JP2012516138A - Smoking product removal container - Google Patents

Abstract

  The smoking article retrieval container (100) includes a housing for the retrieval container configured to receive a cartridge (150) for smoking articles. The interior of the housing of the take-out container consists of a member for taking out the smoking article when the cartridge is moved between the first and second positions. Furthermore, the present invention provides a cartridge for use with the takeout container, a combination of the takeout container and the cartridge, and a method for operating the takeout container.

Description

  The present invention relates to a dispenser for smoking articles such as cigarettes. More specifically, the present invention relates to a smoking article having a mechanism for moving a smoking article a predetermined distance each time and projecting it from the container. It relates to a takeout container.

  Various containers for smoking articles are known, including a portable housing and means for removing one smoking article from the container at a time. However, such conventional take-out containers have a number of disadvantages such as being unwieldy, unable to reliably take out smoking articles, bulky and / or complicated take-out mechanisms. Further, conventional take-out containers are generally configured so that the user must manually pack cigarettes one by one. The present invention seeks to provide an improved retrieval container for smoking articles that overcomes the drawbacks of conventional containers.

  In order to address the problems associated with conventional take-out containers, take-out containers have been developed that include cartridges that can be repeatedly loaded into the containers. The take-out container of the present invention greatly increases the degree of design freedom, and various casings and smoking article cartridges can be used.

  Accordingly, in one embodiment, the present invention provides a smoking article removal container including a housing for a smoking article configured to receive a cartridge of smoking articles, the interior of the housing of the removal container including a cartridge. It is comprised by the member for taking out a smoking article when it moves between the 1st and 2nd positions.

  The retrieval container further includes a housing that is configured to engage the cartridge, move the smoking article contained in the cartridge a predetermined distance each time, and remove it.

  The housing of the removal container may include a pushable side end wall that engages the cartridge to move the cartridge between the first and second positions.

  The take-out container may further include a connecting member that is operatively connected to the pushable side end wall. The connecting member may be coupled to operate the lifting arm between a position for engaging the smoking article and a position for removing the smoking article.

  The housing may include a plurality of cartridge engaging ribs configured to advance the smoking article in the cartridge a predetermined distance each time.

  A cartridge engaging rib may be formed on the side wall of the housing.

  The retrieval container may further include a cartridge for containing the smoking article, and the cartridge may further include a piston that moves the smoking article a predetermined distance at a time, and The piston that moves and moves a predetermined distance at each time pushes the smoking article in the cartridge by moving a predetermined distance and moves forward when the cartridge moves between the first and second positions. To interact with the cartridge engaging ribs. The piston that moves and extrudes a smoking article a predetermined distance at a time extends through an opening formed in the smoking article cartridge and has a side wing that is configured to engage a cartridge engaging rib. May be.

  A takeout opening that can be repeatedly sealed may be formed in the housing of the takeout container.

  The take-out container is further moved between a first position that covers the take-out opening that can be repeatedly sealed and a second position that exposes the opening when the side wall portion of the take-out container is pushed in. It may include a movable opening cover portion configured.

  The cartridge may have a stopper formed on the inner surface as a plurality of ridges to stop the advancement of the smoking article. The cartridge may further include a plurality of stoppers formed on its inner surface as a plurality of serrated members that stop the advancement of the smoking article.

  In another embodiment, the present invention provides a takeout container including a housing that forms a chamber for slidably receiving a cartridge of smoking articles having an opening for discharging the smoking articles. The housing is positioned so that when the cartridge is housed in the chamber and is slid relative to the housing with the smoking article in a first direction, the cartridge can move in the opposite direction relative to the smoking article. In cooperation with the cartridge, the smoking article is discharged from the opening of the cartridge, and the smoking article can be taken out from the take-out container.

  The take-out container includes a biasing member that moves the cartridge along with the smoking article against the force provided by the biasing member in the first direction relative to the housing, thereby Preferably, the cartridge is configured to move in the opposite direction relative to the smoking article when released.

  The take-out container includes a smoking article receiving portion slidable with the cartridge, and when the cartridge and the smoking article receiving portion move relative to the smoking article in the opposite direction, the receiving portion is removed from the cartridge through the opening. It is preferably configured to receive discharged smoking articles.

  The take-out container has a take-out opening in the housing, and the receiving part moves in the opposite direction to move the smoking article received by the receiving part to a position aligned with the take-out opening. It is preferable to be configured as described above.

  Preferably, the receiver moves with the smoking article received thereto to a position where the received smoking article is aligned with the extraction opening.

  The housing preferably has first and second ends, and the chamber is a cartridge for smoking articles such that the longitudinal axis of each smoking article in the cartridge extends between the first and second ends. The cartridge is slidable in a lateral direction extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the smoking article within the housing, and the smoking article in the cartridge is out of the opening of the cartridge. It is discharged in the lateral direction to the receiving part.

  The take-out opening is preferably formed at the first end of the housing so that the smoking article received by the receiving part is aligned with the take-out opening in its longitudinal direction.

  The take-out container preferably includes a lifting mechanism for pushing the aligned smoking article in the longitudinal direction outwardly from the receiving portion through an opening provided at the first end of the housing.

  The lifting mechanism preferably operates in response to the movement of the cartridge in the opposite direction, the lifting member contacting the lower end of the aligned smoking article, and the lifting member when the cartridge moves in the opposite direction It is preferable to include a lever that cooperates with the member to lift.

  The take-out container preferably includes a slot in the receiving portion, and the lifting member is preferably slidably received in the slot so as to reciprocate with respect to the take-out opening.

  The lifting member preferably includes a pair of parallel pins provided in the longitudinal direction so as to be spaced apart from each other, and the lever preferably includes an arm having one end slidably received between the pair of pins. .

  The lever is preferably pivotally attached to the housing at the other end of the arm and includes an actuating member for rotating the lever about a pivot axis to lift the lifting member.

  The take-out container includes a support column in the housing, and includes a hook portion provided at the other end of the arm. The hook portion extends around the support column to pivotally attach the lever to the housing, and has a free end. It is preferable that the actuating member is formed at the same time.

  The take-out container preferably includes a track in the housing, and the actuating member extends across the track.

  Preferably, a follower is slidably housed in the track so that the follower moves along the track relative to the housing while the cartridge is moving relative to the housing. Preferably, it is configured.

  The track is preferably a complete circuit so that the follower travels over the entire length of the track and then returns to its original position.

  The follower node rotates the lever to lift the lifting member by further movement of the follower along the track, and pushes the aligned smoking article longitudinally through the opening. It is preferred to engage the actuating member towards the end point.

  After rotation of the lever, the follower preferably returns to its starting position beyond the actuating member so that the lever rotates at least in the opposite direction by its own weight and lowers the lifting member.

