JP2013527092A - Bundle of packaged smoking goods - Google Patents

Abstract

  A bundle (1) of smoking articles to be inserted into a smoking article pack is disclosed. Smoking articles (1) are arranged in a plurality of rows with their longitudinal axes parallel to each other. The bundle is wrapped with a sheet of packaging material (2) and the portion of the packaging material extending beyond the end of the smoking article (3) is positioned at an angled angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the smoking article (3). To do.

Description

  The present invention relates to a bundle of packaged smoking articles and a bundle of smoking articles contained in a pack.

  Smoking articles such as cigarettes are usually housed in cubic shaped packs, and the general function of the pack is to store the cigarettes and protect them from mechanical and environmental damage. Various cigarette pack configurations are known in the art, including hinged lid packs and shell packs with sliding inserts. Irregularly shaped packs are also known. For example, Patent Document 1 below discloses a pack in which a base portion extends at an oblique angle with respect to a side wall, and two rows of cigarettes held in the pack are in the longitudinal direction. Offset from each other, the rear row is slightly higher than the front row to facilitate removal of the smoking article from the pack.

  In the structure provided with the step known from this patent document 1, since the lower end of the smoking article is only in contact with the angled base and edge of the pack, the smoking article is a point where pressure is concentrated. There is the problem of exposing and consequently damaging the smoking article. Thus, this storage structure, for example, fulfills the protective function in the same way as a standard hinged lid pack where the entire end of the smoking article is located in contact with and rests on the bottom wall of the pack. Not.

  Patent Document 1 attempts to overcome the above problem by providing a support structure in the pack, which includes a wall extending across the pack having a recess for receiving a smoking article. The recess is only slightly larger than the diameter of the smoking article so that each smoking article extending through the recess is retained in the recess by a slip fit. The smoking article is held and supported within the pack, and the end of the smoking article is located at a slight distance from the bottom wall of the pack.

  The pack known from this document has the disadvantage that the support structure further complicates the assembly and manufacture of the pack, uses additional materials to form the support walls, and increases manufacturing costs. . Furthermore, each smoking article must be carefully aligned with the recess before being inserted into the recess, making it very difficult to insert a bundle of smoking articles into the pack.

  The present invention aims to provide a bundle of packaged smoking articles and a pack containing the packaged bundle that solve or substantially alleviate the above-mentioned problems.

  The present invention provides a bundle of smoking articles for insertion into a smoking article pack, wherein the smoking articles are arranged in a plurality of rows with their longitudinal axes parallel to each other, and the bundle is wrapped with a sheet of packaging material. A portion of the wrapping material extending beyond the end of the smoking article is located in a plane at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the smoking article.

  Preferably, each row of smoking articles is longitudinally offset from its adjacent row.

  In one embodiment, the portion of the packaging that lies in a plane at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the smoking article extends beyond one end of the smoking article. This one end may be the lower end for insertion into a smoking article pack.

  In another embodiment, the portion of the wrapping material that lies in a plane at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the smoking article extends beyond both ends of the smoking article.

  The portion of the wrapping material that extends beyond one end of the smoking article is preferably parallel to the portion of the wrapping material that extends beyond the other end of the smoking article.

  Both sides of the packaged bundle extending between the ends may have a parallelogram shape.

  Preferably, the portion of the wrapping material that extends beyond one end of the smoking article is angled with respect to the portion of the wrapping material that extends beyond the other end of the smoking article.

  The packaged bundle may be oblong.

  In another aspect of the present invention, a bundle of smoking articles is provided, the bundle including upper and lower walls extending across the ends of the smoking article, the upper and lower walls of adjacent packaging material extending beyond the ends of the smoking article. It is accommodated in a smoking article pack located in a plane parallel to the plane.

