EP3418214B1 - Packet of smoking articles and method for manufacturing the same - Google Patents
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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
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- 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
- B65D85/1018—Container formed by a flexible material, i.e. soft-packages
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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
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- 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
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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
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- the present invention relates to a packet of smoking articles.
- the present invention relates to a packet of smoking articles which provides an outer wrapping and which has a stamp (or state stamp or tax seal) which must be torn when the wrapping is removed.
- a packet of smoking articles is known from the patent EP 0 895 946 .
- Said packet comprises: a container that contains a group of smoking articles; a wrapping that wraps the container; a tear tape which is fixed to the wrapping to facilitate the removal of the wrapping from the container; a stamp which is fixed to the container and to the wrapping and which is arranged between the tear tape and the wrapping. Therefore, when the tear tape is removed, the stamp is torn and a part of it remains fixed to the wrapping while another part remains fixed to the container.
- the method for manufacturing the aforesaid known packet provides, first of all, to fix the stamp to a sheet of wrapping material and then to fix the tear tape to the sheet of wrapping material so as to face the stamp. Subsequently, the container is wrapped with the sheet of wrapping material (to which the stamp and the tear tape have already been fixed).
- the aforesaid packet does not allow a free positioning of the stamp on the container.
- the position of the stamp is limited to the position of the tear tape.
- the patent DE939977C describes a soft packet of cigarettes provided with a stamp which is arranged astride of an upper end and must be broken to access the cigarettes.
- the patent application EP2548819A1 describes a rigid packet of cigarettes with a hinged lid provided with a stamp and an overwrapping made of transparent plastic material.
- one end of the stamp is glued to a box with a hinged lid and the opposite end of the stamp is glued to the overwrapping so that, by eliminating the overwrapping, the stamp is necessarily torn;
- the two ends of the stamp are glued to the box with a hinged lid and a tear tape of the overwrapping is glued to a central portion of the stamp so that by eliminating the overwrapping the stamp is necessarily torn.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a packet of smoking articles and a method for manufacturing the same that overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks.
- smoking article refers to an article relating to the tobacco industry such as a cigarette, a cigar, an electronic cigarette, a cartridge for an electronic cigarette or a heat-not-burn product.
- a smoking article is an object having a cylindrical shape with longitudinal development along a respective development axis.
- the packet 1 comprises: a group of smoking articles; a container 2 that contains the group of smoking articles; a wrapping 3 that wraps the container 2; a tear tape 4 that is fixed to the wrapping 3 to facilitate the removal of the wrapping 3 from the container 2; and a stamp 5 (or state stamp or tax seal) that is placed on the container 2 inside the wrapping 3.
- the container 2 is of the hinged-lid type.
- the container 2 comprises a containment portion 20 having a bottom wall 21, a lateral wall 22 which rises from the bottom wall 21 and an opening opposite to the bottom wall 21.
- the lateral wall 22 comprises a front wall, a rear wall 22a opposite and parallel to the front wall and two lateral sides 22b that connect the front wall and the rear wall 22a to one another.
- the container 2 comprises a lid 23 that is hinged to the rear wall 22a of the lateral wall 22 of the containment portion 20 and that is mobile for opening and closing the opening of the containment portion 20.
- the container 2 of the packet 1 may be of any other type with respect to the one described above and illustrated in the figures.
- the container 2 may be of the sliding type.
- the wrapping 3 of packet 1 can be obtained starting from a sheet of wrapping material, for example polypropylene or cellophane. With reference to Figure 1 , the wrapping 3 is obtained by folding a sheet of wrapping material around the container in a soap-bar fashion.
- the wrapping 3 is preferably transparent.
- the stamp 5 is fixed to the container 2 with the exception of a free portion 50.
- the packet 1 comprises a tearing element 6 that is arranged between the container 2 and the stamp 5, at the free portion 50 of the stamp 5, and which protrudes from the free portion 50 with respective first 60 and second 61 ends, which are connected to the wrapping 3.
- the tearing element 6 is pulled by the wrapping 3 thus causing the tearing of the stamp. Therefore, at the removal of the wrapping 3, i.e. at the first opening of the packet 1, the tear of the stamp 5 is ensured.
- the stamp 5 comprises a weakening line 8 to facilitate the tearing of the stamp 5 when the wrapping 3 is removed.
- a creasing line or an embossed line we mean, that is suitable to allow the detachment of a part of the stamp 5 from another part of the stamp 5 (thus determining the tearing thereof).