  The follower is the first stage in which it moves the cartridge in the first direction and engages the actuating member as it moves along the track, further rotating the lever that is rotated to some extent in the opposite direction. The lifting member is preferably lowered completely.

  The take-out container preferably includes a cover for covering the open end of the housing into which the cartridge can be inserted, this cover being operable by the user that can be pushed to move the cartridge relative to the housing It is preferable to configure a simple button.

  The take-out container preferably includes an outer casing that surrounds the casing, and has an opening in the outer casing that corresponds to the take-out opening provided in the casing through which the smoking article passes.

  The take-out container preferably includes a cartridge for containing a smoking article that can be removably disposed within the housing.

  The cartridge preferably includes a piston configured to move therewith in the first direction.

  The take-out container preferably includes a ratchet mechanism capable of returning the cartridge to the piston and the smoking article accommodated in the cartridge.

  The ratchet mechanism includes a flexible claw portion provided on a piston protruding through an opening of the cartridge, and a cooperating member formed by being fixed to the housing in series at intervals, and the piston is the cartridge. And when moved in the first direction, the flexible pawl is deflected and passes over one cooperating member fixed to the housing, moving the piston when the cartridge moves in the opposite direction. In order to avoid this, it is preferable that the flexible claw portion meshes with the fixed cooperating member.

  The fixed cooperating member may be spaced by at least the diameter of the smoking article contained in the cartridge so that the cartridge moves relative to the piston by a distance sufficient to eject the smoking article from the cartridge. preferable.

  The take-out container preferably includes a cooperating member for holding the piston in a predetermined position with respect to the cartridge between the piston and the cartridge when the cartridge moves in the first direction.

  The cooperating member includes a series of ribs provided on the cartridge and a flexible tip provided on the piston, and when the cartridge moves in the opposite direction with respect to the piston, the flexible tip is The flexible tip preferably engages the rib to prevent deflection and passage past the rib and move the piston in a first direction relative to the cartridge.

  The present invention also provides a cartridge for a retrieval container including a housing, as described above, wherein the cartridge has a side wall and a housing having an open end wall for discharging smoking articles from the cartridge, and in the cartridge. Including a slidably received piston, which includes a flexible pawl extending through an opening in the side wall for engaging a corresponding cooperating member in the housing. .

  Preferably, a flexible tab extends across the open end wall from one side wall to prevent smoking articles from falling from the open end wall prior to insertion into the removal container.

  Preferably, the cartridge includes a cooperating member between the piston and the cartridge so as to hold the piston in a predetermined position relative to the cartridge as the cartridge moves in the first direction.

  The cooperating member includes a series of ribs provided on the cartridge and a flexible tip provided on the piston, and when the cartridge moves in the opposite direction with respect to the piston, the flexible tip is The flexible tip preferably engages the rib to prevent deflection and passage past the rib and move the piston in a first direction relative to the cartridge.

  The present invention also provides a method for operating a take-out container, including a housing forming a chamber, and a smoking article cartridge slidably received in the chamber and having an opening for discharging the smoking article. The method includes sliding the cartridge with the smoking article in a first direction relative to the housing and causing the housing to cooperate with the cartridge to return the cartridge to the opposite direction with respect to the smoking article; Discharging the smoking article from the opening of the cartridge so that the smoking article can be removed from the container.

  The removal container preferably includes a biasing member, and the method includes moving the cartridge with the smoking article in the first direction relative to the housing against the force provided by the biasing member, and releasing. And preferably returning the cartridge to the opposite direction with respect to the smoking article.

  The take-out container preferably includes a receiving portion slidable with the cartridge, and the method is discharged from the cartridge through the opening when the cartridge and the receiving portion move in the opposite direction with respect to the smoking article. It is preferable to include a step of receiving a smoking article in the receiving unit.

  Preferably, the take-out container includes a take-out opening in the housing, and the method is such that when the smoking article receiving part moves in the opposite direction, the smoking article received by the receiving part is positioned with the take-out opening. It is preferable to include a step of moving the receiving portion to a position to be aligned.

  Preferably, the method includes the step of moving the receiver with the smoking article received therein to a position where the received smoking article is aligned with the take-off opening.

  Preferably, the method further includes pushing the longitudinally aligned smoking article out of the receiving portion through the opening in the housing.

  Depending on the mode of implementation, the extraction opening and the smoking article to be extracted may be configured such that the shape of the opening matches the shape in the axial direction. For example, the takeout opening may be configured in an oval, square, triangle or other shape to properly take out a smoking article of matching shape.

