EP3566974A1 - Verpackung für rauchartikel - Google Patents

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EP3566974A1
EP3566974A1 EP19172486.3A EP19172486A EP3566974A1 EP 3566974 A1 EP3566974 A1 EP 3566974A1 EP 19172486 A EP19172486 A EP 19172486A EP 3566974 A1 EP3566974 A1 EP 3566974A1
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Martina Franziska WOLTER
Tim Collins
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
    • B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
    • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • B65D85/1018—Container formed by a flexible material, i.e. soft-packages
    • 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
    • B65D85/1036—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
    • B65D85/10564—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge characterized by the lid having means for holding the lid in a closed position

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  • the present invention relates to a package for smoking articles.
  • Box-shaped packages having a hinged lid for storing smoking articles, such as cigarettes, are well known in the art and numerous different examples have been proposed in the past. These are often folded from cardboard blanks to form a cardboard pack having a hinged lid which may be opened to allow access to the contents and closed again to protect the contents during transport, such as when in the pocket of a user's garment, for example.
  • a cardboard pack is typically provided with a hinged lid integrally formed at an upper end. The cigarettes are disposed longitudinally such that a user may remove the cigarettes by the end when the lid is open.
  • Flexible packages for storing smoking articles are also known in the art. These are formed from a flexible material, which is wrapped around the smoking articles to be stored and then sealed at both ends. The user may break the seal at one end of the package (or unwrap the package) in order to gain access to remove a smoking article from the soft flexible package.
  • Packaging for smoking articles, such as cigarettes must meet a range of challenging requirements.
  • the packaging be cheap and capable of mass production, but it should be sufficiently robust and secure so as to keep the smoking articles safely contained in the packaging to prevent their accidental loss or spillage, as well as to maintain their freshness. It is also desirable to improve the ergonomic and practical design of such packaging.
  • a package for smoking articles comprising: a packet part for storing smoking articles; a collar part; and a lid part; wherein: the packet part is made of a substantially flexible material; the collar part and the lid part are made of a substantially rigid material; the collar part is attached to the packet part and partially overwraps the packet part; and the lid part is arranged such that it may move relative to the collar part and the packet part between a closed position, in which the lid part restricts access to any smoking articles contained in the packet part, and an open position, in which the lid part does not restrict access to any smoking articles contained in the packet part.
  • the combination of the substantially flexible material from which the packet part is made with the substantially rigid material from which the collar part and the lid part is made provides a particularly suitable package for smoking articles, which is both secure and easy to use.
  • the use of the substantially flexible material in the packet part means that the package is partially able to be deformed, thereby allowing the package to be reconfigured so as to reduce the volume occupied by the package to suit the contents of the package (for example, after removal of a smoking article from the package, the package may be compressed slightly).
  • the flexible nature of the packet part allows the contents of the package to be manipulated through the packet part, aiding their removal from the packet.
  • the use of the substantially rigid material for the collar part and the lid part means that the package is partially rigid in form and therefore easier to handle and better able to protect the contents of the package. Furthermore, the rigidity of the lid part helps prevent the lid part from becoming deformed, thereby helping proper opening and closing of the lid and to retain the contents of the package when in the closed position.
  • the packet part comprises an opening at a longitudinal end of the packet part for allowing access to any smoking articles contained in the packet part wherein, when the lid part is in the closed position, the lid part at least partly overlies the opening.
  • the opening is delimited by a pre-cut openable portion in the packet part.
  • the delimiting of the opening by a pre-cut openable portion is a particularly suitable means of delimiting the opening, making it easier for the user to tear the packet part to form an opening
  • the substantially flexible material comprises a heat-sealable foil.
  • Heat-sealable foil is a particularly suitable material for forming the package part as it makes the manufacturing process simpler by allowing seals to be formed in the packet part in a straightforward manner, as well as being a particularly suitable material for preventing moisture ingress into the packet part and maintain the freshness of the smoking articles.
  • the lid part is hingeably connected to the collar part.
  • a lid part which is hingeably connected to the collar part is more secure and is easier to open (particularly single handed) as the lid part will not become detached from the package. Therefore, the user need only be concerned with holding the package and opening the lid part without having to concern themselves about holding on to the lid part.
