EP3964082B1 - Vorrichtung zur aufbewahrung von raucherwaren - Google Patents

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EP3964082B1
EP3964082B1 EP21193470.8A EP21193470A EP3964082B1 EP 3964082 B1 EP3964082 B1 EP 3964082B1 EP 21193470 A EP21193470 A EP 21193470A EP 3964082 B1 EP3964082 B1 EP 3964082B1
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    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a device for storing smoking products in the sense of a container for holding at least one smoking product.
  • Smoking products include, for example, tobacco products such as cigarettes and cigars or joints with which products other than tobacco are mixed with tobacco or consumed pure.
  • a device for storing smoking products which has a cover and a receiving space enclosed by the cover.
  • the recording space can be closed with a lid.
  • the smoking product can be clamped in place in the receiving space.
  • Hand-rolled cigarettes or joints are delicate items that can easily be damaged or lose their flavor if improperly stored or transported before consumption.
  • One object of the invention is therefore to protect at least one smoking product from external influences.
  • the invention provides for the use of a device for storing smoking products according to claim 1.
  • smoking products with different diameters be it due to the product type in standardized and/or industrially manufactured tobacco products (cigarettes/cigars) or due to fluctuations in the manual production of smoking products by rolling tobacco leaves or cigarette papers.
  • a further object of the invention is therefore to provide a device for storing smoking products, which enables safe storage of at least one smoking product for different sizes of the at least one smoking product.
  • the invention has at least one receiving space for receiving at least one smoking product, which is surrounded by a cover.
  • the casing is advantageously designed to be shockproof and has an inherent rigidity that counteracts bending of the casing.
  • the shell is made of a metal, such as steel or aluminum, or of a hard plastic, such as polycarbonate, possibly with reinforcement through integrated fibers (GRP, CFRP).
  • a metal such as steel or aluminum
  • a hard plastic such as polycarbonate
  • GRP integrated fibers
  • the casing has a hollow cylindrical or tube-like basic shape with closed ends.
  • the cover of the device for storing smoking items can be opened.
  • the cover is made up of at least two parts that can be detachably connected to one another.
  • the device for storing smoking products has a casing divided into a body and a lid, the body being closable using the lid.
  • the essential part of the receiving space lies within the body, although in embodiments of the invention a part of the receiving space can also be arranged in the lid.
  • the lid and the body of the casing can be releasably connected to one another using a connecting device.
  • Such a connecting device can be realized, for example, by a screw lock realized using corresponding threads on the lid and the body or a bayonet lock, or by a plug-in lock.
  • connection between the cover and the body of the casing is additionally sealed with a sealing element, so that an exchange of air between the receiving space and the environment is avoided.
  • the sealing element is designed as a sealing ring arranged in the area of the connection between the cover and the body of the casing.
  • At least one inlay is arranged to fix the at least one smoking product.
  • the at least one inlay is advantageously arranged within the casing at least in a closed state of the device.
  • the external shape and size of at least one inlay are designed such that the inlay is fixed in a clamping manner in the case in an assembled device for storing smoking products.
  • At least one inlay is at least partially made of a flexible or elastic material, such as silicone.
  • At least one inlay is made entirely of a flexible or elastic material, such as silicone.
  • At least one inlay has an interior into which at least one smoking product can be inserted, at least in some areas.
  • At least one smoking product can be inserted with one end into the interior of an inlay.
  • the at least one smoking product can be inserted into the interior of this inlay through an open end of an inlay.
  • At least one inlay has a thimble-like basic shape.
  • the inlay has an open end, an inlay wall delimiting the inlay in the radial direction and an upper end delimiting the interior of the inlay.
  • the inlay is tubular, open at both ends and limited only by a radially circumferential inlay wall extending in the axial direction.
  • At least one inlay is inserted into or arranged in the lid of the device for storing smoking products.
  • smoking products have a mouthpiece at one end, for example in the form of a filter or a tip, while the other end of the smoking product is open or closed with the help of cigarette paper.
  • the end with the mouthpiece is usually the more stable or firm end of the smoking product.
  • At least one inlay is designed to accommodate the end having the mouthpiece of at least one smoking product.
  • At least one inlay is designed to accommodate the smoking product in the axial direction.
  • At least one inlay of a device according to the invention for storing smoking items points into the interior of the Inlays project clamping elements with which an end of a smoking product inserted into the inlay can be fixed in a clamping manner.
  • At least one inlay has at least three clamping elements projecting into the interior of the inlay.
  • At least some of the clamping elements of at least one inlay are made of an elastic material or are arranged resiliently in the inlay.
  • At least some of the clamping elements of at least one inlay are lamellar.
  • the clamping elements of at least one inlay extend from the inlay wall and/or the upper end of the at least one inlay into the interior of the respective inlay.
  • the clamping elements of at least one inlay are arranged uniformly in the circumferential direction of the inlay.
  • these are therefore preferably arranged in the angular positions of 120°, 240° and 360° or 0° in the circumferential direction.
  • these are preferably arranged in the angular positions of 72°, 144°, 216°, 288° and 360° or 0°.
  • At least one inlay is designed to hold smoking products with different diameters.
