JP5270679B2 - Double pack with integrated connector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a container for smoking articles, each including at least two hinged packs for receiving individual bundles of smoking articles.

WO-A-2006 / 079799 discloses a package comprising two packs connected to a rope ladder arrangement by at least first and second straps and blanks and a method of forming such a package.
In one aspect, WO-A-2006 / 0797799 provides that each pack is capable of containing an item and each pack has a first edge and a second edge parallel to the first edge. First and second packs having a first surface bounded by the first and second packs, and the first and second straps connecting the first and second packs and attachable to the first and second packs Means, wherein the first surfaces of the first and second packs face each other at the first position of the pack, the first edges of the first and second packs are adjacent to each other, and The second edges of the first and second packs are adjacent to each other, the first and second straps extend across the first surface and are hinged about the first and second edges; Is strapped around the first edge of the first pack and second of the second pack Hinged around the edge, and the second strap is hinged around the second edge of the first pack and hinged around the first edge of the second pack; Thereby, the first and second packs are at least in a first position, a second position in which the second pack rotates relative to the first pack about the first edge, and a second edge A package is described that is movable relative to each other between a third position about which the second pack rotates relative to the first pack.

  In another aspect, WO-A-2006 / 0797799 includes a single sheet material having at least a first region that provides a first strap and a second region that provides a second strap. A blank material for forming means including first and second straps connecting the first and second packs of the first and second packs is described, wherein these regions separate the first region from the second region. Joined by an actuatable wire, the wire having first, second and third compartments, the second compartment being weakened so that the first and second regions are separable And the first and second compartments are cut portions extending from the respective ends of the weakened compartments to the edge of the sheet.

  In yet another aspect, WO-A-2006 / 079799 includes a first elongated section having elongated holes having spaced apart primary edges and a first edge aligned with the holes and extending from a secondary edge of the first section. Another blank material for forming means including first and second straps connecting the first and second packs of the package, comprising a single sheet of material having two compartments; The two compartments have a minimum hole width such that the free secondary edge of the second compartment can be screwed through and attached to the free secondary edge of the first compartment. With a maximum width substantially equal to or less than and a length greater than the length of the hole.

  All the first and second packs of the package described in the specification of WO-A-2006 / 079799 and shown in that drawing are connected to the rope ladder arrangement by individual joining blanks or by individual rope ladder structures. In order to manufacture the package, the individual joining blanks are fixed to the first and second packs, or the first and second packs are in two packs containing compartments in separate rope ladder structures. And in some cases fixed to it.

WO-A-2006 / 079799 US-A-5, 692, 525

  It would be desirable to provide a container that includes two or more packs connected in a simple manner, such as a rope ladder or similar arrangement.

According to the present invention, there is provided a container for smoking articles, each including at least two hinged packs for receiving a separate bundle of smoking articles, wherein in the initial position the containers are first and second opposing A first wall with a second edge, and a first compartment hinged around the first edge of the first wall and a hinge around the second edge of the first wall A first pack having an integral connector that extends across the first wall including a second section that is stopped, a first wall with opposing first and second edges, and a first Extending across the first wall including a first compartment hinged around the second edge of the wall and a second compartment hinged around the first edge of the first wall A second pack having an integral connector, wherein the first edge of the first wall of the first and second packs is adjacent. And the first compartment of the first pack integral connector is the second pack integral connector such that the second edge of the first wall of the first and second packs is adjacent. The second compartment of the first pack integral connector is secured to the second compartment of the second pack integral connector.
Throughout this specification, the term “integral” means that the connector and the first wall of each of the first and second packs of containers according to the present invention are formed of a single material, eg, the same blank. To do.

The first and second packs of containers according to the present invention are between a first position and a second position around the first edge of the first wall of the first pack and the second pack. It can be hinged to each other. In the initial position, the first edges of the first walls of the first and second packs are adjacent and the second edges of the first walls of the first and second packs are adjacent. In the second position, the first edges of the first walls of the first and second packs are adjacent and the second edges of the first walls of the first and second packs are spaced apart. . The first pack and the second pack of containers according to the invention are also around the second edge of the first wall of the first and second packs between the first position and the third position. Can be hinged to each other. In the third position, the second edges of the first walls of the first and second packs are adjacent and the first edges of the first walls of the first and second packs are spaced apart. .
In the first position, the first walls of the first and second packs are parallel and opposite, and in the second and third positions, the first walls of the first and second packs are substantially flush. It is in.