  In order that the present invention may be more clearly understood, embodiments of the invention are described in detail below by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is a front perspective view of the taking-out container of the present invention. 2 is an exploded front perspective view of the takeout container of FIG. 1 including a cartridge of the present invention for use with the takeout container. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the removal container and cartridge of FIGS. 1 and 2 showing one of the steps of the removal operation, showing the features of the lifting arm inside the container. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the removal container and cartridge of FIGS. 1 and 2 showing one of the steps of the removal operation, showing the features of the lifting arm inside the container. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the removal container and cartridge of FIGS. 1 and 2 showing one of the steps of the removal operation, showing the features of the lifting arm inside the container. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the removal container and cartridge of FIGS. 1 and 2 showing one of the steps of the removal operation, showing the features of the lifting arm inside the container. FIG. 3B is a perspective view of a take-out container and cartridge similar to FIG. 3A showing one of the steps of the take-out operation, wherein the features of the cartridge and housing inside the container are visible. FIG. 3C is a perspective view of an extraction container and cartridge similar to FIG. 3B showing one of the steps of the extraction operation, in which the cartridge and housing features inside the container are visible. FIG. 3C is a perspective view of a take-out container and cartridge similar to FIG. 3C showing one of the steps of the take-out operation, wherein the features of the cartridge and housing inside the container are visible. FIG. 3D is a perspective view of an extraction container and cartridge similar to FIG. 3D showing one of the steps of the extraction operation, where the features of the cartridge and housing inside the container are visible. It is the perspective view which looked at the outer casing of the taking-out container of FIGS. 1-4 from the one side, and shows the one side of an outer casing with a broken line. It is the perspective view which looked at the outer casing of the taking-out container of FIGS. 1-4 from the one side, and shows the other side of an outer casing with a broken line. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the cartridge of the present invention shown in FIG. 2 used in the take-out container of FIGS. 1 to 4 and shows a state in which cigarettes for one cartridge are packed. FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the cartridge of FIG. 6. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the blank of the cartridge of FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the blank of the cartridge of FIG. 8 with one side bent. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the blank of the cartridge of FIGS. 8 and 9 folded on both sides. 11 is a perspective view of the blank of the cartridge of FIGS. 8 to 10 with both sides folded and the tabs forming the teeth of the upper and lower ratchet mechanisms folded inward. FIG. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the blank of the cartridge of FIG. 11 with the lower side folded upward to form the bottom surface of the cartridge. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the blank of the cartridge of FIG. 12 with the upper side folded downward to form the top surface of the cartridge. FIG. 14 is a perspective view from the opposite side of the blank of the cartridge of FIG. 13 with the tab folded; FIG. 15 is a side view of the cartridge of FIG. 14, with the ratchet teeth inside the top and bottom surfaces shown in broken lines. It is a perspective view of the 1st part of the piston of a cartridge. It is a perspective view of the 2nd part of the piston of a cartridge. It is a perspective view of the door attached to the edge part of the taking-out container of FIGS. It is a perspective view of the door attached to the edge part of the taking-out container of FIGS. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a lifting arm of the take-out container of FIGS. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a support member of the lifting arm of the take-out container of FIGS. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a support member of the lifting arm of the take-out container of FIGS. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a member for receiving the smoking article of the removal container of FIGS. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a lifting leg of the takeout container of FIGS. 1 to 4. It is a perspective view of the connection member of the taking-out container of FIGS. It is a perspective view of the leaf | plate spring of the taking-out container of FIGS. 1-4. FIG. 18 is a side view showing details of the inside of the take-out container of FIGS. 1 to 4, but another cartridge of the present invention is provided instead of the cartridge of FIGS. 6 to 17 of the present invention described first. FIG. 26 is a side view showing details of the inside of another cartridge of the present invention in FIG. 25, but the piston is omitted. 27 is a side view of the piston of another cartridge shown in FIGS. 25 and 26. FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of a takeout container of the present invention combined with another cartridge of the present invention showing one of the steps of the takeout operation, showing the internal features of the container visible. It is a schematic plan view corresponding to FIG. 28A1. FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of a takeout container of the present invention combined with another cartridge of the present invention showing one of the steps of the takeout operation, showing the internal features of the container visible. FIG. 29 is a schematic plan view corresponding to FIG. 28B1. FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of a takeout container of the present invention combined with another cartridge of the present invention showing one of the steps of the takeout operation, showing the internal features of the container visible. It is a schematic plan view corresponding to FIG. 28C1. FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of a takeout container of the present invention combined with another cartridge of the present invention showing one of the steps of the takeout operation, showing the internal features of the container visible. FIG. 29 is a schematic plan view corresponding to FIG. 28D1. It is a schematic plan view which shows the series of movement of the piston in another cartridge of this invention in steps. It is a schematic plan view which shows the series of movement of the piston in another cartridge of this invention in steps. It is a schematic plan view which shows the series of movement of the piston in another cartridge of this invention in steps.

  Separately from the above drawings, appendices 1 and 2 (annexes 1 and 2) are attached to the present specification, which are side / top views showing additional configurations of the above-described parts, each time smoking articles The change of the position of the component for moving and taking out a predetermined distance is shown.

  Embodiments are described and shown herein for purposes of illustration, and the smoking article removed from the removal container of the present invention has been described with reference to “cigarettes”, but it should be understood that this “cigarette” The term "is to be interpreted as meaning any smoking article and is not limited to cigarettes.

  1 to 24 show a cigarette take-out container 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention, the take-out container 100 being pivotally attached to an outer casing 110 and an open end 110a of the outer casing 110. FIG. And an end door 112 for opening and closing the open end 110a of the outer casing 110. When the end door 112 is slidably attached to the outer casing 110 so that the end door 112 is in a closed position and covers the open end 110a of the outer casing 110, the end door 112 is It can slide into the outer casing 110 and thereby function as a button that can be operated by the user during operation of the take-out container, as will be described in more detail below. The end door 112 includes a hinge-shaped protrusion 112a (see FIG. 18B) received in the inner groove 110b (see FIG. 2) of the outer casing 110, so that the end door 112 slides as described above. Or pivotable.

  The take-out container 100 includes within the outer casing 110 a housing 120 (see FIG. 2) that forms a chamber configured to house a cigarette “S” cartridge 150. The housing 120 and the cartridge 150 are configured such that once the cartridge 150 is completely inserted into the chamber of the housing 120, the cartridge 150 slides in the housing 120 and can reciprocate.

  The housing 120 includes two side walls 124, a top wall 126, a bottom wall 128, and an end wall 130, which together constitute a chamber. The chamber is open at the end 132 opposite the end wall 130 for inserting the cartridge 150 into the chamber. The upper wall 126 includes a take-out opening 126a (see FIG. 2) through which the cigarette is taken from the take-out container 100. The outer casing 110 also includes a takeout opening 110 c that is aligned with the takeout opening 126 a of the housing 120. Depending on the embodiment implemented, the take-out opening 110c of the outer casing 110 may be closed by an openable / closable cover element that maintains the freshness of the cigarette in the take-out container. In one embodiment, such a cover may be moved to an open position when a user actuates the end door 112 to remove the cigarette S and closed after removing the cigarette. Good.

  The casing 120 is held in the outer casing 110 by a fixed key 114, and this fixed key extends from the outside of the outer casing 110 through its end wall and is further formed on the end wall 130 of the casing 120. The cooperating means 120a corresponding to the fixed key is engaged. Such engagement includes press fit, snap fit or any other suitable engagement means or engagement member within the scope of the present invention.

  A plurality of vertical ribs 134 (see FIGS. 2 and 25) projecting from the inner surface of each side wall 124 of the housing are provided at regular intervals along the length of each side wall 124 of the housing. ing. The interval between the ribs 134 substantially corresponds to the diameter of the cigarette in the cartridge 150 taken out from the take-out container 100.

  A cartridge 150 of one embodiment of the present invention for use in the dispensing container 100 is shown in FIGS. 6-17, which is formed from a cardboard blank 152 (see FIG. 8), as shown in FIGS. 9-14. Can be folded. Cartridge 150 (assembled as shown in FIG. 14) includes two side walls 154, a top wall 156, a bottom wall 158 and an end wall 160, which together contain the cigarette S within the cartridge 150. Form a space for. The cartridge 150 is open at an end 162 that faces the end wall 160 to move the cigarette S out of the cartridge 150 during the removal operation. One side wall 154 includes a side tab 164 that is folded across the open end 162 and attached to the other opposing side wall 154. Each side wall 154 includes a large opening 154a formed therein. Each of the top and bottom walls 156, 158 includes a series of ratchet teeth 156a, 158a (see FIGS. 8-12) extending therefrom, and when assembling the blank 152, the ratchet teeth 156a, 158a 156 and the bottom wall 158 are bent at right angles (see FIGS. 11 and 12). When the portion of the blank 152 that includes the top wall 156 and the portion of the blank 152 that includes the bottom wall 158 are then folded into the shape of the cartridge 150, the ratchet teeth 156a of the top wall 156 The ratchet teeth 158a of the bottom wall 158 extend upward toward the upper wall of the cartridge 150. The ratchet teeth 158a of the bottom wall 158 extend upward toward the upper wall of the cartridge 150. In addition, each of them extends in parallel with the adjacent side wall 154, and is further disposed in contact with the adjacent side wall 154.