- a pre-breaking line may be provided, i.e. a line, even partial, comprising one or more cuts/incisions.
- the weakening line 8 is obtained at the free portion 50 of the stamp 5.
- the weakening line 8 is formed at the free portion 50 so as to divide the free portion 50 into two equal parts.
- the stamp 5 has a rectangular shape having four sides opposite and parallel two by two.
- the free portion 50 of the stamp 5 connects two opposite sides of the stamp 5 (in particular, the short sides of the rectangle).
- the weakening line 8 coincides with the symmetry line of the stamp 5 and is parallel to two sides of the stamp 5.
- the stamp 5 comprises a first portion 51 fixed to the container 2 and a second portion 52 fixed to the container 2.
- the first portion 51 and the second portion 52 can be fixed to the container 2, for example, by means of an adhesive.
- the free portion 50 is arranged between the first portion 51 and the second portion 52.
- the tearing element 6 is strip shaped and has a longitudinal development along a development axis X. Said development axis X is parallel to (and preferably coincident with) the weakening line 8. Therefore, when the wrapping 3 is removed, the tearing element 6 tears the stamp 5 along the weakening line without tearing any part of the stamp 5.
- the tear of the stamp 5 is obtained and, at the same time, a pleasant appearance of the packet 1 is maintained.
- the first end 60 of the tearing element 6 and the second end 61 of the tearing element 6 protrude from opposite sides of the stamp 5.
- the tearing element 6 has a length along its development direction which is greater than the length of the free portion 50 of the stamp 5.
- the first end 60 of the tearing element 6 and the second end 61 of the tearing element 6 are both fixed to the wrapping 3.
- the first 60 and second 61 ends of the tearing element 6, can be fixed to the wrapping 3 by means of an adhesive (such as glue or hot-melt glue).
- the first end 60 of the tearing element 6 is fixed to the tear tape 4 and the second end 61 of the tearing element 6 is fixed to the wrapping 3.
- the first 60 and second 61 ends of the tearing element 6 can be fixed to the tear tape 4 and to the wrapping 3 by means of an adhesive (such as glue or hot-melt glue).
- the free portion 50 of the stamp 5 could connect two consecutive sides of the stamp 5, just as the weakening line 8 may also not be parallel to the sides of the stamp 5 (it could, for example, be undulating or zigzagged).
- the stamp 5 is fixed to the containment portion 20 of the container 2.
- the stamp 5 is fixed to the rear wall 22a of the lateral wall 22 of the containment portion 20 of the container 2.
- the stamp 5 is fixed near the bottom wall 21 of the containment portion 20 with respect to the opening of the containment portion 20.
- stamp 5 could be fixed in any other part of the container 2.
- the tear tape 4 is fixed to the wrapping 3 so as to at least surround the lateral wall of the container 2.
- the tear tape 4 defines a first wrapping 3 portion 30 (which wraps the containment portion 20 of the container 2) and a second wrapping 3 portion 31 (which wraps the lid 23 of the container 2).
- the stamp 5 faces the first wrapping 3 portion 30, since it is fixed to the lateral wall 22 of the containment portion 20 of the container 2.
- the first 60 and second 61 ends of the tearing element 6 are also fixed to the first wrapping portion 30.
- the first wrapping 3 portion 30 is separated from the second wrapping 3 portion 31 so that they can be removed from the container 2 thus causing the tearing of the stamp 5.
- the first end 60 of the tearing element 6 is fixed to the second wrapping 3 portion 31 while the second end 61 of the tearing element 6 is fixed to the first wrapping 3 portion 30.
- the removal of the tear tape 4 by removing the second wrapping 3 portion 31 from the container 2, the removal of the first wrapping 3 portion 30 is also favoured, thus causing the tear of the stamp 5.
- the tear tape 4 could be shaped so as to allow the complete removal of the wrapping 3: for example, the tear tape 4 could comprise a first part which corresponds to a traditional tear tape like the one illustrated in the attached figures, and a second part which branches off, in a tilted manner, from the first part of tear tape 4 and develops towards the bottom wall 21 of the container 2.
- FIG 6 a second example of a packet is illustrated.
- This second example with respect to the first one described above, has a different orientation of the free portion 50 of the stamp 5.
- the free portion 50 of the stamp 5 connects two opposite sides of the stamp 5 (in particular, the long sides of the rectangle).
- the weakening line 8 coincides with a line of symmetry of the stamp 5 and is parallel to two sides of the stamp 5.
- the free portion 50 has a development substantially parallel to the development direction of the packet 1.
