GB2529266A - Child-resistant smoking article package with safety label - Google Patents

Abstract

A child-resistant smoking article package 100, having a container 110 to contain the articles within, a cap or lid 120 having a lower edge 122 and a safety label 1, the label having a base layer 10 bonded or adhered to the package, the layer having a first predetermined breaking point area 12 covering at least part of the lower edge of the cap, the label also having a partly removable intermediate or middle layer 20 covering part of the first breaking point area and a partly removable top layer 30, the top layer covering the base layer and intermediate layer and having a second predetermined breaking point area 32. The top layer may be transparent. The breaking point areas may be perforated lines. The label may cover multiple sides of the container, or the container may have multiple labels thereon.

Description

CHlLD-REtSSTANT SM( KING PRTICL E PAcKAeE WITI-I SAFETY LABEL.

Chid-resistanl packages are well known in the field of medicaments. Thelegulation.s. for.a oackape o be declared 5chddresistant" o "oh ldsafe are defined by different nternational norms and standards These regulations require trat a package would iae to successfuy undergo:5 number attest with.actuS groups. of children in order to be offidially declared chD&reSt1nt. l.n generaL thffCrent:.sfety elements atife provided. on a pdckdge wh Ui am to deby the hme ui-nI an unauthoned person, or instance a child s 10.ble to open the.pckage. This extra tine should allow n authorized. person. to ibterfére with the w'aAhorrzed person heore opening of the packagc is completed Thus, the term chd-esistcnt packaqo" kw it is used in the present apcicauor is to be understood as referriP tt parkage whieh exhibits crtaih features for deiytilg acdOs to the interior of the. package. :1.5

SQMMARY DF THE lNv:NToN one aspect of the invention, a oh drasistnt smoking article page i pr'ovided eornpnsing a cc itainer ccr4igLred to contwn smoking atcles herein and a cap For closing n opeinq of the contarner The cap is pro1ided with a lower edge vth ci contacts no con'ainei ni a dosed state of the paccage and which is seoarated from lie container in an open flte cf the package A safe. label $ further provided on ne oanicage The safe abel comprises a base layer boneed to the pakage srd compriscs a st prsdtermrned breaking point area covering at least a part cithe lower edge ofthecap. Further provided is an.at least.paitly removable intermediate layer covering at least. r part of the first oredeterrrin&a breaking porn' area of the haM' layer An at least partly removable top 4ayer ic furhsr provided covering the base layer with le uternied ate layer thereon dnd :5 second predeteimin.ed bteaking.point.:area.

The invenve safety label delays access to the interior of the package and inadaiton avoids an accidental opening of the package, The. characteristics features end advantages. of this invention and the manner Fri which they are c.btainód as desciibed above., WIU become more aipparent ahd he m.oSclearly dnderstood in connection with the following deacrption of exemplary embodiments, whcn are exraihed with reference to thB accompanied draWings.

BRiEF DESCRPTON OF THE DRAWiNO The.drawinga show in :5: Fig. 1 a front view of a s.mtS:f the art pe$ age in a first embodiment, Fig. 2 a front.viewOf a state of the. art. package flu a dosed stMe accotding ft a eOnd er.n.bodiment, Ag 3 a side vow ot the package of Hg 2 in at' open state, Figs. 4 to 6 an asseñibng bsoces ôf:The safety yét acpding to aemgdrnett of tha invention, Fig. 7 an inventive package:with a safety abet:attached thereto.

Fi.S. .5 to 11 an opening process qf the paskage eoc-trdiog to an smbdimen.t of the invention. and Ag 12 a schemaUc vew of a front bottom and neck surlaco of an ent ye package in an unfolded state with asafety be ci Fig. .9 thereon.

