EP3953272B1 - Smoking articles box - Google Patents

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EP3953272B1
EP3953272B1 EP20713580.7A EP20713580A EP3953272B1 EP 3953272 B1 EP3953272 B1 EP 3953272B1 EP 20713580 A EP20713580 A EP 20713580A EP 3953272 B1 EP3953272 B1 EP 3953272B1
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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
    • B65D85/1036—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
    • 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F15/00—Receptacles or boxes specially adapted for cigars, cigarettes, simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor
    • A24F15/12—Receptacles or boxes specially adapted for cigars, cigarettes, simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor for pocket use
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a box or package for housing a charge of consumer products such as sweets, stationary or smoking articles, especially cigarettes.
  • Hinge-lid type boxes for housing consumer products such as cigarettes are known from the state of the art.
  • those boxes comprise a reception volume for housing a plurality of products in a substantially parallelepipedal body portion of the box.
  • This box usually can be opened by flapping a lid section around a predetermined swiveling axis formed by a hinge at one of the sides of the reception volume.
  • the inner surface of the boxes is usually not used.
  • One reason that the inner surface of those boxes is not used for advertisement is that these inner surfaces are usually covered by sections of an inner packaging protecting the products from direct contact with the inner surfaces of those boxes walls.
  • the inner liner comprises an opening flap assembly that is comprised of a front tear-away section and a rear tear-in section of the inner liner that overlap in an envelope fold and are attached to each other on top of the inner liner bundle.
  • a smoking articles box according to the invention for housing a charge of smoking articles comprises an outer packaging surrounding a volume for housing the smoking articles, wherein the outer packaging comprises a body section and a lid, the lid being arranged and especially hinged on the body section.
  • the box further comprises an inner packaging arranged at least partially inside the outer packaging and suited for housing the smoking articles, wherein the inner packaging comprises an inner packaging body section and an inner packaging lid section.
  • the inner packaging lid section is attached to the inner packaging body section via a first perforation line and a second perforation line, which are separated from each other.
  • a first perforation line and a second perforation line which are separated from each other.
  • the charge of smoking articles can be arranged between these two perforation lines.
  • the mentioned perforation lines are parallel to each other.
  • the consumer will have full view on any printed design elements, especially on the inner backside of the body portion of the outer packaging and inside the lid.
  • the reverse side printed designs will preferably continue appearing the more smoking articles are removed from the body portion of the box. This additional space could preferably be used for marketing and communication purposes.
  • the outer packaging extends in a longitudinal direction which is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the smoking articles inside said outer packaging.
  • the outer packaging further extends in a lateral direction which is preferably perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
  • the outer packaging has a cubic shape.
  • a foil element is arranged outside the outer packaging.
  • this foil element at least partially and preferably completely surrounds the outer packaging.
  • the inner packaging comprises first and a second parts and especially halves arranged about the charge of smoking articles.
  • these first and second parts are folded about the charge of smoking articles and especially folded around essentially linear folding lines.
  • each part and especially each half comprises at least a part of the inner packaging lid section.
  • each part and especially each half comprises a perforation line.
  • the inner packaging lid section is completely removable from the inner packaging body section and is preferably completely removable about the first and second perforation lines.
  • the inner packaging lid section is removable such that in a closed state of the box, no material of the inner packaging lid section remains between an upper end of the smoking articles and the top section of the lid of the outer packaging.
  • no material of the inner packaging lid section (also referred to as inner packaging top section) is above the cigarettes when the box is standing in an upright position.
  • the view on the lid section of the outer packaging is free.
  • the two perforation lines are at least in sections parallel to each other. This way, a very advantageous removal of the top section of the inner packaging is made possible. Preferably the two perforation lines are completely parallel to each other.
  • the inner packaging is at least partially formed from a metal and especially from a metallized material and very preferably from a metallized flexible sheet material.
  • the inner packaging is made from a multi-layer material.
  • first perforation line and the second perforation line are arranged in the same height positions of the inner packaging and especially within a same horizontal cross section of the inner packaging.
  • height of the perforation line it could be theoretically applied at the same height level as the perforation applied on the front face of the collation.
  • the height positions of the two perforation lines differ from each other by less than 2cm, preferably by less than 1cm, preferably by less than 0,5cm.
  • the inner packaging is fixed to the outer packaging by at least one glue dot.
  • the at least one glue dot is arranged below the perforation line. If technically applicable, a lower glue dot position could make the printed reverse side even more visible.
  • the inner packaging comprises two inner liner parts. Preferably these inner liner parts are folded around the charge of smoking articles.