- the tearing element 6 has a length measured along the development direction which is greater with respect to the height of the stamp 5 (the stamp 5 is a rectangle) .
- the first 60 and second 61 ends of the tearing element 6 are both fixed to the first wrapping 3 portion 30.
- FIG 9 an embodiment of the packet 1 of the present invention is illustrated. This embodiment is similar to the examples described above, with the exception of the shape of the tearing element 6.
- the first end 60 and the second end 61 of the tearing element 6 are connected to one another thus defining an eyelet 7 in the tearing element 6. Furthermore, the first end 60 of the tearing element 6 is fixed to the wrapping 3 (alternatively, according to an embodiment not illustrated, it could be fixed to the tear tape 4).
- the eyelet 7 surrounds the first portion 51 of the stamp 5, i.e. the tearing element 6 has an eyelet 7 (that is, a through window obtained inside the same) which is crossed by the stamp 5 (i.e. the stamp 5 is arranged inside the eyelet 7); in this embodiment, only the first end 60 of the tearing element 6 is fixed to the wrapping 3 or to the tear tape 4 while the second end 61 of the tearing element 6 is not fixed either to the wrapping 3 or to the tear tape 4.
- the first end 60 of the tearing element 6 is directly fixed to the wrapping 3 while the second end 61 of the tearing element 6 is connected to the first end 60 and is fixed to the wrapping 3 by means of same (that is, the second end 61 of the tearing element 6 is indirectly fixed to the wrapping 3) .
- said embodiment requires the application of an adhesive only at the first end 60 of the tearing element 6.
- said embodiment ensures the tear of the stamp 5 by removing only the second wrapping 3 portion 31 from the container 2.
- the user can maintain the first wrapping 3 portion 30 which confers protection to the containment portion 20 of the container 2 and avoids the possible spilling of tobacco dust from the bottom wall 21.
- FIG 10 a further embodiment of the packet 1 object of the present invention is illustrated. Said embodiment differs from that of figure 9 for the positioning of the tearing element 6.
- the free portion 50 of the stamp is formed by a first free strip 50a of the stamp 5 and by a second free strip 50b of the stamp 5 (the first and second strips 50a, 50b are substantially parallel to the development of the packet 1).
- the stamp 5 comprises the first portion 51 fixed to the container 2, the second portion 52 fixed to the container 2 and a third portion 53 fixed to the container 2.
- the first strip 50a of the free portion 50 is arranged between the first portion 51 and the second portion 52 while the second strip 50b of the free portion 50 is arranged between the first portion 51 and the third portion 53.
- the first end 60 and the second end 61 of the tearing element 6 are connected to one another defining the eyelet 7 in the tearing element 6, which eyelet 7 faces the first portion 51 of the stamp.
- the first end 60 of the tearing element 6 is fixed to the wrapping 3 (alternatively it may be fixed to the tear tape 4) while the second end 61 of the tearing element 6 is connected to the first end 60 and is fixed to the wrapping 3 by means of the same (the second end 61 is indirectly fixed to the wrapping 3) .
- the tearing element 6 is preferably made of a plastic material. Furthermore, the tearing element 6 is preferably transparent.
- object of the present invention is the method for manufacturing any one of the aforementioned embodiments of the packet 1.
- the method comprises the steps of:
- the proposed method provides to fix the stamp 5 to the container 2 before wrapping the container 2 with the sheet of wrapping material.
- the proposed method makes it possible to obtain a packet 1 in which the stamp 5, which will be torn when the wrapping 3 is removed, is fixed to the container 2 with a correct alignment.
- step f) comprises the step of arranging an adhesive 9 on the first end 60 and/or on the second end 61 of the tearing element 6, before step e).
- Said adhesive can be glue or hot-melt glue.
- step f) provides to connect the first end 60 and/or the second end 61 of the tearing element 6 to the sheet of wrapping material and then to wrap the container 2 with the sheet of wrapping material in order to obtain the wrapping 3.
- step e) is performed before step f
- step f) envisages to fix the first end 60 and/or the second end 61 of the tearing element 6 to the wrapping 3 thus activating the glue, for example, by means of heat sealing.
- step b) can comprise the sub-step of fixing the tearing element 6 to the container 2.
- the adhesive 9 which is used to fix the tear element 6 to the container 2 must be weaker than the adhesive with which the tearing element 6 is fixed to the wrapping 3.
- Step c) is performed by gluing the stamp 5 to the container 2, in particular by gluing the first portion 51 and the second portion 52 (and possibly the third portion 53) of the stamp 5 to the container 2.