  Embodiments of 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 bundle of packaged smoking articles according to the present invention. FIG. FIG. 1b is a cross-sectional view of the packaged bundle shown in FIG. 1a with two smoking articles visible. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another packaged smoking article bundle according to the present invention. Fig. 2b is a cross-sectional view of the packaged bundle shown in Fig. 2a with two smoking articles visible. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a packaged bundle according to the present invention. 3b is a cross-sectional view of the two smoking articles of the embodiment of FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of yet another embodiment of a packaged bundle according to the present invention. FIG. 4b is a cross-sectional view of the packaged bundle shown in FIG. 4a with two smoking articles visible. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a pack for housing a bundle of smoking articles shown in FIGS. 1a and 1b. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a pack for accommodating a bundle of smoking articles shown in FIGS. 2a and 2b. 3b is a perspective view of a pack for accommodating a bundle of smoking articles shown in FIGS. 3a and 3b. FIG. 4b is a perspective view of a pack for housing the bundle of smoking articles shown in FIGS. 4a and 4b. FIG. FIG. 6 shows a blank for forming the oblong smoking article pack illustrated in FIG. 5. FIG.

  Referring to the drawings, FIGS. 1 a and 1 b show a bundle 1 of smoking articles packaged with a packaging material 2 for insertion into a smoking article pack. The packaging material comprises a sheet of material such as foil, and as can be seen from FIG. 1b, which shows a cross-section of a bundle of packaged smoking articles, this wraps a bundle of smoking articles 3, where the smoking article is in the longitudinal direction of each smoking article. The shafts are arranged in a plurality of rows with the axes being parallel to each other.

  The sheet of the packaging material 2 covers the longitudinal surface of the smoking article 3 and both ends 5a and 5b. As can be seen from FIGS. 1 a and 1 b, a portion of the wrapping material 2 extends beyond the ends 5 a, 5 b of the smoking article 3 in a plane at an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis of the smoking article 3. This structure maintains one row of smoking articles offset with respect to the other longitudinal rows of the smoking article 3 so that the user can easily remove the smoking article 3 from the raised row of smoking articles. Can do. Furthermore, when the bundle of smoking articles 3 wrapped in the sheet of the packaging material 2 is located in the corresponding rhomboid shaped smoking article pack 5, the end portions 5a and 5b of the smoking article are angled of the pack. Since the bottom of the smoking article and the edge of the smoking article hardly contact each other, it is exposed to a point where pressure is hardly concentrated as compared with the pack described in the introduction part of the present specification. This effect is achieved by the friction of the smoking article 3 itself and the friction between the smoking article 3 and the sheet material, thus reducing the potential for potential damage to the smoking article.

  Of course, the scope of the present invention further includes other embodiments as shown in FIGS. 2a to 4b, again with the advantages described in the above embodiments. For example, the portion of the wrapping material 2 that extends beyond the lower end 5b of the smoking article 3 as shown in FIGS. The portion of the packaging material 2 that covers the upper end 5a is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Similar to the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 1a and 1b, one row of smoking articles 3 is offset with respect to the other row of smoking articles 3, so that the two rows of smoking articles 3 The user can take out the smoking article 3 more easily than the case where it is aligned in the vertical direction. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3a and 3b, the portion of the wrapping material 2 that extends beyond the upper end 5a of the smoking article is oblique to the longitudinal axis of the smoking article 3, but the wrapping material 2 that covers the lower end 5b. Is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. This structure would normally bundle the smoking article 3 so that the two rows of the smoking article 3 are vertically aligned, but the friction between the smoking article 3 itself and the friction between the smoking article 3 and the packaging material 2. By means of this, first one row of smoking articles 3 is held offset in the longitudinal direction of the smoking article 3 with respect to the other row of smoking articles 3.

  In another embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 4a and 4b, the outer shape of the bundle of packaged smoking articles 3 has a generally trapezoidal shape. In this embodiment, the portions of the wrapping material 2 that extend beyond the opposite ends 5a, 5b of the smoking article 3 are located on surfaces that are substantially perpendicular to each other at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the smoking article 3. doing. Similar to the embodiment described above, the two rows of smoking articles are offset from each other, reducing the compression at the lower end 5b of the smoking article.