  A piston 170 (see, for example, FIG. 7) is provided inside the cartridge 150, and this piston 170 is provided to push out the cigarettes S arranged in a row during the take-out operation from the cartridge 150, as will be described later. The piston 170 includes a long member 172 (see FIGS. 7 and 16) having a generally square shape and a “U” -shaped cross section, and a panel member attached to a substantially central portion of the front surface 172a of the long member 172. 174. The panel member 174 includes a side wing 174a that slopes outward and rearward as shown in FIGS. Since the side wing portion 174a has flexibility, when the side wing portion 174a is bent inward, the side wing portion 174a naturally easily returns to the first protruding position.

  The piston 170 is housed inside the cartridge 150 so that its front surface 172a is located closest to the opening end 132 of the housing and its side wings are inclined away from the opening end 132 of the housing. Is done. The piston 170 is configured such that the side wing 174 a of the panel member 174 extends through the opening 154 a of the side wall 154 when it is housed inside the cartridge 150.

  The housing 120 further includes a leaf spring 136 and a smoking article receiving portion 138 (see, for example, FIG. 2). The leaf spring 136 is disposed in contact with the end wall 130 at the end of the chamber 120 in the housing 120 where the chamber is not open, and the receiving portion 138 is also provided in the chamber 120 in the housing 120 where the chamber is not open. Is disposed at the end of the leaf spring 136 and in contact with the leaf spring 136. The receiving portion 138 is made of an elongated cubic member having a substantially square cross section, and the receiving portion 138 has an opening groove 138a for receiving a cigarette formed along the length thereof, and the opening groove 138a. Is aligned with the take-out opening 126 a of the upper wall 126 of the housing 120. The receiving portion 138 further includes two small guide slots 138b, one formed on opposite side walls of the receiving portion 138. The guide slot 138 b communicates with the groove 138 a from the bottom of the receiving portion 138 and extends upward along a part of the height of the receiving portion 138. A lifting leg 140 (see FIGS. 2 and 22) is provided that includes a platform 140a disposed within the groove 138a, and a pair of vertical arms 140b extend upwardly from the platform, each vertical arm 140b having a respective guide slot 138b. Arranged in one of the Each vertical arm 140b includes a pair of guide pins 140c that extend vertically outwardly from the vertical arms 140b via adjacent guide slots 138b. Each side wall 124 of the housing 120 also includes a guide slot 124a that is aligned with a guide slot 138b formed on each side of the receiving portion 138, whereby the guide pin 140c is It extends through the guide slot 124a formed in the side wall of the housing, and similarly extends through the guide slot 138b of the receiving portion. The guide slot 124a of the side wall 124 of the housing is formed with a generally “L” -shaped profile at the bottom of the side wall (see FIG. 2).

  3A-3D, 4A-4D, and 19-20B, the housing 120 further includes a lifting arm 180 that includes an inner arm 182 held by a support member 184. The support member 184 has an opening 184 a at one end thereof, and one end thereof is positioned on a support protrusion 186 that protrudes from one side wall 124 of the housing 120. The end of the inner arm 182 located on the opposite side of the opening 184a is disposed between the upper and lower guide pins 140c of the lifting leg 140, whereby the lifting arm 180 is centered on the support protrusion 186. By rotating, the lifting leg 140 can be moved up and down in the groove 138a of the receiving portion 138 and the guide slots 138b and 124a of the receiving portion 138 and the side wall 124 of the housing.

  The side wall 124 of the housing to which the lifting arm 180 is attached also includes a pair of protrusions 188 located transversely between the guide slot 124a and the support protrusions 186 (see, eg, FIGS. 2, 3B, 4B). . The protrusions 188 are provided at intervals in the vertical direction, and are configured to limit the movement of the lifting arm 180. Accordingly, the protrusion 188 serves to determine the limit of the vertical movement of the lifting arm 180 since the support member 184 abuts them.

  The side wall 124 on the same side of the housing 120 that supports the lifting arm 180 also includes a guide track 190 formed thereon, from the wall member that stands up and curves and protrudes from the wall surface of the side wall 124. Become. The guide track 190 is located on the support protrusion 186 and is composed of a long teardrop-shaped loop formed around the island-shaped member 190a (see FIGS. 2 and 25). The converging portion at the tip of the annular portion is located directly above the support protrusion 186. The inner arm 182 of the lifting arm 180 extends around the support protrusion 186 and extends radially outwardly of the support protrusion 186 where it terminates and terminates at a contact end 182a (FIG. 2, FIG. 2) located at the converging portion of the guide track 190. 3C / 4C, 19). As a result, the contact end 182a of the inner arm 182 moves, and the lifting arm 180 pivots around the support protrusion 186 within the range defined by the protrusion 188, whereby the lifting leg 140 is moved. Go up and down.

  2 and 23, a connecting member 192 connects between the end door 112 and the housing 120, and the connecting member 192 includes a bar that extends from the end door. 112, a first connecting pin 192a rotatably attached to the opening 112b (see FIG. 18B), and extending from the opposite side of the bar to the position where the first connecting pin is provided. And a second connecting pin 192b maintained therein. As a result, when the end door 112 reciprocates with respect to the housing 120 and the connecting member 192 pivots about the first connecting pin 192a, the second connecting pin 192b Move around the guide track 190. Further, when the end door 112 first moves forward, the connecting member 192 is positioned on the support member 184, the second connecting pin 192b is guided along the upper portion of the guide track 190, and the end portion When the door 112 moves in the opposite direction, the second connecting pin 192b continues to move further, and the connecting member 192 is configured to return along the lower portion of the guide track 190, with respect to the support member 184 of the lifting arm 180. Is provided.

  The operation of the cigarette take-out container 100 of the present invention in combination with the cartridge 150 of the present invention will now be described with particular reference to FIGS. 3A-3D and 4A-4D. Initially, the user pivots and opens the end door 112 to expose the open end 110a of the outer casing 110. The cartridge 150 packed with the cigarette S is inserted into the chamber of the housing 120 until the open end 162 of the cartridge 150 contacts the receiving portion 138. In this position, the cartridge 150 is completely inserted into the housing 120, and the end of the cartridge 150 close to the end wall 160 extends slightly outward from the open end 132 of the housing 120. . Thereafter, the end door 112 is closed, and the outer casing 110 is closed. At this time, the inner surface of the end door 112 is in close contact with the end wall 160 of the cartridge 150, and the second connecting pin 192 b is connected to the guide track. The state is located at 190. The take-out container 100 is now in use.