- step b) is performed before step c)
- the method provides for arranging the group of smoking articles in the container 2 and for gluing the tearing element 6 on the rear wall 22a of the container 2 ( Figure 2 ).
- hot-melt glue is arranged at the first 60 and second 61 ends of the tear element 6 ( Figure 3 ).
- the first portion 51 and the second portion 52 of the stamp are fixed to the rear wall 22a of the container 2, so that the tearing element 6 is arranged between the container 2 and the free portion 50 of the stamp 5 ( Figure 4 ).
- the first 60 and second 61 ends, of the tearing element 6 protrude from opposite sides of the stamp 5.
- the sheet of wrapping material is wrapped around the container 2 ( Figure 5 ) and, by means of welding, the glue previously arranged at the first 60 and second 61 ends, of the tearing element 6 is activated so that the latter is fixed to the wrapping 3.
- the method for manufacturing said packet 1 differs from that for manufacturing the packet of figure 1 in that the adhesive (glue or hot-melt glue) is arranged only at the first end 60 of the tearing element 6 and not at the second end 61.
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- This application claims priority from Italian Patent Application No.
102017000068918, filed on 21/06/2017 - The present invention relates to a packet of smoking articles. In particular, the present invention relates to a packet of smoking articles which provides an outer wrapping and which has a stamp (or state stamp or tax seal) which must be torn when the wrapping is removed.
- A packet of smoking articles is known from the patent
EP 0 895 946 . Said packet comprises: a container that contains a group of smoking articles; a wrapping that wraps the container; a tear tape which is fixed to the wrapping to facilitate the removal of the wrapping from the container; a stamp which is fixed to the container and to the wrapping and which is arranged between the tear tape and the wrapping. Therefore, when the tear tape is removed, the stamp is torn and a part of it remains fixed to the wrapping while another part remains fixed to the container. - The method for manufacturing the aforesaid known packet, also described in the document
EP 0 895 946 , provides, first of all, to fix the stamp to a sheet of wrapping material and then to fix the tear tape to the sheet of wrapping material so as to face the stamp. Subsequently, the container is wrapped with the sheet of wrapping material (to which the stamp and the tear tape have already been fixed). - The aforesaid packet, however, does not allow a free positioning of the stamp on the container. In fact, in the aforesaid known packet the position of the stamp is limited to the position of the tear tape.
- Moreover, the fact of arranging the stamp first on the sheet of wrapping material and then wrapping the container with said sheet of wrapping material, makes it difficult to ensure a correct alignment of the stamp on the container with a consequent unpleasant effect.
- The patent
DE939977C describes a soft packet of cigarettes provided with a stamp which is arranged astride of an upper end and must be broken to access the cigarettes. - The patent application
EP2548819A1 describes a rigid packet of cigarettes with a hinged lid provided with a stamp and an overwrapping made of transparent plastic material. According to a first embodiment, one end of the stamp is glued to a box with a hinged lid and the opposite end of the stamp is glued to the overwrapping so that, by eliminating the overwrapping, the stamp is necessarily torn; according to a different embodiment, the two ends of the stamp are glued to the box with a hinged lid and a tear tape of the overwrapping is glued to a central portion of the stamp so that by eliminating the overwrapping the stamp is necessarily torn. - The object of the present invention is to provide a packet of smoking articles and a method for manufacturing the same that overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks.
- The aforesaid object is obtained by means of a packet of smoking articles and by a method for manufacturing the same according to the appended claims.
- The present invention will now be described with reference to the attached drawings, which illustrate non-limiting embodiments thereof, wherein:
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Figure 1 is a perspective view of an example of a packet not according to the present invention; -
Figures 2-5 are perspective views of different steps of the method for manufacturing the packet ofFigure 1 ; -
Figures 6-8 are perspective views of further examples of a packet not according to the present invention; -
Figures 9 and 10 are rear views of embodiments of a packet object of the present invention. - With reference to the attached figures, a packet of smoking articles has been generically denoted with the
numerical reference 1. - The term "smoking article" refers to an article relating to the tobacco industry such as a cigarette, a cigar, an electronic cigarette, a cartridge for an electronic cigarette or a heat-not-burn product. Generally, a smoking article is an object having a cylindrical shape with longitudinal development along a respective development axis.
