KR101825233B1 - Container with covered attachment tabs - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container (1) comprising a cup-shaped box (2) and a lid (3) connected to the cup-shaped box (2) 1). The attachment tabs 13 and 14 are connected from the box side walls 5 and 6 of the container 1 and the attachment tabs 13 and 14 are attached to the box front wall 7 of the container 1. The container 1 further comprises a tab cover panel 30 connected from the box front wall 7 which covers at least partly on the attachment tabs 13 and 14 of the box 2 And the inner cover panel 34 is connected from the tab cover panel 33. [ The inner cover panel 34 covers the inner portion of the wall of the container 1 and the inner cover panel 34 at least partially covers the inside of the top wall 23 of the lid 3. [ The present invention also relates to a method for lifting a consumer article at least partially from a container blank and the container (1).

Description

Container with covered attachment tabs < RTI ID = 0.0 >

The present invention relates to a container having a particular application as a container for consumer goods such as, for example, smoking articles which are long. The invention also relates to a corresponding blank for such a container.

Containers and blanks for smoking articles are known in the prior art, such as, for example, International patent application WO-A-2009/020383. This international patent application discloses a container for smoking articles formed from one blank. The blank includes several panels. The panels are first glued together and then cut open to allow the top lid to pivot about the hinge line at the rear of the container. The box panels as well as the lid panels of the container include attachment tabs attached to adjacent walls. Due to the manner in which the blanks of such vessels are constructed, much of the waste is produced as some of the panels protrude from the main surface area of the blank.

A similar container is known from GB 714 466 A. The container further has an inner lid panel folded into the lid of the panel to form a second lid top wall. The panels are arranged in the container blanks to show an undesired gap in the edge between the front and side walls of the box when viewing the open container from the front.

However, when the containers according to the prior art are in the open position, the attachment tabs can be seen.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a container having a high quality appearance in both the open and closed positions.

A further object of the present invention is that the blank of such a container produces as little waste as possible due to improved nesting on the blank material of the larger sheet.

According to the invention there is provided a container comprising a cup-shaped box and a lid connected to the cup-shaped box, wherein the container further comprises a front wall adjacent the box side wall. An attachment tab is connected from the box side wall of the container and is attached to the box front wall of the container. Also, as the tab cover panel is connected from the box front wall, the tab cover panel lies at least partially over the attachment tab. The container further comprises an inner cover panel connected from the tab cover panel, the inner cover panel covering the interior portion of the wall of the container and the inner cover panel at least partially covering the interior of the top wall of the lid.

The cut edges of the blank are generally not printed and have the color of the blank material. If the blank material is a cardboard, the cut edges of the blank are generally white or gray unless a colored cardboard is used. This means that the white or gray cut edges of such a panel can be seen in a differently colored printed container according to the prior art. According to the present invention, the attachment tabs are advantageously arranged so that the attachment tabs connecting the box front wall and the box side wall in the container are connected from the box side walls. Preferably, the attachment tabs of the lid are arranged such that the attachment tabs connecting the lid front wall of the container and the lid side wall are connected from the lid side walls. This means that cutting edges can not be seen from the outside in front of the container. Only the vertically cut edges of the box front wall can be seen in general, but they are not visible from the front of the container because they are facing the side of the container. The lid of the container and the front edges of the side walls of the box are not cut edges and are printed folding lines between the side walls and the respective attachment tabs.

Preferably, the attachment tabs are arranged in the container such that the attachment tabs connecting the box back wall and the box side wall are connected from the box rear walls. This means that the attachment tabs can not be seen from the outside inside the container even when the post-box barrier is not covered with the cover panel.

This gives the container aesthetic appearance. This is especially true for containers assembled from blanks printed or coated on only one side of the blank. In such containers, the side of the attachment tab attached to the first wall is preferably the unprinted side of the blank. Preferably, all of the tab cover panels of the container are folded over each of the attachment tabs so that the printed side of the tab cover panels can be seen, even if only one side is printed on the blank. The tab cover panel is preferably folded over the attachment tabs.