DETALEDOE:scR1PTlCJNOFTHE DRAWNGS Figs. Ito Fig. a show Male ot.the irt packages 100, The package 100 according fo th state o' the ad and also throughout the nvenbnn may have the form of a paraflu cpped wdh a fror't aid a back surace, two side surfaces and atop and a bottom surface The package IOU may preferab'y be made from paper or from pasFc owever other shapes and nateriaM are possib'e and the padkage 100 isneherflmlted to the shape. ala araHe epped nor to pbatic o' paner matenal As shown in bigs 1-3, a package 100 :onpn3es a cot tare 10 onflgreJ to have an accommodatvn spare theran or cconviodating a p"oduct theicin like a smok'ng articlo or a 1 e,eotro, smokng artide The coitanie, 160 baa an opernng, here thetop surface of the container 100 ercosed by the front, hack and two side surtacs of the cotttaner 100, The package 100 tLirthe.r cornprtées a cap 120 cc nnected tots cOntainer 110 in a dosed state of the package 100, prefcrAbh' t'riqethy connected cr fily detachaht\ connected The cap 120 is LoflflQU'ed to dose the opening of the container 110 A kwer adge 122 of the cap 120 contacts the container tiC in a dosed state of the package 100 and is separated from the contarer nan open sate of te package 100 Ihus, the cap 120 cRows acss to the interior of the container 10 The ower edge 122 coUd aso be called an opening edge a' the package 100 in theembodimetit of Fig. 1. the 1Q compr sea a cap 120 hinedy connected to the :0 con'a.rer 110 w,eie both the rap 120 ed the container lie each have front rear and a pair o's de paneis or svfaces The hinged cnnecbon 143 befween the cap 120 and the cotainer 110 in Thg 1 is on the le Mdc U the pacage 100 Such pac"agos 100 are sometimes called "ztppopaokages since they opei liKe certain types of cigarette gnters callS zppos". Figs. 2 and 0 show another: embodiment of a pac, a5 100 itt a fror Øj 3 sac view Here, said binge "ainectior 140 may be defined b/a OO between the rear surface of the cap 120 and the rear surate of the container 110 F 4oweee;, the cap A 20 couid ato b.c prcMded'ft.lly sparàble from.the' container 11:0'.

Fig,s,4:th S shoW ah.aserr.bhng process afa safety iayer I acoording"tc an embcdiment.

C of the invention The safety ayer I is usually assernb,ed without the esoectwe nvenPve package 100 and is transfrred onto the package in an assembled slate of the sMfeW layEr t A safety abeI I as shown. exempbrily in Pigs. 4 to 6 comprises a base layer 10 Cs shown 23 in The midthe of Fg 4, an intermediate ayer 20 as shown in the tet of r10 4, and a top layer 30 on the right ct Fig.. 4. In order 104n access to an interior of an.invntive pokage 100 p oided with balety layer I firr the top layer 30 neeth to be edcd or ftedott from the nbrmediate layer 20 tho intoirnethate layer 20 needs t be pe&cdofi from the base layer 10 and the base layer 13 nids to be disintegrated or sepaa'ed into 3.0 at least two parts.

The base layer 10 i the bottom layer of thO' 5afety1a'er 1, La. the iayer to beattac.hed to a package 100, poforabty direcllj onto a pakag 100 The rtermediete ayer 20 is iaced on, preferably di cody on the base hyer 10 The t0p Iajo 30 i placed on preteraaiy directly on the intermediate layer 20 and, depending on the size. Of the intermediate layer.2.0, may also be placed on, pr4erably 4Ireciy on the base layer 10.

The sizes of Ihe differe.r1tiayersandther relation to each other asi presented in tt.e fOfldwng embodiments. are enly to be viewed as non rpafri.cte examples. Ttietop layer is sized sLch that it covers the ntermothate ayer 2rJ prefereb y fully coers the nterriethIaje layer 20:. The ftitermethate layer 20 niay taVe tS semé size flthe base layer 0 r the non restnchve embodiments shor in the 4oliowrg, the intermediate layer has a aria Icr size and only partly t.ovcrs lie base layer 13 [he base layer 10 and the to:p layer 30 may have.the.sarfle. width, or the same height, Sr the sonic height.and width as shown in Figs 4 to 6 Ayayitageously the top layer 30 has the same cue as the base lever IC Gorsenuenily tho top ayei 30 is prowded ft f.9y cover the baso layer 10 hidirq tie layered szructure of tho label I and making an accecs to a package with the saety abei I thereon rncre difficult.

AU layers ID, 20, $0 may corhpnise an adheSe iayet attached to:their beck sideS fr edheawely bonding the base layci 10 to a eackage, the intermediate layer 20 to The base layer 10 and the top layer 30 to the. hitermedi.ate layer 20 or the intermediate layer 20 and the base layer 10, respectively. M Cdhethe layerallows. easy ass mbly and disassembly *fr safety label I Howevsu the bond ng strength o' the ndividual layes win respect to each other may d ifer kso the bonding strength of an adhesive within a certain layer may vary e g the adheswe tse'f may vwv throughout a layer The different bondEng strengths may make t easier to peekft certain parts of a layer whde olhrs are more aifficult to be peele&off Ttroughout the following, a region were an adnesive exhibits less bonding strength than rn other reo s of the respecwe y lever, this ilay as called to farm a means far reducing the. adhesive force of slayer. Further, ft may be desirable to provIde the base 2, ayer lOw di a vary strong adheivo wh1 WOLI d make it impossible to peelcAt the base layer 1.0 fro rn a package Thisot.

