JP2015501764A - Smoking package - Google Patents

Abstract

The present application relates to packages for smoking articles. This package comprises a container (2) for containing smoking articles and a lid (3) hinged to the container, enclosing the space for smoking articles defined by the container when the lid is closed Including a lid. In one embodiment, a weakened line (29) is defined along the junction between the lid and the container before the lid is first opened, and the opening means (90) acts on the weakened line to connect And is configured to separate the lid from the container so that the lid can be hinged relative to the pack. The present application also relates to a blank for a smoking article package and a blank for an inner frame of the smoking article package.

Description

  The present disclosure relates to packages, and more particularly to packages for smoking articles. The present disclosure also relates to a blank for a smoking article package and a blank for an inner frame of the smoking article package.

  Protective packages or containers for smoking articles are well known and are widely used in the tobacco industry to protect smoking articles from damage and / or contamination. Such protective packages generally include a hard shell, which contains a plurality of smoking articles, one end of which has an opening for taking out the smoking articles contained therein and the opening. A lid hinged to the edge of the container to open and close the section.

  In order to prevent the ingress of contaminants and moisture through the gap formed between the lid and the container and the gap formed between the two panels of the package, it is arranged around the smoking article and inside the hard shell It is known to provide a foil wrapper arranged in a box together with a flexible protective cover that wraps a hard shell and hermetically seals the contents of the package.

  An example of such a protective cover is a cellophane film or wrapper, which is folded around and sealed around the hard shell of the package. This wrapper prevents the entry of unwanted contaminants or moisture and seals the smoking article package in a watertight manner to maintain the freshness of the smoking article.

  However, such a foil wrapper and protective cover structure requires a complicated assembly process and many packaging materials must be used. Further, when the package is first opened, protective covers such as cellophane wrappers are generally discarded and can therefore be environmentally problematic.

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a package for smoking articles that solves or substantially reduces the above-mentioned problems.

  In an embodiment of the present invention, a package for smoking articles is provided, the container containing the smoking article and a lid hinged to the container, the smoking article defined by the container when the lid is closed. A lid that encloses the space, a weakened line defined along the junction between the lid and the container before the lid is first opened, and this line acting on the lid from the container along the connection Opening means configured to separate and allow the lid to be hingedly moved relative to the pack.

  Advantageously, the lid includes a lid panel member, the container includes a container panel member, and a weakened line is defined between the lid panel member and the container panel member.

  Conveniently, the lid panel member and the container panel member are integrally formed before the package is first opened.

  The lid panel member and the container panel member are formed of a single sheet material before the package is first opened.

  The weakened line may be a thinned line formed on one sheet material.

  The thinned line is conveniently a partially cut or elongated groove formed in a single sheet material.

  The opening means is advantageous because it is arranged along the inner surface of one sheet material.

  This single sheet material may be coated, laminated or impregnated with a substance.

  In one embodiment, the lid panel member may be a lid front panel, the container panel member is a container front panel, the lid further includes a side panel member extending from the lid front panel, and the container is the container front panel. And includes a container side panel member extending from the weakened line along the junction between the lid and the container side panel member.

  Conveniently, the opening means is a flexible cord.

  The package may further include an outer frame and an inner frame, and the weakened lines may be formed on the outer frame.

  Advantageously, the opening means is arranged between the inner frame and the outer frame before the package is first opened.

  The inner frame includes an upper portion affixed to the lid and a lower portion affixed to the container, and the weakened line may be the first weakened line and the second weakened line Is advantageously defined along the joint between the lower and upper portions of the inner frame before the package is first opened.

  The second thinned line may be offset from the first thinned line.

  The lid may have a top panel, the container may have a bottom panel, the upper portion of the inner frame is affixed to the top panel, and the lower portion is affixed to the bottom panel.

  The inner frame may be formed of a single sheet material.

  The inner frame may be coated, laminated or impregnated with a substance.

  In one embodiment, the package may further include a first panel member having a first edge and a second panel member having a second edge, and the flap extends from the first edge and the second edge. Often, the first and second edges are joined together when the package is assembled.

  In another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a package for smoking articles is provided, which includes a shell capable of containing a smoking article, the shell comprising a first panel member having a first edge and a second edge. A second panel member having a portion, a first edge and a flap extending from the second edge, the first and second edges being joined together when the package is assembled.

  The flap may be formed integrally with the first and second panel members.

  In one embodiment, a first fold line is defined along the first edge between the first panel member and the flap, and a second fold line is at the second edge between the second panel member and the flap. And the flap is foldable about the first and second fold lines relative to the first and second panel members.

  Conveniently, the flap includes two flap portions that are foldable together along the flap fold line when the package is assembled such that the flap sections are positioned relative to each other.

  Advantageously, the flap fold line extends at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the fold line between the flap and each of the first and second panel members.

  In one embodiment, the first and second fold lines may intersect at a corner and the flap extends from that corner.

  The package may further include a third panel member, and the first and second panel members extend from a vertical edge of the third panel member.

  The package is advantageously formed from a hard paperboard material.

  The package is a container that contains the smoking article, a lid hinged to the container that surrounds the space for the smoking article defined by the container when the lid is closed, and the lid is first opened. A weakened line previously defined along the joint between the lid and the container and configured to act on this line to separate the lid from the container along the connection, the lid against the pack Opening means for allowing the hinge to move.

  Conveniently, the shell includes an inner frame and an outer frame, and the first and second panel members and the flap form part of the outer frame.

  The inner frame includes a first inner frame panel member having a first inner edge, a second inner frame panel member that may have a second inner edge, a first inner edge and a first Two flaps extending from the inner edge, and advantageously the first and second inner edges are joined when the package is assembled.

  Conveniently, the shell includes an inner frame and an outer frame, and the first and second panel members and flaps form part of the inner frame.

  In one embodiment, the inner frame includes an upper portion affixed to the lid, a lower portion affixed to the container, and the weakened line is the lower portion of the inner frame before the package is first opened. And may be defined along the junction between the upper portion and the upper portion.

  The package may further include a tab extending from the underside of the lid that can be located in an opening between the inner and outer frames when the inner and outer frames and the lid are moved to a closed position. .