According to the invention, the structural strength of the container is such that at least the second wall of the container comprises at least a double layer of material so that the attachment tab connected from the first wall is not only attached to the second wall, It increases over the container without the tab cover panel. Preferably, the tab cover panel is also attached to the second wall panel of the container.

The term "panel" is used throughout the specification to indicate a section of a blank used to assemble the container. The panel is bordered on all sides by a cut line, a crease line, a score line, a fold line, or a combination thereof.

The term "flap" or "tab" is used to denote a section of a blank connected from only one panel of the blank. "Tabs" and "flaps" can be used to assemble the panels together for assembling the container, or for other special purposes such as a lid closing mechanism.

The term "wall" is used throughout the specification to refer to the outer wall of the lid of the container, the box of the container, or the container itself. The "wall" may include a plurality of panels, flaps and tabs.

The terms "front", "rear", "upper", "lower", "side", "top", "bottom" "And other terms refer to a container in an upright position, with a lid on the top and a hinge on the back. The terms "left" and "right" are used with respect to the side wall of the container when viewed from the front at the position where the container is erected. When the container in the raised position is opened, the consumer goods contained in the box can be removed from the top of the container.

The term "longitudinal direction" refers to a direction from the bottom to the top or vice versa. The term "transverse direction" refers to a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction across, or across, the front wall or rear wall.

The term "interior" is used throughout the specification in connection with a wall, tab, panel or other portion of a container to indicate a wall, tab, panel or other portion facing towards the interior of the container when the container is in the closed position. Likewise, the term "exterior" is used throughout the specification in connection with a wall, tab, panel or other portion of a container to indicate a wall, tab, panel or other portion facing outwardly of the container when the container is in the closed position.

In one embodiment, the container according to the present invention further comprises a lifting panel capable of at least partially lifting the consumer goods in the container as the container is opened. Preferably, the lifting panel is adapted to be lifted by connecting the folding mechanism to the inner cover panel.

Preferably, the container according to the present invention further comprises a barrier panel, a lifting floor panel and a rear folding panel after lifting, the barrier panel after lifting is connected from the inner cover panel, and the lifting floor panel is moved from the barrier panel And the rear folding panel is connected to the lifting floor panel and to the lifting panel. These lifting configurations allow better access to consumer goods. Also, an attractive product can be provided when the container is first opened.

 Preferably, the inner cover panel is about 5 to about 15 percent, more preferably about 5 to about 10 percent shorter than the lid top wall adjacent thereto. This allows the barrier panel to fit snugly against the box back wall after lifting, taking into account the thickness of the blank base material when the container is closed. Further, when the container is opened, the barrier panel is pulled upwards after lifting to accommodate the lost length between the inner cover panel and the lid top wall. This pulls the lifting floor panel and the lifting floor panel pulls the rear folding panel to rotate the rear folding panel. The rotation of the rear folding panel increases the distance between the bottom wall of the box and the lifting panel, so that the consumer goods on the lifting panel are at least partially lifted. This is a very efficient mechanism for lifting consumer goods. At the same time, the lifting mechanism does not complicate the blank of the container. In addition, the lifting mechanism can be integrated with all other members of the blank. Also, in the manner in which the lifting member is folded in accordance with the present invention, the lifting member also has the same side of the blank exposed to the consumer, so that the container can be made from the blank on which one side is printed.

 Preferably, the vessel is formed of a blank of sheet material in only one.

 Preferably, the attachment tabs are connected from the first wall via a fold line. The fold line may already be provided in the container blank, for example with a crease line or a cut line. The first and second walls may be a top wall, a bottom wall, a side wall, a front wall or a back wall of a box or lid of the container, wherein the first and second walls are adjacent to each other along at least one of their edges Represents walls.

Preferably, the tab cover panel generally has the same size as the second wall, completely covering the interior portion of the second wall. In certain embodiments, the tab cover panel may be folded over one or more attachment tabs, e.g., two attachment tabs. Furthermore, the attachment tab can be attached to both the second wall and the tab cover panel. This adds to the structural rigidity of the container.