  • the lid part comprises a front panel which overlies a panel of the packet part and extends to cover the panel of the packet part by more than either: (a) 20%; or (b) 40%; or (c) 50%; in a longitudinal direction.
  • a lid part comprising a front panel which overlies the panel, for example a front panel, of the packet part by more than 20%, preferable more than 40%, even more preferable more than 50% in a longitudinal direction can be closed securely (i.e. it is less likely to accidentally open due to its size) and provides the user with greater control and leverage when opening the lid part.
  • the lid part and/or the collar part comprises cardboard.
  • Cardboard is a particularly suitable material for forming the collar part and/or the lid part as it is a particularly easy material from which to manufacture the package part, as well as being low cost and environmentally friendly.
  • the collar part forms a sleeve encircling at least part of the packet part in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis, wherein preferably the collar part is formed towards a longitudinal end of the packet part in which an opening may be formed.
  • the collar part forming a sleeve encircling at least part of the packet part in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis helps to provide form (or structure) to the entire cross section in the plane in which the sleeve is formed, helping to protect the contents of the packet part and making handling of the package easier.
  • Forming the collar part as a sleeve towards the longitudinal end of the packet part in which an opening may be formed helps provide form to the part of the packet part in which an opening may be formed, giving better shape to the opening and allowing easier access to the contents of the packet part through the opening.
  • a blank for forming the collar part and the lid part of the package comprising: a plurality of panels; a plurality of construction tabs; and a plurality of fold lines; wherein: each panel is connected at least one other panel and/or to at least one construction tab along a fold line; each construction tab is connected to at least one other construction tab and/or to at least one panel, along a fold line; and each construction tab is positioned such that when the blank is folded along the fold lines, said construction tab will be aligned with a face one of the panels and/or with a face of one of the construction tabs to which said construction tab is to be attached, wherein the plurality of panels comprises a plurality of panels which forms the collar part and a plurality of panels which forms the lid part, and wherein one of the panels which forms the collar part is connected to one of the panels which forms the lid part by a crease line.
  • the plurality of panels for forming the lid part comprises: a front lid panel; a top lid panel connected to the front lid panel by a fold line; a back lid panel connected to the top lid panel by a fold line on a side of the top lid panel which opposes the fold line connecting the top lid panel to the front lid panel; a side lid panel connected to the front lid panel by a fold line; and another side lid panel connected to the front lid panel by a fold line located on a side of the front lid panel which opposes the fold line connecting the side lid panel to the front lid panel; and the plurality of construction tabs for forming the lid part comprises: a side lid construction tab connected to the back lid panel by a fold line; another side lid construction tab connected to the back lid panel by a fold line located on a side of the back lid panel which opposes the fold line connecting the side lid construction tab to the back lid panel; a lid top construction tab connected to the side lid construction tab by a fold line; and another lid top construction tab connected to another
  • the plurality of panels for forming the collar part comprises: a front collar panel; a side collar panel connected to the front collar panel by a fold line; a back collar panel connected to the side collar panel by a fold line located on a side of the side collar panel which opposes the fold line connecting the side collar panel to the front collar panel; and another side collar panel connected to the back collar panel by a fold line located on a side of the back collar panel which opposes the fold line connecting the back collar panel to the side collar panel; and the plurality of construction tabs comprises a collar construction tab connected to the front collar panel by a fold line of the plurality of fold lines.
  • a method of forming a package according to the first aspect comprising: forming a packet part containing articles; forming a collar part and a lid part by folding a blank according to the second aspect; and attaching the collar part to the packet part.
  • the method further comprises forming the packet part by forming the substantially flexible material of the packet part over a plurality of smoking articles and sealing and trimming a top end, a bottom end and a longitudinal seam of the substantially flexible material thereby sealing the smoking articles in the packet part.
  • This is a particularly suitable way of forming the packet part to be used in a package according to the invention.
  • the collar part is formed around the packet part. Forming the collar part around the packet part is a particularly convenient method of forming the package as it removes the step of placing the packet part in the collar part once the collar part has been formed.
  • the blank is made of cardboard and the packet part is made of heat-sealable foil.
  • FIGS 1a, 1b and 1c schematically illustrate an exemplary package 100 (which may also be referred to as a pack, container, box or carton) in various configurations or stages of use.