In another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a package for smoking articles is provided, the container containing the smoking article and a lid hingedly attached to the container, defined by the container when the lid is closed. Including a lid enclosing a space for a designated smoking article and two or more of the following:
a) configured to act on the weakened line defined along the joint between the lid and the container and the weakened line to separate the lid from the container along the joint before first opening the lid Opening means for allowing the lid to move hinged relative to the pack;
b) Outer frame and inner frame, the inner frame includes an upper part affixed to the lid and a lower part affixed to the container, the weakened line is the first weakened line; A second weakened line is defined along the junction between the lower and upper portions of the inner frame before the package is first opened.
c) a first panel member having a first edge, a second panel member having a second edge, and a flap extending from the first edge and the second edge, wherein the first and second edges are , Bonded together when the package is assembled,
d) a tab extending from the underside of the lid that can be located in the opening of the container when the lid is moved to the closed position;
e) Containers and / or lids are formed or to some extent from a material coated, laminated or impregnated material.

  In another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a blank for a smoking article package is provided.

  In another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a blank for a smoking article package is provided, which includes a first panel member having a first edge and a second panel member having a second edge, a first edge and a first edge. Includes flaps extending from the two edges, and the first and second edges are joined together when the package is assembled.

  In another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a blank for a smoking article package is provided, which is a section for the smoking article defined by a section and a container configured to form a container for containing the smoking article. Including a section hinged to the container to surround and configured to form a lid when closed, wherein the weakened line forms a lid with the section configured to form the container Are formed along the joint between the sections configured in

  In another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a blank of an inner frame of a package for smoking articles is provided, which is an upper portion configured to be applied to a lid and a lower portion configured to be applied to a container. And a weakened line is formed along the junction between the lower and upper portions.

  The blank is advantageously formed from a laminated or impregnated sheet material coated with a substance.

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

1 is a perspective view of a package for smoking articles shown in a closed state with a container and lid according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is a perspective view of the open state of the package for smoking goods shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the closed state of the package for smoking goods shown in FIG. 1, The hinge line and a part of inner frame are shown with the wavy line. It is a top view of the blank which forms the outer frame of the package for smoking goods shown in FIG. It is a top view of the blank which forms the inner frame of the package for smoking goods shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a plan view of a blank forming an outer frame of a package for smoking articles according to another embodiment. It is a top view of the blank which forms the inner frame of the package for smoking goods shown in FIG.

  Referring to FIGS. 1-5, a hinged lid package or pack 1 for a smoking article is shown, which includes a container 2 and a lid 3 hinged to each other.

As used herein, the term “smoking article” refers to smokeable products such as cigarettes, cigars and cigarillos, whether based on tobacco, tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, recycled tobacco or tobacco substitutes. And any tobacco industry product including, but not limited to, products that generate heat but do not burn.

  The pack is formed from a parallelepiped shell 4. The shell 4 includes an outer frame 5 that defines the outer surface of the pack 1 and an inner frame 6 (see FIG. 2) that is received in the outer frame 5. A blank of the outer frame 5 is shown in FIG. 4, and a blank of the inner frame 6 is shown in FIG. The wavy lines in FIGS. 4 and 5 represent fold lines, and the solid lines represent cuts. The two-dot chain line in FIGS. 4 and 5 represents the thinned line as will become apparent below.

  The container 2 extends perpendicularly to and between the front panel 7, the rear panel 8 parallel to the front panel 7 but away from it, and between the front and rear panels 7, 8. A set of parallel opposing side panels 9, 10 connecting along the edges 12, 13 and extending across the bottom end of each of the front, rear and side panels 7, 8, 9, 10. A bottom panel 14 surrounding the container 2 at its bottom end. The front panel 7 and the rear panel 8 of the container 2 are respectively panel members of the outer frame 5, and the side panels 9 and 10 are overlapped and bonded to each other as will be described below. The outer and inner side panel members 9a, 10a, 9b and 10b are formed. Similarly, the bottom panel 14 is formed from outer and inner bottom panel members 14a, 14b that are stacked and bonded together as described below.

  The lid 3 extends parallel to the front panel 16, the rear panel 17 parallel to the front panel 16, but away from it, and between these front and rear panels 16, 17 perpendicular to them and A set of parallel opposing side panels 18, 19 connecting along the side edges 20, 21, and a lid extending across the upper ends of the front, rear and side panels 16, 17, 18, 19 3 and the upper panel 22 surrounding the upper end portion thereof. The front panel 16, the rear panel 17, and the upper panel 22 of the lid 3 are panel members of the outer frame 5, respectively, and the lid side panels 18 and 19 are overlapped and bonded to each other as described below. The outer and inner side panel members 18a, 19a, 18b and 19b of the outer frame 5 are formed.

  The rear panel 8 of the container and the rear panel 17 of the lid are joined by a hinge line 24 extending parallel to the bottom of the pack.

  When the pack is in the closed state, the lid 3 encloses a smoking article storage space 25 defined by the shell 4. In the closed state, the lid front panel 16 abuts the container front panel 7 along an abutment line 26 parallel to the bottom of the pack 1. The lid side panels 18 and 19 abut the corresponding container side panels 9 and 10 along the abutment lines 27 and 28, respectively. The abutment lines 26, 27, 28 between the corresponding front and side panels 7, 9, 10, 16, 18, 19 form a section consisting of the entire line of the joint 29 between the lid 3 and the container 2. . The hinge line 24 is located higher than the abutment line 26 between the container and the front panel 7, 16 of the lid (closer to the top panel 22 of the package), so that between the lid and the container side panel. The contact lines 27 and 28 are inclined obliquely downward toward the front of the package.

  The outer and inner frames 5, 6 are made of a rigid elastic material such as paperboard or plastic, so that the hinged lid package can be shaped regardless of whether the contents are contained in the package or not. Maintaining and thus protecting the contents placed in the smoking article storage space.

  The lid 3 pivots around the hinge line 24 when the pack is in the opened state. Accordingly, the lid front panel 16 is separated from the front panel 7 of the container 2, and the lid side panels 18 and 19 are also separated from the container side panels 9 and 10, thereby touching the contents in the smoking article storage space 25. Can do.