Preferably, the container further comprises at least one inner cover panel connected from the tab cover panel, and at least one inner cover panel is placed over the inner area of the wall of the container. Alternatively or additionally, the inner cover panel may be connected from the inner side of the container, from another cover panel covering the front or rear barrier. This allows the container wall adjacent the second wall to be completely or partially covered by the inner cover panel. Thus, the remaining inner wall portions of the container, which may include the unprinted side of the blank toward the interior, may be covered by at least one inner cover panel that provides the printed side of the blank toward the interior of the container. Further, additional information or marketing information for the consumer may be provided on the inner cover panel. Due to the inventive construction of the panels in the container, the printed side of the inner cover panel may even appear inside the container with the blank printed on only one side.

In one embodiment, the inner cover panel covers the inner side of the top panel of the lid. This is particularly useful for containers whose height is relatively low compared to the depth and width of the container. The top panel of the lid thus comprises a large area, e.g. a mirrored section, suitable for displaying the printed information.

Preferably, the tab cover panel is arranged adjacent to the second wall and facing the interior of the container, wherein the attachment tab is provided between the tab cover panel and the second wall panel. Thus, if the tab cover panel is of substantially the same size as the second wall, the edges of the tab cover panel are covered by the container walls adjacent to the second wall.

In one embodiment, the rear wall of the container may include a hinge line connecting the box and the lid. In one embodiment, the walls of the lid and the walls of the box abut at their edges, so that the sidewalls and front walls of the box and lid are at the same height when the container is closed. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least the front wall of the lid is at least partly placed on the front wall of the box. Alternatively or additionally, the side walls of the lid are at least partially located on each side wall of the box.

The term "hinge line" refers to a line through which the lid can be pivoted about to open the container. The hinge line may be, for example, a fold line or a cut line in the rear wall of the container. Instead, the hinge line may be a fold line or a cut line of material that connects the lower edge of the back wall of the lid and the upper edge of the back wall of the box. Such a material may be, for example, a label permanently or removably attached to the back wall of the lid and the back wall of the box. Preferably, the hinge line is located along the rear wall of the container at a height below the upper edge of the rear wall.

Preferably, the overlying lid front wall includes a cut and a click flap formed by the fold line. The click flap projects from the front wall of the lid to engage with the closed incision of the box front wall. Instead, the click flap protrudes from the box front wall to engage with a closed cutout of the lid front wall.

Preferably, the closure incision is provided on the tab cover panel facing the interior of the container so that it is not visible from the outside. Preferably, the closure incision is provided on the cover panel of the lid front wall.

Preferably, the click flap is hingably connected from the top edge of the front wall of the box or from the bottom edge of the front wall of the lid. Preferably, the click flap projects toward the closed incision to engage the edges of the click flap in the closed position of the container.

This feature provides the advantage that the container is locked in the closed state. In addition, the click flap generates a clicking sound when entering the closed incision as the container is fully closed. The click sound confirms the closure of the container to the consumer.

In one embodiment, the front wall of the lid has a mating cutout to provide an engagement site for opening the container. This configuration is particularly suitable for such a container according to the present invention in which the lid front wall at least partly rests on the exterior of the box front wall when the container is closed. Advantageously, the box front wall can be joined by the consumer through the mating cutout of the lid front wall. Furthermore, the mating cutout allows the consumer to apply pressure to the front wall of the box to elastically deform the front wall panel backward. This facilitates separation of the click site from the occlusal incision. This advantageously allows easy opening of the container.

Preferably, the box of the container comprises a smoking article, in particular a long smoking article, such as a cigarette.

 The present invention also provides a container blank comprising at least one attachment tab connected from a box side wall panel, a box front wall panel and a box side wall panel. The blank further includes a tab cover panel that is connected from the box front barrier panel and folded to cover the attachment tabs in the container.