  In order to take out the cigarette S from the take-out container 100, the user pushes the end door 112 inwardly into the outer casing 110 like an operation button. The end door 112 engages and starts the end wall 160 of the cartridge 150, thereby further sliding the cartridge 150 forward into the chamber 122 of the housing 120. This operation is illustrated in FIGS. 3A-3B and 4A-4B. At this time, the uppermost and lowermost corners of the long member 172 of the piston 170 function as claws with the ratchet teeth 156a and 158a of the cartridge 150 and mesh with the teeth (see Appendix 1). Thereby, the piston 170 is forcibly moved forward together with the smoking article in front of the piston 170 together with the cartridge 150 in the housing 120 and with respect to the housing 120. When the piston 170 moves forward in the housing 120, the side wings 174a of the piston 170 bend inward, get over and pass over the next vertical rib 134 provided inside the side wall 124 of the housing 120, and the side surface. The starting position of the wing part 174a moves forward. When the side wing portion passes over each vertical rib 134 and passes through, the side wing portion bends rearward and outward. At the same time, the cartridge 150 pushes the receiving portion 138 moving forward together with the cartridge 150, and pushes the leaf spring 136 toward the end wall 130 of the housing 120. The lifting leg 140 moves forward together with the receiving portion 138, whereby the guide pin 140 c is positioned at the foremost portion of the bottom of the “L” shaped portion of the guide slot 124 a on the side wall of the housing 120. During this movement, the second connecting pin 192b moves forward in the upper portion of the guide track 190 and pushes into and passes through the contact end 182a of the lifting arm 180, thereby causing the lifting arm 180 to move into the support projection. The support arm 184 is brought into contact with the lower projection 188 at the position where the support arm 184 is rotated downward about the position at the lowermost end. The positioning of the end of the inner arm 182 between the guide pins 140c of the lifting leg 140 allows the lifting leg to be positioned downward, but at this stage, the side wall 124 of the housing 120 is not The lifting leg 140 is held at this height by being positioned in the foremost portion of the “L” -shaped portion of the provided guide slot 124a.

  When the user releases the end door 112, the urging force generated by the pushed-in leaf spring 136 pushes the receiving portion 138 and the cartridge 150 in contact with the receiving portion 138 backward in the opposite direction, and returns to the start position. However, the side wing portion 174a of the piston 170 functions as a claw to the vertical rib 134 provided on the inner side of the side wall 124 of the housing 120 that has been overcome by the forward movement, and thus meshes with the vertical rib. The piston 170 is prevented from moving backward together with the cartridge 150. As a result, the cartridge 150 is moved rearward by the force of the leaf spring 136, but the piston 170 and the cigarette S arranged in a row in front of the piston 170 are moved forward with respect to the housing 120. It is stationary. As a result, the leading cigarette S in the cartridge 150 is pushed out from the open end 162 of the cartridge. When the cartridge 150 moves rearward with respect to the housing 120 and the piston 170, the uppermost and lowermost corners of the elongated member 172 of the piston 170 get over the adjacent ratchet teeth 156a, 158a of the cartridge 150, and the cartridge It is located in contact with the flat vertical surface 159 (see FIG. 7) of the next 150 ratchet teeth 156a, 158a.

  When the receiving portion 138 moves backward by the force of the leaf spring 136, the receiving portion 138 moves toward the row of stationary cigarettes S, and the leading cigarette S just pushed out of the cartridge 150 is moved into the groove 138a. Into. At this time, the lifting leg 140 also moves rearward together with the receiving portion 138, so that the leading cigarette S is positioned on the platform portion 140a, and at the same time, the second connecting pin 192b is connected to the island-shaped member. It begins to move along a lower return path in the guide track 190 below 190a. The groove 138a of the receiving portion 138 moves so as to be aligned with the extraction openings 126a and 110c of the casing 120 and the outer casing 110, respectively. The removal operation of this part is shown in FIGS. 3B to 3C and 4B to 4C.

  Finally, when the end door 112 and the cartridge 150 reach the end of the backward movement and return to the start position again, the second connecting pin 192b reaches the contact end 182a of the lifting arm 180 and pushes it. Until the lower portion of the guide track 190 is moved backwards, thereby causing the lifting arm 180 to rotate upwardly about the support protrusion 186 to its uppermost position, where the support arm 184 is Abuts against the protrusions 188. As a result, when the guide pin 140c moves upward in the guide slots 138b and 124a of the receiving portion 138 and the side wall 124 of the housing 120, the inner arm 182 located between the guide pins 140c of the lifting leg 140 is located. The end of the lift lifts the lifting leg 140 upward to its raised position. As a result, the leading cigarette is lifted upward on the platform 140a and discharged outside from the extraction openings 126a and 110a of the housing 120 and the outer casing 110, respectively. The extraction operation of this part is shown in FIGS. 3C to 3D and 4C to 4D.

  At the very end of the operation of the take-out operation, the second connecting pin 192b passes through the contact end 182a of the lift arm 180, thereby pushing the lift arm 180 again and rotating it downward during the next pick-up operation. Preparations are made to repeat the above steps. However, after the second connecting pin 192b passes through the contact end 182a of the lifting arm 180, the lifting leg 140 and the lifting arm 180 may fall completely or partially due to their own weight, This does not affect the next retrieval operation.

  The above-described take-out process is repeated for each cigarette S1 taken out of the take-out container 100 from the cartridge 150, and each time the piston 170 comes into contact with the side wings 174a and the ratchet teeth 156a and 158a that contact the vertical ribs 134. By a ratchet mechanism including the long member 172, one cigarette S1 is pushed forward by a predetermined distance from the cartridge 150 and the housing 120 each time. When the cartridge 150 is empty, moving the cartridge 150 forward pushes the piston 170 forward toward the open end 162 of the cartridge 150, thereby further advancing the piston 170, and the side wings Since 174a engages with the edge of opening 154a and bends inwardly, these side wings 174a lie flat against the side wall 154 of the cartridge. At this position, the side wing portion 174 a is in a state of being disengaged from the meshing engagement with the vertical rib 134 provided on the inner surface of the side wall 124 of the housing 120. The user then opens the end door 112 and easily removes the used cartridge 150 and replaces it with a new cartridge 150. Thereafter, the retrieval container 100 is reloaded and ready for use as described above.

  The present invention described above includes a takeout container 100, a cartridge 150 for use with the takeout container 100, and a takeout container 100 in combination with the cartridge 150. A cartridge 250 according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described below. Since the cartridge 250 can be appropriately used for the same extraction container 100 as described above, the description of the extraction container 100 is omitted.

