JP2012519117A - Hinge lid container with slide element - Google Patents

Abstract

A container (2) for consumer goods includes a housing (4) and a first sliding element (6). The housing (4) includes a box (21) and a lid (28) connected to the box (21) over a hinge line (37) extending across the box rear wall (25). Each side wall (22, 24) of the box (21) includes an elongated slit (30), the two elongated slits (30) being substantially parallel to each other. The first slide element (6) has a first position where the lid (28) is closed and a second position where the lid (28) is opened in the elongated slit (30) of the box side walls (22, 24). Mounted for movement along with it between. The lid includes a lid flap (45) disposed between the slide element (6) and the box (21), so that the engagement of the lid flap (45) and the slide element (6) causes the lid (21) to be The lid flap (45) can be opened and can engage the slide element (6) during movement of the slide element from the first position to the second position.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a hinge lid container for consumer goods comprising a sliding element. The container of the present invention finds particular use as a container for elongated smoking articles.

  It is known to package elongated smoking articles and other consumer goods in containers formed from folded thin layer blanks. For example, elongated smoking articles such as cigarettes and cigars generally have a hinge lid pack having a box for containing the smoking article and a lid connected to the box around a hinge line extending across the rear wall of the container. To be sold in. Such packs are typically constructed from a single thin layer cardboard blank. In use, the lid pivots around the hinge line to open the pack, thus providing access to the smoking articles held in the box.

  Slides and shell containers are also known with or without a hinge lid. For example, US-A-3 858 788 and US-A-3 933 299 describe a hinge lid container that includes an inner slide with a hinge lid housed in an outer shell. The outer shell has the form of a sleeve surrounding the inner slide. As the outer shell and inner slide move relative to each other, the lid can be opened or closed. In these patent publications, the lid includes a flap on the outside of the lid that engages the flap on the inner surface of the outer shell as the outer shell moves in a downward direction. The flap is pulled downward by the outer shell, thereby opening the lid. In these packs, the consumer needs to hold the box with one hand and move the slide element with another hand, or support the box against a rigid surface while moving the slide element.

US-A-3 858 788 US-A-3 933 299 US-A-4,714,082 US-A-5,692,525

  It would be desirable to provide a hinged lid container with a sliding element that provides a new way for consumers to access the consumer goods in the container.

  According to the present invention, a container for consumer goods is provided that includes a housing having a box and a lid and a sliding element. The box includes a box rear wall, a box upper wall, a first box side wall, and a second box side wall. Each of the first box side wall and the second box side wall includes an elongated slit. The two elongated slits are substantially parallel. The lid is hingedly connected to the box along a hinge line extending across the box rear wall. The sliding element is mounted for movement along the elongated slit in the box sidewall between a first position where the lid is closed and a second position where the lid is open. The lid includes a lid flap. The lid flap is disposed between the box and the slide element so that the lid flap and the slide element can engage and open the lid. The lid flap can engage the slide element while the slide element is moving from the first position to the second position.

  The container according to the present invention provides an effective way to limit the movement of the slide element relative to the housing by mounting the slide element within an elongated slit in the housing. In an advantageous manner, this ensures that the slide element is securely held in place on the container and cannot be inadvertently removed from the container.

  Furthermore, the slide element only covers a part of the housing because it is held in place on the container as a result of the slide element being mounted in the elongated slit. In an advantageous manner, less material is required to make a container according to the invention compared to prior art slide and shell containers. Furthermore, in comparison with prior art slide and shell containers, in the container according to the invention, the majority of the compartment of the housing is available for consumer information since it will not be obstructed by the slide element. .

  In an advantageous manner, the container according to the invention can comprise a sliding element that is movable between a first position and a second position using one finger. Thus, in such a case, the container can be opened using only one hand.

  The slide element can be attached to the two elongated slits using any suitable means or method. For example, the slide element can be mounted in two elongate slits by inserting the slide element retention tabs through the at least one slit and inside the opposite housing so that the slide element retention tabs are Cannot come back through the slit. Preferably, the sliding element includes two retaining tabs inserted through the elongated slit and folded back in the direction of the sliding element relative to the inner surface of the box sidewall. When the housing is filled with a consumer good, such as a bundle of smoking articles, the retention tab is preferably placed between the inner surface of the slide element and the outer surface of the consumer good.