The blank according to the present invention comprises an inner cover panel connected from the tab cover panel of the lid.

Preferably, the inner cover panel is connected from the lid front wall to cover the inside of the lid top wall. Instead, the inner cover panel covering the inside of the lid top wall is connected from a cover panel covering the inner side wall of the lid.

The panels of the blank corresponding to the walls in the container are connected to each other along the cut or crease lines.

Preferably, the tab cover panel is of substantially the same size as the box front panel. This allows a tab cover panel to completely cover one side of the box front panel and thus a smooth surface without any edges of the blank can be obtained.

In one embodiment, the blank includes a box bottom wall panel, and the box left wall panel, the box right wall panel, and the box front wall panel are each connected from the box bottom wall panel. The blank also includes a lid top wall panel, the lid left wall panel, the lid right wall panel, and the lid front wall panel, respectively, are connected from the lid bottom wall panel. The box rear barrier panel is connected from the lid top wall panel by a hinge line and from the box bottom wall panel. Such blanks enable a container having a cup-shaped box and a lid hingably connected thereto.

The tab cover panels may be connected from the box left wall panel, the box right wall panel, the box front wall panel and the lid front wall panel. Additional cover panels may be connected from the lid left wall panel and the lid right wall panel. The additional cover panels allow the interior of the corresponding wall panel to be covered without an attachment tab disposed between the cover panel and the corresponding wall panel. For example, if the lid front barrier panel includes attachment tabs, the tab cover panels may be connected from the lid left wall panel and the lid right wall panel to cover the aforementioned attachment tabs. In this embodiment, the inner cover panel covering the lid top wall may be connected from one of the lid front cover panel or the lid side tab cover panels.

Preferably, the inner cover panel covering the lid top wall panel is connected from the tab cover panel of the lid front wall panel. This ensures that the blank does not have very large variations in its width, so that when cutting the blank, the blanking process requires a small amount of waste.

In a preferred embodiment, the attachment tabs are provided on the side of the box rear wall panel, the box side wall panels and the lid side wall panels.

The consumer goods in the container are wrapped with an inner liner which can be seen in the opening of the box when the container is opened.

The containers according to the present invention may be in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped having a rectangular edge at a right angle and a transverse edge at a right angle. Instead, the container may include one or more rounded longitudinal edges, rounded lateral edges, inclined longitudinal edges, inclined transverse edges, or combinations thereof. For example, the container according to the present invention may include, but is not limited to: In other words,

One or more longitudinally rounded or inclined edges in the front wall, and / or

At least one longitudinally rounded or inclined edge to the rear wall.

One or more transversely rounded or inclined edges on the front wall, and / or

One or more transversely rounded or inclined edges on the rear wall.

One longitudinally rounded edge and one longitudinally sloping edge on the front wall, and / or

- one transversely rounded edge on the rear wall and one transversely sloping edge.

One or more longitudinally rounded or inclined edges on the front wall and one or more longitudinally rounded or inclined edges on the front wall.

Two longitudinally rounded or inclined edges on the first side wall or two transversely rounded or inclined edges on the second side wall.

If the container comprises more than one rounded edge and is made of a thin plate blank, preferably the blank has three, four, five, six or seven scoring lines or corrugation lines to form the rounded edge in the container . The engraved or crease lines may be inside the container or outside the container. Preferably, the engraved or crease lines are spaced from each other by between about 0.3 mm and 4 mm.

Preferably, the spacing of the corrugated lines or nicks is a function of the thickness of the foil blank. Preferably, the spacing between corrugated lines or nicks is greater by about 0.5 to 4 times the thickness of the foil blank.

Where the container comprises more than one tapered edge, preferably the at least one tapered edge has a width between about 1 mm and about 10 mm, preferably between about 2 mm and about 6 mm. Instead, the container may include a double bevel formed by three parallel pleat lines or engraved lines spaced from each other such that two distinct beveled portions are formed at the edge of the container.