  The first pack and the second pack of containers according to the invention are therefore advantageously hingedly connected to the rope ladder arrangement by means of a fixed first compartment and a fixed second compartment of the integral connector. . Since the first and second packs are connected by an integral connector, the container according to the invention is advantageously formed with fewer blanks or other material parts than the package described in WO-A-2006 / 0797799. be able to. This advantageously simplifies the manufacture and assembly of the container according to the invention.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the integral connector of the first pack further comprises a third compartment hinged around the first edge of the first wall of the first pack, The pack further includes a third compartment hinged about the second edge of the first wall of the second pack, the third compartment of the integral connector of the first pack being the first compartment. Fixed to the third compartment of the two pack integral connector. Preferably, the second compartment of the integrated connector of the first pack is positioned between the first compartment and the third compartment of the integrated connector of the first pack, and the integrated connector of the second pack The second compartment is positioned between the first compartment and the third compartment of the integrated connector of the second pack.

  Preferably, the first, second, and if present third compartments of the first and second packs of the containers according to the invention are removably connected to each other in the initial position. The More preferably, the sections of the integral connector are removably connected to each other along the line weakened in the first position. Most preferably, the integral connector sections are removably connected to one another along the perforation line in the initial position.

  In use, the first edge or the second edge of the first wall of the first and second packs from the first position to the second position or from the first position to the third position, respectively. Hinging the first and second packs relative to each other around the second portion of the first connector of the first and second packs from the second compartment of the integrated connector of the first and second packs. One compartment will be removed. If present, it is also possible to hinge the first and second packs relative to each other from the first position to the second position or from the first position to the third position. The third compartment of the integrated connector of the first and second packs is removed from the second compartment of the integrated connector.

If desired, a container according to the present invention can include first and second packs having an integral connector that includes more than three compartments. For example, a container according to the present invention includes a first compartment having a fourth compartment, a fourth compartment and a fifth compartment, or an integrated connector further comprising a fourth compartment, a fifth compartment, and a sixth compartment. A second pack can be included. Yet another compartment can be arranged in the same manner as either the first compartment or the second compartment of the integrated connector of the first and second packs. If present, the fourth and sixth compartments of the integral connector of the first and second packs of containers according to the present invention are preferably the same as each second compartment of the integral connector. And hinged around the same edge of the first wall of the second pack. If present, the fifth compartment of the integrated connector of the first and second packs of containers according to the present invention is the same as the first and third compartments of each of the integrated connectors. Hinged around the same edge of the first wall of the pack.
Preferably, the opposing first and second edges of the first wall of the first pack and the opposing first and second edges of the first wall of the second pack are longitudinal edges. Part. More preferably, the opposing first and second edges are the vertical vertical edges of the pack.

One or both of the first and second packs of containers according to the present invention may be a slide and shell pack that includes an outer shell and an inner slide within the outer shell. Alternatively or additionally, one or both of the first pack and the second pack of containers according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises a lower box portion and an upper lid portion hinged to the lower box portion. A hinge lid pack can be included.
Where the first pack is a slide and shell pack, the integral connector of the first pack is preferably substantially the same size as the first wall of the first pack. Similarly, if the second pack is a slide and shell pack, the integral connector of the second pack is preferably substantially the same size as the first wall of the second pack.
When the first pack is a hinge lid pack, the integral connector of the first pack is preferably substantially the same size as the lower box portion of the first wall of the first pack. Similarly, if the second pack is a hinge lid pack, the integral connector of the second pack is preferably substantially the same size as the lower box portion of the first wall of the second pack.