- With reference to
Figures 1-5 , a first example of a packet is described in the following. - The
packet 1 comprises: a group of smoking articles; acontainer 2 that contains the group of smoking articles; awrapping 3 that wraps thecontainer 2; atear tape 4 that is fixed to thewrapping 3 to facilitate the removal of thewrapping 3 from thecontainer 2; and a stamp 5 (or state stamp or tax seal) that is placed on thecontainer 2 inside thewrapping 3. - With reference, for example, to
Figure 2 , thecontainer 2 is of the hinged-lid type. In said example, thecontainer 2 comprises acontainment portion 20 having abottom wall 21, alateral wall 22 which rises from thebottom wall 21 and an opening opposite to thebottom wall 21. In detail, thelateral wall 22 comprises a front wall, arear wall 22a opposite and parallel to the front wall and twolateral sides 22b that connect the front wall and therear wall 22a to one another. Furthermore, thecontainer 2 comprises alid 23 that is hinged to therear wall 22a of thelateral wall 22 of thecontainment portion 20 and that is mobile for opening and closing the opening of thecontainment portion 20. - It is understood that the
container 2 of thepacket 1 may be of any other type with respect to the one described above and illustrated in the figures. For example, thecontainer 2 may be of the sliding type. - The
wrapping 3 ofpacket 1 can be obtained starting from a sheet of wrapping material, for example polypropylene or cellophane. With reference toFigure 1 , thewrapping 3 is obtained by folding a sheet of wrapping material around the container in a soap-bar fashion. Thewrapping 3 is preferably transparent. - The
stamp 5 is fixed to thecontainer 2 with the exception of afree portion 50. Thepacket 1 comprises atearing element 6 that is arranged between thecontainer 2 and thestamp 5, at thefree portion 50 of thestamp 5, and which protrudes from thefree portion 50 with respective first 60 and second 61 ends, which are connected to thewrapping 3. - Advantageously, by removing the
wrapping 3 from thepacket 1, thetearing element 6 is pulled by thewrapping 3 thus causing the tearing of the stamp. Therefore, at the removal of thewrapping 3, i.e. at the first opening of thepacket 1, the tear of thestamp 5 is ensured. - Preferably, the
stamp 5 comprises aweakening line 8 to facilitate the tearing of thestamp 5 when thewrapping 3 is removed. - With weakening line a creasing line or an embossed line we mean, that is suitable to allow the detachment of a part of the
stamp 5 from another part of the stamp 5 (thus determining the tearing thereof). As an alternative to theweakening line 8, a pre-breaking line may be provided, i.e. a line, even partial, comprising one or more cuts/incisions. - With further reference to
Figure 2 , theweakening line 8 is obtained at thefree portion 50 of thestamp 5. In particular, theweakening line 8 is formed at thefree portion 50 so as to divide thefree portion 50 into two equal parts. - Again with reference to
Figures 1-5 , thestamp 5 has a rectangular shape having four sides opposite and parallel two by two. Thefree portion 50 of thestamp 5 connects two opposite sides of the stamp 5 (in particular, the short sides of the rectangle). Theweakening line 8 coincides with the symmetry line of thestamp 5 and is parallel to two sides of thestamp 5. - The
stamp 5 comprises afirst portion 51 fixed to thecontainer 2 and asecond portion 52 fixed to thecontainer 2. Thefirst portion 51 and thesecond portion 52 can be fixed to thecontainer 2, for example, by means of an adhesive. Thefree portion 50 is arranged between thefirst portion 51 and thesecond portion 52. - The
tearing element 6 is strip shaped and has a longitudinal development along a development axis X. Said development axis X is parallel to (and preferably coincident with) theweakening line 8. Therefore, when thewrapping 3 is removed, thetearing element 6 tears thestamp 5 along the weakening line without tearing any part of thestamp 5. Advantageously, the tear of thestamp 5 is obtained and, at the same time, a pleasant appearance of thepacket 1 is maintained. - The
first end 60 of thetearing element 6 and thesecond end 61 of thetearing element 6 protrude from opposite sides of thestamp 5. In this regard, thetearing element 6 has a length along its development direction which is greater than the length of thefree portion 50 of thestamp 5. - The
first end 60 of thetearing element 6 and thesecond end 61 of thetearing element 6 are both fixed to thewrapping 3. For example, the first 60 and second 61 ends of thetearing element 6, can be fixed to the wrapping 3 by means of an adhesive (such as glue or hot-melt glue). - Alternatively, according to the example illustrated in