  A cartridge 250 of another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 25-28D, which includes a housing that includes two side walls 254, a top wall 256, a bottom wall 258, and an end wall 260, both of which are cartridges. A space for accommodating the cigarette S is formed inside 250. The cartridge 250 is opened at an end 262 (see FIG. 26) facing the end wall 260 in order to move the cigarette S out of the cartridge 250 during the above-described take-out operation. Each side wall 254 of the cartridge includes a large opening 254a formed therein. The upper wall 256 and the bottom wall 258 of the cartridge are provided with a series of horizontally disposed ribs 256a, 258a extending inwardly from the widths of the walls 256, 258, respectively. Each of the series of horizontal ribs 256a, 258a is equally spaced along the length of each of the top wall 256 and the bottom wall 258, and the distance between the vertical ribs 134 provided on the side wall 124 of the housing. This corresponds approximately to the spacing, which corresponds approximately to the diameter of the cigarette in the cartridge 250 that is removed from the removal container 100.

  A piston 270 (see FIGS. 25 and 27) is provided inside the cartridge 250 in order to push out the cigarettes S arranged in a line from the cartridge 250 during the take-out operation as described above. 270 comprises an elongated member 272 of a generally rigid, rectangular flat panel. The elongate member 272 has a pair of side wings 274, which respectively extend from substantially the central part of the side edge of the long side portion of the elongate member (the cartridge is inserted into the takeout container). Sometimes bent outwards and backwards. Piston 270 also includes a pair of end tabs 276, one end tab extending from the top edge of elongate member 272, and another end tab being the lower edge of elongate member 272. Extending from the section and these are also bent outward and rearward (when the cartridge is inserted into the take-out container).

  The piston 270 is angled such that its side wings 274 and end tabs 276 move away from the open end 262, and the end tabs 276 are between the ribs 256a, 258a and the top and bottom walls 256 of the cartridge 250. 258 is accommodated in the cartridge in such a direction as to be in contact with 258. The piston 270 is configured such that the side wing 274 extends through the opening 254 a in the side wall 254 when it is housed inside the cartridge 250. In addition, both the side wings 274 and the end tabs 276 are flexible and therefore exert a biasing force that returns outward when deflected inward.

  The operation of the take-out container 100 used with the cartridge 250 of another embodiment of the present invention is very similar to the above-described operation of the take-out container 100 used with the cartridge 150 described at the beginning, so the entire operation will not be repeated here. . Only the functions of the different features are described below.

  In order to take out the cigarette S from the take-out container 100, the end door 112 is pushed toward the inside of the outer casing 110. Since the end door 112 pushes the end wall 260 of the cartridge 250, the cartridge 250 slides forward into the chamber of the housing 120. This movement is schematically illustrated in FIGS. 28A1 to 28C1 and 28A2 to 28C2. At this time, the end tab 276 of the piston 270 functions as a claw and meshes with the horizontal ribs 256a and 258a. Accordingly, the piston 270 is forcibly moved forward together with the cartridge 250 with respect to the housing 120 together with the smoking article in front of the piston 270. When the piston 270 moves forward in the housing 120, the piston 270 moves over the next vertical rib 134 provided on the inner side of the both side walls 124 of the housing 120 and moves forward, so that the side wing portion of the piston 270. 274 bends inward (see arrow P1 in FIGS. 28B2 and 29B). After the side wing 274 has passed through the next vertical rib 134, it jumps outward due to its flexibility (see arrow P2 in FIGS. 28C2 and 29C), after which the side wing 274 has just passed. It is located in contact with the front edge of 134. At the same time, the cartridge 250 pushes the receiving portion 138 so that the receiving portion 138 moves forward with the cartridge 250 and pushes the leaf spring 136 against the end wall 130 of the housing 120 as described above.

  When the user releases the end door 112, the biasing force generated by the pressed leaf spring 136 pushes the receiving portion 138 and the cartridge 250 in contact with the receiving portion 138 back to the start position. However, at this time, the side wings 274 of the piston 270 function as claws and mesh with the vertical ribs 134 provided on the inner sides of the side walls 124 of the casing 120 that have been overcome by the forward movement. Can be prevented from returning together with the cartridge 250. As a result, the cartridge 250 moves rearward by the force of the leaf spring 136, but the piston 270 and the cigarette S arranged in a line in front of the piston 270 are stationary at a position advanced with respect to the housing 120. The leading cigarette S in the cartridge 250 is pushed out from the open end 262 of the cartridge. As the cartridge 250 moves rearward relative to the housing 120 and the piston 270, the end tab 276 of the piston 270 rides over and is in contact with the next adjacent horizontal rib 256a, 258a. This position is shown in FIG. 28D, the cartridge 250 has returned to the starting position, and the leading cigarette S has been pushed out of the cartridge 250 (and shown partially lifted in FIG. 28D) and Can be removed from the removal container 100 as described above. The remaining steps of the removal operation are as already described above.

  While one embodiment of the inventive retrieval container and two embodiments of the cartridge of the present invention for use in such a retrieval container have been described above, it will be appreciated that the appended claims Various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention as defined by the scope, and the present invention further includes a take-out container in combination with a cartridge. Any combination of features is included in the scope of the present invention as long as the above features do not contradict each other.

  The first described cartridge 150 is intended to be formed from cardboard, but may be formed from other suitable materials, such as plastic, or (eg, piston 170 is formed from plastic and the cartridge 150 blanks 172 may be formed from a combination of materials made from different materials (such as formed from cardboard or vice versa). Further, although the piston 170 of the first cartridge 150 is described as being formed from two components, it may be similarly formed integrally as a single unit.

  Similarly, another embodiment of the cartridge 250 may be formed from any suitable material, such as plastic or cardboard, or may be formed from a combination of those made from different materials. Further, although the piston 270 of the second cartridge 250 has been described as being formed as one integral member, it may be similarly formed from a combination of two or more separate components.

  The cartridge 150/250 reloads the new container 150/250 into the removal container 100 when all the cigarettes in the cartridge 150/250 have been removed and the cartridge 150/250 has been removed from the housing 120 and discarded. It can be used as a replaceable and disposable part.

  Initially described cartridge 150 is shown as including side tabs 164 extending across open end 162 of cartridge 150. This is for holding the cigarette in the cartridge 150 until the cartridge 150 is manufactured, packed, distributed, and the consumer tries to load the cartridge 150 into the take-out container 100. The user tears the tab 164 by hand or the like before the cartridge 150 is taken out and loaded into the container 100. However, the tab can, for example, cause the leading cigarette S to break the tab 164 and take out the cigarette when the piston 170 is initially pushed forward a predetermined distance from the cartridge 150 each time. As described above, the tab may be broken at the time of the first take-out operation by a method such as providing a line that is easily broken on the tab 164. The secondly described cartridge 250 may also be provided with tabs that are easily held and / or torn within the scope of the present invention.