  • At least some of the clamping elements projecting into the interior of the at least one inlay are designed in embodiments of the invention in such a way that they protrude further into the interior of the inlay in the direction of the upper end of the inlay than in the area of the open end of the inlay (axial extent of the inlay).
  • Smoking products with a smaller diameter can therefore be inserted deeper into the inlay in the axial direction before they are contacted by the clamping elements in the radial direction and fixed in a clamping manner overall, than smoking products with a larger diameter, which are already contacted and fixed by the clamping elements at a smaller insertion depth become.
  • At least some of the clamping elements viewed in a cross section of the inlay, extend essentially only in the radial direction, apart from their width.
  • At least some of the clamping elements have, in addition to their radial and axial extent, a curvature or curvature and/or inclination in the circumferential direction of the inlay.
  • a curvature or curvature and/or inclination in the circumferential direction of the inlay.
  • a corresponding displacement of the elastic clamping elements takes place in the circumferential direction of the inlay, whereby a clamping effect adapted to the local diameter of the smoking item is realized.
  • the clamping elements are connected to the inlay wall at a constant angular position in the axial direction of at least one inlay, while in other embodiments of the invention the angular position of the connection point between the clamping element and the inlay wall changes in the axial direction of the inlay, so that it is helical in the axial direction are twisted.
  • the clamping elements of at least one inlay have a curvature or curvature and/or inclination in the circumferential direction and a depth of protrusion of the clamping elements into the interior of the inlay that increases in the axial direction from the open end to the upper end of the inlay.
  • the arrangement of individual clamping elements in the inlay taught according to preferred embodiments of the invention enables precise coordination of the clamping forces to be realized, in contrast to the use of an inlay with a tapered interior or a correspondingly designed inlay wall.
  • This is an advantage due to the particular sensitivity of the objects to be fixed, since if the clamping effect is too strong, the in a device according to the invention for storing Smoking goods stored in smoking products can otherwise be easily damaged when removed from this device. In particular, there is a risk that the cigarette paper will tear. According to the invention, a balance between clamping effect and gentle treatment of the smoking product can be achieved.
  • the device for storing smoking products is designed to hold at least two smoking products at the same time.
  • the casing has a large receiving space for holding several smoking items or several receiving spaces, each of which is designed to hold one smoking item.
  • this embodiment of a device for storing smoking products has an inlay for the clamping fixation of several smoking products next to one another or several inlays for the clamping fixation of one smoking product each.
  • Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a device according to the invention for storing smoking products (1).
  • the casing has a basic tube-like shape, with the ends closed.
  • the cover (3) has two recesses (4) on its top, which create a feed-through opening. With the help of this through opening, which does not connect the storage space of the device (1) with the outside area outside the casing, a strap can be attached to the device (1), for example.
  • the device for storing smoking products (1) has an annular groove (5) in the area of the lid (3), which serves to improve handling of the device (1).
  • FIG 2 is a side view of the device for storing smoking products (1).
  • Figure 1 shown with the lid (3) separated from the body (2).
  • the lid (3) and the Body (2) can be detachably connected to one another via a connecting device (6).
  • the connecting device (6) is implemented in the area of the cover (3) by an external thread (6a) and in the area of the body (2) by an invisible corresponding internal thread (6b).
  • a sealing device (7) which is designed as a sealing ring, is arranged in the area of the lid (3).
  • FIG 3 A lid (3), a sealing element (7) and an inlay (8) of a device according to the invention for storing smoking products (1) are shown in a side view.
  • the sealing device (7) designed as a sealing ring, can be inserted into an annular groove on the cover (3) above the external thread (6a) of the connecting device (6).
  • the inlay (8) is designed like a thimble and is dimensioned so that it can be inserted into the interior of the lid (3).
  • FIG 4 is a longitudinal section through a device according to the invention for storing smoking products (1) without a smoking product in the receiving space (9) of the device (1).
  • the inlay (8) is inserted into the lid (3).
  • the body (2) and lid (3) are connected to one another via the connecting device (6), which is implemented as an internal thread (6b) on the body (2) side and as an external thread (6b) on the lid (3) side.
  • the inner diameter of the inlay (8) tapers upwards in a funnel shape, at least in some areas.
  • the inlay (8) protrudes into the area between the body (2) and the lid (3) and thus has a sealing effect.
  • Figure 5 shows the in Figure 4 shown longitudinal section through a device according to the invention for storing smoking products (1) with a smoking product (10) accommodated in the receiving space (9).
  • the smoking product (10) is at its narrower end, which is usually through the mouthpiece of the smoking product (10). having end is inserted into the inlay (8) arranged in the cover (3) of the device (1) and is fixed by clamping.
  • Figure 6 shows the lid (3) of a device according to the invention for storing smoking products (1) with an inserted inlay (8) and smoking products (10) fixed using the inlay (8).
  • Figure 7 shows the first embodiment variant of the inlay (8) in a perspective view diagonally from above.
  • the inlay (8) On its underside, which also forms the open end of the inlay (8), the inlay (8) has a ring-shaped flange (8a) which extends beyond the remaining diameter of the inlay (8).
