, between the third transverse weakening line 192 and the upper transverse profile 186 a fourth end panel 200 and a fifth end panel 201 are defined that are separated by a second cut 202.
In use, the third end panel 198 and the fifth end panel 201 are intended for being folded above the inner wrap 129, which in this manner is surrounded on six sides by the inner frame 185, and for stiffening the upper flaps 134 of the inner enclosure 128.
Further, in use, the second end panel 197 and the fourth end panel 200 are intended for being folded and glued respectively above the third end panel 198 and the fifth end panel 201 for forming the aforesaid upper flaps 134.
Again, on each side panel 194 there is provided an intended breakage line 141 that bounds a connecting portion 140 having a substantially rounded rectangular shape, to which is fixed a respective locking element 144, having a rectangular shape with a curved side. The locking elements 144 are in particular fixed to the corresponding connecting portions 140 by an adhesive substance, distributed by points or evenly on the surfaces to be connected.
In particular, the locking elements 144 can be obtained by cutting or punching a lower portion of the main panel 193 of the inner frame 185. Cutting or punching are performed by the packaging machine, for example during the step of cutting the upper transverse profile 186 and the lower transverse profile 187.
Further, the through openings 147 are obtained in the side panels 194 by cutting or punching.
In the folded configuration of the inner frame 185 the two connecting portions 140 are parallel and opposite one another.
It should be noted that once the inner frame 185 is fixed inside the containing body 103 the cuts for obtaining the locking elements 144 are not visible as they are made in wall portions of the main panel 193 covered by the front wall 109. During packaging, the inner frame 185 is folded around the inner wrap 129 and is made to adhere thereto by points of glue positioned in a similar manner to what occurs in traditional inner frames.
The inner frame 185 can be folded around the inner wrap 129 by using a folding unit that is similar to that used for traditional inner frames. The outer enclosure 102 is then constructed by folding the blank 157 around the inner enclosure 128. From what has been disclosed above it is clear that the packet 101 can be made using packaging machines that do not substantially differ from existing machines. With reference to Figures 13 to 15 there is shown a second example of a further packet 301 for smoke articles, particularly cigarettes, according to the invention. The further packet 301, which is also of stiff type, comprises a further outer box-type enclosure 302, having, for example, a parallelepipedon shape.
The further outer enclosure 302 comprises a further containing body 303, which can house the cigarettes, and a further closing body including a further lid 304 that can be opened or closed to enable a user to access the cigarettes.
In particular, the further lid 304 is movable between a further open position and a further closed position rotating around a further hinge 305, shown in Figures 13 to 15.
The further outer enclosure 302 comprises a further first part 306 and a further second part 307, the further first part 306 being slidably connected, as will be disclosed better below, to the further second part 307.
The further first part 306 comprises a further first base wall 308, from which a further front wall 309 extends.
On opposite sides of the further front wall 309 two further first side walls 310 extend, each of the further first side walls 310 having a reduced extent in relation to the further front wall 309.
The further lid 304 is further connected to the further first part 306 by the further hinge 305. The further lid 304 comprises a further upper face 311, having, for example, a rectangular shape, that, in the further closed position, is opposite the further first base wall 308. A further front face 312 and a rear face 404 that are opposite one another are connected to the further upper face 311.
Between the further front face 312 and the rear face 404 two further side faces 313 are interposed, comprising a profile 410 having, for example, a "V" shape.
The further front face 312 and the further front wall 309 define an outer wall of the further packet 301 on which the further hinge 305 is obtained, the further front face 312 and the further front wall 309 being arranged on opposite sides of the further hinge 305.
The aforesaid further second part 307 comprises a further second base wall 314 and a further rear wall 316 (Figure 17), which is opposite, in the closed configuration of the further packet 301 shown in Figures 13 to 15, to the further front wall 309.
Also, the further second part 307 comprises two further second side walls 317 extending on opposite sides of the further rear wall 316.
In particular, each of the further second side walls 317 has a reduced extent compared with respect to the further rear wall 316.
Further, each of the further second side walls 317 comprises an edge zone 412 superimposed on a corresponding further edge zone 413 of one of the further first side walls 310.
In this manner, these edge zones 412 act as guiding means for the further edge zones 413, enabling the further first part 306 to slide in a guided manner into the further second part 307 in an opening/closing step of the further packet 301. In other words, in an opening/closing step of the further packet 301, the further second part 307 slidably supports, and acts as a guide for, the further first part 306.