  In both the first-described cartridge 150 and another cartridge 250, the piston 170/270 provided on the cartridge 150/250 is initially located at the rear of the cartridge 150/250 adjacent to the rear wall 160/260. In position, the side wings 174a / 274 of the piston 170/270 are held between the side walls 154/254 in the cartridge 150/250 so that they do not extend from the large openings 154a / 254a in the side walls 154/254. May be. Thereafter, during the first take-out operation of the take-out container 100 as described above, the piston 170/270 has its side wings 174a / 274 reached the large openings 154a / 254a in the side walls 154/254, and the openings Until the cartridge bounces outward and extends toward the open end 162/262 of the cartridge 150/250. However, alternatively, the cartridge 150/250 may be provided such that the side wings 174a / 274 of the pistons 170/270 protrude from the beginning through the large openings 154a / 254a in the side walls 154/254. .

  The fixing key 114 for fixing the housing 120 to the inside of the outer casing 110 is detachable from cooperating means provided on the end wall 130 of the housing 120 so that the housing 120 can be detached from the outer casing 110. This mechanism allows the user to replace the internal parts of the housing 120 with the same outer casing of a different type or design for the retrieval container 100 while remaining the same.

  The end door 112 is described as being slidably provided within the outer casing 110 and pivotally attached to the outer casing 110 so that a new cartridge 150/250 can be reloaded into the housing 120. Has been. However, it is also within the scope of the present invention that the end door 112 is removable from the outer casing 110. It will also be appreciated that the end door may be provided as a replaceable part attached to the cartridge 150/250 and engageable with the lifting arm mechanism when the cartridge 150/250 is replaced. Further, in the above-described embodiment, in order to lift the cigarette S or to remove the cigarette, the take-out container 100 is pushed out of the cartridge 150/250 by moving the cigarette by a predetermined distance each time, Although it is described as including a mechanism capable of continuously performing the above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described take-out container having the lifting mechanism. Without being limited, in a combined operation, without lifting the cigarette from the take-out container 100, the cigarette is simply moved a predetermined distance at a time to extrude the cigarette from the cartridge 150/250. It may be one that has been taken out.

  In addition to the above description and the accompanying figures, two sets of drawings showing sequentially the operational process steps of the extraction container 100 using the cartridges 150/250 of the two embodiments, respectively, are shown in Annexes 1 and 2. Attached as The drawings of these appendices 1 and 2 are side / top views, showing the internal features of the take-out container 100 and cartridge 150/250, and one side view showing the process of each appendix in succession. The cigarette inside the cartridge 150/250 is also shown. In these Annexes 1 and 2, reference numbers are omitted for clarity of illustration, but correspond to all reference numbers shown in FIGS. 1 to 29C.