Figure 8 , thefirst end 60 of thetearing element 6 is fixed to thetear tape 4 and thesecond end 61 of thetearing element 6 is fixed to thewrapping 3. Also in this case, the first 60 and second 61 ends of thetearing element 6 can be fixed to thetear tape 4 and to the wrapping 3 by means of an adhesive (such as glue or hot-melt glue). - It is understood that, according to examples not illustrated, the
free portion 50 of thestamp 5 could connect two consecutive sides of thestamp 5, just as the weakeningline 8 may also not be parallel to the sides of the stamp 5 (it could, for example, be undulating or zigzagged). - The
stamp 5 is fixed to thecontainment portion 20 of thecontainer 2. In detail, thestamp 5 is fixed to therear wall 22a of thelateral wall 22 of thecontainment portion 20 of thecontainer 2. Thestamp 5 is fixed near thebottom wall 21 of thecontainment portion 20 with respect to the opening of thecontainment portion 20. - It is understood that the
stamp 5 could be fixed in any other part of thecontainer 2. - The
tear tape 4 is fixed to thewrapping 3 so as to at least surround the lateral wall of thecontainer 2. - With particular reference to
Figure 1 , thetear tape 4 defines afirst wrapping 3 portion 30 (which wraps thecontainment portion 20 of the container 2) and asecond wrapping 3 portion 31 (which wraps thelid 23 of the container 2). Thestamp 5 faces thefirst wrapping 3portion 30, since it is fixed to thelateral wall 22 of thecontainment portion 20 of thecontainer 2. The first 60 and second 61 ends of the tearingelement 6 are also fixed to thefirst wrapping portion 30. In this case, by removing thetear tape 4 thefirst wrapping 3portion 30 is separated from thesecond wrapping 3portion 31 so that they can be removed from thecontainer 2 thus causing the tearing of thestamp 5. - Alternatively, with reference to the example of
Figure 7 , thefirst end 60 of the tearingelement 6 is fixed to thesecond wrapping 3portion 31 while thesecond end 61 of the tearingelement 6 is fixed to thefirst wrapping 3portion 30. - Advantageously, after the removal of the
tear tape 4, by removing thesecond wrapping 3portion 31 from thecontainer 2, the removal of thefirst wrapping 3portion 30 is also favoured, thus causing the tear of thestamp 5. - As a further alternative not illustrated, the
tear tape 4 could be shaped so as to allow the complete removal of the wrapping 3: for example, thetear tape 4 could comprise a first part which corresponds to a traditional tear tape like the one illustrated in the attached figures, and a second part which branches off, in a tilted manner, from the first part oftear tape 4 and develops towards thebottom wall 21 of thecontainer 2. - With reference to
figure 6 a second example of a packet is illustrated. This second example, with respect to the first one described above, has a different orientation of thefree portion 50 of thestamp 5. - Consequently, resulting differently is the orientation of the tearing
element 6, which is arranged between thefree portion 50 of thestamp 5 and thecontainer 2. - In detail, the
free portion 50 of thestamp 5 connects two opposite sides of the stamp 5 (in particular, the long sides of the rectangle). The weakeningline 8 coincides with a line of symmetry of thestamp 5 and is parallel to two sides of thestamp 5. Thefree portion 50 has a development substantially parallel to the development direction of thepacket 1. - In this case, the tearing
element 6 has a length measured along the development direction which is greater with respect to the height of the stamp 5 (thestamp 5 is a rectangle) . The first 60 and second 61 ends of the tearingelement 6 are both fixed to thefirst wrapping 3portion 30. - With reference to
figure 9 an embodiment of thepacket 1 of the present invention is illustrated. This embodiment is similar to the examples described above, with the exception of the shape of the tearingelement 6. - In said embodiment and according to an embodiment which is not shown in the figures, the
first end 60 and thesecond end 61 of the tearingelement 6 are connected to one another thus defining aneyelet 7 in the tearingelement 6. Furthermore, thefirst end 60 of the tearingelement 6 is fixed to the wrapping 3 (alternatively, according to an embodiment not illustrated, it could be fixed to the tear tape 4). - In said embodiment and according to the embodiment shown in
figure 9 , theeyelet 7 surrounds thefirst portion 51 of thestamp 5, i.e. the tearingelement 6 has an eyelet 7 (that is, a through window obtained inside the same) which is crossed by the stamp 5 (i.e. thestamp 5 is arranged inside the eyelet 7); in this embodiment, only thefirst end 60 of the tearingelement 6 is fixed to thewrapping 3 or to thetear tape 4 while thesecond end 61 of the tearingelement 6 is not fixed either to thewrapping 3 or to thetear tape 4. - In other words, the