  When the pack 1 is assembled from blanks forming the outer and inner frames 5, 6 (shown in FIGS. 4 and 5), the lid front panel 16 is affixed to the container front panel 7 along the abutment line 26. The lid side panels 18 and 19 are attached to the container side panels 9 and 10 along corresponding contact lines 27 and 28. Prior to opening the pack for the first time, the joining line 29 is formed by a weakened line of blanks on the outer frame 5. In this embodiment, the outer frame 5 is formed from a single blank made of a material such as paperboard. The blank is formed from a single sheet, which may be coated, laminated or impregnated with a substance to prevent entry of contaminants through the blank material itself. A weakened line is a thinned line formed by scoring or partially scoring a sheet of blank material. A long depression or groove is formed in the sheet material by making such a cut or partially making a cut. Of course, the thinned line extends part of the cross-section of the blank, but does not extend completely through the cross-section of the blank. Thus, the bond line provides protection against entry of contaminants into the package contents, as will become apparent below.

  FIG. 2 shows the pack of FIG. 1 with the lid 3 pivoted along the hinge line 24. Thereby, the contents in the smoking article accommodation space 25 can be touched, and the inner frame 6 of the package is exposed. The inner frame 6 includes a lower portion 30 and an upper portion 32. The lower portion 30 of the inner frame 6 includes a lower portion of the front panel 33, two opposing lower side panels 34 and 35 extending from the opposite side of the lower portion of the front panel 33, and a lower portion front panel. It has the lower panel 36 extended from the lower end part of 33 (refer FIG. 5). The upper portion 32 of the inner frame 6 includes an upper portion front panel 38, two opposing upper portion side panels 39, 40 extending from opposite sides of the upper portion front panel 38, and an upper portion front panel. And an upper portion of the upper panel 42 extending from the upper end of the plate 38. The lower part front panel 33, the two opposing lower part side panels 34, 35 and the lower panel 36 are respectively panel members of the inner frame 6. Similarly, the upper part front panel 38, the two opposing upper part side panels 39, 40 and the upper part upper panel 42 are respectively panel members of the inner frame 6.

  When the package is assembled, the inner frame 6 is used to glue the lower part front panel 33 of the inner frame 5 to the inner surface of the container front panel 7 and the upper part front panel 38 to the inner surface of the lid front panel 16. Attached to the outer frame 5 of the package with an adhesive. Furthermore, the lower part side panels 34 and 35 of the inner frame 5 are glued to the inner surfaces of the corresponding container side panels 9 and 10, respectively, and the upper part side panels 39 and 40 of the inner frame 5 are respectively corresponding. The lid side panels 18 and 19 are glued to the inner surfaces. Further, the lower part lower panel 36 of the inner frame 6 is attached to the inner surface of the bottom panel 14 using an adhesive, and the upper part upper panel 42 of the inner frame 6 is attached to the upper panel using an adhesive. Affixed to the inner surface of 22.

  The front panel 33 and the side panels 34, 35 of the lower part 30 of the inner frame 6 extend over the corresponding container front panel 7 and side panels 9, 10 of the outer frame 5 to which they are glued, so The front panel 38 and the side panels 39 and 40 of the upper portion 32 of the inner frame 6 are also retracted from the joining line 29 of the lid 3. The inner frame 6 serves as a back cover for any gaps along the abutment lines 26, 27, 28 when the pack is in a closed state after the pack is first opened. This prevents cigarettes or other smoking articles inside the package from being exposed to view and detracting from the appearance of the product. The inner frame 6 also serves as a barrier to entry and / or release from and / or into the pack, which helps to add strength to the pack and keep the lid 3 closed.

  When the package is in its closed state, the lid 3 encloses a smoking article receiving space 25 defined by the shell 4 and is an inner part protruding beyond the corresponding front panel 7 and side panels 9, 10 of the outer frame 5. The sections of the front panel 33 and the side panels 34, 35 of the lower part 30 of the side frame 6 are accommodated in the lid 3 and are located in contact with the front panel 16 and the side panels 18, 19 of the lid 3, respectively. The upper partial front panel 38 contacts the lower partial front panel 33 along the contact line 43. The upper partial side panels 39, 40 abut the corresponding lower partial side panels 34, 35 along the abutment lines 44 and 45, respectively. The abutment lines 43, 44, 45 form a general line section of the joint 46 between the lower and upper parts 30, 32 of the inner frame 6. Of course, the joint line 46 of the inner frame 6 is offset from the joint line 29 of the outer frame when the package is in its closed state.

  When the pack 1 is assembled from blanks forming the outer and inner frames 5, 6, the lower portion 30 of the inner frame is inward along the inner frame joining line 46 before the package is first opened. Affixed to the upper part 32 of the frame. That is, the lower part front panel 33 is attached to the upper part front panel 38 along the contact line 43, and the lower part side panels 34, 35 are connected to the upper part side along the corresponding contact lines 44, 45. Are attached to the front panels 39 and 40. The inner frame joining line 46 is formed by a weakened blank of the inner frame 6. In this embodiment, the inner frame 5 is formed from a single sheet of material, such as paperboard, which may be coated, laminated or impregnated with a substance to prevent entry of contaminants through the blank material itself. Good. A weakened line is a thinned line formed by scoring or partially scoring a sheet of blank material. Separately, the thinned line is formed by a series of perforations formed through the inner frame 5.

  FIG. 2 shows the pack with the lid 3 open. From this view it can be seen that the lid includes a curved extension or tab 48 extending beyond the side panel 18 of the lid 3. The side panel 19 facing the lid 3 is also provided with such a curved extension or tab 49.

  Each tab 48, 49 is integrally formed with a corresponding lid side panel 18, 19, extends from its bottom end, and is flush with the side panels 18, 19. In the present embodiment, the lid side panels 18 and 19 are formed from outer and inner side panel members 18a, 19a, 18b and 19b of the lid, and the lid side panel members 18a and 19a are lid front panels. It extends from 16 side edges 20 and overlaps and is bonded to the corresponding lid inner side panels 18b, 19b extending from the side edges 21 of the lid rear panel 17. When the package is assembled, the corresponding outer and inner side panel members 18a, 19a, 18b, 19b are affixed together using an adhesive to form the lid side panels 18, 19. The tabs 48 and 49 are extensions of the lid inner side panel members 18b and 19b, respectively.