The.hase layer 10 compriSe a first.pKeddtermftted breaking point area 12. In generl, a predetermined breaking point area as desrnhed herein is any ni-es of a iaysr wh oh leacis to a dis itegration of an originally integral structure o a layr upon exeilc'n of a fo'ce n a certain drection thereon, whHe the same fcrce will not lead to a d1sinte$raticm of the layer ri another area of the layer.

"he fvt breaking poiit area 12 i designed o dic ntegi etc the base layer 10 into two 31i sepiate pats upon exertion of a force on the tnst breaking point area 12 The top layer 0 comprises a second preaeterrrned breaHng point area 32 The second predetemiinea 5.

breaking point area 32 is de&gned to disintegrate the op ayoi 30 into at least two aepnrate parts.34, 36 upon exerfion f a torce.on the second breaking point.:area 32..

The. intrmediate tayer 20 is prok1ed: to remov.bly.cover.at east.a pr of the ffrat preeerm ned breaking point area 12 of the base layer 10 This a shown ri Fig S The mtermeciate layer 10 is placed to fuily coer he height of the firs' predetermined oreaking point area 12 such that Sc a region below and above tne first pedetemi ned bieaking pdnt. area 12.of the base âyer 1:0 is contacted. bythe irite*rrnethate. layer 20. It may optionally afro cojor the length of the first predetermined oreang point area 12 Thus by C covenng the height of the fir'4 predetcrmined breaking point area 12 t is rot possible tQ break The firt predetermined breaking point, area 12 dntir&y.withoutr.e,rfloval of the intermediate layer 20..

the invenhve"threeiayer structure of f safety label I hC1Udjh,thø,dfferent 1 5 preeetermned breaking point areaS 12 32 p'ovrde oDstaCleS anc distract ons before access to a package 00 may be gair ed As a OOflSCOuSi ce twill riot be readily ascertai,nabl,é.;'where to start an opening pr.ocösO of the package 1.0.0, The obstacles and distractions aTO nut consructeJ sLch that its mpossible o coer the package 100 They are orovided suci that an authorized person i able to open the package in sufficent time and once he learned the process of coer ng the package 100, would be able to gan access to the ntenor of -he package 100 without undue burden An access of an inautnonied person however is supposed to be delayed in time Lnauflonzed persona may $ children.

The top'laer 30 may be at leat partly transparent In a preferred e'rnbc'dirflEnt the top layer 30 is luly ransparent In this way ore may directly s.iew the base layer 10 and the rat determined broakng mint area 12 WIthout iavEnq the actual abibty a mnterere with said firsz determined breaking point area 12 or with the bese ayer 1c at all since they are covered by the top layer 30 Thus, a person wisi rig to open the package may be directed SO to intertere Mth the first aeterninen b eafrmng point area 12 while ic wil actually learn that he has no direct access to this area 12 The same holds for the nterrrediate layer 2. If the lcD layer 30 s tanspareu a oerson wishing to open he package nay directly v ew the intermed ate ayer 23 and nay tiy to ntetere with the intermediate layer 20 while havr ig nod red access to -tie intermediate layer 20 This would delay an access Lo he 33, intehdr of the package 1.Q0.