Preferably, the first pack and the second pack of containers according to the present invention are both slide and shell packs or both hinge lid packs. However, it will be appreciated that a first pack and a second pack provided with different types of opening and closing means may be included. For example, the first pack can be a hinge lid pack and the second pack can be a slide and shell pack.
In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first pack and the second pack are both slide and shell packs, and the outer shell of the first pack and the integrated connector of the first pack are the first pack. The outer shell of the second pack and the integrated connector of the second pack are formed of the second blank material.

In another preferred embodiment of the invention, the first pack and the second pack are both hinge lid packs, and the integrated connector of the first pack and the first pack is a first blank material. The second pack and the integrated connector of the second pack are formed of a second blank.
If both the first pack and the second pack of containers according to the invention are hinge lid packs, the first pack is a hinge pivotable about a hinge line extending across the first wall of the first pack. The second pack may have a hinged lid that is pivotable about a hinge line that extends across the first wall of the second pack.

In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the first pack pivots about a hinge line extending across the second wall of the first pack parallel and opposite to the first wall of the first pack. With a possible hinged lid, the first pack being pivotable about a hinge line extending across the second wall of the second pack parallel and opposite to the first wall of the second pack Can have a simple hinged lid.
Preferably, the first compartment, the second compartment, and any more compartments of the integrated connector of the first pack are, for example, using hot melt adhesive, contact adhesive, or double-sided adhesive tape , Respectively, to the first compartment, the second compartment, and any more compartments of the integrated connector of the second pack. However, in order to fix the corresponding compartments of the integrated connectors of the first and second packs relative to each other, for example, a velcro fastener, a magnetic fastener, or a mating plug (male) and socket (female) fastener It will be appreciated that a wide variety of other known means such as can be utilized.

  The container according to the present invention preferably has a positive force by the consumer to hinge the first and second packs from the first position to the second position and from the first position to the third position. Further includes retaining means for providing resistance to movement of the first and second packs from the initial position to the second position and from the initial position to the third position. If desired, the container according to the present invention may comprise holding means for applying a positive force that acts to move the first pack and the second pack towards the initial position.

  For example, a first pack and a second pack of containers according to the present invention are releasable between a first holding means provided on the first pack and a second holding means provided on the second pack. Removably connected to the initial position by engagement. The first holding means and the second holding means may comprise any suitable known magnetic fastener, mechanical fastener, adhesive fastener, or a combination thereof. For example, the first retaining means and the second retaining means may include one or more removable pressure activated velcro fasteners, snap fasteners, or other mating plugs (male) and sockets (female). An expression fastener can be included.

  Containers according to the present invention, such as cigarettes, cigars or cigarillos, for use in conventional ignition end cigarettes or electric smoking systems (eg cigarettes disclosed in US-A-5,692,525) Two or more hinged packs may be included to accommodate each bundle of smoking articles. Preferably, the container according to the present invention comprises two or more hinged packs, each for containing a separate bundle of cigarettes.

  The first and second packs of containers according to the present invention can be designed to accommodate different numbers of individual bundles of cigarettes, depending on the selection of the appropriate dimensions. Alternatively or additionally, the first pack and the second pack of containers according to the invention are adapted to accommodate individual bundles of different sized cigarettes (eg, different lengths or different perimeter cigarettes). Can be designed. The first pack and the second pack of containers according to the present invention are, for example, short size (between about 70 mm and about 75 mm in length), normal size (about 80 mm in length), king size (about 84 mm in length). ), Super king size, slim, super slim, or wide cigarettes can be designed to accommodate various numbers of individual bundles.

  By appropriate selection of the dimensions of the first pack and the second pack, the container according to the invention can also be designed to hold a total number of smoking articles. For example, a container for cigarettes according to the present invention may include a first pack and a second pack for containing a total of 20 or 21 regular size cigarettes in combination. Alternatively, a container for cigarettes according to the present invention may include a first pack and a second pack for accommodating a total of 17 or 18 wide cigarettes in combination.

  The length, width, and depth of the first and second packs of containers according to the present invention are such that, when in the initial position, the total dimensions of the container are similar to the dimensions of a conventional disposable pack of smoking articles Or can be substantially the same. For example, the length, width, and depth of the first pack and the second pack are the dimensions of a conventional disposable hinge lid pack with a total container size of 20 cigarettes in the first or first position. And can be similar.

