Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
  • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
  • B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
  • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
  • B65D85/1036—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank
  • B65D85/1045—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge
  • B65D85/1048—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge characterized by the shape of the container
  • B65D85/10484—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge characterized by the shape of the container having rounded corners
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
  • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
  • B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
  • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
  • B65D85/1036—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank
  • B65D85/1045—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge
  • B65D85/1056—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge characterized by the lid
• • 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

Definitions

• the present invention is related to a packet of smoking articles.
• the present invention finds advantageous application to a packet of cigarettes to which the following description will make explicit reference without implying any loss of generality.
• Said packet of cigarettes offers a very high mechanical protection for the cigarettes contained inside thereof, as it is formed by two box-shaped members (the container and the lid) of similar size which are normally contained one inside the other (i.e. the container inside the lid) constituting in essence a double protective shell.
• said packet of cigarettes has a mechanical strength which is close to twice the mechanical strength of a traditional hinged lid type packet of cigarettes.
• said packet of cigarettes is not very ergonomic when a group of cigarettes of a relatively small size is contained inside the latter; said situation can occur both when the group of cigarettes is composed of a limited number of cigarettes of standard sizes (for example, ten cigarettes instead of the traditional twenty cigarettes), and when the group of cigarettes is composed of small diameter cigarettes (so-called "slim" cigarettes) .
• the extraction opening of the container formed in part through the top wall and in part through the front wall
• the extraction opening of the container inevitably has a reduced size and thus makes it more difficult to grip the cigarettes as it is difficult to insert the fingers through the extraction opening itself.
• JP2011062189A, WO2012168510A2 and DE102010035938A1 describe rigid packets of cigarettes, comprising a smaller container which houses an inner package containing a group of cigarettes, is cup-shaped and is completely open at the top, and a lid hinged to a rear wall of the bottom container; the inner package is transversely smaller with respect to the bottom container and a parallelepiped-shaped filler, which is located inside the container next to the inner package is provided.
• the object of the present invention to provide a packet of smoking articles, which is free from the drawbacks described above and, in particular, is simple and inexpensive to produce .
• FIG. 1 is a front perspective view and in a closed configuration of a packet of cigarettes according to the present invention
• FIG. 2 is a front perspective view and in an open configuration of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1;
• - Figure 3 is a top view and in an open configuration of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1;
• - Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view and in an open configuration of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1;
• FIG. 5 is a plan view of a blank used to produce a container of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1;
• FIG. 6 is a plan view of a blank used to produce a lid of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1;
• FIG. 7 is a plan view of a blank used to produce a filler of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1;
• FIG. 8 is a front perspective view and in a closed configuration of a further packet of cigarettes according to the present invention.
• FIG. 9 is a front perspective view and in an open configuration of the packet of cigarettes of figure 8.
• FIG. 10 is a top view and in an open configuration of the packet of cigarettes of figure 8;
• FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view and in an open configuration of the packet of cigarettes of figure 8;
• FIG. 12 is a plan view of a blank used to provide a container and a filler for the packet of cigarettes of figure 8;
• FIG. 13 is a plan view of a blank used to produce a lid of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 8.
• the packet 1 of cigarettes comprises a parallelepiped-shaped container 2, a parallelepiped-shaped lid 3 which is laterally hinged to the container 2, and an inner package 4 which encloses a group 5 of cigarettes (illustrated in Figure 4) and is housed inside the container 2.
• the inner package 4 is formed by the group 5 of cigarettes wrapped in a packing sheet of metallized paper which is provided with a top tear- off portion removable at the first opening of the packet 1 of cigarettes .
• the parallelepiped-shaped container 2 has a front wall 6, a rear wall 7 (parallel and opposite to the front wall 6) , a top wall 8, a bottom wall 9 (parallel and opposite to the top wall 8) and two lateral walls 10 (parallel and opposite to each other) . Furthermore, the container 2 is provided with an extraction opening 11 in part formed through the top wall 8 and in part through the front wall 6. Between the front 6 and 7 rear walls respectively and the lateral walls 10, four longitudinal edges are defined which are arranged parallel to the cigarettes of the group 5 of cigarettes.