  The material used to package the bundle of smoking articles is preferably a foil, but it should be understood that other materials are used to protect the smoking article from environmental damage and stress is applied to both ends of the smoking article. May prevent you from concentrating.

  It will be appreciated that the bundle of packaged smoking articles 3 described above may be inserted into a variety of different oblong or trapezoidal shaped packs 11, 12, 13, 14 and concentrated contact at the end of the smoking article. The advantage is reduced points and the smoking article can be protected from environmental damage. Thus, the overall shape and contour of the bundle of packaged smoking articles in which at least one smoking article 3 is offset with respect to the remaining smoking articles is changed to fit a generally irregularly shaped pack. be able to.

  FIGS. 5 to 8 show examples of the packs 11, 12, 13, 14 in which the bundles 1, 8, 9, 10 of the above-mentioned packaged smoking articles can be inserted. It is envisaged that the bundle 1 of packaged smoking articles described with reference to FIGS. 1a and 1b can be inserted into an oblong-shaped pack 11 illustrated in FIG. 5, and the other three embodiments. The bundles 8, 9, and 10 of the packaged smoking articles fit into the packs 12, 13, and 14 illustrated in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8, respectively, and the package outline of the bundle of smoking articles matches the outline of the pack. To do.

  An example of a blank 15 for forming the smoking article packs 11, 12, 13, and 14 illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 8 is shown in FIG. The blank 15 can be easily changed by changing the angle indicated by "A", "B", "E" and "F" to make the pack generally an oblong or trapezoidal shape. It is. Further, the angles indicated by “A” and “B” are changed separately from the angles indicated by “E” and “F” or vice versa, and the upper and lower ends of the packs 11, 12, 13, 14 are changed. Varying independently of each other, one end of the pack 11, 12, 13, 14 extends at right angles over the end of the bundle of smoking articles packaged with respect to the longitudinal axis of the smoking article, and the opposite ends May be formed so as to be located on a plane oblique to the longitudinal axis.

  While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above description is only a description of the preferred embodiments and is within the scope of the appended claims. Embodiments are also considered to form part of this disclosure.

US Pat. No. 5,584,389

Claims (11)

  A bundle of smoking articles for insertion into a pack of smoking articles, the smoking articles being arranged in a plurality of rows with their longitudinal axes parallel to each other, the bundle being wrapped in a sheet of packaging material, A bundle of smoking articles in which a portion of the packaging material extending beyond the end of the lies is positioned in a plane at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the smoking article.   A bundle of smoking articles according to claim 1, wherein each row of smoking articles is offset longitudinally from its adjacent row.   3. A bundle of smoking articles according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the part of the packaging material which lies in a plane at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the smoking article extends beyond one end of the smoking article.   4. A bundle of smoking articles according to claim 3, wherein the one end is a lower end for insertion into a smoking article pack.   3. A bundle of smoking articles according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the part of the wrapping material located in a plane at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the smoking article extends beyond both ends of the smoking article.   6. A bundle of smoking articles according to claim 5, wherein the portion of the packaging material extending beyond one end of the smoking article is parallel to the portion of the packaging material extending beyond the other end of the smoking article.   The bundle of smoking articles according to claim 6, wherein both sides of the packaged bundle extending between both ends have a parallelogram shape.   6. A bundle of smoking articles according to claim 5, wherein a portion of the packaging material extending beyond one end of the smoking article is angled relative to a portion of the packaging material extending beyond the other end of the smoking article.   9. A bundle of smoking articles according to claim 8, wherein the packaged bundle is an oblong rhombus.   A bundle of smoking articles substantially as described with reference to the accompanying drawings.   The bundle includes upper and lower walls extending across the ends of the smoking article, the upper and lower walls in a smoking article pack positioned on a plane parallel to the plane of the adjacent packaging material extending beyond the ends of the smoking article. The bundle of smoking articles according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the bundle is a smoking article.

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