  • the package 100 comprises a packet part 110, a collar part 120 and a lid part 130.
  • the packet part 110 may store (or contain or hold) smoking articles, such as cigarettes.
  • the packet part 110 defines a volume in which smoking articles may be stored.
  • the smoking articles may normally be stored longitudinally in the packet part 110.
  • an axis parallel to the longest side of the packet part 110 runs in the same direction as the longitudinal axis of the smoking articles. References to the longitudinal direction (or axis) are therefore intended to refer to an axis which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of any smoking articles when stored in the packet part 110, which will generally (but not necessarily always) be the same as the longitudinal axis of the packet part 110.
  • the longitudinal axis may therefore also be thought of as being the direction in which the height of the package may be measured.
  • the packet part 110 may comprise an opening 140 through which any smoking articles contained in the packet part 110 may be accessed, allowing the smoking articles to be removed from or inserted into the packet part 110.
  • the packet part 110 may be sealed without an opening 140, in which case the packet part 110 may need to be unsealed in order to form an opening 140 through which to access the smoking articles.
  • the packet part 110 may be sealed before a first use by a user, requiring the user to tear the seal to create an opening 140 before the user can access any smoking articles contained therein.
  • the opening 140 may be delimited by a pre-cut openable portion in the packet part 110.
  • the sealed packet part 110 may comprise a pre-cut portion which can be expanded by the user through the act of tearing or further cutting to form an opening 140 in the packet part 110. After the first use by the user, the opening 140 may remain in the packet part 110 allowing the user future access to the smoking articles contained in the packet part 110 without requiring him to unseal the packet part 110 again.
  • the packet part 110 may comprise a resealable seal, such as a resealable flap or tab, which allows the user to unseal the resealable seal to create an opening 140, access the smoking articles contained in the packet part 110, and then reseal the resealable seal thereby closing opening 140 and preventing further access to the smoking articles until the resealable seal is unsealed again.
  • the opening may be formed in an end of the packet part 110, such as at a longitudinal end of the packet part 110, for example at the top of the packet part 110.
  • the collar part 120 is attached (or bonded, connected, fixed or joined) to the packet part 110. This means that the collar part 120 may not substantially move relative to the packet part 110. In other words, the position of collar part 120 is relatively fixed to the position of the packet part 110.
  • the collar part 120 partially overwraps (or overlies or covers) the packet part 110.
  • the collar part 120 may form a sleeve around the packet part 110. This means that when viewed as a cross-sectional plane through at least part of the packet part 110, the collar part 120 is a continuous sleeve of material which surrounds (or encompasses) the packet part 110.
  • the use of the word sleeve implies a continuous run of material surrounding the packet part 110 in the plane of a particular cross-section. Therefore, as viewed from that particular cross-section, the collar part 120 completely overwraps the part of the packet part 110 through which the cross-section is made, even though, as mentioned above, the collar part 120 does not completely overwrap the packet part 110 when viewed as a whole.
  • the collar part 120 need not form a sleeve and instead may only overwrap part or the whole of a single panel (or side) of the packet part 110.
  • the collar part 120 may be attached to the packet part 110 substantially across the entirety of the overwrapping portion of the collar part 120.
  • an adhesive may be spread across the entirety of the adjoining surfaces of the collar part 120 and/or the packet part 110 in order to bond them together.
  • the collar part 120 may only be attached to the packet part 110 at particular points or sub-areas of the overwrapping portion.
  • the adhesive of the earlier example might only be spread across part or parts of the adjoining surfaces of the collar part 120 and/or the packet part 110.
  • the packet part 110 is made (or constructed, formed or built from) of a substantially flexible material, whilst the collar part 120 and the lid part 130 are made of a substantially rigid material. Since the packet part 110 is made of a substantially flexible material, the packet part 110 has a relatively low stiffness, particularly compared to the collar part 120 and the lid part 130, which are made of a substantially rigid material, i.e. a material having a higher stiffness than that of the packet part 110.
  • the substantially flexible material in the form used to make the packet part 110 may have a smaller (or thinner) cross-section than the substantially rigid material in the form used to make the collar part 120 and the lid part 130.