  Containers according to the present invention can advantageously include a first pack and a second pack for containing individual bundles of different types of smoking articles. A variety of different types of cigarettes are produced and sold. For example, different types of tobacco with unique characteristic flavors and aromas such as Bur1ey, 0rienta1 and Virginia are used alone or in various amounts in tobacco formulations, producing cigarette brands with different characteristic flavors Is done. Furthermore, as with cigarettes that differ in length (eg, normal size, king size, or super king size), perimeter length (eg, slim or super slim), flavor intensity, suction resistance, and total particulate matter delivery rate, Both plain cigarettes and cigarettes with many different types of filter chips are manufactured. In addition, cigarettes containing flavors such as menthol are also available.

Containers according to the present invention can include a first pack and a second pack for containing individual bundles of cigarettes or cigarettes with different flavors. Alternatively or additionally, the container according to the present invention can be used to accommodate individual bundles of cigarettes of different sizes (different lengths, different perimeters, or different lengths and perimeters). One pack and a second pack may be included.
The first pack and the second pack of containers according to the invention can be of the same or different cross-sections. For example, one or both of the first pack and the second pack of containers according to the present invention may have a rectangular, square, triangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, D-shaped, semi-circular, or semi-elliptical cross-section. .
Preferably, the first pack and the second pack of containers according to the present invention are substantially parallelepipeds. More preferably, the first pack and the second pack of containers according to the present invention are substantially cubic.

The first pack and the second pack of containers according to the invention comprise one or more right-angle longitudinal edges, one or more right-angle transverse edges, one or more Many round longitudinal edges, one or more round transverse edges, one or more sloped longitudinal edges, one or more sloped laterals It can have directional edges, or any suitable combination thereof.
Preferably, the first pack and the second pack of containers according to the invention are substantially the same in shape. The dimensions of the first pack and the second pack of containers according to the invention can be the same or different. Preferably, the first pack and the second pack of containers according to the invention have different dimensions. More preferably, the first and second packs of containers according to the present invention are substantially the same in length and width but differ in depth.

Preferably, the first wall of the first pack and the first wall of the second pack of containers according to the invention are substantially the same size.
Preferably, the first wall of the first pack and the first wall of the second pack are the main walls of the pack. Preferably, the first wall of the first pack is the front wall or the rear wall of the first pack. Preferably, the first wall of the second pack is the front or rear wall of the second pack.
The first pack and the second pack of containers according to the invention are preferably formed of one or more folded laminated blanks, more preferably one or more folded. The laminated cardboard blank material is formed.

  The outer surface of the first pack, second pack, and connector of the container according to the present invention is printed, embossed, debossed, or with manufacturer name or brand logo, trademark, slogan, and other consumer information and indicia It can be decorated in other ways (eg using labels or stickers). It will be appreciated that the same or different manufacturer name and brand logos, trademarks, slogans, and other consumer information and indicia can be added to the outer surface of the first pack, second pack, and connector. I will.

  The connector of the container according to the present invention includes, but is not limited to, paperboard, cardboard, plastic, metal (such as aluminum), transparent or opaque foil (such as polyethylene (PE) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET) )), And laminate materials (eg, paper / aluminum, plastic / paper / aluminum, or other laminates) and may be formed of one or more suitable materials. it can.

A container according to the present invention may include a connector provided with one or more windows or notches. In a preferred embodiment, the one or more windows or notches are provided on the first wall of the container, the second pack, or the image provided on the first wall of the first and second packs. Further images are generated by interaction or cooperation.
The invention will be further described below by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 3 shows a container according to a first embodiment of the invention comprising two hinged slides and a shell pack in a position between an initial position and a third position. FIG. 1b shows the container of FIG. 1a in a position between an initial position and a second position. FIG. 2 shows the inner surface of the first blank for forming the first slide of the container shown in FIGS. 1 a and 1 b and the outer shell of the shell pack and the integrated connector. FIG. 3 shows the inner surface of the second blank for forming the second slide of the container shown in FIGS. 1 a and 1 b and the outer shell of the shell pack and the integrated connector. FIG. 2 shows the inner surface of the blank for forming the first slide and inner shell of the shell pack and the second slide and inner shell of the shell pack of the container shown in FIGS. 1a and 1b. FIG. 6 shows the inner surface of a first blank for forming a first hinge lid pack of a container according to a second embodiment of the invention including two hinged hinge lid packs. FIG. 6 shows the inner surface of a second blank for forming a second hinge lid pack of a container according to a second embodiment of the invention comprising two hinged hinge lid packs.