  Preferably, the ends of the two elongated slits define a first position and a second position of the slide element. In the first position, the slide element is thus positioned at one end of the two elongated slits, whereas in the second position, the slide element is positioned at the opposite end of the two elongated slits. . This arrangement makes it particularly easy to move the slide element to the first or second position.

  The terms “front”, “rear”, “upper”, “lower”, “side”, “top”, “bottom”, used to describe the relative positions of the components of the container according to the invention, And other terms mean a container in an upright position with the lid on the top and the hinge on the back. When describing the container according to the invention, these terms are used irrespective of the orientation of the container described.

  The terms “left side” and “right side” are used with respect to the side wall of the container when the container is in an upright position and the container is viewed from the front. The term “longitudinal” means from bottom to top or vice versa. The term “lateral direction” means a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

  Similarly, the terms “upward” and “downward” are used to describe the movement of the sliding element relative to the container housing according to the present invention when the container is in an upright position.

  The term “hinge line” means a line around which the lid can pivot to open the container. The hinge line can be, for example, a fold line or score line in the panel that forms the back wall of the container. Alternatively, the hinge line may be a fold line or score line in the material portion connecting the lid or hatch wall to the corresponding wall of the box. Such a material part can be eg a label permanently or removably attached to the rear wall of the lid and / or the rear wall of the box.

  Preferably, the two elongated slits are arranged vertically and parallel to the longitudinal edge of the container.

  In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, in the first position, the slide element is positioned at the upper end of the vertical, elongated slit, while in the second position, the slide element is positioned at its lower end. Thus, in such an embodiment, the slide element is moved in a downward direction to open the container and moved in an upward direction to close the container.

  The lid of the housing of the container according to the invention can be pivotable about a hinge line extending over the rear wall of the housing. The lid can be the entire upper part of the housing or just a part thereof. For example, in a particularly preferred embodiment, the lid is pivotable about a hinge line that forms the upper corner of the housing and then extends across the wall.

  The container housing according to the present invention houses smoking articles or other consumer goods provided in the container. In certain embodiments of the present invention, the housing can completely enclose the consumer goods contained therein when the lid is closed. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the housing is at least partially open on its front side so that the housing simply encloses the consumer goods. In such embodiments, the container preferably further includes an outer sleeve that covers any open side of the housing. The outer sleeve preferably only partially encloses the housing so that movement of the sliding element and hinge lid is not disturbed.

  Preferably, the container further comprises at least one friction element so as to increase the friction between the housing and the slide element as the slide element moves between the first position and the second position. The friction element ensures that the sliding element remains in place until a positive force is applied by the consumer. In an advantageous manner, therefore, the risk of inadvertent opening of the container between uses is reduced.

  As an alternative or in addition to the at least one friction element, suitable holding means can be provided for maintaining the container closed or open. For example, the holding means may include one or more magnets, Velcro® strip, low tack adhesive, and an embossed or debossed area on the slide element, housing, or both slide element and housing. Can be included.

  Preferably, at least one wall of the slide element includes an inner panel and an outer panel. The inner panel can be formed, for example, from one or more tabs that extend from the edge of the outer panel and are bonded to the inner surface of the outer panel. The inner panel may also strengthen the slide element and reduce wear on the edge of the slide element that may occur as a result of movement of the slide element during use. In addition, the inner panel can be folded inward to create a visible outer edge that can be printed. This avoids visible cutting edges on the outer surface of the container.

  In certain embodiments of the container according to the present invention, the box further includes a front wall opposite the box rear wall. In addition, the housing further includes a second lid pivotable about a second hinge line extending across the box front wall. The container further includes a second sliding element mounted in an elongated slit in the side wall of the box along a position between the first position where the second lid is closed and the second where the second lid is open. Includes for moving.