  • the material used to make the packet part 110, the collar part 120 and the lid part 130 could have the same Young's modulus, or indeed even be the same material, with the differing stiffness of the material in the parts being provided by the material having a differing thickness of cross-section in the form in which it is used in each of the parts.
  • the cross section of the material used in each of the parts could equally be the same for each of the parts, with the differing stiffness of the material in each part being provided by using materials having different Young's moduli.
  • the differing stiffness of the material used in each of the packet part 110, the collar part 120 and the lid part 130 may be due to a combination of both differing Young's moduli of the material used in each respective part, together with a differing cross-sectional thickness of the material in the form used to make each respective part.
  • the substantially flexible material from which the packet part 110 is made may be a single ply or multi-ply material, preferably a laminated foil material having a thickness of about 30 to 60 microns, more preferably a laminated foil having a thickness of about 40 to 50 microns.
  • the foil material is a heat-sealable foil.
  • the substantially rigid material from which the collar part 120 and/or the lid part 130 are made is preferably a paper or card based material having a grammage (or paper density) of between about 180 g/cm 2 and about 240 g/cm 2 , more preferably between about 200 g/cm 2 and 220 g/cm 2 .
  • the substantially rigid material from which the collar part 120 and/or the lid part 130 are made may be a foldable plastic material.
  • the collar part 120 is attached to the packet part 110. It will be appreciated that this attachment of the collar part 120 to the packet part 110 will have an effect on the stiffness of the packet part 110 across the portion of the packet part 110 that is attached to the collar part 120. That portion of the packet part 110 that is attached to the collar part 120 is effectively reinforced by the collar part 120 giving it a greater stiffness than the rest of the packet part 110 which is not attached to the collar part 120.
  • the lid part 130 is arranged (or configured) such that it may move relative to the collar part 120 and the packet part 110 between a closed position and an open position.
  • the lid part 130 restricts access to the packet part 110, preventing access to any smoking articles contained in the packet part 110.
  • the lid part restricts access of at least a portion of the packet part which includes a portion of the packet part through which the interior of the packet part may be accessed.
  • the lid part 130 does not restrict access to the packet part 110 and does not therefore prevent access to any smoking articles contained in the packet part 110.
  • the lid part 130 may, overlie an opening 140 in the packet part 110 when the lid part 130 is in the closed position, thereby preventing access to any smoking articles in the packet part 110 via (or through) the opening 140.
  • the lid part 130 When the lid part 130 is in the open position, the lid part 130 may be clear of the opening, or at least sufficiently clear to allow access to any smoking articles contained in the packet part 110 via the opening. As an alternative example, the lid part 130 may, at least partially, overlie a resealable closure element such as a flap or tab in the packet part 110 when the lid part 130 is in the closed position, such that it is not possible to unseal the resealable seal, thereby preventing access to any smoking articles contained in the packet part 110.
  • a resealable closure element such as a flap or tab
  • the lid part 130 When the lid part 130 is in the open position, the lid part 130 may be clear of the resealable seal, or at least sufficiently clear to allow the resealable seal to be unsealed to form an opening 140 and to allow access to any smoking articles contained in the packet part 110 through that opening 140.
  • the lid part 130 may be hingeably connected (or attached) to the collar part 120. This means that the lid part 130 may rotate relative to collar part 120 and packet part 110.
  • a hinge 280 may be created by a fold in a continuous section of material whereby the material on one side of the fold forms part of the collar part 120 and the material on the other side of the fold forms part of the lid part 130, allowing the lid part 130 to be hinged about the crease line.
  • any form of hinging connection may be used to hingeably connect the lid part 130 to the collar part 120.
  • the lid part 130 may preferably be arranged such that a front panel 160 of the lid (or front lid panel) part 130 overlies (or covers) more than 20%, in a longitudinal direction, of a front panel 170 of the packet part 110.
  • the length of the front panel 160 of the lid part 130 may be at least 20% the longitudinal length of the front panel 170 of the packet part 110.
  • the front lid panel 160 may overlie more than 40% of the front panel 170 of the packet part 110 in the longitudinal direction when the lid part 130 is in the closed position. More preferably still, the front lid panel 160 may overlie more than 50% of the front panel 170 of the packet part 110 in the longitudinal direction when the lid part 130 is in the closed position.