• the parallelepiped-shaped lid 3 has a front wall 12, a top wall 13, a bottom wall 14 (parallel and opposite to the top wall 13) and two lateral walls 15 (parallel and opposite to each other) .
• the lid 3 is cup-shaped, i.e. has one end completely open which faces and is opposite to the front wall 12 and allows the lid 3 to accommodate the container 2 inside thereof. Between the front wall 12 and lateral walls 15 two longitudinal edges are defined which are arranged parallel to the cigarettes of the group 5 of cigarettes.
• the front longitudinal edges of the container 2 i.e. the longitudinal edges delimiting the front wall 6 of the container 2 and the front longitudinal edges of the lid 3 (i.e. the longitudinal edges delimiting the front wall 12 of the lid 3) are rounded; according to other embodiments not illustrated and perfectly equivalent the front longitudinal edges of the container 2 and the front longitudinal edges of the lid 3 may be beveled or straight, (normally the shape and size of the front longitudinal edges of the lid 3 conform with the shape and sizes of the front longitudinal edges of the lid 3.
• the lid 3 is laterally hinged to container 2, i.e. along a hinge 16 which is arranged parallel to, and at, a longitudinal rear edge of the container 2 defined between the rear wall 7 and a lateral wall 10 of the container 2.
• the rotation of the lid 3 about the hinge 16 moves the lid 3 between a closed position (illustrated in Figure 1) in which the lid 3 completely envelops the container 2 (i.e. the container 2 is completely inserted into the lid 3) and an open position (illustrated in Figures 2, 3 and 4) in which the lid 3 is separated from the container 2 (i.e. the container 2 is arranged externally to the lid 3) .
• the lid 3 is slightly larger than the container 2 so as to allow the lid 3 to house the inner container 2 inside thereof (as illustrated in Figure 1) .
• the lid 3 When the lid 3 is in the closed position (illustrated in Figure 1) , the front wall 12 of the lid 3 rests on the front wall 6 of the container 2, the top wall 13 of the lid 3 rests on the top wall 8 of the container 2, the bottom wall 14 of the lid 3 rests on the bottom wall 9 of the container 2, and the two lateral walls 15 of the lid 3 rest on the lateral walls 10 of the container 2; consequently, when the lid 3 is in the closed position (illustrated in Figure 1) only the rear wall 7 of the container 2 remains visible from the outside.
• the inner package 4 (enclosing the group 5 of cigarettes) is transversely smaller than the container 2 and consequently inside the container 2 some space remains free (i.e. not occupied by the inner package 4) ; the packet 1 of cigarettes comprises a parallelepiped-shaped filler 17, which is located inside the container 2 alongside the inner package 4 so as to occupy the free space left by the inner package 4.
• the extraction opening 11 is shaped so as to allow the top wall 8 itself to completely cover the filler 17; in fact, the filler 17 is not visible from above as it is completely covered by the top wall 8 of the container 2.
• the filler 17 is interposed between the inner package 4 and the rear wall 7 of the container 2 and extends between the two lateral walls 10 of the container 2.
• the filler 17 has a front wall 18 which is parallel to the front 6 and rear 7 walls of the container 2 and is arranged between the front 6 and rear 7 walls of the container 2 themselves, and two lateral walls 19 which rest and are glued to the lateral walls 10 of the container 2.
• the filler 17 also has a bottom wall 20 (illustrated in Figure 7) which rests and is glued to the bottom wall 9 of the container 2.
• the container 2 illustrated in Figures 1-4 is obtained by folding a blank 21 about the inner package 4 (illustrated flat in Figure 5), while the lid 3 illustrated in Figures 1-4 is obtained by folding a blank 22 about the container 2 (illustrated flat in Figure 6) which is initially separated from and independent of the blank 21.