When the further packet 301 is in the closed position shown in Figures 13 to 15, the rear face 404 is contiguous and substantially coplanar with the further rear wall 316.
Similarly, the further first base wall 308 is contiguous and substantially coplanar with the further second base wall 314, whilst the further first side faces 313 are contiguous and substantially coplanar with the respective further first side walls 310.
Further, in the further closed position the further front face 312 of the further lid 304 is flush with the further front wall 309 of the further containing body 303. The further first base wall 308 and the further second base wall 314 are connected by a further intended separating line 318, for example formed by a plurality of further cuts 319 separated from one another by further joining portions 320.
The further intended separating line 318 comprises a further, for example rectilinear, first section 321, a further second section 322, for example also rectilinear and aligned on the further first section 321, and a further third section 323, for example rectilinear, interposed between the further first section 321 and the further second section 322.
In particular, the further third section 323 is connected to the further first section 321 and to the further second section 322 by respective tilted sections 415.
In a version of the second example, the further third section 323 can have a rounded rectangular shape, as in the case of the aforesaid first example, or also different shapes, for example an open or closed polygon.
The further first base wall 308 and the further second base wall 314 are moreover further connected by a removable adhesive strip 405.
In particular, the adhesive strip 405 covers, at least partially, the further intended separating line 318.
In a version of the second example of the invention, which is not shown, the further first base wall 308 and the further second base wall 314 are connected by the system disclosed with reference to the packet 101.
The further packet 301 further comprises a further inner enclosure 328, or inner frame, fixed to further internal surfaces of the further rear wall 316 and of the further second side walls 317 of the further second part 307, the further first part 306 being slidably connected to the further inner enclosure 328, as will be disclosed below (Figures 18 to 20).
The further inner enclosure 328 houses a further inner wrap 329 (Figures 16 and 17), comprising a composition of cigarettes wrapped in a tinfoil or a metal sheet. The further inner wrap 329 is of known type and does not have substantial differences with respect to the inner wraps used in normal packets of cigarettes. The further inner enclosure 328 comprises a further main wall 330 arranged for containing at the rear the further inner wrap 329.
In particular, when the packet 301 is finished, the further main wall 330 protrudes from the top of the further rear wall 316.
Two further minor walls 332 are connected to the further main wall 330, from each of which there extends a further secondary wall 333.
The further main wall 330, the further minor walls 332 and the further secondary walls 333 define a further edge 335 having a "U" shape.
The further minor walls 332 laterally contain the further inner wrap 329, whilst the further secondary walls 333 are folded in front of the further inner wrap 329, so as to be adjacent to one another and to contain at the front the further inner wrap 329.
Further, when the packet 301 is finished, the further secondary walls 333 cooperate together to define a further upper edge 331 having a "U" shape.
In use, the further edge 335 and the aforesaid further upper edge 331 define a further access zone 336 to the cigarettes.
Further, from the further main wall 330, near the further edge 335, two closing fins 450 project outwards that are suitable for engaging with the further lid 304 for maintaining the further lid 304 in the further closed position.
The further inner enclosure 328 further comprises further lower flaps 337.
The further lower flaps 337 are connected to respective further secondary walls 333 and are bounded by a perimeter that is complementary to the further upper edge 331 inasmuch as they are generated by the same blade during the creation of the further inner enclosure 328.
The further lower flaps 337 are folded below the further inner wrap 329 for containing the further inner wrap 329 below.
The further packet 301 further comprises further connecting means 338, shown in Figures 18 to 21, for slidably connecting the further first part 306 to the further second part 307, the further inner enclosure 328 being fixed to the further second part 307.
The further connecting means 338 comprises two other inner portions, which are not shown, of the further front wall 309 of the further first part 306.
The further connecting means 338 further comprises two further connecting portions 340 each defined by a respective further intended breakage line 341 made on a corresponding further secondary wall 333 of the further inner enclosure 328.
In particular, the further connecting portions 340 comprise respective further external sides 342, that are gluable to respective further inner portions of the further front wall 309, and further inner sides 343, opposite the further external sides 342, which are each fixable to a corresponding further locking element 344, better disclosed below, included in the further connecting means 338.
The further intended breakage lines 341 are breakable so as to separate the further connecting portions 340 from respective surrounding further portions 345 of the further secondary walls 333.
The breakages of the further intended breakage lines 341 make in the further portions 345 respective further seats 346 with a shape that is complementary to the further connecting portions 340.