Also the intermediate taer 20 nay be fully transparent Ths would make it more difficult to view khe iteutiedMte layer 20 on top of the base la1er 10 fl a preterred embodiment as shown in Figs. 4 to 6:, hoWever, the intermed.iøte layer 20 may have a transperent. body 21 and an at east partially non4ansparant v %ual element 22 The v sual element 72 would be pcoided in the pertpfrery of the owe Sos 22 of the ceo 120 e in the rag on of the fret eredetermined breaKmg pa nt area 1 2 The vist a! elereit 22 would pr,vide anotier thsrraction to a ereon wishing to open the package 100 since he may be tempted to stait the tipening process on the vsiJal element formed above the lower edge 12? or the ao 120 "The visual element 22 culd be an arrow r a tnengte or a poirt or a ow-la or :0 a dotted line. The viatia.! ele.ment.22. a provided todireot a peroo wishing to OpGn thC package C0 to he isual Srttent22 However, wth 1e op layer flto he ntact no a. cess would be oossble Also a'ter the top layer 30 is pe&ed-off the vis4al element 22 may direct said person away from a oorder or corner of the intemediate layer 20, which wcUd have to be accessed in eider to peeloff the ntermediate layer 20 Thus, starting 1.5. frtrri the or comerof the ihtermethatb layer2fl, the whole syar would be liftS at pee edoff from tie 1ase layer 10 out the ceekoff process could not be rntiateo by start.ri.g from the visual element 22.

Fig. 4 shows the thrS iayes 10,20, 30 di the safety label 1 sxt to achother. In Fig, 5 Z0 the nte'iredate layer 20 a bonuS to the base layer 10 such that it covers the height of the frst orcdetermined creaking pont area 12 In a second assembly step, the top layer is no placed on the intermediate 4yer 2 and in the area where the intermediate layr 20 is not provioed -the rase layer 10 1 he assembled srety label 1 is shown 1 Fig. 6. The.to.player O here fully covers the tase layer 10 and the interniediate iayer 20 FIg. 7 siows a front view of an..invantive package 100 with a safety label 1. thereon. The safety label I is the same as in Fig. 6, .bu additiqMUytpmprlsea a opfi0nl label element onI shown ir Fig 7 The isbel element 8 may include a label of The prodot enclosed in the package 100 In ore preferred embodiment the 1abel element i B and the intermediate layer 20 may have the seine shape 1 his may provide additional dc ifiction nce a user wishing to open the package 100 nay v ew the ternedia*e ayer to be label of the product, but not ar element whic' neods to be remojed to gain access ta tie package 100.

As shown in Fig 7, the base lever 10 compr sea a first part 14 bove the first predeterrmned breaking point area 12 which is bordea to the cap 120, preferably adhesively bonded to the cap 120, and a second part te bebw the first predetermined breaking point aea 12 which is bor1de to he container 110 prererably adhesvey ho ided The 9rst and second parts 14, 16 arc detachacly connected to each ether va the ffrst preoeternmed h-caking ooin aiea 12 In o rwot, the continuous base Ieyer 10 is arraroed on the cap 120 and also on the container 110 and tnereby fixes the cap 110 0 the doptintr 120 provialng cMdsafe protection of:tne.package 1.00.

The first predetermined btakhi poiht area 12 as xarrparUy shown in Figs, 4 to 7 compuses at least one disruption or perforation line, preferably mulfiple thsrption or ic) pflraborL lides. The prOvision of multipie<listu.ption crp$rfOTaftCfl Urw-s eHowsfor tolerance d.,rnq assembly of the base layer 10 Consequently the iBt pnec'etermined breaking ncirt area 12 vould still covar a part UT the icwer eago 122 of the cap 120 even it is arranged with a digit vertical offset onto different packages A00 This could be achieved for any means of reaking incorporated into the first precetermined break1rg port areas 12 by cindy providing multwle means of breaking h'ce the aboe perforation lines, perpendicularto.thleioweredge 122 of the cap 120.

The second predetermined reaKtnc. pbiht area 32 rray he provided directly on the base layer I 0 or dep&1idin on the a ofthe.interfllethate Layer:0., on the intermediate layer 0 20 The secono prece'ePw'ed break ng nont area 32 of the ton ayer 30 may oompnse a peeiofi element 33 iike a flap or srip adapted to be peeled-off trom the base layer 10 as shown in F4 8. The upper and lower sidfl of the. peelLo element 3:3 tray each composes a pertorahon hie to break the bond oetween the ned-off alerruant 33 aid the first.and second pw±s 34, 36 the top layer0.Now,. in order to gain acessto the ir%tOrior Of the package 100, one would first have to interfere with the second piedeterm ned breakir pnnt area 32 In the shown emhodimcrit, one would hav' to grab $-g peel off elemept 33 n the:op ayer 30 from a side surface of the safety label 1 a ci puil I off the base lnjer 10 or The interrnethae ayer 20 b'y exert rg a foce on tho edge of fl peeloff element 33 in a width direction of the packag slOG as shown in Fig. t Fig 9 shows the package 00 aftet the peel-off element 33 is peeled-a4 Tnu firr and second parts 34, 38Otthe top Iaye 30 remain on tne base layer 1.0 Or the intermediate layer 20, respectively. The first top layer part 14 may optionally comprise a means 38.1 for reducing the adhesive force of The.top layer $0.at its çhy for iEistsnce.at.a.Qorfler.