  Figures 2a, 2b, 3, 4a and 4b show a blank for forming a container or parts of a container according to an embodiment of the invention. In all of these figures, the solid line is used to refer to the blank line or the outer boundary. The broken lines are creased, notched, embossed, or the blank material is bent or hinged along the lines formed during assembly of the container or parts of the container Used to refer to lines formed by compressing or partially cutting the blank material to work. A dash-dot line is used, for example, to refer to a weakened line that can be formed by drilling into the blank material and along which the blank can be torn during use.

The container according to the first embodiment of the invention shown in FIGS. 1a and 1b includes two hinged cubic slides and a shell pack. The container includes a first pack 2 having an outer shell 3 and an inner slide 4 in the outer shell 3, and a second pack 5 having an outer shell 6 and an inner slide 7 in the outer shell 6. Is connected to a rope ladder array.
An elongated blank 10 for forming the outer shell 3 of the first pack 2 is shown in FIG. The blank 10 includes a rear wall panel 11, a left wall panel 12, a front wall panel 13, and a right wall panel 14, which are formed by vertical fold lines (shown in broken lines in FIG. 2a) of the blank material 10. They are separated from each other in the vertical direction. A pair of rear wall flaps 15 are connected to the upper and lower edges of the rear wall 11 along a horizontal fold line, and the right side wall flaps 16 are connected to the sides of the rear wall panel 11 along a vertical fold line. Is done. As shown in FIG. 2a, blank 10 also includes first and third compartments 18 connected to right side wall panel 14 along a vertical fold line, and perforations (shown in dashed lines in FIG. 2a). An integral connector panel 17 is included that includes a second compartment 19 that is removably connected to the first and third compartments 18 along a horizontal line and is positioned between the first and third compartments 18. The left sidewall flap 20 is connected to the second compartment 19 of the integrated connector panel 17 along a vertical fold line.

  An elongated blank 30 for forming the outer shell 6 of the second pack 5 is shown in FIG. The blank member 30 for forming the outer shell 6 of the second pack 5 has a configuration almost similar to the blank member 10 for forming the outer shell 3 of the first pack 2, and the rear wall panel 31, the right side A wall panel 34, a front wall panel 33, and a left side wall panel 32 are separated from one another in the longitudinal direction of the blank 30 by vertical fold lines. A pair of rear wall flaps 35 are connected to the upper and lower edges of the rear wall panel 31 along a horizontal fold line, and the left wall flap 40 is on the side of the rear wall panel 31 along a vertical fold line. Connected. Similar to the blank 10 for forming the outer shell 3 of the first pack 2, the blank 30 for forming the outer shell 6 of the second pack 5 also includes first and third compartments 38. An integrated connector panel 37 including a second compartment 39 removably connected to the first and third compartments 38 along the horizontal line of the perforation and positioned between the first and third compartments 38; Including. However, as shown in FIG. 2b, in the blank 30 for forming the outer shell 6 of the second pack 5, the second section 39 of the integrated connector panel 37 is located on the left side wall along the vertical fold line. Connected to the panel 32, the first and third sections 38 of the integrated connector panel 37 are connected to the right side wall flap 36 along a vertical fold line.

  In order to assemble the outer shell 3 of the first pack 2 of containers with the blank 10 shown in FIG. 2a, the rear wall flap 15 is folded inward up to 180 degrees with respect to the horizontal fold line. The right side wall flap 16, the rear wall panel 11, the left side wall panel 12, the front wall panel 13, the right side wall panel 14, the integrated connector panel 17, and the left side wall flap 20 are folded up to 90 degrees with respect to the vertical fold line, The outer surface of the right side wall flap 16 is fixed to the inner surface of the right side wall panel 14. The inner surface of the left side wall flap 20 is such that the first compartment 18, the second compartment 19 and the third compartment 18 of the integral connector 17 overlap and over the rear wall panel 11 in the assembled outer shell 3. It is fixed to the outer surface of the left side wall panel 12 so as to extend.