Instead of a container having a rectangular cross section, the container may have a polygonal cross-section, such as triangular, tetragonal or hexagonal, or an oval, semi-elliptical, circular or semicircular cross section.

If the container comprises an inclined edge and is made of a sheet blank, the inclined portion may be formed by two parallel pleat lines or a scoring line in the sheet blank. The corrugation lines or scoring lines may be arranged symmetrically to the edge between the first wall and the second wall. Instead, the corrugation lines or scoring lines may be arranged asymmetrically at the edge between the first wall and the second wall, such that the ramp portion further extends into the first wall of the container than into the second wall of the container.

The container may be formed from any suitable material, including, but not limited to, cardboard, paperboard, plastic, metal or combinations thereof. Preferably, it has a weight between about 100 grams per square meter and about 350 grams per square meter.

The containers according to the present invention can be used for various consumer goods packages. In particularly preferred embodiments, the containers according to the invention are used for packaging smoking articles. The containers according to the present invention may be used in a heated smoking article (e.g., US-A) comprising a known ignited lit-end cigarette, a cigar, a small cigarillo, a combustible fuel member or a heating source and an aerosol- A cigarette of the type disclosed in US-A-4,714,082) and a smoking article for use with an electric smoking system (e.g., a cigarette of the type disclosed in US-A-5,692,525) Can be usefully used.

Through appropriate selection of dimensions, the containers according to the present invention can be designed to have different total number of smoking articles or different arrangements of smoking articles. For example, through appropriate selection of dimensions, containers according to the present invention can be designed to hold between 10 and 30 total cigarettes. Preferably, the smoking articles are arranged in the container so as to extend from the front wall to the rear wall of the box.

The containers according to the present invention may have consumer goods in one, two, three, four or five separate bundles. The separate bundles may be arranged substantially parallel to the front and rear walls or substantially perpendicular to the front and rear walls.

Within the bundle, the smoking articles may be arranged in different configurations depending on the total number of the smoking article, the dimensions of the smoking article or the cross-sectional shape of the container. For example, the smoking articles may be arranged in bundles of five, six, seven, eight, nine or ten single rows. Instead, the smoking articles may be arranged in two or more rows. Two or more rows may contain the same number of smoking articles. For example, the smoking articles may be in five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten rows in two rows, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten in three rows, Four, five, six, seven. Instead, the two or more rows may include at least two rows containing different numbers of smoking articles. For example, the smoking articles may include five (5) and six (5-6) rows; 6 in row 1 and 7 in row 1 (6-7); 7 in column 1 and 8 in column 1 (7-8); Five in the middle row and six in the outer row (6-5-6); Five in the middle row and seven in the two outer rows (7-5-7); Six in the middle row and five in the outer row (5-6-5); Six in the middle row and seven in the two outer rows (7-6-7); Seven in the middle row and six in the outer row (6-7-6); 9 in the middle row and 8 in the outer row (8-9-8); Or six in the middle row, five in the outer row, and seven (5-6-7) in the outer row.

The container according to the present invention may have the same type of brand or other type of brand of smoking article. In addition, smoking articles having different lengths (e.g., between about 40 mm and 180 mm) and diameters (e.g., between about 4 mm and 9 mm), as well as smoking articles having no filter and smoking articles having various filter tips can be included. In addition, the smoking article may have different flavor intensity, draw resistance and overall particle material transport. Where the container comprises more than one bundle, each bundle having the same container may have the same or different types of smoking articles listed above.

Preferably, the dimensions of the container are adapted to the length of the smoking article and the collation of the smoking article. Generally, the outer dimensions of the container are larger by between about 0.5 mm and 5 mm than the dimensions of the bundle of smoking articles contained within the container.

Preferably, the container according to the present invention has a height between about 5 mm and about 180 mm, more preferably between about 10 mm and about 20 mm, wherein the height is measured from the top wall to the bottom wall of the container.

Preferably, the container according to the present invention has a width between about 12 mm and about 180 mm, more preferably between about 70 mm and about 125 mm, wherein the width is measured from the first sidewall to the second sidewall of the container.