The further connecting means 338 further comprises further through openings 347, made in the further secondary walls 333, that are each adjacent to a further connecting portion 340.
Such further through openings 347 are arranged to make, each in cooperation with a further seat 346, further shaped housings 348 that are suitable for slidingly receiving the further connecting portions 340, which are separated from the further secondary walls 333 and are fixed to the further inner portions of the further front wall 309.
In the illustrated embodiment, the further housings 348 substantially have the shape of an elongated rectilinear slot and define a sliding path for further connecting portions 340, which are also rectilinear.
In particular, the further connecting portions 340 have an elongated rectilinear shape with rounded end portions so as to slide linearly inside the further housings 348 without rotating.
The aforesaid further locking elements 344, for example a rectangle-shaped further locking elements 344 having curvilinear opposite sides, have an extent that is greater than the respective further connecting portions 340 so that, in use, these further connecting portions 340 are maintained inside the respective further housings 348 and consequently the that the further first part 306 is maintained connected to, i.e. does not separate frontally from, the further second part 307. As mentioned above, the further inner enclosure 328 is positioned, in the closed configuration of the further packet 301, inside the further outer enclosure 302 and is fixed to the further second part 307 of the outer enclosure 302 at the further internal surfaces of the further rear wall 316 and of the further second side walls 317.
In particular, on the further internal surfaces of the further rear wall 316 and of the further second side walls 317 there can be applied one or more points of glue by which the further rear wall 316 and the further second side walls 317 adhere respectively to the further main wall 330 and to the further minor walls 332. Further, as said above, the further inner enclosure 328 is connected to the further first part 306 of the further outer enclosure 302 by the further external sides 342 of the further connecting portions 340 glued to respective further inner portions of the further front wall 309 of the further first part 306.
This enables the further inner enclosure 328 to be maintained closed around the further inner wrap 329 and enables the further second part 307 to be fixed to the further inner enclosure 328.
The further packet 301 can be used as a normal packet of cigarettes, if the further first part 306 and the further second part 307 of the further outer enclosure 302 are not separated.
In this case the user can open the further packet 301 by rotating the further lid 304 around the further hinge 305, remove a cigarette and then reclose the further lid 304, as occurs in traditional packets.
The further first part 306, as mentioned previously, can also slide with respect to the further second part 307, removing the adhesive strip 405 and acting on the further intended separating line 318 and on the further intended breakage lines 341.
In particular, the user can retain with one hand the further second part 307 and with the other hand grasp the further first part 306 and apply to the further first part 306 a cutting force that tends to make the further first part 306 slide with respect to the further second part 307, the further second part 307 acting as a guide, as said above, for the further first part 306.
In this manner, the further first section 321, the further second section 322 and the further third section 323 of the further intended separating line 318 and the further intended breakage lines 341 are broken, the further second part 307 remaining attached to the further inner enclosure 328 at the further minor walls 332 and at the further main wall 330, whilst the further first part 306 remains attached to the further inner enclosure 328 by the further connecting portions 340.
The user can thus slide the further first part 306, to which the further closing body is fixed, including the further lid 304, with respect to the further second part 307 as shown in Figures 17 and 18.
When this occurs, the further closing body, including the further lid 304, is spaced away from the further access zone 336.
In particular, the further first part 306 can be slid with respect to the further second part 307 until the further connecting portions 340 abut on further first end zones 355 of the further housings 348 nearer the further base wall 314, this further first end zones 355 acting as arrests, or stops, for the further connecting portions 340.
After sliding, at least partially, the further first part 306 with respect to the further second part 307 so as to rotate the further lid 304 around the further hinge 305, the user can access the cigarettes.
After one or more cigarettes have been removed, the user can again slide the further first part 306 with respect to the further second part 307 until the further connecting portions 340 abut on further second end zones 356, opposite the further first end zones 355 of the further housings 348, these further second end zones 356 also acting as arrests, or stops, for the further connecting portions 340. Subsequently, the user can reclose the further lid 304 so, that the further packet 301 again takes on the shape of a traditional stiff packet.
Naturally, even after removing the adhesive strip 405 and after breaking the further intended separating line 318 and the further intended breakage lines 341, the user can always use the further packet 301 as a traditional packet, i.e. access the cigarettes by rotating the further lid 304 around the further hinge 305, without sliding the further first part 306 with respect to the further second part 307.