  Each container side panel 9, 10 is formed from a container side panel member 9a, 10a, 9b, 10b, and each container outer side panel member 9a, 10a extends from a side edge 12 of the container front panel 7, It overlaps with and adheres to the container inner side panel members 9b and 10b extending from the side edge of the container rear panel 8. When the package is assembled, the corresponding outer and inner side panel members 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b of the corresponding container are affixed together using an adhesive to form the container side panels 9,10. The upper ends of the container outer side panel members 9a and 9b extend beyond the upper ends of the corresponding container inner side panel members 10a and 10b. Accordingly, when the inner frame 6 is attached to the outer frame 5, a recess is formed between the outer side of the container 2 and the inner frames 5, 6.

  When the lid 3 is closed, the tabs 48, 49 slide between the corresponding container side panels 9, 10 and the lower part side panels 34, 35 of the inner frame 6. The tabs 48, 49 are sized such that the corners 50 of the tabs 48, 49 are located slightly below the corners 52 of the container 2 where the top of the container front panel 7 contacts the top of each container side panel 9, 10. And has a shape. In this manner, the container front panel 7 and the tab 48 overlap each other, thereby providing a resistance against the lid 3 being opened. This resistance is also provided by the side of each tab 48, 49 located against the outer and inner frames 5,6. Accordingly, the tabs 48 and 49 serve as play-resistant mechanisms that keep the lid 3 completely closed with respect to the container 2.

  When the consumer applies an appropriate force, the package is slightly deformed and the tabs 48, 49 are disengaged from the container front panel 7, thereby allowing the lid 3 to be opened. The degree of deformation is small enough that after opening the lid, the package will return to its initial shape by elastic force. A similar temporary deformation occurs again when the lid is closed, thereby returning the tabs 48, 49 to their closed position (this again sets the play-resistant mechanism).

  In FIG. 4, the container bottom panel 14 is formed from outer and inner bottom panel members 14a, 14b. The outer bottom panel member 14 a extending from the bottom end of the container front panel 7 overlaps and is bonded to the inner bottom panel member 14 b extending from the bottom end of the container rear panel 8. When the package is assembled, the corresponding outer and inner bottom panel members 14a, 14b are affixed together using an adhesive to form the bottom panel 14.

  Referring to the outer frame blank 5 shown in FIG. 4, an entry restriction flap 54 is provided at an upper corner 53 of the lid rear panel 17. The upper corner 53 is defined by the intersection of the fold lines between the rear panel 17 of the lid, the lid inner side panel member 18b and the lid upper panel 22. The flap 54 extends from the upper corner 53 and extends from and along the upper edge 55 of the lid inner side panel member 18b and the side edge 56 of the lid upper panel 22. The flap 54 is formed integrally with the lid inner side panel member 18 b and the lid upper panel 22, and the folding line is between the flap 54 and the lid inner side panel member 54 and between the flap 54 and the lid upper panel 22. It is formed along each edge.

  The flap 54 extends outward from the upper corner 53, and the first flap portion 58 and the lid upper panel extend the flap 54 between the upper edge 55 of the lid inner side panel member 18b and the flap fold line 57. 22 has a flap fold line 57 that divides it into a second flap portion 59 that extends between the side edge 56 of the 22 and the flap fold line 57. In this embodiment, the flap fold line 57 extends from the upper edge 55 of the lid inner side panel member 18b and the side edge 56 of the lid upper panel 22 at an angle of 45 degrees. A notch 60 is formed at the corner of the flap 54 opposite the upper corner 53.

  When the package is assembled and the panels of the outer frame 5 are folded relative to each other around the fold line, the lid inner side panel member 18b and the lid upper panel 22 are around the fold line having the lid rear panel 17. Folded against each other. The upper edge 55 of the lid inner side panel member 18b and the side edge 56 of the lid upper panel 22 are joined and abut each other to form the outer upper edge 62 of the package (see FIG. 1). When the upper edge 55 and the side edge 56 are joined, the first and second flap portions 58, 59 are folded relative to each other around these edges and the flap fold line 57, thereby causing the flap portion 58. , 59 abut against each other. The flap 54 is lidded to glue the first and second flap portions 58, 59 together using an adhesive and to glue the second flap portion 59 to the inner surface of the lid top panel using an adhesive. Affixed to the upper panel 22. Accordingly, the upper edge 55 of the lid inner side panel member 18b and the side edge 56 of the lid upper panel 22 are maintained in contact with each other, and form the outer upper side edge 62 of the pack.

  The advantage of the above configuration is that the notch does not extend to the upper corner 53, so that when the outer frame 5 is assembled, it is at the upper corner 53 or away from the upper corner 53 and at the outer upper side edge 62. There is no gap extending along. Accordingly, entry of contaminants is hindered.

  Such an entry restriction flap 64 is also provided at the upper corner 63 of the rear panel 17 of the lid which faces the upper side. Similarly, such an entry restriction flap 66 is provided at the corner 65 of the bottom of the container rear panel 8, and such an entry restriction flap 68 is also provided at the opposite corner 67 of the container rear panel 8. . Therefore, when the package is assembled, the entry restriction flaps 54 and 64 at the upper corners 53 and 63 of the rear lid panel 17 are bent around these corners and fixed to the lid upper panel 22 with an adhesive, The entry restriction flaps 66 and 68 at the corners 65 and 67 at the bottom of the panel 8 are bent around these corners and fixed to the inner panel member 14b of the container with an adhesive. Thus, it will be appreciated that entry of contaminants along the side edges of the pack at and away from these corners 53, 63, 65, 67, respectively, is prevented.

  Referring to the inner frame blank 6 shown in FIG. 5, an entry restriction flap 72 is provided at the upper corner of the upper front panel 38. Upper corner 70 is defined by the intersection of the fold lines between one of upper part front panel 38, upper part top panel 42 and upper part side panel 39. A flap 72 extends along the upper corner 70 and from the upper edge 73 of the upper part side panel 39 and the side edge 74 of the upper part upper panel 42. The flap 72 is formed integrally with the upper part side panel 39 and the upper part upper panel 42, and a folding line is formed between the flap 72 and the panels 39, 42.