  • a retaining mechanism 150 may be employed between the collar part 120 and the lid part 130 to provide resistance to the movement of the lid part 130 from the closed position to the open position (i.e. to provide resistance to the opening of the lid part 130 helping to keep the lid part 130 in the closed position, thereby preventing accidental opening of the package 100).
  • the retaining mechanism may simply be provided by friction between the one or more engaging surfaces or edges of the lid part 130 which are engaged with parts of the collar part 120 and/or the packet part 110. Other, or additional, retaining mechanisms may be used.
  • the collar part 120 may comprise a retaining tab 150, which slightly protrudes from the collar part and engages with the lid part 130, in particular with a recess or a notch formed in the lid part 130, when the lid part 130 is in the closed position, requiring additional force to be applied when opening the lid part 130 in order to overcome the engagement of the retaining tab 150 with the lid part 130.
  • respective magnets on the collar part 120 and the lid part 130 may be used to provide an attractive force biasing the lid part 130 towards the collar part 120, requiring additional force to be applied when opening the lid part 130 in order to overcome the attractive force of the magnets. It will be appreciated that any retaining mechanism may be used to provide resistance to the movement of the lid part 130 from the closed position to the open position.
  • the packet part 110 of the package 100 may store smoking articles, such as cigarettes.
  • a user may receive the package 100 with the smoking articles already placed (or stored) in the packet part 110 of the package 100.
  • the packet part 110 may be sealed to help prevent ingress of moisture, maintain the freshness of the smoking articles and prevent tampering with the smoking articles.
  • the seal may be resealable, meaning that the seal can be resealed after it has been unsealed, or may be a single-use (or one-time use) seal, meaning that the seal cannot be resealed after it has been unsealed.
  • the package 100 as received by the user will be received in a "closed' configuration, as illustrated by figure 1a .
  • the lid part 130 In this "closed' configuration, the lid part 130 is in the closed position, preventing (or restricting) access to the smoking articles in the packet part 110 by covering the top of the packet part 110 where the seal or opening 140 is formed.
  • the user moves the lid part 130 from the closed position to the open position, thereby transitioning the package 100 from the "closed' configuration to the "open” configuration, as illustrated by figure 1b and figure 1c .
  • the lid part 130 is in the open position and the packet part 110 is still sealed and therefore, the user is not able to access any smoking articles contained in the packet part 110.
  • the user In order to access the smoking articles contained in the packet part 110, the user must undo (or break) the seal in the packet part 110 to create an opening 140 through which the smoking articles may be accessed by a user to remove a smoking article for use, as illustrated by figure 1c .
  • the opening 140 may have initially been present in the packet part 110 or may have been formed by the user unsealing a seal in the packet part 110 when the package 100 was in the "open and sealed" configuration. After removal of a smoking article, the user may want to close the package 100 again (i.e.
  • the packet part 110 comprises a resealable seal
  • the user may optionally reseal the seal, thereby closing off the opening 140.
  • the resealing of the seal helps prevent moisture ingress into the packet part and helps maintain the freshness of the smoking articles, as well as helping to retain the smoking articles in the package part 110.
  • the user may then move the lid part 130 from the open position back to the closed position, thereby transitioning the package back to the "closed' configuration, in which the smoking articles are securely held (or contained) by the package 100.
  • the packet part 110 does not comprise a resealable seal
  • the package comprises a single-use seal or simply comprises an opening 140 (or, indeed, where the packet part 110 comprises a resealable seal but the user does not wish to reseal the seal before closing the package 100)
  • the user may simply move the lid part 130 from the open position back to the closed position, thereby transitioning the package 100 from the "open" configuration back to the "closed' configuration, in which the smoking articles are securely held by the package 100.
  • the use of the package 100 has been described with respect to the more usual action of removing a smoking article from the packet part 110 of the package 100, similar steps may be followed by the user to perform the less usual action of inserting (or re-inserting) their own smoking articles into the packet part 110 of the package 100 for storage.
  • the above steps relate to the use of an exemplary package 100 and that the user may perform additional steps to those described above depending on the nature of the embodiment of the package 100.
  • the user may have to carry out an unlocking action in order to unlock the lid part 130 before it may be opened or the user may have to remove an outer layer of packaging, such as cellophane, before the lid part 130 may be opened.