The further outer enclosure 302 is formed by folding a further blank 357 of the type shown in Figure 22, made, for example, of card.
In particular, the further blank 357 extends along a further first longitudinal axis Z2, that can be an axis of symmetry.
The further blank 357 comprises a further first central panel 359 intended for forming, in the outer enclosure 302, the front wall 309 of the first part 306.
The further blank 357 comprises a further intended folded line 358, intended to give origin, in the further packet 301, to the further hinge 305. The further intended folded line 358 may comprise a crease or be formed by a plurality of cuts separated by joining dots.
A further first transverse panel 360 and a further second transverse panel 361 are arranged at opposite ends of the further first central panel 359, so that the further first transverse panel 360, the further first central panel 359 and the further second transverse panel 361 are arranged in sequence along the further first longitudinal axis Z2.
The further first transverse panel 360 is intended for forming the further first base wall 308 of the further packet 301, whilst the further second transverse panel 361 is intended for forming the further front face 312 of the further lid 304.
A further third transverse panel 362, intended for forming the further second base wall 314 of the further second part 307 is connected to the further first transverse panel 360.
The further first transverse panel 360 and the further third transverse panel 362 are joined together by the further intended separating line 318 and by the adhesive strip 405, disclosed previously.
If the adhesive strip 405 were removed and the further intended separating line 318 were broken, the further blank 357 would be divided into two parts.
A further second central panel 363 intended for forming the further rear wall 316 of the further second part 307 is connected to the further third transverse panel 362, whilst a further fourth transverse panel 364 that will form the further upper face 311 of the further lid 304 is connected to the further second transverse panel 361.
The further fourth transverse panel 364 is in turn connected to a further fifth transverse panel 366 intended for forming the rear face 404 of the further lid 304. Also, the further fifth transverse panel 366 is connected to a further end fold 365, arranged for being folded by 180° so as to reinforce the rear face 404 of the further lid 304.
The further second central panel 363, the further third transverse panel 362, the further first transverse panel 360, the further first central panel 359, the further second transverse panel 361, the further fourth transverse panel 364, the further fifth transverse panel 366 and the further end fold 365 are arranged in sequence along the further first longitudinal axis Z2.
The further blank 357 further comprises further first transverse creases 367, arranged transversely, in particular perpendicularly, to the further first longitudinal axis Z2, for connecting together on one side the further second central panel 363 and the further third transverse panel 362 and on the other side the further first transverse panel 360, the further first central panel 359, the further second transverse panel 361, the further fourth transverse panel 364, the further fifth transverse panel 366 and the further end fold 365.
The further blank 357 further comprises a pair of further first outer panels 368, arranged on the two sides of the further first central panel 359 in a region defined between the further intended folded line 358 and the further first transverse panel 360.
In particular, the further first outer panels 368 are intended for forming the further first side walls 310 of the further first part 306.
A pair of further second outer panels 369 are further provided that are positioned on the two sides of the further fifth transverse panel 366 and are arranged for defining, when the further blank 357 is folded for forming the further outer enclosure 302, the further side faces 313 of the further lid 304.
On the sides of the further second central panel 363 there are arranged two further third outer panels 371.
When the further blank 357 is folded for forming the further outer enclosure 302, the further third outer panels 371 define the further second side walls 317 of the further second part 307.
The further first outer panels 368, the further second outer panels 369 and the further third outer panels 371 are connected respectively to the further first central panel 359, to the further fifth transverse panel 366 and to the further second central panel 363 along further first longitudinal creases 372, that are substantially parallel to the further first longitudinal axis Z2.
Further first fins 373 arranged for being folded inside the further first outer panels 368 so as to stiffen the further first base wall 308 are connected to ends of the further first outer panels 368.
In particular, as will be disclosed below, the further first fins 373 are arranged for being glued to the further first transverse panel 360.
A pair of further second fins 375 is further provided that is arranged on the two sides of the further second transverse panel 361.
The further second fins 375, when the further blank 357 is folded for forming the further outer enclosure 302, are arranged for being folded inside the further second transverse panel 361 to stiffen a respective further side face 313.
Further, each of the further second fins 375 is separated from the corresponding further first outer panel 368 by a further tilted cut 370.
Also, other second fins 411 having, for example, a substantially square shape, are connected to respective ends of the further second fins 375 opposite the further tilted cuts 370, the other second fins 411 being arranged for being folded inside the further second fins 375 so as to stiffen further a respective further side face 313. ,
In particular, when the further packet 301 is finished, the further second fins 375 are interposed between a respective further outer panel 369 and a respective other second fin 411.