first end 60 of the tearingelement 6 is directly fixed to thewrapping 3 while thesecond end 61 of the tearingelement 6 is connected to thefirst end 60 and is fixed to thewrapping 3 by means of same (that is, thesecond end 61 of the tearingelement 6 is indirectly fixed to the wrapping 3) . - Advantageously, said embodiment requires the application of an adhesive only at the
first end 60 of the tearingelement 6. - Moreover, said embodiment ensures the tear of the
stamp 5 by removing only thesecond wrapping 3portion 31 from thecontainer 2. Advantageously, the user can maintain thefirst wrapping 3portion 30 which confers protection to thecontainment portion 20 of thecontainer 2 and avoids the possible spilling of tobacco dust from thebottom wall 21. - With reference to
figure 10 a further embodiment of thepacket 1 object of the present invention is illustrated. Said embodiment differs from that offigure 9 for the positioning of the tearingelement 6. - With reference to
Figure 10 , thefree portion 50 of the stamp is formed by a firstfree strip 50a of thestamp 5 and by a secondfree strip 50b of the stamp 5 (the first andsecond strips - In other words, the
stamp 5 comprises thefirst portion 51 fixed to thecontainer 2, thesecond portion 52 fixed to thecontainer 2 and athird portion 53 fixed to thecontainer 2. Thefirst strip 50a of thefree portion 50 is arranged between thefirst portion 51 and thesecond portion 52 while thesecond strip 50b of thefree portion 50 is arranged between thefirst portion 51 and thethird portion 53. - The
first end 60 and thesecond end 61 of the tearingelement 6 are connected to one another defining theeyelet 7 in the tearingelement 6, which eyelet 7 faces thefirst portion 51 of the stamp. - As already described with reference to
Figure 9 , also with reference to the embodiment ofFigure 10 , thefirst end 60 of the tearingelement 6 is fixed to the wrapping 3 (alternatively it may be fixed to the tear tape 4) while thesecond end 61 of the tearingelement 6 is connected to thefirst end 60 and is fixed to thewrapping 3 by means of the same (thesecond end 61 is indirectly fixed to the wrapping 3) . - The tearing
element 6 is preferably made of a plastic material. Furthermore, the tearingelement 6 is preferably transparent. - Also object of the present invention is the method for manufacturing any one of the aforementioned embodiments of the
packet 1. The method comprises the steps of: - a) arranging the group of smoking articles in the
container 2; - b) arranging the tearing
element 6 on thecontainer 2; - c) fixing the
stamp 5 to thecontainer 2, with the exception of thefree portion 50, so that the tearingelement 6 is arranged between thecontainer 2 and thestamp 5 at thefree portion 50 and that the tearingelement 6 protrudes from thefree portion 50 with the respective first 60 and second 61 ends; - d) fixing the
tear tape 4 to a sheet of wrapping material, which sheet of wrapping material is intended to form thewrapping 3; - e) wrapping the
container 2 with the sheet of wrapping material (step e is performed after step d); - f) connecting the
first end 60 and/or thesecond end 61 of the tearingelement 6 to thewrapping 3 or to the sheet of wrapping material, wherein the tearingelement 6 has an eyelet which is crossed by thestamp 5, and only thefirst end 60 of the tearingelement 6 is fixed to thewrapping 3 or to thetear tape 4. - The proposed method provides to fix the
stamp 5 to thecontainer 2 before wrapping thecontainer 2 with the sheet of wrapping material. Advantageously, the proposed method makes it possible to obtain apacket 1 in which thestamp 5, which will be torn when thewrapping 3 is removed, is fixed to thecontainer 2 with a correct alignment. - Preferably, step f) comprises the step of arranging an adhesive 9 on the
first end 60 and/or on thesecond end 61 of the tearingelement 6, before step e). - Said adhesive can be glue or hot-melt glue. For example, in the case where the adhesive 9 is glue, step f) provides to connect the
first end 60 and/or thesecond end 61 of the tearingelement 6 to the sheet of wrapping material and then to wrap thecontainer 2 with the sheet of wrapping material in order to obtain thewrapping 3. Whereas, in the case in which the adhesive 9 is hot-melt glue, step e) is performed before step f), which step f) envisages to fix thefirst end 60 and/or thesecond end 61 of the tearingelement 6 to thewrapping 3 thus activating the glue, for example, by means of heat sealing. - Preferably, step b) can comprise the sub-step of fixing the tearing
element 6 to thecontainer 2. Advantageously, it is easier to produce thepacket 1 in the machine. In this regard, the adhesive 9 which is used to fix thetear element 6 to thecontainer 2 must be weaker than the adhesive with which the tearingelement 6 is fixed to thewrapping 3. - Step c) is performed by gluing the
stamp 5 to thecontainer 2, in particular by gluing thefirst portion 51 and the second portion 52 (and possibly the third portion 53) of thestamp 5 to thecontainer 2. - Preferably, step b) is performed before step c)