3 This corer nay no be access bie 1o a user The location where the means 38 foi educing the adhesive force of:the top: layer 3Ø js proviSci determines where one may get easy access to the first top layer part 34 for peehngoft tne first top ayer pa 34 Fon the underlying structure. Fowever, instead of having a means 38 for reducing the adhesive force of the top iayer30:a part of the i.:rM.part 34 of thtop tyer eo may comprises an &ement 33 inthcating a preferS acce's point to the f Nt park 34 This &emsrt 39 ma just be a coloured.rgiOri as indipaed ip Fig. or may:oompdse:text Also, both elements, a means 38 o' reducing the adheive force of the top layer 30 ard ci element 39 foi iudicat rig a preferrec access pant may cc provided togetner at the S8t3 location Means 2& or S.mehth 39 mCyalso form part of the first. and/dr second predetermined Q* b.reeklng poini areas 12.32 or may be provided, in geneiaLs.omewhcfo cUing a periphery cf.the.base itrmed.iate or tppiaye.rs 10, 20, .0.

In one embod ment, n ordoi to deay access to The package 00, one may nave to exert a force or the fret part 34 of the op ayer 30 in a thffeie it d ret or in compar sor' to the 1 force necessary to peel-off the second oredetermred breaking paint area 32 In the shown embodiment, a dtagonal force would have tO be appiled.

F4 10. shows a front view of the package IOu with the safety label 1 after the first ps't 34 of the top layer 0 has been peeled-off. Here, also the sélcdnd part 38 has been peeled- 2 C off However the second part 36 may also rarrain or the package 100 The fret part 34 does not need to be peeledo completely but only in so far that the utermediate layer 20 becomes filly accessib1e and The seconci p ecietermined break ng point area 12 would not be odvered anymore by the top layer 3O 2 Irithe next step. of opening the paCkage 100, the. iritormedLqte layor.20 hastobe peeled--off from the base layei 10 bpecificaVy Ire ii the first predeterrmned break ng point area 12 of the base layer 10. This could be. d.eile by gtabbing a corner or boider Of the ntrmediate layer 20 and tarhng to peeoff the intermediate layer 20 f'orn that coTer or bordci Howeer, the interned ate layer 20 nay aodtionally comprise a peel-off element or protrbston 4cr grabbing or ma also have a means for reducing the adhesive torce or may compnse an &ement 9 for nthcating whre to start peehag-off the intermethate layer 20.

Aftw peel-off of the intermediate layer 20 the first predetermined breaking point area lZ 35. becomes fully.aSssib1& for manipule1ior in the lait, tep of the opening process of the acage 100, one wnt4d have to null the rap 120 and the fret predetermned breskirg point area 2 wo ito break The first predetermined breaking point area i 9 Fig I comprc*.s a TU nber of perforations or pelorations hries or disruption lines If a Eorc.' exet4ed onto the first preeterrtined broaking pbint.area 12, the base layer lois torn apart at the first predetermined hreaiing potnt area 12 A first part 14 above the frst prcdetrmined breaking point area 12 roman bonded to the cap 120, a second part 16 below thö first predetermined brakin0 Oiflt ar 1 rØfflaips bonded.iothe container 11*0, Ofouisc, as discussec pieviously in frarnewoik of Fiç 2 4r'd 3 the cao 12D tray atso separate thfferentlyfrnrn the container 110 ftc fret predetorrrinod breakirg point area 12 is proviced or the hne of separation ropernng here the lower edge 122 r tie cap 120 and breeka upon exertion of a force. The force may actin the planed the base layer 10.

in aiother embodiment the inventive package 00 may cornonse at least to safety 1.5 labels I1 for rsance ore safety label I on a front scrf'ace of package, and one on a hack surface of the package 100 in yet enothet embodiment, one o the two saety labels I may be provided 01 a s de s.rtace of the pacage 1 JO and the other one may oc provided en an oppOsing side.su.rfaceof the package 1 0Q Thus, in order to open the package 100, the. saMy label 1 WoUld hàvO to be reiftioved twiceWhicth.futtbei inreases delaybefore an access to th.e interior of the package 100 is possible.

