EP4267486B1 - Verpackung für rauchartikel mit einem scharnierdeckel mit einer umhüllung - Google Patents

Verpackung für rauchartikel mit einem scharnierdeckel mit einer umhüllung Download PDF

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EP4267486B1
EP4267486B1 EP21834901.7A EP21834901A EP4267486B1 EP 4267486 B1 EP4267486 B1 EP 4267486B1 EP 21834901 A EP21834901 A EP 21834901A EP 4267486 B1 EP4267486 B1 EP 4267486B1
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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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/66—Inserted or applied tearing-strings or like flexible elements
    • B65D75/68—Inserted or applied tearing-strings or like flexible elements extending through wrapper closure or between wrapper layers
    • 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
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/003—Articles enclosed in rigid or semi-rigid containers, the whole being wrapped

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  • This invention relates to a pack of smoking articles provided with an overwrap.
  • This invention finds advantageous application in the production of a rigid cigarette packet containing a group of cigarettes, to which the following discussion will make explicit reference without, as a result, losing any generality thereby.
  • the cigarette packets with hinged lids are currently the most popular cigarette packets on the market as they are easy to produce, easy and practical to use, and protect well the cigarettes contained therein.
  • a cigarette packet with a hinged lid comprises a soft wrapping consisting of a group of cigarettes wrapped in a sheet of metallic paper and a rigid outer container housing the wrapping and it is provided with a hinged lid.
  • a cigarette packet with a hinged lid is generally provided with a sealed overwrap (or one impermeable to air) that has the function of protecting the tobacco from the outside environment (especially for preserving the correct degree of humidity in the tobacco).
  • the sealed overwrap surrounds and encloses the outer container, it consists of a wrapping sheet of transparent, plastic material (typically cellophane or polypropylene), and it is provided with a tear-open band, which is grasped and pulled by the user to divide (cut) in two the overwrap and, thus, enables the simple and quick removal, at least partially, of the overwrap.
  • the overwrap is made of (transparent) plastic material while the rest of the cigarette packet is produced of paper; as a result, when the cigarette packet is finished, the plastic overwrap must be separated from the rest of the cigarette packet in order to differentiate their disposal.
  • the user when first opening the cigarette packet, removes just an upper portion of the overwrap (directly connected to the tear-open band) leaving a lower portion of the overwrap (not connected to the tear-open band) around the cigarette packet; as a result, when the cigarette packet is finished, the user often forgets to separate the lower portion of the overwrap from the rest of the cigarette packet and throws both into the " paper " container, thus incorrectly recycling the wrapping materials.
  • Patent application GB2386234A1 and patent US4947994A describe other examples of a packet provided with an overwrap equipped with a tear-open band, which is grasped and pulled by the user to divide (cut) in two the overwrap and, thus, enables the simple and quick removal, at least partially, of the overwrap.
  • the purpose of this invention is to provide a cigarette packet with a hinged lid provided with an overwrap; this packet of cigarettes enables the correct recycling of wrapping materials and, at the same time, is easy and economical to produce.
  • a cigarette packet with a hinged lid provided with an overwrap is provided.
  • reference number 1 indicates, as a whole, a rigid cigarette packet with a hinged lid.
  • the cigarette packet 1 comprises an outer container 2 consisting of rigid cardboard or card and cup-shaped, and a soft wrapping 3 (partially illustrated in Figure 12 ) housed within the outer container 2 and it encloses a group of cigarettes.
  • the outer container 2 has an open upper end and is provided with a lid 4, which is cup-shaped and is hinged to the outer container 2 along a hinge 5 (illustrated in Figure 2 ) in order to rotate, in relation to the outer container 2, between an open position (not illustrated) and a closed position (illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 ) of the open upper end.
  • a lid 4 which is cup-shaped and is hinged to the outer container 2 along a hinge 5 (illustrated in Figure 2 ) in order to rotate, in relation to the outer container 2, between an open position (not illustrated) and a closed position (illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 ) of the open upper end.
  • the outer container 2 has a basically parallelepipedal, rectangular shape oriented according to a vertical, main extension direction, it is cup-shaped, and has an open upper end, a lower wall 6 opposite the open upper end, a front wall 7 and a rear wall 8 (wherein the hinge 5 is arranged) parallel and opposite each other, and two side walls 9 that are parallel and opposite each other. Between the front 7, rear 8, and side 9 walls of the outer container 2 four longitudinal corners are defined, while between the walls 7, 8, and 9 and the lower wall 6 of the outer container 2, four transverse corners are defined.