Further third fins 379 arranged for being folded inside the further third outer panels 372 are projected to ends of the further third outer panels 371 so as to stiffen the further second base wall 314 of the further second part 307 of the further outer enclosure 302.
When the further blank 357 is processed on the packaging machine, on the inner surface of the further blank 357 an adhesive substance is applied to further gluing zones 374, for example arranged symmetrically with respect to the further first longitudinal axis Z2 and shown by hatched-lines in Figure 22, to permit the further first fins 373 to be fixed to the further first transverse panel 360, the further third fins 379 to be fixed to the further third transverse panel 362, the further third outer panels 371 to be fixed to the further minor walls 332, the further second central panel 363 to be fixed to the further main wall 330, the further first central panel 359 to be fixed to the further external sides 342 of the further connecting portions 340 and the further second outer panels 369 to be fixed to the further second fins 375.
After receiving the adhesive substance, the further blank 357 is folded according to the traditional sequence of folding operations, as such another blank does not have additional panels with respect to traditional blanks. Thus, the further blank 357 can be processed in a common machine for producing stiff packets of cigarettes.
Figure 23 shows a further inner frame 385 that can be used for forming the further inner enclosure 328.
In particular, the further inner frame 385 extends along a further second longitudinal axis T2, that can be an axis of symmetry.
The further inner frame 385 can be made of card, possibly coupled with a sheet of metal, such as aluminium.
The further inner frame 385 can be formed directly on the packaging machine from a reel, which is cut with a blade having a shaped profile corresponding to a further upper transverse profile 386 and to a further lower transverse profile 387 of the further inner frame 385.
On the further inner frame 385 two further inner weakening lines 388 and two further outer weakening lines 389 are further obtained by incisors.
The further outer weakening lines 389 are arranged outside the further inner weakening lines 388.
Further first transverse weakening lines 390, arranged transversely to the further inner and outer weakening lines 388 and 389, are further obtained in lower regions of the further inner frame 385.
Between the further inner weakening lines 388 there is defined a further main panel 393, arranged for forming, in the further inner enclosure 328, the further main wall 330.
On the sides of the further main panel 393 there are arranged two further side panels 394, each of which is interposed between a further inner weakening line 388 and a further outer weakening line 389.
Each further side panel 394 is intended for forming a further minor wall 332 of the further inner enclosure 328.
Lastly, outside the further side panels 394 there are provided two further peripheral panels 395, each of which is joined to a corresponding further side panel 394 along a further outer weakening line 389.
The further peripheral panels 395 are folded in front of the further inner wrap 329 for forming the further secondary walls 333. In this manner, the further inner frame 385, after being folded, surrounds the further inner enclosure 328 on four sides.
Between the further first transverse weakening lines 390 and the further lower transverse profile 387 further first end panels 396 are defined that are suitable for being folded below the further inner wrap 329 for obtaining the further lower flaps 337.
In this manner, the further inner frame 385, after being folded, surrounds the further inner enclosure 328 on five sides.
Also, on each further peripheral panel 395 a further intended breakage line 341 is provided that bounds a further connecting portion 340 having a substantially rounded rectangular shape, to which is fixed a respective further locking element 344, for example having a rectangle shape having curvilinear opposite sides. The further locking elements 344 can be obtained by cutting or punching on a further lower portion of the further main panel 393. Cutting or punching are performed by the packaging machine, for example during the step of cutting the further upper transverse profile 386 and the further lower transverse profile 387. The further locking elements 344 are in particular fixed to the corresponding Further connecting portions 340 by an adhesive substance, distributed by points or uniformly on the surfaces to be connected.
Further, by cutting or punching, in the further peripheral panels 395 the further through openings 347 are obtained.
In the folded configuration of the further inner frame 385 the two further connecting portions 340 are parallel to one another and symmetrical to an axis of symmetry of the further packet 301.
It should be noted that once the further inner frame 385 is fixed inside the further containing body 303, the cuts for obtaining the further locking elements 344 are not visible because they are made in wall portions of the further main panel 393 covered by the further front wall 309.
Lastly, on the further inner frame 385 two "C"-shaped cuts 460 are made that are intended to form the closing tabs 450.