  In a container according to the invention comprising first and second slide elements, the first slide element can be mounted in the same elongated slit as the second slide element. Alternatively, the first slide element can be mounted in a different elongate slit than the one or more slide elements in which the second slide element is mounted.

  The first and second lids of the container according to the invention can be opened and closed independently of each other by moving the first and second slide elements relative to the housing, respectively. Smoking articles or other consumer goods in the housing can therefore be accessed either by opening the first lid or by opening the second lid.

  A container according to the invention comprising two lids can accommodate two different types of consumer goods as required, so that the first type is accessible through the first lid and the second Types are accessible through the second lid. For example, the housing can contain two separate bundles of smoking articles, and the smoking articles contained in one bundle can be the same as or different from the smoking articles contained in the second bundle. This arrangement has the advantage that, if necessary, one bundle can remain wrapped until the other bundle is empty.

  The containers of the present invention can be formed from any suitable material including, but not limited to, cardboard, paperboard, plastic, metal, or combinations thereof. Where the container is formed from cardboard, preferably the cardboard has a weight between about 100 grams per square meter and about 350 grams per square meter.

  Preferably, the slide element is formed from a blank material up to one or more blank materials used to form the housing from the individual blank material. The blanks for forming the housing and the slide element can be made from the same or different materials. If desired, the slide element can be formed, at least in part, from a substantially transparent material. Preferably, the container is formed from one or more folded thin layer blanks, more preferably from one or more folded thin layer card blanks.

  The container according to the present invention may be in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped including a right-angled longitudinal direction and a right-angled transverse edge. Alternatively, the container includes one or more round longitudinal edges, round transverse edges, sloped longitudinal edges, or sloped transverse edges, or combinations thereof. Can do. For example, a container according to the present invention is not limited to one or two longitudinal round or beveled edges on the front wall and / or one or two longitudinal directions on the rear wall. A round or beveled edge and one or two lateral round or beveled edges on the front wall and / or one or two lateral round or beveled edges on the rear wall; One longitudinal round edge and one longitudinally sloping edge on the front wall and / or one lateral round edge and one laterally sloped edge on the rear wall and on the front wall One or two transverse rounds or beveled edges and one or two longitudinal rounds or beveled edges on the front wall and two longitudinal rounds or bevels on the first side wall And can include two laterally rounded or beveled edges on the edge or second sidewall.

  When the container includes one or more round edges, which are made from a thin layer blank, preferably the blank forms each round edge within the assembled container. Include three, four, five, six, or seven score lines or fold lines. The score line or fold line can be either inside the container or outside the container. Preferably, the score lines or fold lines are spaced from each other by between about 0.3 mm and 4 mm.

  Preferably, the bend line or score line spacing is a function of the thickness of the thin blank. Preferably, the spacing between the fold lines or score lines is between about 0.5 and about 4 times the thickness of the thin blank.

  Where the container includes one or more beveled edges, preferably the beveled edges have a width between about 1 mm and about 10 mm, preferably between about 2 mm and about 6 mm. Alternatively, the container can include a double inclined surface formed by three parallel folds or score lines spaced so that two separate inclined surfaces are formed on the edge of the container.

  Alternatively, the container may have a polygon, such as a triangle or hexagon, or a non-rectangular cross section that is oval, semi-oval, circular, or semi-circular.

  If the container includes one or more beveled edges and is made from a thin layer blank, the beveled surface is formed by two parallel fold lines or score lines of the thin layer blank. be able to. The fold line or score line can be arranged symmetrically with respect to the edge between the first wall and the second wall. Alternatively, the fold line or score line may be provided between the first wall and the second wall so that the beveled surface reaches deeper into the first wall of the container than into the second wall of the container. It can be arranged asymmetrically with respect to the edge in between.

  The container according to the invention can be used as a package for various consumer goods. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the container according to the invention is used for packaging smoking articles. A container according to the present invention includes, but is not limited to, a heated smoking article (eg, US-A) comprising a conventional ignition end cigarette, cigar, or cigarillo, a combustible fuel element or heat source, and an aerosol generating substrate. Cigarettes of the type disclosed in US Pat. No. 4,714,082, and smoking articles for use with electric smoking systems (eg cigarettes of the type disclosed in US Pat. No. 5,692,525). Since it is packaged, it can be advantageously used.

