EP3795487A1 - Récipient à couvercle articulé avec mécanisme de verrouillage - Google Patents

Récipient à couvercle articulé avec mécanisme de verrouillage Download PDF

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EP3795487A1
EP3795487A1 EP19199061.3A EP19199061A EP3795487A1 EP 3795487 A1 EP3795487 A1 EP 3795487A1 EP 19199061 A EP19199061 A EP 19199061A EP 3795487 A1 EP3795487 A1 EP 3795487A1
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lid
container
locking member
inner frame
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Gregory HERIN
Ross LANGE
Luiz Andre RODRIGUES
Digvijay Singh
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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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/64—Lids
    • B65D5/66—Hinged lids
    • B65D5/6602—Hinged lids formed by folding one or more extensions hinged to the upper edge of a tubular container body
    • B65D5/6608—Hinged lids formed by folding one or more extensions hinged to the upper edge of a tubular container body the lid being held in closed position by self-locking integral flaps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/64—Lids
    • B65D5/66—Hinged lids
    • B65D5/6602—Hinged lids formed by folding one or more extensions hinged to the upper edge of a tubular container body
    • B65D5/662—Hinged lids formed by folding one or more extensions hinged to the upper edge of a tubular container body the container being provided with an internal frame or the like for maintaining the lid in the closed position by friction
    • 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 container for consumer goods, in particular, a secure hinge lid container.
  • a locking mechanism maintains the lid in a closed position until a user intends to access the consumer goods.
  • Containers according to the invention find particular application as containers for aerosol generating articles or components of aerosol generating articles.
  • hinge-lid packs having a box for housing the articles and a lid connected to an upper portion of the box about a hinge line extending across the back wall of the container.
  • hinge-lid packs are typically constructed from one-piece laminar cardboard blanks.
  • heat-not-burn aerosol generating articles are also sold in such hinge-lid packs.
  • the lid may take various forms, for example, the form of a simple lid flap or a three-dimensional cup-shaped hinge lid.
  • the lid In use, the lid is pivoted about the hinge line to open the pack and expose an access opening in the box, through which the user may gain access to the consumer goods held within the box.
  • An inner frame is often provided and fixed within the box.
  • the lid In use, the lid is pivoted about the hinge line to open the pack, to expose only an end portion of the consumer goods, and to gain access to the consumer goods held within the box.
  • Such secure pack may help to prevent the consumer goods from inadvertently falling out of the container. Avoidance of accidental pack opening may help to preserve one or more properties of the consumer goods, such as, for example their freshness.
  • a container for consumer goods comprising a locking mechanism.
  • the locking mechanism comprises a box locking member provided in a box for housing consumer goods and a corresponding lid engagement member in a lid of the container. When the lid is in a closed position, the locking mechanism is configured to be transitionable between a locked state and an unlocked state.
  • the box comprises a box front wall, a box back wall, a box bottom wall and two opposite box side walls, wherein a top face of the box is at least partially open to provide an access opening for accessing consumer goods.
  • the lid comprises a lid top wall and lid periphery walls comprising a lid back wall, a lid front wall and two opposite lid side walls.
  • the lid is pivotably connected to the box back wall along a hinge.
  • the lid is movable along the hinge between a closed position, in which the lid covers the access opening, and an open position, in which the access opening is exposed.
  • the lid side wall, the lid front wall, and the lid back wall may be respectively aligned on the same plane with the box side wall, the box side wall, and the box back wall when the lid is in the closed position.
  • the box locking member In a locked state of the container, the box locking member is engaged with the corresponding lid engagement member to secure the lid in the closed position and prevent the lid from pivoting about a hinge line defined by the hinge from the closed position to the open position.
  • the box locking member In an unlocked state, the box locking member is disengaged from the lid engagement member and the lid is able to pivot about the hinge from the closed position to the open position.
  • the box locking member is configured to extend at least partially into the lid periphery wall at the lid engagement member when the locking mechanism is in the locked state.
  • the box locking member is configured to extend through the lid periphery wall at the lid engagement member when the locking mechanism is in the locked state.
  • the locking mechanism provides a simple to use but effective locking feature to secure a lid closure and to prevent an accidental opening of the container.