Preferably, the container according to the present invention has a depth of between about 6 mm and about 180 mm, more preferably between about 80 mm and about 100 mm, wherein the width is from the front wall of the container (including the hinge between the box and the lid) It was measured up to the barrier.

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

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

The blank for a container according to the present invention may be printed, embossed, debossed or otherwise decorated with a manufacturer or brand logo, trademark, slogan and other consumer information and markings on one or both sides. Alternatively or additionally, the blank for a container according to the present invention may be at least partially covered with a lacquer, a metallization, a hologram, a fluorescent material, or any other material that changes the tactile, have.

Where the box interior of the container according to the invention comprises a bundle of one or more smoking articles, the smoking articles can preferably be wrapped with an inner liner, for example a metal foil, a mealiest paper or a transparent paper.

Where the container comprises a smoking article, the container may further comprise a waste compartment (e.g., for ash or buttocks) or other consumer goods such as a match, lighter, fire extinguisher, respiratory cleaner or electronic device . Other consumer goods may be attached to the exterior of the container, or may be contained in a container with the smoking article in a separate compartment of the container or a combination thereof.

Once filled, the container according to the present invention can be shrinked in a conventional manner with a transparent polymer film such as high density or low density polyethylene, polypropylene, orientated polypropylene, polyvinylidene chloride, cellulose film, or combinations thereof. ) Packaged or over-packed. When the container according to the invention is overpacked, the over wrapper may comprise a tear tape. The accompanying drawings are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, for the purpose of describing principles of the invention. The drawings show how the invention is made and used. Additional features and advantages will become apparent from the following and more particular description of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

The present invention also relates to a method of at least partially lifting a consumer item from a container, the method comprising providing a container according to the present invention, the method further comprising: a lifting panel; a barrier panel after lifting, Wherein the barrier panel is connected from the inner cover panel and the lifting floor panel is connected from the barrier panel after lifting and the rear folding panel is connected to the lifting floor panel from the lifting floor panel. And the method further comprises lifting the lid of the container such that the lifting panel is lifted by at least partial rotation of the rear folding panel. The at least partial rotation of the rear folding panel may be a combination of rotational and translational motion.

1 is a perspective view of a container according to the invention in a closed position;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a container according to the invention in an open position;
Figure 3 is a view of a blank according to the invention.
Figure 4 is a view of a blank for a container according to the invention with a lifting configuration
5 is a cross-sectional view of a lifting configuration within a closed container;
Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of a lifting configuration within an open container.

A container (1) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cup (2) and a lid (3). The box 2 comprises a box bottom wall 4 and a box rear wall 5 arranged vertically to the box right wall 6, the box front wall 7 and the box bottom wall 4, 8).

The lid includes a lid top wall 9 and a lid front wall 12 vertically arranged on the lid left wall 10, the lid right wall 11 and the lid top wall 9.

The lid top wall 9 is hingably connected to the box rear wall 8 along the normal edge of the box rear wall 8.

The walls of the container are connected to each other by adjacent tabs 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 (see FIG. 3) connecting the adjacent side walls and the front and rear walls.

The attachment tabs 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 in the container are not visible from the outside, providing a high quality appearance to the container.

An embodiment of a blank according to the present invention is illustrated in Fig.

The blank comprises a box bottom wall panel 19 which forms the box bottom wall 4 of the container 1. The box left wall panel 20 and the box right wall panel 21 and the box front wall panel 22 are connected from the box bottom wall panel 19 via folding lines. The fold lines may be lines designated for folding without any modification of the blank, or may be lines of reduced blank thickness, e.g., crease lines or cut lines, which allow the blanks to be folded more easily along the fold lines.

The blank also includes a lid top wall panel 23 to which the lid left wall panel 24 and the lid right wall panel 25 and the lid front wall panel 27 are connected. The box rear barrier panel 26 is connected from the box bottom wall panel 19 and the lid top wall panel 23.