  • the lid 4 has a basically parallelepipedal, rectangular shape, it is cup-shaped, and has an open lower end (facing the open upper end of the outer container 2 when the lid 4 is in the closed position), an upper wall 10 (which is parallel and opposite the lower wall 6 of the outer container 2 when the lid 4 is in the closed position), a front wall 11 (which is parallel to and aligned with the front wall 7 of the outer container 2 when the lid 4 is in the closed position), a rear wall 12 (which is parallel to and aligned with the rear wall 8 of the outer container 2 when the lid 4 is in the closed position and is hinged to the rear wall 8 of the outer container 2 along the hinge 5), and two side walls 13 parallel and opposite each other (which are parallel to and aligned with, in particular coplanar and adjacent, to the side walls 9 of the outer container 2 when the lid 4 is in the closed position 4).
  • the longitudinal corners and the transverse corners of the lid 4 are parallel to and aligned with the corresponding longitudinal and transverse corners of the outer container 2 when the lid 4 is in the closed position.
  • the cigarette packet 1 comprises an overwrap 14 surrounding and enclosing the outer container 2 and the lid 4 (the lid 4 is an integral part of the outer container 2) consists of a wrapping sheet 15 (illustrated in Figure 7 ) of transparent plastic material (typically cellophane or polypropylene) folded around the outer container 2 and the lid 4, and it is provided with a tear-open band 16 that is grasped and pulled by the user in order to divide (cut) the overwrap 14 into two portions 17 and 18 and, thus, to enable a simple and quick removal of the overwrap 14.
  • a wrapping sheet 15 illustrated in Figure 7
  • transparent plastic material typically cellophane or polypropylene
  • the tear-open band 16 divides (cuts) the overwrap 14 into a lower portion 17 (which is totally disconnected from the tear-open band 16, i.e., it has no point of connection with the tear-open band 16), and an upper portion 18 (which is connected to the tear-open band 16, i.e., is integral to the tear-open band 16).
  • the tear-open band 16 has a starting end 19 that is completely separated and raised by the overwrap 14 and is formed through a suitable cut shaped by the wrapping sheet 15 when the wrapping sheet 15 is separated by a continuous band of plastic wrapping material (as clearly illustrated in Figures 7 and 8 ).
  • the wrapping sheet 15 is folded around the outer container 2 and the lid 4 and is, thus, stabilised using a heat seal, i.e., by joining via a heat seal overlapping portions of the wrapping sheet 15.
  • the wrapping sheet 15 has two opposite flaps 20 and 21 (illustrated separately in Figure 7 ) that are overlapped with each other and heat-sealed to form a longitudinal seal 22 contributing to stabilising the overwrap 14;
  • the overwrap 14 comprises two additional transverse seals 23 (just one of which is illustrated in Figures 5 and 6 ) that are arranged at opposite ends of the overwrap 14, extend perpendicularly to the longitudinal seal 22, and contribute to stabilising the overwrap 14.
  • the lid 4 has a front edge 24, delimiting the front wall 11 at the bottom, and two side edges 25, each delimiting a side wall 13 at the bottom and connecting one end of the front edge 24 to one end of the hinge 5.
  • the front edge 24 of the lid 4 (when the lid 4 is closed) rests on a front edge of the outer container 2 and, similarly, the side edges 25 of the lid 4 (when the lid 4 is closed) rest on corresponding side edges of the outer container 2.
  • the tear-open band 16 is arranged between the upper wall 10 of the lid 4 and the front edge 24 of the lid 4; in this way, the upper portion 18 of the overwrap 14 is smaller than the lid 4 and the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 14 also extends over part of the lid 4 (i.e., partially covers the lid 4).
  • the tear-open band 16 is arranged higher than the front edge 24 of the lid 4 so as not to have any part overlapping the front edge 24 of the lid 4.
  • the tear-open band 16 is arranged at a distance D other than zero from the front edge 24 of the lid 4; preferably, the distance D is equal to at least 2 mm and generally greater than 4 mm (generally ranging between 4 mm and 8 mm).
  • the tear-open band 16 is arranged closer to the upper wall 10 of the lid 4 than to the front edge 24 of the lid 4.
  • the tear-open band 16 is arranged so that it straddles the hinge 5. According to an alternative embodiment not illustrated, the tear-open band 16 is arranged between the hinge 5 and the front edge 24 of the lid 4; according to an additional embodiment not illustrated, the tear-open band 16 is arranged between the upper wall 10 of the lid 4 and the front edge 24 of the lid 4.