  • the box locking member may be configured to be deflectable in response to pressure so that the locking mechanism is transitionable between the locked state and the unlocked state.
  • the box locking member may be formed of a resilient material, such as plastic, for example.
  • the box locking member may be in the form of a protrusion extending from a plane of a wall of the box.
  • the lid engagement member may be formed as an aperture in the lid.
  • the locking mechanism may comprise two box locking members separated by a lateral distance of at least about 5 centimetres, preferably at least about 7 centimetres, and two corresponding lid engagement members.
  • the two box locking members may extend at least partially into the lid side walls when the locking mechanism is in the locked state.
  • the two box locking members may extend through the lid side walls when the locking mechanism is in the locked state.
  • the two box locking members may lie in a line that is parallel to the box bottom wall.
  • the two box locking members may lie in a line that is non-parallel to the box bottom wall.
  • including two box locking members on spaced part opposing side walls decreases the chance of inadvertent opening of the container, since the two box locking members would need to be simultaneously released from two locking members.
  • including non-parallel box locking members may further enlarge the lateral distance between two locking members within a pre-defined pack width.
  • the locking mechanism may be easily incorporated into current container designs and manufacturing process, since little modifications to the existing packaging blanks are needed.
  • the lid or the box may be formed of a cardboard material.
  • the lid and box are formed of a cardboard.
  • the two box locking members are formed of a resilient material, such as plastic or cardboard. The two box locking members may be fixed to the box and configured to extend at least partially into or preferably extend through the lid.
  • the box may further comprise an inner frame member attached to an inner surface of the box.
  • the inner frame member may be formed of cardboard and may comprise the two box locking members formed of a resilient material fixed to the inner frame member.
  • the inner frame may also be formed of a resilient material, such as plastic, for example.
  • the inner frame member may extend above the side, back, and front walls of the box, and the two box locking members may be provided on the inner frame member.
  • the box locking member may be an integrated part of the inner frame member.
  • the present invention is applicable to any suitable hinge lid container for consumer goods, in particular, the alkaloid-containing goods, such as, nicotine-containing aerosol-generating articles that are desirably contained without accidental opening.
  • Containers according to the invention find particular application as containers for aerosol generating articles or components of aerosol generating articles.
  • front refers to the relative positions of portions of containers according to the invention and components thereof when the container is in an upright position and an access opening of the container is at the top of the container.
  • lid hinge that allows opening the lid of the container by a pivotal movement is located at the "back” of the container.
  • front refers to the side of the container opposite the "back” of the container.
  • inner surface is used throughout the specification to refer to the surface of a component of the assembled container that is facing towards the interior of the container, for example towards the consumer goods, when the container is in the closed position.
  • the container comprises an inner frame member that comprises an outer surface that is facing the outer box portion of the container and an inner surface that is facing the consumer goods held in the container.
  • hinge line refers to a line about which two elements may be pivoted relative to each other.
  • a hinge line may be, for example, a fold line, a perforation line or score line in a wall or panel of the container, or between two walls of the container.
  • panel refers to a portion of the container formed from a single, continuous portion of material. A panel may depend along one or more fold lines from one or more other panels.
  • overlap refers to a panel that depends along only one fold line from only one other panel.
  • wall refers to a facet of the container, and a wall may be formed from a single panel or flap, or a wall may be formed from two or more abutting or overlapping panels or flaps.
  • the terms “height”, “width” and “depth” refer to the external dimensions of the container or a component of the container along three perpendicular axes, when the lid is in the closed position and viewing the container from the front side.
  • the “height” of the container refers to the vertical distance between the top and bottom of the container
  • the “width” of the container refers to the distance between opposed right and left sides of the container
  • the “depth” of the container refers to the distance between the front and back of the container.
  • the terms “internal height”, “internal width” and “internal depth” refer to corresponding dimensions inside the container or component.
  • the difference between the external dimensions of the container and the internal dimensions of the container is determined by the thickness of the material, the number of layers and additional elements, like for example, the thickness of an adhesive.
  • compressed state refers to an element's state following "compression”.
  • compression refers to is the application of balanced inward (“pushing") forces to different points on the element.
  • resilient refers to the element's ability to spring back or return to a shape after bending, stretching or being compressed, that is, without significant permanent deformation or rupture.