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  A housing of a retrieval container configured to receive a cartridge of smoking articles, the interior of the housing of the retrieval container for retrieving the smoking article when the cartridge is moved between the first and second positions; A smoking article take-out container comprising a member.   The housing of claim 1, further comprising a housing configured to engage with the cartridge and to move and remove the smoking article contained in the cartridge a predetermined distance each time. Smoking product takeout container.   3. A smoking article as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the housing of the removal container includes a pushable side end wall that engages the cartridge to move the cartridge between the first and second positions. Take-out container.   The smoking article take-out container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a connecting member that is operatively connected to the pushable side end wall portion.   The smoking article take-out container according to claim 4, wherein the connecting member is connected to operate the lifting arm between a position for engaging the smoking article and a position for taking out the smoking article.   6. Smoking according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the housing includes a plurality of cartridge engaging ribs configured to advance the smoking article in the cartridge a predetermined distance each time. Product takeout container.   7. The smoking article take-out container according to claim 6, wherein a cartridge engaging rib is formed on a side wall of the housing.   8. A cartridge for containing a smoking article, the cartridge further comprising a piston for moving the smoking article by moving a predetermined distance each time. The smoking article take-out container described.   The piston that moves and extrudes the smoking article a predetermined distance each time moves the smoking article in the cartridge a predetermined distance each time when the cartridge moves between the first and second positions. 9. A smoking article retrieval container according to claim 8 when claim 8 is dependent on claim 6 or 7, characterized in that it interacts with cartridge engaging ribs for extrusion and advancement.   A piston that moves and extrudes a smoking article a predetermined distance at a time extends through an opening formed in the smoking article cartridge and has side wings configured to engage cartridge engaging ribs The smoking article take-out container according to claim 9, wherein   11. The smoking article take-out container according to claim 1, wherein a take-out opening that can be repeatedly sealed is formed in the housing of the take-out container.   The smoking article take-out container according to claim 11, further comprising a movable opening cover portion.   The movable opening cover portion is configured to move between a first position that covers a take-out opening portion that can be repeatedly sealed and a second position that exposes the opening portion. The smoking article take-out container according to claim 12.   14. A smoking article as claimed in claim 13 when claim 13 is dependent on claim 8, wherein the cartridge has a stopper formed on its inner surface as a plurality of ridges to stop the advancement of the smoking article. Take-out container.   14. The cartridge of claim 13 when claim 13 is dependent on claim 8, wherein the cartridge has a plurality of stoppers formed on its inner surface as a plurality of serrated members that stop the advancement of the smoking article. Smoking product takeout container.   A housing forming a chamber for containing a cartridge of smoking articles having an opening for discharging the smoking article, wherein the housing is received in the chamber and with the smoking article in a first direction. The housing cooperates with the cartridge so that the cartridge can move in the opposite direction relative to the smoking article when slid relative to the casing, thereby discharging the smoking article from the opening of the cartridge, A take-out container configured to take out a smoking article from the take-out container.   The biasing member includes a force that is applied to the cartridge in the first direction by the biasing member in the first direction with respect to the casing together with the smoking article accommodated in the cartridge. 17. A takeout container according to claim 16, wherein the cartridge is configured to move against the smoking article, thereby moving the cartridge in the opposite direction relative to the smoking article when released.   A receiving portion slidable together with the cartridge housed in the housing, and when the cartridge and the receiving portion move relative to the smoking article in the opposite direction, the receiving portion is inserted into the cartridge through the opening of the cartridge. 18. A take-out container according to claim 17, wherein the take-out container is configured to receive a smoking article discharged from the stool.   The housing has a takeout opening, and the receiving portion is configured to move the smoking article received by the receiving portion to a position aligned with the takeout opening by moving in the opposite direction. The takeout container according to claim 18, wherein the takeout container is provided.   20. A retrieval container according to claim 19, characterized in that the receiving part moves with the received smoking article to a position where the received smoking article is aligned with the removal opening.   The housing has first and second ends, and the chamber houses the smoking article cartridge such that the longitudinal axis of each smoking article in the cartridge extends between the first and second ends. And the cartridge is slidable in a lateral direction extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the smoking article within the housing, the smoking article in the cartridge from the opening of the cartridge to the receiving portion. 21. The takeout container according to claim 19 or 20, wherein the takeout container is configured to be discharged in a lateral direction.   22. A take-out opening is formed at the first end of the housing so that a smoking article received in the receiving part is aligned with the take-out opening in its longitudinal direction. The takeout container as described.   23. A lifting mechanism for longitudinally pushing the aligned smoking article out of the receiving portion through an opening provided in the first end of the housing. Take-out container.   24. A retrieval container according to claim 23, wherein the lifting mechanism operates in response to movement of the cartridge in the opposite direction.   The lifting mechanism includes a lifting member that contacts the lower end of the aligned smoking article and a lever that cooperates with the member to lift the lifting member when the cartridge moves in the opposite direction. The take-out container according to claim 24.   26. The takeout container according to claim 25, wherein the receiving part includes a slot, and the lifting member is slidably received in the slot for reciprocating movement with respect to the takeout opening.   The lifting member has a pair of parallel pins spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction, and the lever includes an arm having one end slidably received between the pair of pins. The take-out container according to claim 25 or 26.   26. The lever is pivotally attached to the housing at the other end of the arm and includes an actuating member for rotating the lever about a pivot axis to lift the lifting member. The take-out container of any one of thru | or 27.   The housing includes a support column, and includes a hook portion provided at the other end of the arm. The hook portion extends around the support column to pivotally attach a lever to the housing, and the operating member is disposed at a free end thereof. The take-out container according to claim 28, wherein:   30. A retrieval container according to claim 28 or 29, wherein the housing includes a track, and wherein the actuating member extends across the track.   A follower is slidably received in the track, and the follower is configured to move along the track relative to the housing while the cartridge is moving relative to the housing. 31. A removal container according to claim 30, characterized in that   32. A retrieval container according to claim 31, characterized in that the truck is a complete circulation path configured to return to its original position after the follower has moved over the entire length of the truck.   Further movement of the follower along the track causes the follower to rotate the lever to lift the lifting member and push the aligned smoking article longitudinally through the opening. The take-out container according to claim 32, wherein the take-out container engages with the actuating member.   34. The follower node returns to its starting position beyond the actuating member so that, after rotation of the lever, the lever rotates at least to some extent by its own weight in the opposite direction and lowers the lifting member. Take-out container.   The follower engages the actuating member as it moves along the track in the first stage of moving the cartridge in the first direction, further rotating the lever that is rotated to some extent in the opposite direction, The take-out container according to claim 34, characterized in that the lifting member is lowered completely.   36. The takeout container according to any one of claims 16 to 35, further comprising a cover for covering an open end of the housing into which the cartridge can be inserted.   37. A retrieval container according to claim 36, wherein the cover constitutes a user operable button that can be pressed to move the cartridge relative to the housing.   38. The outer casing includes an outer casing that surrounds the casing and has an opening corresponding to a take-out opening provided in the casing through which the smoking article passes. The take-out container according to 1.   39. A cartridge for containing a smoking article having an opening for discharging the smoking article and removably disposed within the housing. The takeout container described in the item.   40. A retrieval container according to claim 39, wherein the cartridge includes a piston configured to move in the first direction therewith.   41. A takeout container according to claim 40, further comprising a ratchet mechanism capable of returning the cartridge to the piston and smoking article contained in the cartridge.   The ratchet mechanism includes a flexible claw provided on the piston protruding through the opening of the cartridge, and a cooperating member formed by being fixed to the housing in series with a space, and the piston is the cartridge. And when moving in the first direction, the flexible pawl is deflected and passes over one fixed cooperating member of the housing, moving the piston when the cartridge moves in the opposite direction. 42. A takeout container according to claim 41, characterized in that the flexible pawl engages with the fixed cooperating member in order to avoid it.   The fixed cooperating member is spaced at least by the diameter of the smoking article contained in the cartridge so that the cartridge moves relative to the piston by a distance sufficient to eject the smoking article from the cartridge. 43. A removal container according to claim 42, characterized in that   44. A cooperating member for holding the piston in a fixed position relative to the cartridge between the piston and the cartridge as the cartridge moves in the first direction. The take-out container according to claim 1.   The cooperating member includes a series of ribs provided on the cartridge and a flexible tip provided on the piston, and when the cartridge moves in the opposite direction relative to the piston, the flexible tip is 45. The flexible tip engages with the rib to deflect and pass beyond the rib to prevent movement of the piston in a first direction relative to the cartridge. Take-out container.   39. A cartridge for a takeout container comprising a housing according to any one of claims 16 to 38, wherein the cartridge has a side wall and a housing having an open end for discharging smoking articles from the cartridge, and in the cartridge. A slidably received piston, the piston having a flexible pawl extending through an opening provided in the side wall for engaging a corresponding cooperating member provided in the housing A cartridge comprising the cartridge.   A flexible tab extends across the open end from one side wall and is configured to prevent smoking articles from falling from the open end prior to insertion into a removal container. Item 46. The cartridge according to Item 46.   48. A cooperating member is included between the piston and the cartridge, the piston being configured to move in a first direction away from the open end with respect to the cartridge. Cartridge.   The cooperating member includes a series of ribs provided on the cartridge and a flexible tip provided on the piston, wherein the piston is in the cartridge in a second direction opposite to the first direction. To move toward the open end, the flexible tip deflects and passes over the rib so that the piston does not move away from the open end in a first direction relative to the cartridge. 49. The cartridge according to claim 48, wherein the flexible distal end portion is configured to mesh with a rib.   A method for operating a take-out container comprising a housing forming a chamber and a cartridge for smoking articles housed in the chamber and having an opening for discharging smoking articles, the method comprising: Sliding the smoking article with the smoking article in a first direction and cooperating the housing with the cartridge to return the cartridge to the opposite direction with respect to the smoking article; And discharging the smoking article from the opening of the cartridge.   51. The method of claim 50, wherein the removal container includes a biasing member that moves the cartridge with the smoking article in the first direction relative to the housing against the force provided by the biasing member. And a step of returning the cartridge to the opposite direction relative to the smoking article when released.   52. The method of claim 51, wherein the removal container includes a receiving portion slidable with the cartridge, wherein the method moves from the cartridge through the opening as the cartridge and receiving portion move in the opposite direction relative to the smoking article. Receiving the discharged smoking article at the receiving part.   53. A method according to claim 52, wherein the removal container includes a removal opening in the housing, wherein when the smoking article receiving portion moves in the opposite direction, the smoking article received by the receiving portion is removed. Moving the receiver to a position aligned with the opening.   54. The method of claim 53, comprising moving a receiver with a smoking article received thereon to a position where the received smoking article is aligned with the removal opening.   55. A method according to claim 53 or 54, further comprising the step of pushing the longitudinally aligned smoking article out of the receiving portion through the opening in the housing.

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