  • FIG 2 schematically illustrates an exemplary blank 200 which may be folded into an exemplary collar part 120 and lid part 130 of the exemplary package 100 illustrated in figures 1a, 1b and 1c .
  • the exemplary blank 200 comprises a plurality of panels (or walls), including: front lid panel 160, a top lid panel 205, a back (or rear) lid panel 210, a side lid panel 215 and another side lid panel 220, as well as a front collar panel 250, a back (or rear) collar panel 255, a side collar panel 260 and another side collar panel 265.
  • the exemplary blank 200 also comprises a plurality of construction tabs (or flaps or strips), including: a lid top construction tab 225, another lid top construction tab 230, a side lid construction tab 235, another side lid construction tab 240 and a collar construction tab 270.
  • the exemplary blank 200 may also comprise a counter panel (or reinforcement or strengthening tab) 245.
  • a blank for creating (or making) a collar part 120 and a lid part 130 as described below will comprise a plurality of panels 160, 205, 210, 215, 220, 250, 255, 260 and 265, a plurality of construction tabs 225, 230, 235, 250, 270 and a plurality of fold lines.
  • the outline of the blank 200 may require cutting from a material on which the outline of the blank 200 is drawn, or the blank 200 may come ready cut, only requiring assembly by folding and attachment of construction tabs, as described in more detail below.
  • each of the panels and construction tabs in the blank 200 is connected to at least one other panel or construction tab in the blank 200, such that each panel and construction tab in the blank 200 is connected to every other panel and construction tab in the blank 200, albeit indirectly (i.e. through one or more intermediate panels and/or construction tabs).
  • Each connection between a panel or a construction tab and another panel or construction tab is demarcated by a respective one of the plurality of fold lines.
  • the construction tabs are positioned on the blank 200 such that when the blank 20 is folded along each of the plurality of fold lines, said construction tab will be aligned with (or coincide with, be covered by or superimposed on) the inner face (or rear of) of a respective one or more of the plurality of panels or construction tabs, or both, to which said construction tab is to be attached.
  • the attachment of the construction tabs to the inner face of the panels, or other construction tabs, or both serves to reduce the degrees of freedom in the folded blank 200, thereby giving form (or shape) to a part.
  • the construction tabs may be positioned such that when they are attached to the inner faces of the panels and/or construction tabs with which they align they serve to reduce the degrees of freedom of the assembled part to zero.
  • the degrees of freedom of the assembled part may be higher than zero, for example, where the collar part 120 and the lid part 130 are formed as a single part from the same blank with a crease 280 forming a hingeable connection between the two, as discussed in more detail below.
  • the front collar panel 250, the back collar panel 255, the side collar panel 260 and the other side collar panel 265, as well as the collar construction tab 270 form a part of the blank 200 for making the collar part 120.
  • the front lid panel 160, the top lid panel 205, the back lid panel 210, the side lid panel 215 and the other side lid panel 220, as well as the lid top construction tab 225, the other lid top construction tab 230, the side construction tab 235 and the other side construction tab 240 and counter panel 245 form part of the blank 200 for making the lid part 130.
  • the part of the blank 200 for making the collar part 120 may be connected to the part of the blank 200 for making the lid part 130 by a crease (or fold) line 280.
  • a crease or fold
  • the collar part 120 and the lid part 130 may be assembled as a single item.
  • the back collar panel 255 may be connected to back lid panel 210 by a crease line 280, with the crease line 280 demarcating the back collar panel 255 on one side from the back lid panel 210 on the other side.
  • the crease line 280 may be folded to form a hingeable connection between the collar part 120 and the lid part 130 when the blank 200 is assembled.
  • the part of the blank 200 for making the collar part 120 and the part of the blank 200 for making the lid part 130 may be separate (or disconnected or isolated) from one another such that the collar part 120 and the lid part 130 may be assembled as a separate items, as discussed further below. Indeed, separate blanks may be provided for the collar part 120 and the lid part 130.
  • the shape of the blank is cut out of a suitable material such as cardboard and folded (or creased) along the fold lines.
  • the construction tabs 225, 230, 235, 240 and 270 are each fastened (or attached or connected) to the inner face of a respective panel of the exemplary blank 200.