  • lateral distance refers to a distance along a horizontal line or axis, that is, a distance measured across a shortest lateral distance between two points.
  • locked refers to a state of elements being secured together.
  • unlocked refers to a state of elements being unsecured or separable from each other.
  • scoring line is used to describe a line formed by partially cutting into the material of the blank.
  • a scoring line may be formed by removing material from the blank (in which case the scoring line forms a groove or trough in the blank).
  • a scoring line may be formed without removing any material from the blank, typically involving a partial sideways displacement and compression of material, caused by a knife with a non-zero thickness penetrating the material. The depth of the scoring line will be less than the thickness of the blank.
  • creasing line is used to describe a line formed by displacing a portion of the material vertical to the plane of the blank, forming a groove or trough in the blank.
  • the displacement may involve compression and typically involves the use of a compression tool, such as a roller.
  • the material in the creasing line may be displaced so as to at least partially protrude from the opposite side of the blank. Generally, no material is removed when a creasing line is formed.
  • a container for consumer goods comprising a box, a lid, and a locking mechanism that facilitates maintaining the box and lid together in a closed state until the locking mechanism is manipulated by a user to unlock the locking mechanism and open the container to access to the consumer goods housed within the box.
  • the locking mechanism may be used to purposefully and selectively secure the lid and the box of the container together across an access opening and resists inadvertent opening.
  • the box of the container is configured to house consumer goods.
  • the box comprises a box front wall, a box back wall, a box bottom wall, a box left side wall, and a box right side wall.
  • the box left side wall is opposite the box right side wall.
  • a top face of the box is at least partially open to provide an access opening for accessing consumer goods.
  • the lid comprises a lid front wall, a lid back wall, a lid top wall and two opposite lid side walls.
  • the lid is pivotably connected to the box back wall along a hinge.
  • the lid is movable about the hinge between a closed position, in which the lid covers the access opening, and an open position, in which the access opening is exposed.
  • the box may further comprise an inner frame member received within the box.
  • the inner frame member may comprise a front panel, a left side panel, and a right side panel.
  • the left side panel and the right side panels depend respectively from the left side and the right side of the front panel of the inner frame member.
  • the inner frame member may preferably further comprise two back panels depending respectively from the left side panel and the right side panel of the inner frame member.
  • the inner frame member may be sized and shaped to be disposed against an inner surface of the box and to be maintained by the box.
  • the inner frame member may be adhered or otherwise attached to the inner surface of the box.
  • the inner frame member may be disposed within the box such that the right side panel corresponds with the box right side wall, the left side panel corresponds with the box left side wall.
  • the front panel of the inner frames corresponds with the box front wall.
  • At least a portion of the inner frame member, such as, a portion of at least one of the front panel, the right side panel, and the left side panel of the inner frame member may extend above at least a portion of a top edge of the box along the access opening such that the inner frame member may extend within the lid when in a closed state.
  • An outer surface of the inner frame member faces outwardly from the interior of the container such that the outer surface of the inner frame member will come in contact with the inner surface of the lid when the lid is in a closed position.
  • the locking mechanism may comprise a box locking member in the box of the container and a lid engagement member in the lid of the container.
  • the box locking member may be included in the box at a location that is engageable within an inner periphery of the lid.
  • the box locking member may be disposed on the inner frame member.
  • the box locking member may be integrated into the inner frame member as part of the inner frame member.
  • the box locking member and the lid engagement member are disposed such that they align in corresponding overlapping portions of the box and the lid when the lid is in the closed position. When the lid is closed, the lid completely covers the portion of the inner frame member which projects above the top edge of the box and therefore the lid covers the top face of the box.
  • the box locking member is adapted to be engageable with the lid engagement member in order to maintain the box and the lid together in a locked state in which the interior of the container is closed and inaccessible to a user.
  • the box locking member is configured to be manipulatable by a user to disengage the box locking member from the lid engagement member in order to unlock the locking mechanism.
  • the lid When unlocked, the lid may be pivoted along the hinge to open the container and provide access to the interior of the container.
  • the box locking member may be depressed and deflected away from the lid engagement member to disengage the box locking member from the lid engagement member to release the lid.