- With reference to
Figures 2-5 , a first example of a method to manufacture the packet ofFigure 1 is described. - The method provides for arranging the group of smoking articles in the
container 2 and for gluing the tearingelement 6 on therear wall 22a of the container 2 (Figure 2 ). - Thereafter, hot-melt glue is arranged at the first 60 and second 61 ends of the tear element 6 (
Figure 3 ). Next, thefirst portion 51 and thesecond portion 52 of the stamp are fixed to therear wall 22a of thecontainer 2, so that the tearingelement 6 is arranged between thecontainer 2 and thefree portion 50 of the stamp 5 (Figure 4 ). The first 60 and second 61 ends, of the tearingelement 6 protrude from opposite sides of thestamp 5. Finally, with reference toFigure 5 , after having fixed thetear tape 4 to the sheet of wrapping material, the sheet of wrapping material is wrapped around the container 2 (Figure 5 ) and, by means of welding, the glue previously arranged at the first 60 and second 61 ends, of the tearingelement 6 is activated so that the latter is fixed to thewrapping 3. - With reference to
figure 9 , the method for manufacturing saidpacket 1 differs from that for manufacturing the packet offigure 1 in that the adhesive (glue or hot-melt glue) is arranged only at thefirst end 60 of the tearingelement 6 and not at thesecond end 61.
Claims (8)
- A packet (1) of smoking articles, comprising:a group of smoking articles;a container (2) that contains the group of smoking articles;a wrapping (3) that wraps the container (2);a tear tape (4) that is fixed to the wrapping (3) to facilitate the removal of the wrapping (3) from the container (2);a stamp (5) that is arranged on the container (2) inside the wrapping (3) and is fixed to the container (2) with the exception of a free portion (50); anda tearing element (6), which is arranged between the container (2) and the stamp (5) at the free portion (50) and that protrudes from the free portion (50) with respective first (60) and second (61) ends, at least one of which is connected to the wrapping (3) ;the packet (1) is characterized in that:the tearing element (6) has an eyelet (7) which is crossed by the stamp (5); andonly the first end (60) of the tearing element (6) is fixed to the wrapping (3) or to the tear tape (4).
- The packet (1) according to claim 1, wherein the stamp (5) comprises a weakening line (8) to facilitate the tearing of the stamp (5) when the wrapping (3) is removed.
- The packet (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein:the stamp (5) comprises a first portion (51) fixed to the container (2) and a second portion (52) fixed to the container (2); andthe free portion (50) is arranged between the first portion (51) and the second portion (52).
- The packet (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the tear tape (4) is shaped so as to allow the complete removal of the wrapping (3).
- The packet (1) according to any one of the claims from 1 to 3, wherein:the tear tape (4) defines a first wrapping (3) portion (30) and a second wrapping (3) portion (31);the stamp (5) faces the first wrapping (3) portion (30); andthe first end (60) of the tearing element (6) is fixed to the second wrapping (3) portion (31).
- A method for manufacturing a packet (1) according to claim 1, comprising the steps of:a) arranging the group of smoking articles inside the container (2) ;b) arranging the tearing element (6) on the container (2);c) fixing the stamp (5) to the container (2), with the exception of the free portion (50), so that the tearing element (6) is arranged between the container (2) and the stamp (5) at the free portion (50) and that the tearing element (6) protrudes from the free portion (50) with the respective first (60) and second (61) ends;d) fixing the tear tape (4) to a sheet of wrapping material, which sheet of wrapping material is intended to form the wrapping (3) ;e) wrapping the container (2) with the sheet of wrapping material;f) connecting the first end (60) and/or the second end (61) of the tearing element (6) to the wrapping (3) or to the sheet of wrapping material;the method is characterized in that:the tearing element (6) has an eyelet (7) which is crossed by the stamp (5); andonly the first end (60) of the tearing element (6) is fixed to the wrapping (3) or to the tear tape (4).
- The method according to claim 6, wherein step f) comprises the step of arranging an adhesive (9) on the first end (60) and/or on the second end (61) of the tearing element (6), before wrapping the container (2) with the sheet of wrapping material.
- The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the step b) comprises the sub-step of fixing the tearing element (6) to the container (2).
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