  Containers according to the invention can be designed to hold different numbers of smoking articles or different arrangements of smoking articles through appropriate selection of their dimensions. For example, through appropriate selection of its dimensions, containers according to the present invention can be designed to hold between 10 and 30 smoking articles in total.

  Containers according to the present invention can hold two, three, four or five separate bundles of consumer goods. The separate bundles can be arranged substantially parallel to the front wall and to the rear wall, or substantially perpendicular to the front wall and to the rear wall.

  The smoking articles can be placed in different collating bundles depending on the total number of smoking articles, the size of the smoking article, or the cross-sectional shape of the container. For example, smoking articles can be placed in a single bundle of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10. Alternatively, smoking articles can be arranged in two or more rows. Two or more rows can contain the same number of smoking articles. For example, smoking articles are arranged in two rows of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, three rows of 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, or four rows of 4, 5, or 6. can do. Alternatively, the two or more rows can include at least two rows that house different numbers of smoking articles relative to each other. For example, a smoking article may have 5 rows and 6 rows (5-6), 6 rows and 7 rows (6-7), 7 rows and 8 rows (7-8), and 5 middle rows. And 6 outer 2 rows (6-5-6), 5 middle row and 7 outer 2 rows (7-5-7), 6 middle row and 5 outer 2 rows (5-6-5) ), 6 middle row and 7 outer 2 rows (7-6-7), 7 middle row and 6 outer 2 rows (6-7-6), 9 middle row and 8 outer 2 rows It can be arranged in the row (8-9-8) or in the middle row of 6 and the outer row of 5 and the outer row of 7 (5-6-7).

  Containers according to the present invention can hold smoking articles of the same type or brand or different types or brands. In addition, smoking articles of different lengths (eg, between about 40 mm and about 180 mm), smoking articles of different diameters (eg, between about 4 mm and about 9 mm), as well as unfiltered smoking articles and various filter tips. Both containing smoking articles can be accommodated. In addition, smoking articles may differ in flavor intensity, suction resistance, and total particulate matter delivery. If a container contains more than one bundle, each bundle in the same container can hold the same or different types of smoking articles as listed above.

  Preferably, the dimensions of the container can be adapted to the length of the smoking article and the collation of the smoking article. Typically, the size of the outer container is between about 0.5 mm and about 5 mm, and is larger than the size of the bundle of smoking articles contained within the container.

  Preferably, the container according to the present invention has a height between about 60 mm and about 150 mm, more preferably between about 70 mm and about 125 mm, the height from the top wall to the bottom wall of the container. Measured.

  Preferably, the container according to the present invention has a width between about 12 mm and about 150 mm, more preferably a width between about 70 mm and about 125 mm, wherein the width is from the first side wall of the container to the second side wall. Measured up to.

  Preferably, the container according to the present invention has a depth between about 6 mm and about 100 mm, more preferably a depth between about 12 mm and about 25 mm, the depth being between the container (between the box and the lid). From the front wall to the rear wall (including the hinge).

  Preferably, the ratio of container height to container depth is between about 0.3 to 1 and about 10 to 1, more preferably between about 2 to 1 and about 8 to 1, most preferably Between about 3 to 1 and 5 to 1.

  Preferably, the ratio of the width of the container to the depth of the container is between about 0.3 to 1 and about 10 to 1, more preferably between about 2 to 1 and about 8 to 1, and most preferably about Between 2: 1 and 3: 1.

  Preferably, the ratio of the height of the lid rear wall to the height of the box rear wall is between about 0 to 1 (a hinge is provided on the upper edge of the container) and about 1 to 1, more preferably about 1 to 1 pair. Between 5 and about 1:10, most preferably between about 1: 6 and about 1: 8.

  Preferably, the ratio of the height of the lid front wall to the height of the box front wall is between about 1:10 (the lid covers the entire front wall) and about 1:10, more preferably about 1: 1. Between about 1: 5 and most preferably between about 1: 2 and about 1: 3.