  • the interior of the container may remain secured and inaccessible while the box locking member is engaged within the lid engagement member.
  • the user When a user intends to access the interior goods of the container, the user suitably manipulates the box locking member to disengage the box locking member from the lid engagement member to unlock the locking mechanism.
  • the lid Upon unlocking the locking mechanism, the lid is moveable along the hinge from the closed position to an open position to provide access to the interior of the box through the access opening of the box.
  • the box locking member may extend outwardly from a plane defined by the side wall of the box that the box locking member is disposed on.
  • the box locking member may extend at least partially into, or may preferably extend through, the lid periphery wall at the lid engagement member (for example, an aperture) when the box locking member is aligned with the lid engagement member.
  • the box locking member may extend from an inner surface of the lid periphery wall to the outer surface of the lid periphery wall through the lid engagement member. The box locking member may extend fully through the lid engagement member when the container is in the locked state.
  • the box locking member may be manipulated by the user, such as by applying an inward force onto the box locking member to push the box locking member inwardly in order to disengage the box locking member from the lid engagement member and transition the locking mechanism from a locked state to an unlocked state.
  • the inwardly applied force may deflect the box locking member including a portion of the box where the box locking member is disposed in order to move the box locking member away from the lid engagement member.
  • the container may comprise any number of locking mechanisms having a corresponding number of box locking members and lid engagement members.
  • the container comprises a pair of box locking members and a pair of corresponding lid engagement members. More preferably one of the pair of box locking members is disposed on each of the opposing sides (e.g., left and right sides) of the box and the pair of corresponding lid engagement members is disposed on each of the opposing sides of the lid. Pressure may be applied simultaneously to both of the pair of box locking members with a user's hand extending across the front wall of the box to apply inward pressure on each of the box locking members to move the box locking members inwardly away from the lid engagement members until disengaged from within the lid engagement members.
  • the lid engagement member may be any shape and size suitable to allow the box locking member to extend at least partially into or fully through the lid engagement member.
  • the box locking member is biased to protrude outside of a plane of the wall or panel on which the box locking member is disposed such that the box locking member will come in contact with the lid and extend at least partially into or preferably extend through the lid periphery wall when the box locking member is aligned with the lid engagement member, for instance, the aperture, thus, maintaining the lid in a closed position or state with respect to the box.
  • the box locking mechanism may be biased to protrude outward from the plane of the panels of the inner frame member.
  • the box locking member may be shaped as a generally triangularly shaped protrusion.
  • the shape and size of the shaped protrusion of the box locking member substantially corresponds to the shape and the size of the lid engagement member, for instance, the aperture.
  • the box locking member may be folded in upon itself to form a spring-like lifting mechanism.
  • the lid engagement member may be an aperture having a width or a thickness that is suitable to selectively engage edges of the box locking mechanism when in an unbiased, or relaxed, state and extended at least partially into or through the lid at the lid engagement member.
  • the box locking member has a relaxed state when the lid is in the open position or fully closed position and a compressed state when the lid is in a transitionable position.
  • the box locking member is resiliently moveable between the compressed state and the relaxed state.
  • the protrusion may have shape memory so that the box locking member returns to its non-compressed or relaxed state once the lid is either closed or opened positions.
  • the box locking member may comprise a pair of protrusions, with one of the protrusions disposed on each of the opposing walls.
  • the pair of protrusions may be laterally disposed across a width of the container between the two opposite box side walls.
  • the pair of protrusions are disposed a distance of at least about 5 centimetres apart.
  • the pair of protrusions are disposed a distance of about 7 centimetres apart.
  • the protrusions may lie in a line that is parallel to the box bottom wall.
  • the protrusions may be disposed in a line that is non-parallel to the box bottom wall.
  • the box locking member may be manipulated with appropriate pressure inwardly through the lid engagement member to permit disengagement.
  • the box locking member has a length sufficient to withstand and prevent inadvertent opening of the container.
  • the surfaces or panels onto which the box locking member are disposed are flexible enough to move inwardly upon pressure exerted by a user to manipulate the box locking member through the lid engagement member.
  • the box locking member may be positioned in the corners between two adjacent walls or may be offset from the corners.