• the blank 22 has a connecting panel 23, which is hinged (at the hinge 16) to a lateral wall 15 of the lid 3 and is glued to the rear wall 7 of the container 2 so as to establish a mechanical connection between the lid 3 and the container 2.
• the connecting panel 23 may have the same size of the rear wall 7 of the container 2 (and therefore completely cover the entire rear wall 7 of the container 2) or may be smaller than the rear wall 7 of the container 2 (and therefore only partially cover the rear wall 7 of the container 2) .
• the connecting panel 23 of the blank 22 is glued to a lateral wall 10 of the container 2.
• the filler 17 illustrated in Figure 4 is obtained by folding a blank 24 about the inner package 4 (illustrated flat in Figure 5) which is initially separate from, and independent of the blanks 21 and 22; preferably, the blank 24 is folded and coupled to the inner package 4 before folding the blank 21 about the inner package 4.
• the blank 21 comprises a plurality of panels that will be marked with accented reference numbers equal to the reference numbers distinguishing the corresponding walls of the container 2.
• the blank 21 has two longitudinal fold lines 25 (which define the longitudinal edges of the container 2) and a plurality of transverse fold lines 26 defining, between the two longitudinal fold lines 25, a panel 6' forming the front wall 6 of the container 2, a panel 9' forming the bottom wall 9 of the container 2 and connected directly to the panel 6' along a transverse fold line 26, a panel 7' forming the rear wall 7 of the container 2 and connected directly to the panel 9' along a transverse fold line 26, and a panel 8' forming the top wall 8 of the container 2 and connected directly to the panel 7' along a transverse fold line 26.
• a series of longitudinal fold lines 25 are provided close one to the other so as to allow the formation of rounded edges.
• the blank 21 comprises two wings 10', which are located on opposite sides of the panel 6', are connected to the panel 6' along the two longitudinal fold lines 25, and form part of the lateral walls 10 of the container 2.
• the blank 21 comprises two wings 10'', which are located on opposite sides of the panel 7', are connected to the panel 7' along the two longitudinal fold lines 25, forming part of the lateral walls 10 of the container 2, and are glued to and superimposed on the corresponding wings 10' .
• Each wing 10'' comprises two tabs 27, which are located on opposite sides of the wing 10'' and rest on and are glued to the panel 9' and to the panel 8' respectively .
• the blank 22 comprises a plurality of panels that will be marked with accented reference numbers equal to the reference numbers distinguishing the corresponding walls of the lid 3.
• the blank 22 has two longitudinal fold lines 28 (which define the longitudinal edges of the lid 3) and a plurality of transverse fold lines 29 defining, between the two longitudinal fold lines 28, a panel 13'' forming part of the top wall 13 of the lid 3, a panel 13' forming the remaining part of the top wall 8 of the lid 3 and is superimposed on and glued to the panel 8'', a panel 12' forming the front wall 12 of the lid 3, a panel 14' forming part of the bottom wall 14 of the lid 3, and a panel 14'' forming the remaining part of the bottom wall 14 of the lid 3 and is superimposed on and glued to the panel 14' .
• a series of longitudinal fold lines 28 are provided close one to the other so as to allow the formation of rounded edges.
• the blank 22 comprises two wings 15', which are located on opposite sides of the panel 12', are connected to the panel 12' along the two longitudinal fold lines 28, and form the lateral walls 15 of the lid 3.
• the blank 22 comprises a single wing 15'', which is located at one side of a wing 15', is connected to the wing 15' along a longitudinal fold line 25, forming part of a lateral wall 15 of the lid 3, and is glued to and superimposed on the wing 15' itself.
• the blank 22 comprises the connecting panel 23, which is arranged on one side of a wing 15' (on the opposite side of the wing 15'') and is connected to the wing 15' along a longitudinal fold line 25.