To assemble the outer shell 3 of the second pack 5 with the blank 30 shown in FIG. 2b, the rear wall flap 35 is folded inward up to 180 degrees with respect to the horizontal fold line. Left side wall flap 40, rear wall panel 31, right side wall panel 34, front wall panel 33, left side wall panel 32, integral connector panel 37, and right side wall flap 36 are folded to 90 degrees with respect to the vertical fold line, The outer surface of the left side wall flap 40 adheres to the inner surface of the left side wall panel 32. The inner surface of the right side wall flap 36 is such that the first section 38, the second section 39, and the third section 38 of the integral connector panel 37 overlie the rear wall panel 31 in the assembled outer shell 6 and there. It is fixed to the outer surface of the right side wall panel 34 so as to extend over.
Optionally, the rear wall flaps 15, 35 folded inwardly can be used to form the rear wall panels 11, 30, 30 during the assembly of the outer shells 3, 6 of the first pack 2 and the second pack 5. It can be fixed to the inner surface of 31.

  In order to connect the outer shell 3 of the assembled first pack 2 and the outer shell 6 of the assembled second pack 5, the first compartment 18 of the integral connector 17 of the first pack 2, the first The outer surfaces of the second compartment 19 and the third compartment 18 are fixed to the outer surfaces of the first compartment 38, the second compartment 39, and the third compartment 38 of the integrated connector 37 of the second pack 5, respectively. The Preferably, the inner slides 4, 7 of the first pack 2 and the second pack 5 are arranged on the smoking article before the outer shells 3, 6 of the first pack 2 and the second pack 5 are connected to each other. The bundle is placed inside the outer shells 3, 6 that are assembled and filled. The bundle of smoking articles in the inner slides 4, 7 of the first pack 2 and the second pack 5 advantageously improves the stability of the container.

  In the first connection position (not shown), the rear wall 11 of the outer shell of the first pack 2 is parallel and opposite to the rear wall 31 of the outer shell 6 of the second pack 5. The connected outer shells 3, 6 of the first pack 2 and the second pack 5 are arranged vertically between the rear walls 11, 31 of the outer shells 3, 6 between the initial connection position and the position shown in FIGS. 1 a and 1 b. It can be hinged relative to each other around the directional edge. As shown in FIG. 1, the outer shells 3, 6 of the first pack 2 and the second pack 5 are hinged with respect to each other, the fixed second compartment 19 of the integral connectors 17, 37, 39 will be separated from the fixed first compartment 18,38 and fixed third compartment 18,38 of the integral connectors 17,37 along the perforation line.

  FIG. 3 shows a blank for forming the first slide of the container according to the first embodiment of the invention shown in FIGS. 1 a and 1 b and the inner slides 4, 7 of the shell pack 2 and the second slide and shell pack 5. The material 42 is shown. As shown in FIG. 3, the flap 44 is separated from the lower part of the main wall of the inner slides 4, 7. The flap 42 is connected to the main walls of the inner slides 4, 7 along a horizontal fold line. During assembly of the inner slide, the flap 42 is folded outward by 180 degrees with respect to the horizontal fold line. In use, when the inner slides 4, 7 slide upward in the outer shells 3, 6, the leading surfaces of the upwardly folded flaps 42 extending from the main walls of the inner slides 4, 7 are in contact with the outer shells 3, 6. Engage with the corresponding facing surfaces of the rear wall flaps 16, 36 extending inwardly from the upper edges of the rear walls 11, 31. Engagement of the rear wall flaps 16, 36 of the outer shells 3, 6 by the flaps 42 of the inner slides 4, 7 advantageously limits further upward movement of the inner slides 4, 7 in the outer shells 3, 6 Therefore, it is avoided that the inner slides 4 and 7 are detached from the upper edges of the outer shells 3 and 6.