  • the box locking member may be sized and positioned along the portion of the inner frame member which projects above the box, such as at the intersection of the side and front walls.
  • the box locking member may be configured to extend at least partially into the lid periphery wall when the locking mechanism is in the locked state. In some embodiments, the box locking member does not extend beyond the outer surface of the lid periphery wall in the lock state. In some embodiments, the box locking member is substantially coplanar with the outer surface of the lid periphery wall in the locked state.
  • the box locking member protrudes through the lid engagement member to extend beyond the outer surface of the lid periphery wall in the locked state.
  • the box locking member extends a distance less than about 3 millimetre beyond the outer surface of the lid periphery wall.
  • the box locking member extends a distance less than about 2 millimetre beyond the outer surface of the lid periphery wall.
  • the box locking member extends a distance less than about 1 millimetre beyond the outer surface of the lid periphery wall. Limiting the distance that the box locking member extends beyond the outer surface of the lid periphery wall can advantageously minimize the occurrence of wrinkles on an outer pack wrapper, since the container is typically overwrapped by a transparent plastic film wrapper.
  • the locking mechanism may maintain the container in a locked state with the lid covering the access opening of the box in a closed position.
  • a locked state the box locking member engages with the corresponding lid engagement member to prevent the lid from pivoting about a hinge from the closed position to the open position.
  • an unlocked state the box locking member is disengaged with the lid engagement member and the lid is able to pivot about the hinge from the closed position to the open position.
  • the locking mechanism is configured to be transitionable between a locked state and an unlocked state when the lid is in a closed position.
  • the box locking member is configured to extend at least partially into or preferably extend through the lid periphery wall at the lid engagement member when the locking mechanism is in the locked state.
  • the container comprising the box, the lid, and the inner frame member may be formed from any suitable materials including, but not limited to, cardboard, plastic, metal, or combinations thereof.
  • the cardboard may have a weight of between about 100 grams per square meter and about 350 grams per square meter.
  • the box and the lid are formed from a single laminar blank.
  • the box locking member is a cut portion of the inner frame member that operates like a spring.
  • the box locking member may be defined by two parallel spaced apart cut lines that extend through the material of the inner frame member along a portion of at least one side panel of the inner frame member extending above the box.
  • the box locking member may extend along the side panels and a portion of the front panel.
  • the box locking member may terminate at a free end along a folded portion that may be folded outwardly to extend through the lid engagement member of the lid when aligned.
  • the folded portion extends from a corner bend between the front panel and the side panel.
  • the box locking member is formed of a resilient material, such as plastic, that operates like a spring.
  • the inner frame member is formed of a resilient material, such as plastic.
  • the box locking member is an integrated part of the inner frame member.
  • the box locking member is formed of a single laminar blank.
  • the plastic may be a thermoplastic or a thermoset polymer.
  • Thermoplastic polymers include acrylate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, nylon, polylactic acid, polybenzimidazole, polycarbonate, polyether sulfone, polyoxymethylene, polyetherether ketone, polyetherimide, polyethylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene fluoride, or polytetrafluoroethylene, but it is not limited thereto.
  • Thermoset polymers include polyester, polyurethane, polyurea, rubber, melamine, epoxy, silicone, or vinyl ester, but it is not limited thereto.
  • the box locking member In the transition of the lid to a closed position, the box locking member is compressed against the interior of the lid until the lid is fully closed whereupon the box locking member is aligned with the lid engagement member. Then, the box locking member extends through the lid engagement member and returns to the uncompressed state. Unlocking the locking mechanism by disengaging the box locking member from the lid engagement member enables the lid to be pivotable about the hinge.
  • the consumer goods within the container may be wrapped in an inner liner.
  • the inner liner and consumer goods together form an inner package.
  • the filled container Prior to first opening, the filled container may be wrapped in an outer wrapper.
  • Containers according to the invention may be in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, with right-angled longitudinal and right-angled transverse edges.
  • the container may include one or more rounded longitudinal edges, rounded transverse edges, bevelled longitudinal edges, or bevelled transverse edges, or combinations thereof.
  • the blanks forming the container include three, four, five, six, or seven scoring lines or creasing lines to form each rounded edge in the assembled container.
  • the scoring lines or creasing lines may be either on the inside of the container or on the outside of the container.