  The flap 72 extends outwardly from the upper corner 70, and the first and second upper portions 76 and 42 extend between the upper edge 73 of the upper portion side panel 39 and the flap fold line 75. It has a flap fold line 75 that divides into a second flap portion 77 extending between the side edge 74 and the flap fold line 75. In this embodiment, the flap fold line 75 extends from the upper edge 73 of the upper part side panel 39 and the side edge 74 of the upper part upper panel 42 at an angle of 45 degrees. A notch 78 is formed at the corner of the flap 72 opposite the upper corner 70.

  When the pack is assembled and the panels of the inner frame 6 are folded together around its fold line, the upper part side panel 39 and the upper part upper panel 42 are mutually connected around the fold line with the upper part front panel 38. It is bent against. The upper edge 73 of the upper partial side panel 39 and the side edge 74 of the upper partial upper panel 42 are brought together and abut to form an inward upper side edge (not shown). When the upper edge 73 and the side edge 74 are joined, the first and second flap portions 76, 77 are folded around these edges and the fold line 75 relative to each other, thereby causing the flap portions 76, 77 opposing surfaces abut against each other. The flap 72 is used to glue the first and second flap portions 76, 77 together using an adhesive and to glue the second flap portion 77 to the inner surface of the upper portion upper panel 42 using an adhesive. In order to do so, it is affixed to the upper part upper panel 42. Therefore, the upper edge 73 and the side edge 74 are maintained in contact with each other.

  The advantage of the above configuration is that the notch does not extend to the upper corner 70, so that when the inner frame 6 is assembled, the inner upper side edge away from the upper corner 70 or away from the upper corner 70. There is no gap extending along the line. Therefore, the entry of contaminants is limited. During the assembly of the pack, the inner frame 6 is received in and glued to the outer frame 5, so that the upper corner 53 of the outer frame 5 is of course the upper corner 70 of the inner frame 6. It is located at the end of the opposing upper side edge 62 (see FIG. 3). Thus, it will be appreciated that there is no gap formed at each of these corners and along these edges, thus preventing entry of contaminants at each of these two corners and along the upper side edge.

  Such an entry restricting flap 81 is also provided at the upper corner 80 of the upper partial front panel 38 which faces the upper portion front panel 38. Similarly, such an entry restriction flap 83 is also provided at the lower corner 82 of the lower front panel 30, and such an entry restriction flap 85 is also provided at the opposite lower corner 84 of the lower front panel 30. Yes. Thus, when the package is assembled, the entry restriction flaps 72, 81 at the upper corners 70, 80, respectively, of the upper front panel 38 are folded around these corners and secured to the upper upper panel 32 with an adhesive, The entry restriction flaps 83 and 85 at the lower corners 82 and 84 of the lower front panel 33 are bent around these corners and fixed to the lower panel 36 with an adhesive. Thus, it will be appreciated that entry of contaminants such as moisture or other substances is prevented at each corner of the package and along the side edges of the package between these corners.

  Before the package is assembled and the lid 3 is opened for the first time, the lid 3 has the front panel 16 attached to the front panel 7, and the lid outer side panel members 18a, 18b are the outer side panel members 9a of the container. Attached to the container 2 along the joining line 29 in a state of being attached to 10a. The lid front panel 16 is formed integrally with the container front panel 7 to form a package front wall 86, which can be separated by a weakened line extending across the front wall 86 forming part of the bond line 29. Is defined. Similarly, each outer side panel member 18a, 19a of the lid is formed integrally with the corresponding outer side panel member 9a, 10a of the corresponding container to form pack outer side walls 87, 88, which are joined lines. 29 is detachably defined by a weakened line extending across each of the outer side walls 87, 88 of the pack forming part of 29.

  An opening means 90 is arranged between the outer frame 5 and the inner frame 6. The opening means 90 is a flexible long member such as a thread, a cord, or an opening band. Before the package is assembled and the package is opened, the opening means 90 is located along the path of the bonding line 29 and contacts the inner surface of the sheet material on which the weakened line forming the bonding line 29 is formed. It is arranged to be located. In particular, in this embodiment, the opening means 90 is located in contact with the inner surface of the front wall 86 of the pack along the contact line between the container front panel 7 and the lid front panel 16. The opening means 90 is also in contact with the inner surfaces of the outer side walls 87 and 88 of each pack, and a contact line 27 between each container outer side panel member 9a, 10a and the outer side panel member 18a, 19a of the lid, 28. The opening means is therefore arranged between the outer and inner frames 5,6.

  In this embodiment, the outer frame 5 has tabs 48, 49 extending from the lid inner side panel members 18b, 19b, respectively, so that the opening means 90 is naturally provided for each outer side portion of the lid. Located between the corresponding tabs 48, 49 and the outer walls forming the panel members 18a, 19a and the container exterior side panel members 9a, 10a.

  The free end of the opening means 90 extends from the pack at one end of the joining line. Similarly, the other free end of the opening means 90 extends from the pack at the opposite end of the bond line 29. In another embodiment, one of the free ends is fixedly arranged between the outer and inner frames 5, 6. In the embodiment described above, the bond line extends along the front wall and the two side walls of the pack, but it should be understood that in other embodiments the bond line 29 is only along one or more walls of the pack. It may extend.

  When a package is first assembled around a smoking article, such as a pack of cigarettes, so that the smoking article is contained in a pack, the entry of contaminants will cause a gap at the corner of the container and lid. Prevented by an entry restriction flap that prevents. Further, the entry of contaminants is limited by the fact that the lid is integrally formed with the container along a joint line extending around the pack between the lid and the container. In addition, the entry of contaminants is limited by the fact that the upper part of the inner frame is affixed to the lower part of the inner frame along the joint line between the upper and lower parts of the inner frame.

  Each of the features described above limit the entry of contaminants into the pack, but it should be understood that the combination of these features further limits the entry of contaminants into the pack. For example, the combination of the entry restriction flap and lid attached to the container along the bond line prevents the entry of contaminants into the pack and creates a gap in the pack, allowing the inner frame to join The weakened line that is offset from the weakened line that forms the bond line between the lid and the container helps to prevent ingress of contaminants through the container-lid joint.