  • the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 14 has at least one pre-weakened line 26, which helps tear it, originates near an upper edge of the lower portion 17, and extends towards the lower wall 6; according to possible embodiments, the pre-weakened line 26 can start exactly at the upper edge of the lower portion 17 (i.e. next to the tear-open band 16), the pre-weakened line 26 can start beyond the upper edge of the lower portion 17 (i.e., also involving a small piece of the tear-open band 16), or the pre-weakened line 26 can start at a small distance from the upper edge of the lower portion 17 (i.e., at a small distance from the tear-open band 16).
  • the pre-weakened line 26 is parallel to the longitudinal corners of the outer container 2 (defined between the front wall 7 and the rear wall 8 and the two side walls 9) ; alternatively, the pre-weakened line 26 could be slightly tilted in relation to the longitudinal corners of the outer container 2 and could also have a zig-zag progression.
  • the pre-weakened line 26 consists of at least one through cut that completely goes through the wrapping sheet 15; i.e., the pre-weakened line 26 may consist of a single, continuous through cut or it may consist of a series (row) of through cuts that are equally spaced apart (i.e., arranged at a certain distance from each other).
  • the pre-weakened line 26 is arranged near the longitudinal seal 22 (consisting of the joining of the two flaps 20 and 21 of the wrapping sheet 5) so that the pre-weakened line 26 is completely surrounded by joined portions wherein the two flaps 20 and 21 are sealed together; in this way, the pre-weakened line 26 does not put the inner overwrap 14 in communication with the outside environment, thus ensuring the seal of the overwrap 14, which remains, in any case, totally sealed from the outside environment.
  • the longitudinal seal 22 has, on the inside, a neutral area 27, which is free from any seal between the two flaps 20, 21, it contains - on the inside - the pre-weakened line 26, and is completely surrounded by joined portions in which the two flaps 20, 21 are sealed together.
  • the function of the neutral area 27 is, above all, to avoid making a seal above the pre-weakened line 26 to prevent the seal from " closing " the pre-weakened line 26 (i.e., restoring, at least partially, the continuity of the wrapping material straddling the pre-weakened line 26) thus eliminating its functionality.
  • An additional (secondary) function of the neutral area 27 is to increase the local weakening of the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 14 so as to facilitate the breakage of the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 14.
  • the neutral area 27 has a longitudinal extension, i.e., parallel to the longitudinal corners of the outer container 2 (defined between the front wall 7 and the rear wall 8 and the two side walls 9), that is greater than a transverse extension, i.e., the neutral area 27 is " longer " that it is “ wide “ .
  • the neutral area 27 has a longitudinal extension, i.e., parallel to the longitudinal corners of the outer container 2 (defined between the front wall 7 and the rear wall 8 and the two side walls 9), that is greater than a longitudinal extension of the pre-weakened line 26; i.e., the neutral area 27 is larger than the pre-weakened line to increase the localised weakening of the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 14.
  • the pre-weakened line 26 only involves one of the two flaps 20 and 21 of the wrapping sheet 15; i.e., the pre-weakened line 26 is only formed on the inner flap 20 of the wrapping sheet 15 (as illustrated in Figure 8 ) i.e., or it is only formed in the outer flap 21 of the wrapping sheet 15 (as illustrated in Figure 7 ). It is also possible that only the flap 20 of the wrapping sheet 15 has several pre-weakened lines 26 separated and parallel between them, or only the flap 21 of the wrapping sheet 15 has several pre-weakened lines separated and parallel to each other.
  • a pre-weakened line 26 is also formed near the upper portion 18 of the overwrap 14 with the same identical construction methods of the pre-weakened line 26 formed near the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 14.
  • the pre-weakened line 26 also formed in the upper portion 18 of the overwrap 14 must be arranged above the tear-open band 16 (i.e., it must not affect, unless marginally, the tear-open band 16) to avoid weakening the tear-open band 16 and, thus, causing any undesired breaking to it when the tear-open band 16 is pulled.
  • the cigarette packet 1 has a sliding opening and comprises the outer container 2 that has the open end no longer arranged above (as in the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1-4 ), but arranged at the side; in addition, the cigarette packet 1 comprises an inner container 28 containing the wrapping 3 and it is housed so that it can slide in the outer container 2 to slide between a closed position (illustrated in Figure 11 ), wherein the inner container 28 is completely arranged in the outer container 2, and an open position (illustrated in Figure 12 ), wherein the inner container 28 is partially extracted from the outer container 2.