  • the scoring lines or creasing lines are spaced from each other by between about 0.3 mm and about 4 mm.
  • the container may further include other consumer goods, for example, matches, lighters, extinguishing means, breath-fresheners, or electronics.
  • the other consumer goods may be attached to the outside of the container, contained within the container along with the nicotine containing consumer articles, in a separate compartment of the container, or combinations thereof.
  • the exterior surfaces of containers according to the invention may be printed, embossed, debossed or otherwise embellished with manufacturer or brand logos, trade marks, slogans and other consumer information and indicia.
  • a carton may contain multiple containers as described herein.
  • FIG. 1 shows a container 10 in a closed position.
  • FIG. 2 shows the container 10 in an opened position.
  • the container 10 comprises a box 20 and a lid 30.
  • a locking mechanism 40 engages the box 20 to the lid 30 and the locking mechanism 40 is configured to be transitionable between a locked state, such as in the closed position of the container 10 shown in FIG. 1 , and an unlocked state, such as in the opened position of the container 10 shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the lid 30 may comprise a lid engagement member 42 of the locking mechanism 40 and the box 20 may comprise a box locking member 44 of the locking mechanism 40.
  • the box 20 comprises a box back wall 22 extending between a box left side wall 27 and a box right side wall 28.
  • the box bottom wall 23 is orthogonal to the box left side wall 27 and the box right side wall 28 and extends between the box left side wall 27 and box right side wall 28.
  • the box left side wall 27 and the box right side wall 28 are orthogonal to a box front wall 24 disposed opposite the box back wall 22.
  • the lid 30 comprises a lid top wall 36 extending between a lid front wall 34 and lid back wall 32 and between a lid right side wall 38 and lid left side wall 37.
  • the lid right side wall 38 and the lid left side wall 37 are orthogonal to the lid top wall 36 and extend between the lid front wall 34 and the lid back wall 32.
  • the lid back wall 32 extends from a hinge line 50 along a top side of the box back wall 22.
  • the lid 30 is movable about the hinge line 50 between the closed position and an open position.
  • the hinge line 50 extends between the box left side wall 27 and the box right side wall 28.
  • the box 20 is arranged and configured to receive consumer goods.
  • the consumer goods may have a longitudinal length that is generally orthogonal with the hinge line 50.
  • the consumer goods are elongated articles such as smoking articles or cigarettes, where the longitudinal length or axis is generally orthogonal with the hinge line 50.
  • the consumer goods may be extracted from an access opening defined at a top side of the box 20.
  • the box 20 may have an inner frame member 60.
  • the inner frame member 60 is received within the box 20.
  • the inner frame member 60 comprises a front panel 64, a left side panel 67, and a right side panel 68.
  • the right side panel 68 and the left side panel 67 depend, respectively from the left side and the right side of the front panel 64 of the inner fame member 60.
  • the inner frame member 60 may further comprise a back panel 62 that extends between the right side panel 68 and the left side panel 67 and is parallel with the front panel 64 two back panels depending, respectively, from the left side panel 67 and the right side panel 68 of the inner frame member 60.
  • the inner frame member 60 further comprises a bottom panel (not shown) extending perpendicular to the front panel 64, the right side panel 68, and the left side panel 67. A top of the inner member 60 is open to provide access to the consumer goods held within the inner frame member 60.
  • the inner frame member 60 may be sized and shaped to be disposed against an inner surface of the box 20 and to be maintained by the box 20.
  • the inner frame member 60 may be adhered or otherwise attached to the inner surface of the box 20.
  • the inner frame member 60 may be disposed within the box 20 such that the right side panel 68 corresponds with the box right side wall 28, the left side panel 67 corresponds with the box left side wall 27, the front panel 64 corresponds with the box front wall 24, and the back panel 62 corresponds with the box back wall 22 (when included).
  • One of more of the front panel 64 and the right and left side panels 67, 68 of the inner frame member 60 to extend above at least a portion of a top edge of the box 20 along the access opening such that the inner frame member 60 may extend within the lid 30 when in a closed state.
  • An outer surface of the inner frame member 60 faces outwardly from the interior of the container such that the outer surface of the inner frame member 60 will come in contact with the inner surface of the lid 30 when the lid 30 is in a closed position.