  To open the package as described above, the user holds the container and grabs one of the free ends of the opening means. The user then pulls the free end of the opening means 90 away from the pack over the joining line 29, so that the opening means is pulled along the weakened line forming the joining line 29 and separates the lid. .

  When the unsealing means 90 is pulled over the package by the user, the unsealing means passes through a path consisting of the joining lines 29 by forming the joining lines as thinned lines. This configuration makes it easier for the user to open the pack and maintains a seal against entry of contaminants prior to opening the package. When the opening means 90 is pulled along the length of the joining line 29, the lid front panel 16 and the lid side panels 18 and 19 are separated from the container front panel 7 and the container side panels 9 and 10, respectively. The lid is therefore hinged to the container about a hinge line 24 between the rear panel 8 of the container and the rear panel 17 of the lid. However, at this stage, the lid 3 is bonded to the lower portion 30 of the inner frame 6 bonded to the container 2 by the upper portion 32 of the inner frame 6 bonded to the lid 3. It is prevented from rotating around the hinge line 24. When the user exerts a moderate force on the lid, the upper portion 32 of the inner frame 6 will move the lower portion 30 along the weakened line that forms the line of the joint 46 between the upper and lower portions 30, 32. Separate from. When the state where the lower and upper parts are stuck is released, the lid 3 can freely rotate with respect to the container 2 to its open position, and can touch the smoking articles contained in the pack.

  When the lid 3 is closed, the tabs 48, 49 are arranged between the corresponding container side panels 9, 10 and the lower part side panels 34, 35 of the inner frame 6. The container front panel 7 and the respective tabs 48, 49 provide further resistance against the lid 3 being opened, which is maintained in repeated opening and closing of the lid 3. Resistance is also provided by the side of each tab 48, 49 located in contact with the outer and inner frames 5,6. The tabs 48, 49 thus serve as play-resistant mechanisms that keep the lid 3 fully closed with respect to the container 2 after the pack is first opened. The configuration of tabs 48, 49 extending from the lower end of the lid will leave a gap through which contaminants may pass if provided with tabs extending laterally from the panel of the inner shell. The play-resistant mechanism is reliably provided in the pack without forming a cut in the pack.

  With reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, a blank forming an outer frame 100 and an inner frame 101 of another embodiment of a package for smoking articles is shown. The features and configuration of the package for smoking articles according to this embodiment are substantially the same as the features and configuration of the smoking article package described in detail above, and therefore a detailed description thereof is omitted here. Further, members and features corresponding to the members and features described in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals. However, in this embodiment, the inner frame 101 is configured to extend completely around the smoking article contained in the package when the lid 3 is in its closed state.

  The wavy lines in FIGS. 6 and 7 represent fold lines, and the solid lines represent cut lines. The dashed-dotted line in FIGS. 6 and 7 represents a weakened line as will become apparent below.

  Referring to FIG. 6, the outer frame 100 is substantially the same as the outer frame 5 described above, but in this configuration, the corners of the entry restriction flaps 54, 64, 66, 68 that face the corners 53, 63, 65, 67. There are no cutouts. The advantage of this configuration is that less contaminants enter the smoking article contained in the pack. Of course, the outer frame described here may be used with the inner frame 101 described below, or alternatively with the inner frame 6 described above, and thus the outer frame described above. Compatible with the side frame 5.

  Referring to FIG. 7, the inner frame 101 is substantially the same as the inner frame 6 described above, but in this configuration, the inner frame 101 further includes a lower part rear panel 102 and an upper part rear panel 103.

  Inner frame 101 includes a lower portion 30 and an upper portion 32. The lower part 30 of the inner frame 101 includes a lower part front panel 33, two opposing outer lower part side panel members 34 a and 35 a extending from opposing sides of the lower part front panel 33, and a lower part front panel 33. The lower panel 36 extends from the lower end of the lower panel. The lower part rear panel 102 extends from the opposite side of the lower panel 36 to the lower part front panel 33, and two opposing inner lower side panel members 34b and 35b are opposite sides of the lower part rear panel 102. It extends from the part.

  The upper portion 32 of the inner frame 101 includes an upper portion front panel 38, two opposing outer upper portion side panel members 39 a, 40 a extending from opposite sides of the upper portion front panel 38, and an upper portion front panel 38. The outer upper portion upper panel member 42a extends from the upper end of the outer upper portion. The upper part rear panel 103 extends from the lower rear panel 102, contacts the outer frame hinge line 24 when the package is assembled, and is joined to the lower part rear panel 102 by an inner hinge line 104 extending parallel thereto. As a result, the lid 3 moves in a hinge manner around the hinge line.

  Inner upper part upper panel member 42b extends from upper part rear panel 103, and two opposing inner upper part side panel members 39b, 40b extend from opposing sides of upper rear panel 103. The lower part rear panel 102 and the upper part rear panel 103 are panel members of the inner frame 102, respectively.

  When the package is assembled, each outer lower part side panel member 34a, 35a overlaps with each corresponding inner lower part side panel element 34b, 35b and is affixed using an adhesive, the lower part side Part panels 34 and 35 are formed. Similarly, the outer upper part side panel members 39a, 40a overlap each corresponding inner upper part side panel member 39b, 40b and are affixed using an adhesive, and the upper part side panels 39, 40 are overlapped. Form. The outer upper portion upper panel member 42a also overlaps the inner upper portion upper panel member 42b and is affixed using an adhesive to form the upper portion upper panel 42. Each panel of the inner frame 101 is affixed to the corresponding outer frame 100 panel using an adhesive to glue each panel to the inner surface of the corresponding outer frame 100 panel. Accordingly, the lower portion 30 of the inner frame 101 is fixed to the container 2, and the upper portion 32 of the inner frame 101 is fixed to the lid 3. An advantage of the inner frame that completely covers the smoking article contained in the pack when the lid is closed is that by providing a double membrane, the entry of contaminants is reduced.