  • each inner liner part comprises one or the other of the first or the second perforation lines, delimiting a portion of the inner packaging body section and a portion of the inner packaging lid section.
  • an additional glue dot is present, which could be used to fix marked elements of the packaging. This would ensure that the inner liner would entirely be removed on top of the smoking articles collation, when it is pulled by the consumer.
  • the two inner liner parts and especially the two portions of the inner liner parts, which are forming the inner packaging lid sections, are removable at the same time.
  • the two portions of the inner packaging lid sections are at least partially glued to one another.
  • one or more glue dots can be used to glue these two portions to one another.
  • the inner packaging lid section comprises a flap, which is palpable by a user. This embodiment serves to enhance the handling of the inner packaging lid section, in particular upon first opening of the box to help tearing away the inner packaging lid section.
  • the outer packaging is manufactured of a cardboard material.
  • first perforation line and the second perforation lines are sections of a circumferential perforation line.
  • This circumferential perforation line can comprise a third and a fourth perforation line, wherein preferably these third and fourth perforation lines are parallel to each other and wherein preferably the third and the fourth perforation line is perpendicular to the above mentioned first and second perforation lines.
  • the perforation line and/or the perforations are arranged around the full circumference of the bundle und/or a charge of smoking articles.
  • both front and back lid portions of the inner packaging can be removed integrally by a user, preferably at the same time.
  • first and second perforation lines and the third and fourth perforation lines can be aligned to build the circumferential perforation line.
  • at least one of the mentioned perforation lines are linear and/or in a straight line.
  • at least two of these perforation lines, preferably at least three and preferably all four of the perforation lines are linear and/or in a straight line.
  • the circumferential line is composed of the first and second perforation line and the third and fourth perforation line.
  • the second perforation line extends at least over a part of the width of an inner packaging front panel.
  • the second perforation line extends over the complete width of the inner packaging front panel.
  • the first perforation line extends at least over a part of the width of an inner packaging back panel.
  • the first perforation line extends over the complete width of the inner packaging back panel.
  • the inner packaging comprises at least one and preferably two inner packaging side panels.
  • one and preferably both inner packaging side panels comprise a perforation line.
  • this perforation lines extend over a part of the width of the inner packaging side panel and preferably this perforation lines extend over the complete width of the (respective) inner packaging side panel.
  • the inner liner flaps are extended and folded in a way that the backside inner liner flap is folded onto the frontside inner liner flap about a top front edge of the smoking articles collation. In this case, the consumer would be animated to pull the top first.
  • the invention reaches more visible space for design and communication activities in consumer product packages such as hinge-lid boxes for smoking articles, especially at the inner parts of the packages. Further advantages and embodiments are illustrated in the attached drawings.
  • Fig. 1 shows a cigarette box 100 according to the state of the art.
  • This cigarette box 100 comprises an outer packaging 2.
  • This outer packaging has a body section 22 and a lid 24, which is hinged on the body section so as to open the cigarette box and allow access in smoking articles 10 arranged in a collation in the inner volume of the body section 22.
  • the lid 24 here is shown in an open state of the cigarette box 100.
  • Reference numeral 32 refers to an inner frame, conventionally attached to an inner surface of front and side panels of the body section 22 of the cigarette box 100 and extending longitudinally upwards outside the inner volume thereof to provide a matting closing surface for the lid 24, preventing it from self-opening or "smiling" after the box has been opened and several smoking articles 10 removed from the collation.
  • the inner frame 32 comprises a recess 34 for allowing access to the smoking articles 10 and removal from the collation by a user.
  • the recess 34 may be of different shape to that show in the figures, and may in particular extend more widely into the inner frame 32 to offer a larger access to the smoking articles collation in the body section 22.
  • Reference numeral 104 refers to a section of an inner packaging of the cigarette box 100 wrapping the smoking articles collation in the body section to protect it from contacting the inner surfaces of the body section 22 and lid 24 before first opening of the box 100, thereby controlling moisture egress and sensory characteristics of the smoking articles during storage. As can be seen in fig. 1 , this section of the inner packaging extends above the smoking articles collation and partially hinders the sight of the inner surface of the lid 24.
  • Fig. 2 shows a view of an outer packaging 2 of a cigarette box 1 according to the invention.
  • This outer packaging again comprises the body section 22 and the lid 24.
  • Reference numeral 26 denotes the inner surface of the lid and reference numeral 27 shows an inner surface of the back panel of the body section 22 on which further information (not shown) could be printed in a reverse side printed hinge-lid box. It is an object of the invention to allow the user free sight to these inner surfaces 26, 27.