  • Embodiments according to the invention without such a flange (8a) are also conceivable.
  • the inlay wall (8b) extends upwards from the flange (8a), which extends to the upper end (8c) of the inlay (8).
  • the upper end (8c) of the inlay (8) is designed as a pin-like tip projecting in the axial direction. The pin serves to fix the inlay (8) in the lid (3) of the device for storing smoking products (1).
  • the pin is inserted into a correspondingly designed opening inside the lid (3).
  • the pin can be fixed in this opening, for example, by clamping and/or using adhesive.
  • the inlay (8) has three grooves (8d).
  • the grooves (8d) are designed as depressions in the inlay wall (8b) and extend in the axial direction, i.e. from the flange (8a) on the underside of the inlay (8) towards the upper end (8c) of the inlay (8).
  • the depth of the grooves (9) increases from the flange (8a) towards the upper end (8c).
  • a rib (8e) is arranged between the grooves (8d), which are arranged at regular intervals in the circumferential direction and projects out of the inlay wall (8b) in the radial direction.
  • the ribs (8e) serve to clamp the inlay (8) in the lid (3) of a device according to the invention for storing smoking products (1).
  • the ribs (8e), like the grooves (8d), are arranged at regular intervals in the circumferential direction of the inlay (8).
  • the outer diameter of the inlay wall (8b) initially tapers in a funnel-shaped section, then ends with a wall extending in the radial plane and then goes into the peg-like tip of the upper end (8c) above.
  • Figure 8 shows the first embodiment variant of the inlay in a perspective view diagonally from below, so that the interior (8g) is visible through the open end of the inlay (8).
  • Clamping elements (8f) protrude into the interior (8g) of the inlay (8), which are realized through the underside of the grooves (8d) arranged in the inlay wall (8b).
  • the clamping elements (8f) protrude further into the interior (8g) of the inlay (8) as the distance from the flange (8a) increases.
  • Figure 9 shows the first embodiment variant of the inlay (8) of a device according to the invention for storing smoking products (1) in a view from above and Figure 10 shows the first embodiment variant of the inlay (8) in a view from below. It is clear that the The width of the grooves (8d) decreases with increasing depth, which also applies to the clamping elements (8f) in the interior (8g) of the inlay (8).
  • FIG. 11 to 14 a second embodiment variant of an inlay (8) of a device according to the invention for storing smoking products (1) is shown.
  • Figure 11 shows the second embodiment variant of the inlay (8) in a perspective view diagonally from above.
  • the peg-like tip is missing in the area of the upper end (8c) of the inlay (8).
  • the first and second embodiment variants of the inlay (8) are identical.
  • the Figures 15 to 18 show a third embodiment variant of an inlay (8) of a device according to the invention for storing smoking products (1).
  • Figure 15 shows the third embodiment variant of an inlay (8) in a perspective view diagonally from above.
  • the inlay wall (8b) which extends between the flange (8a) at the lower end of the inlay (8) and the upper end (8c) of the inlay (8), is free of grooves and ribs and is essentially tubular. In a transition area to the upper end (8c), the inlay wall (8b) tapers in a funnel shape.
  • Figure 16 shows the third embodiment variant of an inlay (8) in a perspective view obliquely from below, so that the interior (8g) of the inlay (8) can be seen through the open end of the inlay (8).
  • Clamping elements (8f) extending in a lamella-like manner protrude into the interior (8g) from the inside of the inlay wall (8b).
  • the inlay (8) has five clamping elements (8f) arranged in the circumferential direction at regular intervals on the inside of the inlay wall (8b).
  • the clamping elements (8f) have an inclination in the circumferential direction of the inlay (8).
  • the clamping elements (8f) protrude further into the interior (8g) of the inlay (8) as the distance from the flange (8f) to the upper end (8c) of the inlay (8) increases.
  • Figure 17 shows the third embodiment variant of an inlay (8) in a view from above and Figure 18 in a view from below.
  • the clamping elements (8f) touch each other due to the inclination in the circumferential direction at the point at which they protrude furthest into the interior (8g) of the inlay (8).
  • the clamping elements (8f) are brought closer to each other at this point without touching each other.
  • FIGs 19 to 22 show a fourth embodiment variant of an inlay (8) of a device for storing smoking products (1)
  • Figure 19 shows the fourth embodiment variant of the inlay (8) in a perspective view diagonally from above.
  • Regularly spaced ribs (8e) are arranged on the outside of the inlay wall (8b).
  • the upper end (8c) of the inlay is rounded like a dome and has five openings (8h).
  • Figure 20 shows the fourth embodiment of the inlay (8) in a perspective view obliquely from below, so that the interior (8g) of the inlay (8) can be seen through the open end of the inlay (8).
  • Five clamping elements (8f) protrude into the interior (8g).
  • Figure 21 shows the fourth embodiment variant of an inlay (8) from above and Figure 22 in a view from below.
  • the clamping elements (8f) protrude into the interior (g) of the inlay (8) without touching each other and are hollow. Due to the hollow design of the clamping elements (8f), they have increased flexibility and deformability for clamping a smoking item (10).

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  • Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
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