  The outer surface of the container according to the present invention can be printed, embossed, debossed, or otherwise decorated with manufacturer or brand logos, trademarks, slogans, and other consumer information and indicia. Alternatively or additionally, the outer surface of the container according to the present invention is at least partially made of lacquer, metallization, hologram, fluorescent material, or any other material that changes the feel, scent, or appearance of the container. Can be covered.

  If the inner housing of the container according to the invention contains a bundle of one or more smoking articles, the smoking article is preferably wrapped in an inner liner of, for example, metal foil or metallized paper.

  Where the container includes smoking articles, the container may further include a waste divider (eg, for ash or butts) or other consumer goods such as matches, lighters, fire extinguishing means, exhaled breath fresheners. . Other consumer goods can be attached to the outside of the container, housed in a separate partition of the container with the smoking article, or a combination thereof.

  When the container box according to the present invention contains a bundle of cigarettes or other elongated smoking articles, the smoking articles are preferably wrapped, for example, in an inner liner of metal foil or metallized paper.

  Once filled, the container according to the present invention can be shrink-wrapped or otherwise overwrapped in a conventional manner using, for example, a transparent polymer film of polyethylene or polypropylene. When the container according to the present invention is overwrapped, the top wrapping paper can include an opening tape.

  The present invention will now be described by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a container according to a first embodiment of the present invention in a first closed position. FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a container according to the first embodiment of the invention in a second open position. FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the container of FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 4 shows a thin layer blank for forming the inner part of the housing of the container of FIGS. 1 to 3 where the blank is not drawn to scale. FIG. 4 shows a thin layer blank for forming the outer portion of the housing of the container of FIGS. 1 to 3 where the blank is not drawn to scale. FIG. 4 shows a sliding element of the container of FIGS. 1 to 3 in which the blank is not drawn to scale. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a container according to a second embodiment of the present invention in an open position.

  The reference numerals used in FIGS. 1 to 3 correspond to those used in FIGS. 4 a, b, c, so that each panel of blanks 50, 60, 70 is represented by that panel in the assembled container 2. It is labeled with the reference number used to refer to the formed wall, flap, or tab, and vice versa.

  The container 2 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape and includes a housing 4 and a slide element 6. The housing 4 accommodates a bundle 8 of cigarettes 9. As can be seen most clearly in the cutaway view of FIG. 3, the housing 4 is formed of an inner sleeve 12 around the wrapped bundle 8. The container further includes an outer sleeve 10 around the inner sleeve 12 and the bundle 8.

  The outer sleeve 10 includes a first outer sleeve sidewall 14, a second outer sleeve sidewall 15, an outer sleeve rear wall 20, an outer sleeve top wall 16, an outer sleeve bottom wall 19, and an outer sleeve front wall 18. The sleeve front wall 18 is substantially the same length as the container 2, whereas the outer sleeve rear wall 20 has a length of about one fifth of the length of the container 2. The outer sleeve 10 does not cover a section of the inner sleeve 12 that extends across the outer sleeve top wall 16, the outer sleeve sidewall 14, and the outer sleeve rear wall 20. The lacking compartment is to provide sufficient space to allow the slide element 6 to move.

  The inner sleeve 12 includes a box 21 and a lid 28. The box 21 includes a first box side wall 22, a second box side wall 24 facing the first box side wall 22, an upper wall 26, a bottom wall 23, and a rear wall 25. The box front side of the inner sleeve 12 is open so that the bundle 8 wrapped during assembly of the container 2 can be inserted.

  Each of the box first side wall 22 and the box second side wall 24 includes a substantially vertical elongated slit 30 or notch. The elongated slits 30 are substantially the same in length and width, and are substantially opposite each other.