  • the tear-open band 16 is arranged at (approximately) halfway so that the two portions 17 and 18 of the overwrap 14 have (approximately) the same size; according to other embodiments, the tear-open band 16 could be arranged higher (so that the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 14 is bigger than the upper portion 18 of the overwrap 14) or even lower (so that the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 14 is smaller than the upper portion 18 of the overwrap 14) compared to what is illustrated in Figures 11 , 13, and 14 .
  • the overwrap 14 is provided with the pre-weakened line 26 (produced, as described above, i.e., arranged in the neutral area 27 of the longitudinal seal 22) to also facilitate the removal of the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 14 after having eliminated the upper portion 18 of the overwrap 14.
  • indications could be printed on the overwrap 14 (i.e., on the wrapping sheet 15) that explain (show) how to proceed with the fast removal of the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 14.
  • the cigarette packet 1 described above has numerous advantages.
  • the cigarette packet 1 described above encourages the correct recycling of the wrapping materials, since, in order to be able to open the lid 4, it is necessary to remove not only the upper portion 18 of the overwrap 14, but also the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 1 (in fact, even just the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 14 prevents the opening of the lid 4); thus, the user is forced to remove and immediately dispose of the whole plastic overwrap 14 in the appropriate containers, without leaving the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 14 around the outer container 2 until finishing the cigarette packet 1.
  • the removal of the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 14 is simple and quick thanks to the presence of the pre-weakened line 26, which makes it possible to easily break the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 14 (including when the overwrap 14 has been stretched via heat shrinking) by simply pulling the overwrap 14 with a finger at the pre-weakened line 26.
  • the pre-weakened line 26 it is important to observe that, thanks to the particular positioning of the pre-weakened line 26 within the longitudinal seal 22 of the wrapping sheet 15, the presence of the pre-weakened line 26 does not affect the seal of the overwrap 14, which remains, in any case, totally sealed from the outside environment.
  • the cigarette packet 1 described above is very simple to produce compared to a similar, known cigarette packet in that it is enough: to change the positioning of the tear-open band 16 in relation to the wrapping sheet 15; to insert in the cutting unit (already present) an additional blade for making the pre-weakened line 26; and to slightly change the shape of the welder to produce the neutral area 27 within the longitudinal seal 22.
  • the embodiment illustrated in the attached figures refers to the production of a cigarette packet, but this invention can be applied, without significant changes, to the production of any other type of pack of smoking articles (for example, a pack of cigars, a pack of electronic cigarettes of the liquid vaping type, a new-generation cigarette packet without tobacco combustion).
  • any other type of pack of smoking articles for example, a pack of cigars, a pack of electronic cigarettes of the liquid vaping type, a new-generation cigarette packet without tobacco combustion.

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  1. Verpackung (1) für Rauchartikel, umfassend:
    einen Außenbehälter (2), der eine untere Wand (6), eine vordere Wand (7), eine hintere Wand (8) und zwei Seitenwände (9) aufweist;
    einen Deckel (4), der längs eines Gelenks (5) an dem Außenbehälter (2) angelenkt ist und eine obere Wand (10), eine vordere Wand (11), eine hintere Wand (12) und zwei Seitenwände (13) aufweist;
    eine Umverpackung (14), die den Außenbehälter (2) und den Deckel (4) umgibt und umhüllt; und
    ein Aufreißband (16), das mit der Umverpackung (14) gekoppelt ist und so ausgelegt ist, dass es gezogen wird, um die Umverpackung (14) in einen unteren Abschnitt (17), der nicht mit dem Aufreißband (16) verbunden ist, und einen oberen Abschnitt (18), der mit dem Aufreißband (16) integral ist, zu teilen;
    wobei der Deckel (4) eine vordere Kante (24) hat, die die vordere Wand (11) an der Unterseite begrenzt;
    wobei die Verpackung (1) für Rauchartikel dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass das Aufreißband (16) zwischen der oberen Wand (10) des Deckels (4) und der vorderen Kante (24) des Deckels (4) angeordnet ist, so dass der obere Abschnitt (18) der Umverpackung (14) kleiner als der Deckel (4) ist und der untere Abschnitt (17) der Umverpackung (14) den Deckel (4) teilweise bedeckt.
  2. Verpackung (1) für Rauchartikel nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Aufreißband (16) höher als die vordere Kante (24) des Deckels (4) angeordnet ist, so dass es keinen Abschnitt hat, der die Vorderkante (24) des Deckels (4) überlappt.
  3. Verpackung (1) für Rauchartikel nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei das Aufreißband (16) in einem Abstand (D), der nicht null ist - und vorzugsweise wenigstens 2 mm beträgt - von der vorderen Kante (24) des Deckels (4) angeordnet ist.