  • the inner frame member 60 may comprise the box locking member 44 of the locking mechanism 40.
  • the box locking member 44 may be included in the inner frame member 60 at a location that is engageable within an inner periphery of the lid 30. Namely, the box locking member is positioned on the portion of the inner frame member 60, which extends above the top edge of the box 20.
  • the box locking member 44 may be integrated into the inner frame member 60 as part of the inner frame member 60.
  • the inner frame member 60 may comprise a pair of box locking members 44, with one of the pair disposed on opposing side panels 67, 68 of the inner frame member.
  • the pair of box locking members 44 may be laterally disposed across a width of the container between the two opposite side panels 67, 68.
  • the box locking members 44 may extend outwardly from a plane defined by the side panel 67, 68, respectively, of the inner frame member 60 that the box locking member 44 is disposed on.
  • the box locking member 44 may be a cut portion of the inner frame member 60 that operates like a spring. The cut portion may be defined by two parallel spaced apart cut lines that extend through the material of the inner frame member 60 along a portion of the side panel 67, 68 of the innerframe member 60.
  • the box locking member 44 may extend along a portion of the side panels 67, 68 and a portion of the front panel 64.
  • the box locking mechanism 44 may terminate at a free end.
  • the free end of the box locking mechanism 44 may be extendable partially or fully through the lid engagement member 42 of the lid 30 when aligned.
  • the folded portion of the box locking member 44 extends from a corner bend between the front panel 64 and each of the side panels 67, 68 of the inner frame member, respectively.
  • the lid engagement member 42 may be any shape and size aperture suitable to allow the box locking member 44 to extend fully through the lid engagement member 42.
  • the lid 30 may comprise a pair of lid engagement members 42, with one of the pair each disposed on opposing lid left and right side walls 37, 38.
  • the lid engagement member 42 may be a slotted opening, having a width and length corresponding to the folded portion of the box locking member 44 that is extendable through the lid engagement member 42.
  • the box locking member 44 may extend, or protrude, at least partially within or through the lid periphery wall at the lid engagement member 42 when aligned.
  • the box locking member 44 may extend from an inner surface of the lid 30 to exterior of an outer surface of the lid 30 through the lid engagement member 42 when the container is in the locked state.
  • the box locking member 44 may be resiliently spring like.
  • the box locking member 44 is biased such that a folded portion protrudes outside of a plane of the side panel 67, 68 on which the folded portion of the box locking member 44 is protrudes from in order that the box locking member 44 will come in contact and extend outwardly at least partially within or through the lid engagement member 42 of the lid 30 when aligned, thus, maintaining the lid 30 in a closed position or state with respect to the box 20.
  • the box locking member 44 is adapted to be engageable with and mate with the lid engagement member 42 in order to maintain the box 20 and the lid 30 together in a locked state in which the interior of the container 10 is closed and inaccessible to a user.
  • the box locking member 44 is configured to be manipulatable by a user to disengage the box locking member 44 from the lid engagement member 42 in order to unlock the locking mechanism 40.
  • the box locking member 44 may be manipulated by the user, such as by applying an inward force, as indicated with arrows 80 in FIG. 1 , onto the box locking member 44 to push the box locking member 44 inwardly in order to disengage the box locking member 44 from the lid engagement member 42 and transition the locking mechanism 40 from a locked state to an unlocked state.
  • the inwardly applied force may deflect the box locking member 44 comprising a portion of the box 20 where the box locking member 44 is disposed in order to move the box locking member 44 through the lid engagement member 42.
  • the box locking member 44 may be depressed and deflected away from the lid engagement member 42, as indicated by arrows 80 in FIG. 1 to disengage the box locking member 44 from the lid engagement member 42 to release the lid 30 from the box 20.
  • the interior of the container 10 may remain secured and inaccessible while the box locking member 44 is engaged within the lid engagement member 42 and until the user suitably manipulates the box locking member 44 to disengage the box locking member 44 from the lid engagement member 42 to unlock the locking mechanism 40.
  • the lid 30 may be pivoted along the hinge line 50 to open the container 10 and provide access to the interior of the container, as indicated with arrow 85 in FIG. 2 .

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