  The inner sleeve 12 further includes a lid 28. The lid 28 is hinged to the box rear wall 25 across the fold line 37 and includes a box rear wall 35, a lid upper wall 31, and two lid side walls 33. The lid includes an additional lid flap 45 (not visible in FIGS. 1 to 3) that extends downward from the upper edge of the lid rear wall 35 beyond the position of the hinge line 37. The lid flap 45 includes a first lid flap panel 39, a second lid flap panel 32, and an opening tab 34. The lid flap panel 39 is connected to the rear edge of the lid upper wall 31. The second lid flap panel 32 hangs from the first lid slap panel 39 over a fold line about the same position as the hinge line 37 in the box rear wall 20 about which the hinge lid 28 is pivotable. At the other end of the second lid flap panel 32 is an open tab 34 that is folded upward about 180 degrees outward. The purpose of the lid flap 45 will be described in detail below.

  The slider 6 includes a first slider side wall 36, a second slider side wall 43 that faces the first slider side wall 36, and a slider rear wall 41. The length of the slider 6 is about two thirds of the length of the elongated slit 30 in the inner sleeve 12. As can be seen from FIG. 3, each of the sliders 6 includes a pair of additional retaining tabs 40 extending from the edges of the first slider sidewall 36 and the second slider sidewall 38. Each of the holding tabs 40 is folded about 180 degrees inward toward the inner surface of the slider 6. During assembly of the container 2, the retaining tabs 40 are inserted through the elongated slits 30 into the box sidewalls 22, 24 of the outer sleeve 12, respectively. The retaining tab 40 is therefore placed between the outer sleeve 12 and the wrapped bundle.

  The first slider side wall 36 and the second slider side wall 38 are constituted by an inner panel 43 and outer panels 36, 38, respectively. Each of the inner panels 43 is formed from a pair of tabs extending from opposing upper and lower edges of the outer panels 36, 38 and is adhered to the inner surfaces of the outer panels 36, 38.

  With the container 2 assembled, the slider 6 is movable within the elongated slit 30 between a first closed position shown in FIG. 1 and a second open position shown in FIG. The closed position and the open position are determined by the positions of the upper and lower ends of the pair of elongated slits 30.

  In the closed position, the slider 6 is moved upward as far as possible within the elongated slit 30. As shown in FIG. 1, when the slider 6 is in the closed position, it overlaps the hinge lid 28 and the hinge line 37 in the box rear wall 20, so that the hinge lid 28 is around the hinge line 37. Cannot pivot. The upper edge of the slider 6 is at substantially the same level as the upper edge of the outer sleeve 10.

  On the contrary, in the open position, the slider 6 is moved downward as far as possible in the slit 30. As shown in FIG. 2, when the slider 6 is in the open position, its upper edge is positioned below the hinge line 37 in the box rear wall 20 so that the slider 6 does not prevent the hinge lid 28 from opening. .

  The slider 6 includes an opening tab 42 that extends from the upper edge of the slider rear wall 41 and is folded inward by about 180 degrees toward the inner surface of the slider 6. With the container 2 assembled, the opening tab 42 of the slider 6 is positioned between the slider rear wall 41 and the lid rear wall 35.

  In use, when the slider 6 moves downward from its closed position, the slider opening tab 42 engages the opening tab 34 of the lid flap 45. The lid flap 45 is pulled downward by the slider 6 as it moves to the open position shown in FIG. Since the lid flap 45 is connected to the hinge lid 28, the hinge lid 28 of the inner sleeve 12 is opened due to the downward movement of the lid flap 45. In order to allow outward pivoting of the hinge lid, the lid flap 45 is folded between the lid flap panel 39 and the second lid flap panel 32 as the slider 6 moves toward the open position. Bend around the line. As the slider 6 moves further downward, the lid flap 45 is further bent with respect to the hinge line 37, and the angle of the hinge lid 28 from its closed position is further increased.

  FIG. 4a shows a blank 50 from which the outer sleeve 10 is made. FIG. 4b shows a blank 60 from which the inner sleeve 12 is made. FIG. 4c shows a blank 70 from which the slider 6 is made. The blank materials 50, 60, and 70 are all made of thin layer cardboard, and the folding lines are indicated by broken lines.