In order to enable the attachment tabs 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 to be covered, the box left wall panel 20, the box right wall panel 21, the box front wall panel 22, Tab cover panels 28, 29, 30, 33 are provided which are connected from the barrier panel 27 via folding lines.

Further, cover panels 31 and 32, which are connected via folding lines on the lid left wall panel 24 and the lid right wall panel 25 to cover the inside of the left and right lid panels 24 and 25, Respectively.

An additional inner cover panel 34 is connected from the tab cover panel 33 of the lid front barrier panel 27.

In the container 1, the box left wall panel 20 and the corresponding tab cover panel 28 form the box left wall 5. The box right wall panel 21 and the corresponding tab cover panel 29 form a box right wall 6. The box front barrier panel 22 and the corresponding tab cover panel 30 form a box front wall 7.

The lid left wall panel 24 and the corresponding tab cover panel 31 form the lid left wall 10. The lid right wall panel 25 and the corresponding tab cover panel 32 form the lid right wall 11. The lid front wall panel 27 and the corresponding tab cover panel 33 form a lid front wall 12.

The lid top wall panel 23 and the inner cover panel 34 form the top wall 9 of the lid 3.

In the container 1 with the lid 3 the lid left and right walls 10 and 11 and the lid front wall 12 are connected to the box left and right walls 5 and 6, Are arranged adjacent to and parallel to the front wall (7) and outside the vessel (1).

Furthermore, the blank includes closing means adapted to maintain the container 1 in the closed position while allowing the container to open in a convenient manner. A click flap 35 is provided in the box front wall panel 22 by providing a cutout 36 in the tab cover panel 30 connected from the box front wall panel 22. The click flap 35 is the blank region connected by the fold line 37 from the box front panel 22. The cut portion 36 includes a specific width that forms a gap between the click flap 35 and the remaining tab cover panel 30 so that the click flap 35 is not engaged with the tab cover panel 30. [

A closure cutout 38 is provided on the tab cover panel 33 connected from the normal frontal barrier panel 27 at a distance from the normal frontal barrier panel 27.

In the container 1, the click flap 35 can engage with the edges of the closed cutout 38, thus keeping the container 1 closed. During the closure of the container, the click flap 35 first provides an audible click sound when it comes into contact with the tab cover panel 33 and rests within the closed cutout 38.

The lid front barrier panel 27 and the tab cover panel 33 are provided with engagement cutouts 39 symmetrically with respect to the fold lines between these panels so that the container 1 is opened to open the container 1. [ Lt; / RTI >

The box rear barrier panel 26 is connected via a hinge line 40 from the lid top wall panel 23 to provide a hinge for opening the lid 3 relative to the box 2.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the blank 3 according to Fig. 3 is used for the production of the container according to Figs.

In the first step, the outline of the blank is cut from the sheet material. The sheet material may be a coated cardboard, but it is also possible to use plastic materials. The sheet material is preferably coated and printed on at least one side.

The attachment tabs 13, 14 are then attached to the interior of the box front panel 22. Attachment tabs 15 and 16 are attached to the box left wall panel 20 and the box right wall panel 21, respectively. The affixing operation is performed, in particular, by bonding, but any other connection technique known in the art may be applied. The tab cover panels 28,29 and 30 are folded into the interior of the respective box wall panels 20,21 and 22 so as to be positioned between the box wall panels 20,21 and 22 and the tab cover panels 28,29 and 30 14, 15 and 16, respectively.

The attachment tabs 17, 18 are then attached to the interior of the lid front wall panel 27. The tab cover panel 33 is attached to the inside of the attachment tabs 17, 18 and the lid front wall panel 27. In this position, the inner cover panel 34 is adjacent to the inside of the cap top wall panel 23 and covers the cap top wall panel 23. Finally, the cover panels 31, 32 are attached to the left and right side wall panels 24, 25 to cover the inside of the left and right side wall panels 24, 25.

The click flap 35 is folded out of the box front wall 7 of the container 1 so that the edges of the cutout 38 of the lid 3 (as shown in Fig. 2) Can be combined.