• Each wing 15' comprises two wings 30, which are located on opposite sides of the wing 15'' and rest on and are glued to the panel 13' and to the panel 14' respectively.
• the blank 24 comprises a panel 18' forming the front wall 18 of the filler 17, a panel 20' forming the bottom wall 20 of the filler 17, and two wings 19' which are located on opposite sides of the panel 18' and form the lateral walls 19 of the filler 17.
• the packet 1 of cigarettes illustrated in Figures 8-11 is similar to the packet 1 of cigarettes illustrated in Figures 1-4 from which it differs for the shape and the sizes of the inner package 4 and, consequently, for the shape and sizes of the filler 17 and for the shape and the sizes of the extraction opening 11.
• the filler 17 is interposed between the inner package 4 and a lateral wall 10 of the container 2 and extends between the front wall 6 and the rear wall 7 of the container 2.
• the filler 17 has a front wall 18 which is parallel to and faces the front wall 6 of the container 2, a lateral wall 19 which is parallel to the lateral walls 10 of the container 2 and is located between the lateral walls 10 of the container 2 themselves, and a rear wall 31 which is parallel to and faces the rear wall 7 of the container 2.
• the rear wall 31 of the filler 17 rests on and is glued to the rear wall 7 of container 2 while the front wall 18 of the filler 17 is located at a certain distance (other than zero) from the front wall 6 of the container 2.
• the packet 1 of cigarettes illustrated in Figures 1-4 is produced by using three blanks 21, 22 and 24 (illustrated in Figures 5, 6 and 7 respectively) initially separate and independent; whereas, the packet 1 of cigarettes illustrated in Figures 8-11 is produced by folding only two blanks 21 and 22 (illustrated in Figures 12 and 13 respectively) initially separate and independent as the filler 17 is integrated in the blank 21, and therefore is produced together with and contextually to the container 2.
• the blank 21 shown in Figure 12 and intended to produce the container 2 and the filler 17 of the packet 1 of cigarettes illustrated in Figures 8-11 differs from the blank 21 illustrated in Figure 5 and is intended to produce the container 2 of the packet 1 of cigarettes illustrated in Figures 1-4 solely by the presence of the panels 18', 19' and 31' forming the filler 17.
• the filler 17 is connected to a wing 10'' of the blank 21 along a longitudinal fold line 25: the panel 18' is connected to the wing 10'' along a longitudinal fold line 25, the panel 19' is connected to panel 18' along another longitudinal fold line 25, and the panel 31' is connected to panel 19' along a further longitudinal fold line 25.
• the blank 22 illustrated in Figure 13 and intended to produce the lid 3 of the packet 1 of cigarettes illustrated in Figures 8-11 is completely identical to the blank 21 illustrated in Figure 6 and intended to produce the lid 3 of the packet 1 of cigarettes illustrated in Figures 1-4.
• the packet 1 of cigarettes described above has numerous advantages .
• the packet 1 of cigarettes described above is particularly ergonomic when the group 5 of cigarettes (i.e. the inner package 4) has a relatively small size; said situation can occur both when the group 5 of cigarettes is composed of a limited number of cigarettes of the standard sizes (for example, ten cigarettes instead of the traditional twenty cigarettes), and when the group 5 of cigarettes is composed of small diameter cigarettes (so-called "slim" cigarettes) .
• the extraction opening 11 of the container 2 formed in part through the top wall 8 and in part through the front wall 6) has in any case a relatively large size allowing an easy grip of the cigarettes.
• the packet 1 of cigarettes described above can be produced in a fast and inexpensive way, as the blanks 21, 22 and 24 have regular shapes and are easily processable even by a substantially standard packing machine.
• the shape of said packet 1 of cigarettes may be integrally copied also for the production of a packet of other types of smoking articles (such as cigars, electronic cigarettes, charging cartridges for electronic cigarettes, pieces of tobacco for electronic cigarettes) .

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