In afurtkr entodiment a sinli safety.abei 1 nay be P Vide:d to e*tend On at least two oiftetnt su'faces of the package 100 ike a Iront sjnace aM a side surface of the pacKage Since tNo surfaces 0r tie package 1O are nv&ved, ti-c open ug otces 23 becomes evn mOte difficult further t1OreaSir. the detaytime. For Instance., f:the second piedeternmid breaking pont area 32 is a flap or strip the flap or stip neds o be mov& across Iwo different.auftaOes ulalong the opening process more complex, In anotner en-bodment as shown in FIg 2 a single safety label 1 nay extend arrns a 3:0 fjont surfacsiO2, a back surface 1O, and a bottom surface 104. of the package 100. F4 12 shows these three Surfaces Of the package in art:unfolded:state omitting the side surfaces of the package lOP forsimplidity. In such an embodiment, the safety l'absl I may tort prise two intermediate ayers 20 one provoed to coveT a least dart toe lower sdg A22 of tha cap 120 on a Pont surfare 102 of he package 110 and one pro'sided to cover at least partly the lower edge 122 of the cap 120 on a back surface 106 o' the package 110. The. second predetermined broakin9 point area 12 hiay then be provided onthe botcm sur'ace 104 of the package 110 or 01 the ont surface i02 o on the back surace 10 However, it is also possible to provide two secord predetetm red break rig point. areas 2 c.n difførent svrfaces of the package 10 covered b.y me.aafay label I preferably on the front 102 and on the ba surface 106 of the package 100 futer S ct1ayng an acce& Here, ir.tbthRhree faces of the package 100 ace ino1ed n order gain access resulting in a more complex access process. The three. su.riatles cou}d. also be rspresefltdd hythe tnilted two side s.urtaces adjacent to the frqnt surface 102. and the front surface 102.

In ail the.embodiments.df the present invention it may also he pos&ble tb use. more than one first or second pedeteimired oreaking pont ecas 12, 32 or more than one mtermediate layr 20 Further, additional ayers may be provdea :5 For instance, ii a singlc safety label I extends on different surfaces one second predetermined breaking poiflt.area 32 may be arranged on a first surface, one u.n a second, different surface A second predetermined breaking point arca 32 nay have to be cpred in a d fferenl dueLtion with respett to the otoi second predetermined breaking ooifl area 32 In ene embodiment ore second otedetermined creaking point area 32 may oe pray ded on a front surface of he pacrage 133 one on a side surface o The package The one second predetermined breaking point area 32 on the side surface may be opened froh the ba.k to the froht, the bthCr secbnd predetermineci.braRirig p:oint area 32 may have to be.ppened from k?-ftto tight.

2 5: AlOe if twO safety lrnbes 1 ere:provtded on different surfaces, like the front and the back surface they may be provided to be operted in opposinq directions The described Mafety label 1 only providris once a delay in opening the paokae 00 The pacago 100 nay contain only a inqIe prednol for instance a single snaking cads like a single electronic smoking article, While this inventiOn has been descilbed in connection With what j redntW considered te be practical exemplary mhodiments it is to La understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed ernbtdirnerits, hut. on the contrary, isintendëd to cover venous.

39 nodtficflons ano equivalent arrangements mrluded witnn the bcdpe of the appended claims. 11.1.

REFERENCE SIGNS

I safety abei baselayer *i3* 12. first predetermined breaking area 14 frrsfpfl of bass layer l.& second part of base. layer 18 Sbeftlerflnt 20. :fltertTidte layer 2. I boøy 22 visual eament top.laer 32 second prede4errmned brekng area 33 eøof &ement 34. first top layer paul 36 second top yer part 38 means for redicing the adMsive fa of the top4áyer g: neans for indicating a preferred AccSs point ¶OQ packEgflg 102 front 104 back 106:5o.ttoffl cofltamer ca 22 OWO Cdge 1 30 hine.eement 30*

Claims (5)