  When the package is in its closed state, the lid 3 encloses a smoking article receiving space 25 defined by the shell 4 and projects inside the outer frame 5 beyond the corresponding front panel 7 and side panels 9, 10. The sections of the front panel 33 and the side panels 34, 35 of the lower part 30 of the side frame 6 are accommodated in the lid 3 and are located in contact with the front panel 16 and the side panels 18, 19 of the lid 3, respectively. The upper partial front panel 38 contacts the lower partial front panel 33 along the contact line 43. The outer upper part side panel members 39a, 40a abut against the corresponding outer lower part side panels 34a, 35a along the abutment lines 105 and 106, respectively. The abutment lines 43, 105, 106 form a section consisting of the entire line of the joint 46 between the lower and upper parts 30, 32 of the inner frame 6. Similarly, the inner upper part side panel members 39b and 40b abut against the corresponding inner lower part side panels 34b and 35b along the abutting lines 107 and 108, respectively.

  When the package 1 is assembled, the lower portion 30 of the inner frame is attached to the upper portion 32 of the inner frame along the joint line 46 of the inner frame before the package is first opened. That is, the lower part front panel 33 is affixed to the upper part front panel 38 along the contact line 43, and the lower part side panel members 34 a and 35 a are connected to the upper part front panel 38 along the corresponding contact lines 105 and 106. It is affixed on the side panel members 39a and 40a. The inner frame joining line 46 is formed by a weakened blank of the inner frame 6. In this embodiment, the inner frame 5 is formed from a single sheet of material, such as paperboard, which may be coated, laminated or impregnated with a substance to prevent entry of contaminants through the blank material itself. Good. A weakened line is a thinned line formed by scoring or partially scoring a sheet of blank material. Separately, the thinned line is formed by a series of perforations formed through the inner frame 5.

  However, the inner upper part side panel members 39b and 40b are not attached to the corresponding inner lower part side panels 34b and 35b along the contact lines 107 and 108, respectively. Thus, the force required to open the lid first is reduced because the user only needs to separate a single weakened line.

  The inner frame 101 of the present embodiment has an entry restriction flap provided at an upper corner 111 of the upper part rear panel 103 extending between the inner upper part side panel member 39b and the inner upper part upper panel member 42b. 110. Similarly, an entry restriction flap 112 is provided at the other upper corner 113 of the upper part rear panel 103 extending between the other inner upper part side panel member 40b and the inner upper part upper panel member 42b. .

  An entry restriction flap 114 is provided at the lower corner 115 of the lower part rear panel 102 extending between the inner lower part side panel member 34b and the lower part lower panel 36. Similarly, an entry restriction flap 116 is provided at the other lower corner 117 of the lower part rear panel 102 extending between the other inner lower part side panel member 35b and the lower part lower panel 36. Providing an entry restriction flap extending from the inner panel member that overlaps the outer panel member helps in assembling the inner frame and package.

  While the above embodiments describe and exemplify a package in which a smoking article is contained, it will be appreciated that the invention is not limited thereto, and the package includes other articles, products and articles. May be used to house.

While embodiments of the invention have been shown and illustrated, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made to the above-described embodiments within the scope of the invention as defined in the following claims. .