  To form the container 2, the inner sleeve 12 and the slider 6 are first formed from thin layer blanks 60, 70 as shown in FIGS. 4b and 4c, respectively. Next, the slider is mounted in the elongated slit 30 by bending the holding tabs 40 by 180 degrees and inserting them through the elongated slit 30. The wrapped bundle 8 is then inserted into the inner sleeve 12. Finally, the outer sleeve 10 is formed around the inner sleeve 12 and the wrapped bundle 8 from a thin layer blank 50 as shown in FIG. 4a.

  The container 100 shown in FIG. 5 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape and includes a housing 104, a first slide element 106, and a second slide element 106 '. The housing 104 houses two adjacent bundles. Similar to the container 2 shown in FIGS. 1-3 and described above, the housing 104 is formed of an inner sleeve 112 around the bundle 108 and an inner sleeve 112 and an outer sleeve 110 around the bundle 108.

  The outer sleeve 110 includes a front wall, a rear wall facing the front wall, a lower wall, a left side wall, and a right side wall. The front wall and the rear wall are rectangular in shape. When the container 100 is assembled, the outer sleeve includes only the lower side of the inner sleeve 112 and extends less than one third of the entire length of the container 102.

  The configuration of the inner sleeve 112 is as described above, except that both the upper corners of the inner sleeve 112 have been cut to provide a first hinge lid (hidden) and a second hinge lid 128 '. , Which is substantially similar to that of the inner sleeve 12 of the container 2. The first and second (128 ') hinge lids are pivotable in opposite directions relative to each other with respect to opposing fold lines extending across the front and rear walls of the inner sleeve 112, respectively. A lid flap having the same configuration as the lid flap 32 of the container 2 extends from the upper edge of each of the front wall and the rear wall of the inner sleeve 112.

  Both the left and right sliders 106, 106 'are identical in construction to the slider 6 of the container 2 and are mounted in the same way within a pair of opposed elongated slits 130 in the inner sleeve. Each of the sliders 106 also functions in the same way as the single slider 6 of the container 2.

  Each of the hinge lids can be opened and closed independently of the other by moving the corresponding sliders 106, 106 'between the open and closed positions. FIG. 5 shows the container 100 with the hinge lid closed and the second hinge lid 128 'open.

2 Container for consumer goods 4 Housing 6 First slide element 10 Outer sleeve 12 Inner sleeve

Claims (9)

A container for consumer goods,
A housing including a box, the box including a box rear wall, a box top wall, a first box side wall, and a second box side wall, wherein each of the first box side wall and the second box side wall Includes an elongated slit, wherein the two elongated slits are substantially parallel to each other, the housing further includes a lid, the lid hinges to the box over a hinge line extending across the rear wall of the box A housing connected in a formula,
A first sliding element mounted for movement along the elongated slit in the box sidewall between a first position where the lid is closed and a second position where the lid is open; The lid includes a lid flap, the lid flap being disposed between the slide element and the box such that engagement of the lid flap and the slide element can open the lid; A first slide element that can engage the slide element during movement of the slide element from the first position to the second position;
A container characterized by containing.   The first position of the slide element is defined by one end of the two elongated slits, and the second position of the slide element is defined by opposite ends of the elongated slit. Container as described in.   The slide element includes an open flap that is folded against an inner surface thereof and is engageable with the lid flap of the housing when the slide element moves from the first position to the second position. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 2, characterized by: The box further includes a front wall facing the rear wall,
The housing further includes a second lid pivotable about a second hinge line extending across the front wall of the box;
A container is in the two elongated slits or separate elongated slits in the box sidewall, between a first position where the second lid is closed and a second position where the second lid is open. Further comprising a second slide element mounted for movement therewith;
The container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that:   The container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising an outer sleeve. The slide element includes a first side wall and a second side wall arranged in parallel to the box side wall,
The slide element further includes a retention tab depending from each side wall of the slide element;
The retaining tabs are folded about 180 degrees through each of the elongated slits and are placed against the inside of the box sidewall,
The container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that:   The container according to any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising a smoking article. A blank material for making the housing of the container according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
Two or more substantially parallel elongated slits or notches,
The blank material characterized by including.   The blank material according to claim 8, wherein the blank material is made of cardboard.

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