  4. Verpackung (1) für Rauchartikel nach Anspruch 1, 2 oder 3, wobei das Aufreißband (16) näher an der oberen Wand (10) des Deckels (4) als an der vorderen Kante (24) des Deckels (4) angeordnet ist.
  5. Verpackung (1) für Rauchartikel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei der Deckel (4) zwei seitliche Kanten (25) hat, die jeweils eine Seitenwand (13) an der Unterseite begrenzen und ein Ende der vorderen Kante (24) mit einem Ende des Gelenks (5) verbinden; und wobei das Aufreißband (16) zwischen dem Gelenk (5) und der vorderen Kante (24) des Deckels (4) angeordnet ist.
  6. Verpackung (1) für Rauchartikel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei der Deckel (4) zwei seitliche Kanten (25) hat, die jeweils eine Seitenwand (13) an der Unterseite begrenzen und ein Ende der vorderen Kante (24) mit einem Ende des Gelenks (5) verbinden; und wobei das Aufreißband (16) auf dem Gelenk (5) angeordnet ist.
  7. Verpackung (1) für Rauchartikel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei der Deckel (4) zwei seitliche Kanten (25) hat, die jeweils eine Seitenwand (13) an der Unterseite begrenzen und ein Ende der vorderen Kante (24) mit einem Ende des Gelenks (5) verbinden; und wobei das Aufreißband (16) zwischen dem Gelenk (5) und der oberen Wand (10) des Deckels (4) angeordnet ist.
  8. Verpackung (1) für Rauchartikel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, wobei der untere Abschnitt (17) der Umverpackung (14) wenigstens eine Schwächungslinie (26) hat, die das Aufreißen erleichtert, direkt an einer oberen Kante des unteren Abschnitts (17) entspringt und sich zur unteren Wand (6) erstreckt.
  9. Verpackung (1) für Rauchartikel nach Anspruch 7, wobei die Schwächungslinie (26) parallel zu Längskanten des Außenbehälters (2) verläuft, die zwischen der vorderen Wand (7) und der hinteren Wand (8) und den zwei vorderen Wänden (9) definiert sind.
  10. Verpackung (1) für Rauchartikel nach Anspruch 7 oder 8, wobei die Umverpackung (14) aus einem Verpackungsbogen (15) besteht, der um den Außenbehälter (2) und den Deckel (4) gefaltet wurde und mittels wenigstens einer Heißsiegelung stabilisiert wurde; und wobei die Schwächungslinie (26) aus wenigstens einem durchgehenden Schnitt besteht, der vollständig durch den Verpackungsbogen (15) hindurchgeht.
  11. Verpackung (1) für Rauchartikel nach Anspruch 10, wobei:
    der Einwickelbogen (5) zwei gegenüberliegende Laschen (20, 21) hat, die überlappen und miteinander heißgesiegelt werden, um eine Dichtung (22) in Längsrichtung zu bilden; und
    die Schwächungslinie (26) im Bereich der Dichtung (22) in Längsrichtung angeordnet ist.
  12. Verpackung (1) für Rauchartikel nach Anspruch 11, wobei die Schwächungslinie (26) nur eine der zwei Laschen (20, 21) des Verpackungsbogens (15) betrifft.
  13. Verpackung (1) für Rauchartikel nach Anspruch 11 oder 12, wobei die Dichtung in Längsrichtung (22) an der Innenseite einen neutralen Bereich (27) hat, in dem es keine Dichtung zwischen den zwei Laschen (20, 21) gibt, der - an der Innenseite - die Schwächungslinie (26) enthält und vollständig von verbundenen Abschnitten, bei denen die zwei Laschen (20, 21) miteinander heißgesiegelt sind, umgeben ist.
  14. Verpackung (1) für Rauchartikel nach Anspruch 13, wobei der neutrale Bereich (27) eine Ausdehnung in Längsrichtung hat, und zwar eine Ausdehnung parallel zu Längskanten des Außenbehälters (2), die zwischen der vorderen Wand (7) und der hinteren Wand (8) und den zwei vorderen Wänden (9) definiert sind, die größer als eine Ausdehnung in Querrichtung ist.
  15. Verpackung (1) für Rauchartikel nach Anspruch 13 oder 14, wobei der neutrale Bereich (27) eine Ausdehnung in Längsrichtung hat, und zwar eine Ausdehnung parallel zu Längskanten des Außenbehälters (2), die zwischen der vorderen Wand (7) und der hinteren Wand (8) und den zwei vorderen Wänden (9) definiert ist, die größer als eine Ausdehnung der Schwächungslinie (26) in Längsrichtung ist.
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