  Figures 4a and 4b show two blanks for forming a container (not shown) according to a second embodiment of the invention comprising a first hinge lid pack and a second hinge lid pack connected to a rope ladder arrangement The inner surface of the material is shown. 4a and 4b, the last digit of the reference number of the panel of blanks 50, 70 to form the first hinge lid pack and the second hinge lid pack of the container according to the second embodiment of the present invention is 2a and 2b for forming the first slide of the container and the outer shell 3 of the shell pack 2 and the outer shell 6 of the second slide and shell pack 5 according to the first embodiment of the invention shown in FIGS. It is the same as the last digit of the reference number of the corresponding panel of the blank materials 10 and 30, respectively.

  The first hinge lid pack and the second hinge lid pack of the container according to the second embodiment of the present invention are the first slide and shell pack of the container according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1a and 1b. The two outer shells 3 and the second slide and the outer shell 6 of the shell pack 5 are connected in a similar manner. However, unlike the blanks 10 and 30 shown in FIGS. 2a and 2b, the second sections 59 and 79 of the integrated connector panels 57 and 77 of the blanks 50 and 70 shown in FIGS. Are not removably connected to the first compartments 58, 78 and the third compartments 58, 78 of the integrated connector panels 57, 77. Alternatively, the second compartments 59, 79 of the integrated connector panels 57, 77 of the blank 50, 70 are separated from the first compartments 58, 78 and the third compartment of the integrated connector panels 57, 77 by a disconnect line. 8 and 78.

  As shown in FIG. 4a, the first and third compartments 58 of the integrated connector panel 57 of the blank 50 for forming the first hinge lid pack of the container according to the second embodiment of the invention are perforated. The second section 59 of the integral connector panel 57 of the blank 50 is removably connected to the left side wall flap 60 along the vertical line and connected to the right side wall panel 54 along the vertical fold line. Connected to the left side wall flap 60 along the vertical fold line and removably connected to the right side wall panel 54 along the vertical line of the perforation. During the assembly of the first hinge lid pack with the blank shown in FIG. 4a, the inner surface of the left side wall flap 60 is the first compartment 58, the second compartment 59 of the integrated connector panel 57 in the assembled hinge lid pack. , And a third section 58 is secured to the outer surface of the left side wall panel 52 so as to overlap and extend over the rear wall 51 of the box portion of the hinge lid pack.

  As shown in FIG. 4b, the second section 79 of the integral connector panel 77 of the blank 70 for forming the second hinge lid pack of the container according to the second embodiment of the present invention is a vertical fold line. Connected to the left side wall panel 72 and removably connected to the right side wall flap 76 along the perforation vertical line, the first and third sections 78 of the integral connector panel 77 of the blank 70 are: Connected to the right side wall flap 76 along a vertical fold line and removably connected to the left side wall panel 72 along the vertical line of the perforation. During the assembly of the second hinge lid pack with the blank 70 shown in FIG. 4b, the inner surface of the right side wall flap 76 is the first compartment 78, second compartment of the integrated connector panel 77 in the assembled hinge lid pack. 79 and a third compartment 78 are secured to the outer surface of the right side wall panel 74 so as to overlap and extend over the rear wall 71 of the box portion of the hinge lid pack.

A first compartment 58, a second compartment 59, and a third compartment of the integrated connector panel 57 of the first hinge lid pack for connecting the first hinge lid pack and the second hinge lid pack. The outer surface of 58 is fixed to the outer surface of the first compartment 78, the second compartment 79, and the third compartment 78 of the integrated connector panel 77 of the second hinge lid pack, as described above. .
In the first connected position (not shown), the rear wall of the first hinge lid pack is parallel and opposite the rear wall of the second hinge lid pack. The connected hinge lid packs have a longitudinal direction of their rear walls between their first connected position and the second and third positions where the rear wall of the hinge lid pack is substantially coplanar. They can be hinged together around the edges. Hinging the connected hinge lid packs relative to each other from the initial position to the second or third position is the first and third compartments 58 of the integral connector 57 of the first hinge lid pack. Will be separated from its left side wall flap 60 and the second compartment 59 of the first hinge lid pack integral connector panel 57 will be separated from the right side wall panel 54 along the perforation line. Hinging the connected hinge lid packs relative to each other from the initial position to the second or third position also causes the second compartment 79 of the integral connector 77 of the second hinge lid pack to Separated from the right side wall flap 76, the first and third compartments 78 of the second hinge lid pack integral connector 77 will be separated from its left side wall panel 72 along the perforation line.