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  A container (2) for containing a smoking article, a lid (3) hinged to the container, surrounding the space for the smoking article defined by the container when the lid is closed; A weakened line (29) defined along the joint between the lid and the container before first opening, and configured to act on this line to separate the lid from the container along the connection; A package for smoking articles comprising opening means (90) for allowing the lid to move hinged relative to the pack.   The lid (3) includes a lid panel member (16, 18, 19), the container (2) includes a container panel member (7, 9, 10), and the weakened line (29) is a lid panel. The package of claim 1 defined between the member and the container panel member.   3. Package according to claim 2, characterized in that the lid panel member (16, 18, 19) and the container panel member (7, 9, 10) are integrally formed before the package is first opened.   The lid panel member (16, 18, 19) and the container panel member (7, 9, 10) are formed from a single sheet material before the package is first opened. Package as stated.   5. Package according to claim 4, characterized in that the weakened line (29) is a thinned line formed in the sheet material.   6. The package according to claim 5, wherein the thinned line is a partially cut or long groove formed in one sheet material.   The package according to claim 6, wherein the opening means (90) is arranged along an inner surface of one sheet material.   The package according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the one sheet material is coated, laminated or impregnated with a certain substance.   The lid panel member is a lid front panel (16), the container panel member is a container front panel (7), and the lid (3) further includes side panel members (18, 19) extending from the lid front panel. The container (2) further includes a container side panel member (9, 10) extending from the container front panel, and the weakened line (29) is along the joint between the lid and the container side panel member The package according to claim 2, wherein the package extends.   The package according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the opening means (90) is a flexible cord.   11. An outer frame (5, 100) and an inner frame (6, 101), further comprising a weakened line (29) formed in the outer frame. Package as described in section.   12. Package according to claim 11, characterized in that the opening means (90) are arranged between the inner frame (6, 101) and the outer frame (5, 100) before opening the package for the first time. .   The inner frame (6, 101) includes an upper part (32) affixed to the lid (3) and a lower part (30) affixed to the container, the weakened line being the first weakened Line (29), and that the second weakened line (46) is defined along the junction between the lower and upper portions of the inner frame prior to first opening the package. 13. Package according to claim 12, characterized in that   14. Package according to claim 13, characterized in that the second thinned line (46) is offset from the first thinned line (29).   The lid (3) has a top panel (22), the container (2) has a bottom panel (14), and the upper part (32) of the inner frame (6) is attached to the top panel (22). 15. Package according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that the lower part (30) is affixed to the bottom panel (14).   16. A package according to any one of claims 11 to 15, characterized in that the inner frame (6, 101) is formed from a single sheet material.   17. Package according to claim 16, characterized in that the inner frame (6, 101) is coated, laminated or impregnated with a substance.   A first panel member (9b, 10b, 18b, 19b, 34, 34b, 35, 35b, 39, 39b, 40, 40b) having a first edge (55, 73) and a second edge (56, 74) A second panel member (14b, 22, 36, 42, 42b) having a flap (54, 64, 66, 68, 72, 81, 83, 85, 110, 112, 114, 116). The package of claim 1, wherein the package extends from the edge and the second edge, and the first and second edges are joined together when the package is assembled.   Including a shell capable of containing a smoking article, the shell having a first panel member (9b, 10b, 18b, 19b, 34, 34b, 35, 35b, 39, having a first edge (55, 73); 39b, 40, 40b) and a second panel member (14b, 22, 36, 42, 42b) having a second edge (56, 74), a flap (54, extending from the first edge and the second edge). 64, 66, 68, 72, 81, 83, 85, 110, 112, 114, 116) and the first and second edges are joined together when the package is assembled.   The flaps (54, 64, 66, 68, 72, 81, 83, 85, 110, 112, 114, 116) are connected to the first panel members (9b, 10b, 18b, 19b, 34, 34b, 35, 35b, 39). 39b, 40, 40b) and the second panel member (14b, 22, 36, 42, 42b).   A first fold line is defined along the first edge between the first panel member and the flap, and a second fold line is defined along the second edge between the second panel member and the flap; 21. The package of claim 20, wherein the flap is foldable with respect to the first and second panel members about the first and second fold lines.   The flaps (54, 64, 66, 68, 72, 81, 83, 85, 110, 112, 114, 116) are the folding lines (57 of the flap) when the package is assembled so that the flap sections are positioned relative to each other. A package according to claim 21, characterized in that it comprises two flap portions (58, 59, 76, 77) which can be folded together along the same line.   The package of claim 22, wherein the flap fold line (57, 75) extends at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the fold line between the flap and each of the first and second panel members.   The first and second fold lines may intersect at corners (53, 63, 65, 67, 70, 80, 82, 84, 111, 113, 115, 117) and flaps (54, 64, 66, A package according to any one of claims 21 to 23, characterized in that 68, 72, 81, 83, 85, 110, 112, 114, 116) extend from the corner.   25. The apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising a third panel member (8, 33, 102, 103), wherein the first and second panel members extend from a vertical edge of the third panel member. The package according to item 1.   The package according to any one of claims 19 to 25, wherein the package is formed of a hard paperboard material.   A container (2) for containing a smoking article, a lid (3) hinged to the container, surrounding the space for the smoking article defined by the container when the lid is closed; A weakened line (29) defined along the joint between the lid and the container before first opening, and configured to act on this line to separate the lid from the container along the connection; 27. Package according to any one of claims 19 to 26, further comprising opening means (90) for allowing the lid to move hinged relative to the pack.   The shell includes an outer frame (5, 100) and an inner frame (6, 101), and first and second panel members (9b, 10b, 14b, 18b, 19b, 22) and flaps (54, 64, A package according to any one of claims 19 to 27, characterized in that 66, 68) form part of the outer frame.   The inner frame (6, 101) includes a first inner frame panel member (34, 34b, 35, 35b, 39, 39b, 40, 40b) having a first inner edge (73), and a second inner frame (6, 101). A second inner frame panel member (36, 42, 42b) having an edge (74) and a flap (72, 81, 83, 85, extending from the first inner edge and the second inner edge, The package of claim 28, wherein the first and second inner edges are joined when the package is assembled.   The shell includes an outer frame (5, 100) and an inner frame (6, 101), and first and second panel members (34, 34b, 35, 35b, 36, 39, 39b, 40, 40b 42) and 28. Package according to any one of claims 19 to 27, characterized in that the flaps (72, 81, 83, 85, 110, 112, 114, 116) form part of the inner frame.   The inner frame (6, 101) includes an upper part (32) attached to the lid (3), a lower part (30) attached to the container (2), and the weakened line (46) 31. Package according to any one of claims 28 to 30, characterized in that it is defined along the joint between the lower part and the upper part of the inner frame before the first opening.   The outer frame (5) and inner frame (6) and the lid extended from the underside of the lid (3) which can be located in the opening between the inner and outer frames when moved to the closed position 32. The package of any one of claims 1-31, further comprising a tab. A container (2) for containing a smoking article, a lid hinged to the container, surrounding the space for the smoking article defined by the container when the lid is closed; A package for smoking goods, including two or more of
a) A weakened line (29) defined along the joint between the lid and the container before opening the lid for the first time and acts on the weakened line to separate the lid from the container along the joint Opening means (90) configured to allow the lid to be hingedly moved relative to the pack,
b) Outer frame (5, 100) and inner frame (6, 101), the inner frame is an upper part (32) attached to the lid (3) and a lower part attached to the container (2) ( 30), the weakened line is the first weakened line (29) and the second weakened line (46) is the lower part of the inner frame before the package is first opened. Defined along the joint between the upper part and the upper part,
c) a first panel member (9b, 10b, 18b, 19b, 34, 34b, 35, 35b, 39, 39b, 40, 40b) having a first edge (55, 73) and a second edge (56, 74) and a second panel member (14b, 22, 36, 42, 42b) and flaps (54, 64, 66, 68, 72, 81, 83) extending from the first and second edges, 85, 110, 112, 114, 116) and the first and second edges are joined together when the package is assembled,
d) tabs (48, 49) extending from the underside of the lid that can be located in the opening of the container when the lid is moved to the closed position;
e) Containers and / or lids are formed or to some extent from a material coated, laminated or impregnated material.   A blank for a package for smoking articles according to any one of claims 1 to 33.   A first panel member (9b, 10b, 18b, 19b, 34, 34b, 35, 35b, 39, 39b, 40, 40b) having a first edge (55, 73) and a second edge (56, 74) A second panel member (14b, 22, 36, 42, 42b) having a first edge and a flap extending from the second edge (54, 64, 66, 68, 72, 81, 83, 85, 110, 112, 114, 116), the first and second edges of the package for smoking articles being joined together when the package is assembled.   Sections configured to form a container (2) for containing a smoking article and a hinged attachment to the container to enclose the space for the smoking article defined by the container, and when closed the lid (3 Between the section configured to form the container (2) and the section configured to form the lid (3). A blank of the package for smoking articles defined along the joint.   The weakened line (46) includes an upper portion (32) configured to be affixed to the lid (3) and a lower portion (30) configured to be affixed to the container (2). A blank of the inner frame of the package for smoking articles defined along the junction between the part and the upper part (30, 32). 38. The blank of a package for smoking articles according to any one of claims 34 to 37, wherein the blank is formed from a laminated or impregnated sheet material coated with a substance.

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