1. CLAIMS1.. A oh dreStant smoking article package (1:00) .tomprising a cc tamer (110) coiifiurS to contath smok(n.g artides therein, a cap ( 20) for closu'g an oprung of he ro itaner (110) and baing a lower edge (122) contachng the cortaner (113) in a dosed state of the DacKage (100) anO separated fiom the container 110 nan open ta of the package lUO and -a safety label (t) prbvktert enihe package (100), wherein the safety label(1) comprises: a ban iaef (10) bonded. t tha pac1ac.e (100) and comprising -a first predeternilned breaking point area (.12) covering atteast a part of the lower edge (122) of the cap 120) an at east partly: removable intermediate layer (20).covering at least a part of the first predetermineo breaking point area (12) of the base layer t10) and an at least partly removable top layer (30) covering the base layer ( 0) with the hlternledtate layer (20$ thereon and havrng a second predeMrmined brSkin polot area (32).
2. 2. The package (100) of claim. 1 wherein the top (30) ia at least partly transparsrfl, 2 preferably fully transpareht.
3. 3, The paokge (IQO) of claim 1 or 2, werein the base: layer (10) compdse-s arst part (-4) adheswelv fixed to the cap (120) a accord part 116) adhesivey fixed to the contame (lID) the tnt coo second oa (14, 16) being detachahly corneoted to each other via the first redetarrnihed breaking point area (12).
4. 4. The..package (1.30) of any of the previous claims,.wherein the.top layer (30.) comprises a first part (34) and a second part.(3$) beog. detachably connected to each other ia the second. preddtermined hreakibg point atea (32).S I he package (100) of any of the prewrns clans, *iere n the first preoeterrnined breaking poInt area (12) comprises at ISat one disruption or perforationtine preferably tultip}a -dtsfflption or perfcraOn lines, 2 -6 The package (100) of claim 4 or clan S wlwrein the first predc4 rmrned brealeng point area (121 of he tasc layer (1 Di is covered bye thr the first part (34) or the 13* second part (38 of tho top laye (301 when the frat part (34) ani the seconc part 36) of the top layer (30}are connected to each other.va:the second predetermined breaking point area (32).
5. 5. 7 Thosmo.ng artiofa package (100) of any at the pevious dlalts. wheréinthd second predetermined breaking point area (i2) of the top layer (30) s oonced to tne base layer (1W.8 1 ne package (100) of any of the p-n ou clara, wherein the second pedetormmed :0 breskin point area (32) at the tcp layer (1.Q).cornpriaes a flap adapted to he.peeiedroff from the base layr (10)..9. The pabkae 1)of anyof the prevous claims, whSeihthe top layé (30) cOmprisfl a means for reducing the adhesive force (aBI of the top laye (301 which becomes accessible ae' disruption o the second predetermined nreakng paint area 321 10. The package: (100) of any of the previcus.daims, Wherein the:termediate layer (20) s fully trnsarent or cumprisCa a1ransparnt body and an at least partially non-transparent visual eiement(22). n. L)11 1 he package 100) of any of the prevous claims, wherern The base layer,10 urther comprises a FabS Sternent (18).12. The package 1O0) of any of the previous claims, wheiein the base layer (1 B) and the.top layer (30) have. the.Sarne. Width erthe.same height. orihe sarre height pd 4dth.¶3.. The package (100). of ?flY of the previous Sims, wherein two or mor safety labels (ii are provided cash safety abe 1j beinq orovded on a thfferont surface of the paókage.14 The pncKage (100) of any of the previous dam, wherein the safeb laS (1) i provided to extond a at teast two different surfaces of the package (100) The package 100 if crairr It, wherein the safety Iabe& (1) extends across a rent SUilece (102), a babk.urfacS (106), and. .bottom.sudace (104) of the package (i.O0).1& The packa9e..100) of daim 15. whereinthe safety label U). cornprises.two nterrnethate layeM (zO) one pwv!ded to cove at teast partly tie owcr edge (122,) of the cap (120; on d front surface (<02) of the peckage (100), and one provioed to cover atiesat. partly the lower edge (1.22) at tht (:120) :o.*a back surface (lot!) of S the package (I0O.17. Thapadkage (100) of claim 15 or 16, wherein the seceh.d pred&&nhiflS breaking pont area (32) s provded on the beuotn surlace ( 04) of me package (100) 0 th The pacage (lOffi of clarn 15 or 6, wherern two wcond predetermined breakwg pont areas. (32) are proiided on different surface of ft,e package (100) ccvered by the tabI ji), preferably on the front aid back surface (102 106) of be package (:100i' 19 The package of àñy at the ptevious claihs, wherein thC base layer IQ. ma intermediate layer 2Q and The top layer 30. comprise Cn SdhSiVe layer on theirback surfaces. !-t>LU