2, 5 Packs 11, 31 for accommodating individual bundles of smoking articles First wall 19 Second compartment 38 First compartment

Claims (6)

A container for smoking articles, each comprising at least two hingedly connected packs (2, 5) for receiving individual bundles of smoking articles,
In the first position
A first wall (11, 51) with opposing first and second edges, and a first hinged around the first edge of the first wall (11, 51) The first wall (18, 58) and the second wall (19, 59) hinged around the second edge of the first wall (11, 51). A first pack (2) having an integral connector (17, 57) extending over 11, 51) and a first wall (31, 71) with opposing first and second edges; A first section (38, 78) hinged around the second edge of the first wall (31, 71) and the first edge of the first wall (31, 71); An integral connector (37, 77) that extends across the first wall (31, 71) including a second compartment (39, 79) hinged around the section Second pack (5),
Including
The first edges of the first walls (11, 51, 31, 71) of the first pack (2) and the second pack (5) are adjacent and the first pack (2 ) And the second edge of the first wall (11, 51, 31, 71) of the second pack (5) are adjacent, the first pack (2) and the second pack (5). ) Of the integrated connector (17, 57) of the first pack (2) so that the first walls (11, 51, 31, 71) of the first pack (2) are parallel and opposite to each other. 18, 58) are fixed to the first compartment (38, 78) of the integral connector (37, 77) of the second pack and the integral connector (17, 78) of the first pack 57) of the second compartment (19, 59) of the integrated connector (37, 77) of the second pack. ) To be fixed,
In the second position, the first pack (2) and the second pack (5) are of the first wall (11, 51) of the first pack (2) and the second pack (5). The first edges are adjacent and the second edges of the first walls (11, 51) of the first pack (2) and the second pack (5) are spaced apart; And between the first position and the second position so that the first walls (11, 51) of the first pack (2) and the second pack (5) are substantially coplanar. Hinged to each other around the first edge of the first wall of the first pack (2) and the second pack (5);
In the third position, the first pack (2) and the second pack (5) are of the first wall (11, 51) of the first pack (2) and the second pack (5). The first edge is spaced apart, the second edges of the first walls (11, 51) of the first pack (2) and the second pack (5) are adjacent, the first pack Between the first position and the third position such that the first walls of the second pack (2) and the second pack (5) are substantially flush. Hingeable relative to each other around the second edge of the first wall of the second pack (5);
A container characterized by that.   The second compartment (19) of the integral connector (17) of the first pack (2) is the first compartment (17) of the integral connector (17) of the first pack (2). 18) is removably connected to the second compartment (39) of the integrated connector (37) of the second pack (5), the integrated connector ( A container according to claim 1, characterized in that it is removably connected to the first compartment (38) of 37). The integral connector (17, 57) of the first pack (2) is hinged around the first edge of the first wall (11, 51) of the first pack (2). Further comprising a stopped third compartment (18, 58);
The integral connector (37, 77) of the second pack (5) is hinged around the second edge of the first wall (31, 71) of the second pack A third compartment (38, 78), wherein the third compartment (18, 58) of the integral connector (17, 57) of the first pack (2) 5) fixed to the third compartment (38, 78) of the integral connector (37, 77) of
The container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that   The third compartment (18) of the integrated connector (17) of the first pack (2) is the second compartment (of the integrated connector (17) of the first pack (2) ( 38) is detachably connected to the third compartment (38) of the integrated connector (37) of the second pack (5), and the integrated connector ( A container according to claim 3, characterized in that it is detachably connected to the second compartment (39) of 37).   The container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first pack (2) and the second pack (5) are a slide and a shell pack.   The container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the first pack and the second pack are hinge lid packs.

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