  • Reference 25 shows the hinge line of the lid of the outer packaging to the backside panel of the body portion.
  • Fig. 3 shows another view of the outer packaging an open cigarette box 1 according to the invention.
  • a glue dot 12 can be arranged on the inner surface 27 .
  • This glue dot 12 serves to fix a portion of the inner packaging (not shown) to the outer packaging 2.
  • the position of this glue dot along the direction h can be chosen such that a body section of the inner packaging (not shown) is adhered to the outer packaging. Therefore preferably this glue dot is arranged in a position, which along the height direction h of the outer packaging (which extends from the body section 22 to the lid 24) is lower than the perforation lines 46, 48 arranged in the inner liner foil material of the inner packaging, further discussed below.
  • Fig. 4 shows a cigarette box 1 according to the invention in an open state.
  • Reference numeral 44 denotes the inner packaging lid section of the inner packaging.
  • the body section of the inner packaging is covered by the body section 22 of the outer packaging and therefore not visible in Fig. 4 .
  • the first perforation line 48 and the second perforation line 46 are covered by the body section 22 and therefore only shown in dashed lines.
  • the inner packaging lid section 44 is connected to the inner packaging body section along the perforation lines 48 and 46.
  • Perforation lines may preferably also extend between the perforation lines 46 and 48 on the two respective side sections of the inner packaging.
  • the reference numerals 44a and 44b denote portions of the inner packaging lid section 44. Theses portions can be first and second halves, which are folded about the charge of smoking articles (not shown in fig. 4 . When opening the package, the consumer can tear off these portions 44a, 44b from the body section of the inner packaging. In other words, these portions are ideally both removed and especially removed at the same time to access the cigarettes.
  • one of the two portions for example the portion 44b may comprise another glue dot by which the portion 44b and the portion 44a are glued together.
  • the complete inner liner (comprising the two portions 44a and 44b can be entirely removed on top of the cigarette collation when it is pulled by a consumer.
  • Fig. 5 and 6 show another embodiment of the invention.
  • the portions, 44a, 44b comprise each an extension 58, which is preferably attached, for example by a glue dot or line, to the other extension, such that a user can pull simultaneously on the extensions 58a, b to tear away the lid section 44 of the inner packaging and open the inner packaging.
  • the extensions 58a, b may advantageously be folded on the front side of the inner packaging over an edge of the smoking articles collation and glued to the outer surface of the front side of the inner packaging, in either the lid section 44 thereof or the body section thereof.
  • Such front side attachment of the extensions helps preventing the extensions 58a, b from springing sideways from the collation due to the inner packaging material elasticity during packaging operations, which could induce damages to the inner packaging and thus defaults products.
  • Reference numeral 64 denotes an edge which is part of the outer packaging.
  • the perforation line 46 shown in fig. 4 would extend preferably a little lower than the height level of the edge 64.
  • Figs 7a and 7b show views of blank sheets for the manufacturing of the inner packaging 4 according to two possible envelope folding wrapping principles principally used in smoking articles packaging machines currently, i.e. transversal and longitudinal folding. Both figures shows blank sheets in an unfolded state i.e. in a state that can be folded to create the inner packaging.
  • Reference 42 denotes an inner packaging body section and reference numeral 44 an inner packaging lid section.
  • the inner packaging body section comprises an inner packaging front panel 42a and an inner packaging back panel 42c.
  • the reference numerals 42d and 42d denote inner packaging side panels.
  • the reference numeral 42e denotes an overlapping section which can be adhered to the side panel 42d when folding the inner packaging
  • the reference numeral 46 denotes the second perforation line in the front panel part 42a and which also had been present in the state of the art.
  • the reference numeral 48 denotes the second perforation line which according to the invention is present in the back panel part 42c.
  • perforation lines 45 and 47 are present in the inner packaging side panels 42b and 42d.
  • Another perforation line 49 is also present in the overlapping section 42e.
  • the perforation lines 45 - 49 are aligned throughout a length of the blank sheet, therefore in their entirety build a circumferential perforation line to the inner packaging when folded about a charge of smoking articles, which allows the complete removal of the lid section 44 from the body section 42.
  • this circumferential perforation line also separates the inner packaging body section 42 from the inner packaging lid section 44.
  • Fig. 7b shows another view of a blank for manufacturing the inner packaging 4 according to a longitudinal folding principle.
  • the two perforation lines 46 and 48 are shown extending this time vertically through the full width of the blank, which together with the two lines in the side panels build a circumferential perforation line to the inner packaging when folded about a charge of smoking articles.

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