  • the construction tabs 225 and 230 are attached to the top lid panel 205, whilst the side lid panels 215 and 220 are attached to the construction tabs 235 and 240 respectively, thereby giving shape to the lid part 130.
  • construction tab 270 is attached to side collar panel 265, thereby giving shape to the collar part 120.
  • Counter panel 245 is folded back on itself and is attached to the inner face of the front lid panel 160.
  • the construction tabs 225, 230, 235, 240 and 270 may be fastened to their respective panels using any suitable fastening means, preferably glue.
  • the fastening of the construction tabs 225, 230, 235, 240 and 270 to the respective panels serves to form the geometry of the assembled collar part 120 and lid part 130 by fixing the positions of the panels relative to other panels.
  • the fastening of the counter panel 245 to the inner face of a panel serves to provide additional rigidity (or reinforcement or strength) to that panel.
  • construction tabs 225, 230, 235, 240 and 270 may also serve to provide additional rigidity to a panel of either the collar part 120 or the lid part 130 in addition to their function of forming the geometry of the parts.
  • blank 200 may include additional counter panels, or may not include any counter panels at all.
  • other reinforcement means may be used instead of or in addition to the counter panel 245.
  • strips of rigid material which are separate from the blank 200 may be fastened to the inner face of any of the panels to provide additional rigidity to the structure.
  • the blank 200 comprises a crease line 280 connecting the part of the blank 200 for making the collar part 120 to the part of the blank 200 for making the lid part 130
  • that crease line may be folded (or creased or scored), forming a hingeable connection between the collar part 120 and the lid part 130 about which the lid part 130 may rotate relative to the collar part 120.
  • an alternative hinging mechanism may be attached to the collar part 120 and the lid part 130 to hingeably connect them together.
  • no hingeable connection is to be formed between the collar part 120 and the lid part 130, for example if the lid part 130 is to form a cap which may be physically separated from the assembled package, the collar part 120 and the lid part 130 may simply be placed together.
  • the packet part 110 may be made by forming the substantially flexible material from which the packet part 110 is to be made around a plurality of smoking articles which are to be contained in the packet part 110.
  • the substantially flexible material from which the packet part 110 is to be made may be laid flat, the smoking articles may be placed on top of the substantially flexible material, the substantially flexible material may be drawn around the smoking articles to form an overlapping seam and finally the seam and the top and bottom of the flexible material may be sealed and cut around the smoking articles, forming a packet part 110 containing the plurality of smoking articles.
  • other methods of forming the packet part 110 may be used instead.
  • the packet part 110, the collar part 120 and the lid part 130 are formed as discussed above, with the collar part 120 being hingeably connected to the lid part 130 if such a connection is to be made.
  • the collar part 120 is formed over the assembled packet part 110, such that the collar part 120 is already in the correct position relative to the packet part 110 on assembly - i.e. the assembled packet part 110 may be placed on one of the panels 250, 255, 260, 265 of the collar part 120 on the blank, which may then be folded around the packet part 110 to form the collar part 120 such that it contains the packet part 110 and is already in the correct position to be attached to the packet part 110.
  • the collar part 120 may be formed separately from the packet part 110 and then placed in the correct position relative to the packet part 110 once the collar part 120 has been assembled. Finally, with the collar part 120 in the correct position relative to the packet part 110, the collar part 120 is attached to the packet 110, fixing it in place.
  • a blank 200 which may be folded to form both the collar part 120 and the lid part 130
  • separate blanks could be used to form the collar part 120 and the lid part 130 independently from each other.
  • a blank for a collar part 110 could be created from the exemplary blank 200 by only including those features of the exemplary blank 200 which contribute to forming the collar part 120, namely the front collar panel 250, the back collar panel 255, the side collar panel 260 and the other side collar panel 265, as well as construction tab 270.
  • a blank for a lid part 130 could be formed from the exemplary blank 200 by only including those features of the exemplary blank 200 which contribute to forming the lid part 130, namely the front lid panel 160, the top lid panel 205, the back lid panel 210, the side lid panel 215 and the other side lid panel 220, as well as construction tabs 225, 230, 235 and 240, and counter panel 245.

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