During packaging, the further inner frame 385 is folded around the further inner wrap 329 and made to adhere thereto by points of glue positioned in a similar manner to what occurs in traditional inner frames.
The further inner frame 385 can be folded around the further inner wrap 329 by using a folding unit that is similar to that used for traditional inner frames. The further outer enclosure 302 is then constructed by folding the further blank 357 around the further inner enclosure 328.
From what has been explained above, it is clear that even the further packet 301 can be made by using packaging machines that do not substantially differ from existing machines.
In an embodiment of the invention, which is not shown, the packet 101 comprises a closing body of the type disclosed with reference to the second example of the invention.
In a further embodiment of the invention, which is not shown, the further packet 301 comprises a closing body of the type disclosed with reference to the first example or the invention.
It should also be noted how in the attached Figures only parallelepipedon-shaped packets have been shown that have longitudinal corners shaped at right angles. The packets according to the invention can nevertheless comprise one or more longitudinal or transverse chamfered corners or one or more longitudinal or transverse rounded corners. In particular, the packets according to the invention may have the shape of an octagonal packet or of a so-called round- corner packet.

Claims

Packet for smoke articles comprising an outer enclosure (102; 302) including a containing body (103; 303) for containing said articles and a closing body (104; 304) for closing, at least partially, an access zone (136; 336) to said articles, said containing body (103; 303) comprising a first part (106; 306) and a second part (107; 307), said first part (106; 306) being slidable with respect to said second part (107; 307) and being hinged on said closing body (104; 304) so as to move said closing body (104; 304) away from and towards, said access zone (136; 336) when said first part (106; 306) is slid with respect to said second part (107; 307), characterized in that said packet comprises an inner enclosure (128; 328) insertable into said containing body (103; 303) and arranged for wrapping, at least partially, a composition of said smoke articles, said inner enclosure (128; 328) comprises a main wall (130; 330) to which are connected two minor walls (132; 332) that laterally contain said composition, wherein said inner enclosure (128; 328) comprised a pair of secondary walls (133; 333), each of which is connected to a respective minor wall (132; 332), said inner enclosure (128, 328) being associated with said second part (107; 307).
Packet according to claim 1, and comprising a separating line (118; 318) interposed between said first part (106; 306) and said second part (107; 307).
Packet according to claim 2, wherein said separating line (118; 318) is intended and is breakable for separating said first part (106; 306) from said second part (107; 307) in a first opening of said packet (101; 301).
Packet according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said separating line (118; 318) is interposed between a first base wall (108; 308) of said first part (106; 306) and second base wall (114; 314) of said second part (107; 307), said first base wall (108; 308) and said second base wall (114; 314) being intended for forming a base wall of said packet (101; 301).
Packet according to claim 3 or 4, wherein said separating line (118; 318) comprises a plurality of cuts separated from one another by joining portions.
Packet according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein said separating line (118; 318) comprises a first section (121; 321), a second section (122; 322) and a third section (123; 323) interposed between said first section (121; 321; 521) and said second section (122; 322).
Packet according to claim 6, wherein said first section (121; 321) and said second section (122; 322) are substantially rectilinear and aligned.
Packet according to claim 6 or 7, wherein said third section (123) has the shape of a closed line, in particular has a rounded rectangular shape.
Packet according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein said third section (123) bounds, at least partially, a portion (126) of said outer enclosure (102) that is removable from said outer enclosure (102).
Packet according to claim 9, wherein said outer enclosure (102) comprises an opening (127), adjacent to said portion (126) arranged for facilitating the removal of said portion (126) from said outer enclosure (102).
Packet according to claim 6 or 7, wherein said third section (323) is substantially rectilinear and is connected to said first section (321) and to said second section (322) by respective tilted sections (415).
Packet according to any preceding claim, and comprising a removable adhesive strip (405), for connecting said first part (106; 306) to said second part (107; 307).
Packet according to claim 12, as claim 12 is appended to claim 3, wherein said adhesive strip (405) covers, at least partially, said separating line (118; 318).
Packet according to any preceding claim, wherein said closing body (104) comprises an upper face (111) that is contiguous and substantially coplanar, in a closed position of said closing body (104), with an upper wall (115) of said second part (107), said upper face (111) and said upper wall (115) cooperating for closing said packet (101).
Packet according to claim 14, as claim 14 is appended to claim 4, wherein said upper face (111) and said upper wall (115) are opposite and substantially parallel respectively to said first base wall (108) and to said second base wall (114).