Thus, with the blank printed only on one side, most of the interior walls of the container can be provided with the container 1 covered by the tab cover panel and the printed sides of the cover panel or inner cover panels. Further, all the attachment tabs 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 are covered to obtain the container 1 having a high quality appearance.

In other embodiments, it can be appreciated that the attachment tabs may be attached to the exterior of adjacent wall panels. In this case, the tab cover panels are also folded on the outside of the wall panels to cover the attachment tabs.

It is also possible to provide an inner cover panel for a box such that the box bottom wall is also covered by the inner cover panel.

The inner cover panel may be provided on any tab cover panel or cover panel.

The container further includes a lifting device for lifting the smoking article when the container is opened. For example, the lifting device comprises two cover panels (not shown) connected from the rear edge of the inner cover panel 34 and covering the inside of the box rear wall 8 and the inside of the box bottom wall 4 . Instead, a section of the inner liner of the smoking article may be attached to the interior of the lid top wall, once the lid is open to more than 90 degrees, to lift the smoking article along the rear wall.

Figure 4 shows a blank of a further embodiment of the present invention with an additional lifting configuration. The lifting configuration includes a lifting panel 46 and a bar including a lifting post wall panel 42, a lifting floor panel 44 and a rear folding panel 45. The post lifting barrier panel 42 includes an inner cover panel 34 And the rear folding panel 45 is connected from the lifting floor panel 44 and connects the lifting panel 46. The lifting floor panel 44 is connected to the lifting floor panel 44 and the lifting floor panel 44, Formed at the end of the lifting panel is the lifting flap 48 preferably bonded to the inside of the box bottom panel 19. [ In the assembled container 1, the inner cover panel 34 is placed against the inside of the lid top wall 9. After lifting, the barrier panel 42 is folded about 90 degrees into the box 2 with respect to the box rear wall 8. The lifting floor panel 44 is folded about 90 degrees to rest against the box bottom wall 4. The rear folding panel 45 folds back about 180 degrees back toward the box rear wall 8 to create a z-fold between the lifting bottom wall 44 and the lifting panel 46. The arrangement of the panels in the closed position of the container 1 is shown in Fig.

The inner cover panel 34 is about 5 to 15 percent shorter than the lid top wall 9. This is because when the container 1 is pivoted about the hinge line 40 in the direction indicated by the arrow 50 the barrier panel 42 is lifted upwards in the direction of the arrow 52, 34) and the lid top wall (9). This pulls the lifting floor panel 44. The lifting floor panel 44 pulls the rear folding panel 45 to cause the rear folding panel 45 to rotate. The rotation of the rear folding panel 45 increases the distance between the box bottom wall 4 and the lifting panel 46 such that the consumer goods on the lifting panel 46 are at least partially received in the direction indicated by the arrow 54 . When the container 1 is closed, the panels return to their initial position.

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The container (1)
The cup-shaped box 2 and the cup-
And a lid (3) connected to said cup-shaped box (2)
Further comprising box side walls (5, 6) and an adjacent front wall (7)
Attachment tabs 13 and 14 are connected from the box side walls 5 and 6 of the container 1 and the attachment tabs 13 and 14 are attached to the box front wall 7 of the container 1 ,
Further comprising a tab cover panel (30) connected from said box front wall (7), said tab cover panel (30) being mounted at least partially above said attachment tabs (13, 14) In a container (1) further comprising an inner cover panel (34) overlapped and the container connected from a tab cover panel (33)
The inner cover panel 34 covers the side wall of the container 1 and the inner portion of the front wall and the inner cover panel 34 at least partly covers the inside of the top wall 23 of the lid 3,
Further comprising a lifting panel (46) capable of at least partially lifting a consumer item in the container as it is opened,
The lifting panel 46 is connected to a folding mechanism comprised of a lifting post wall panel 42, a lifting floor panel 44 and a rear folding panel 45 connected to the inner cover panel 34,
The lifting floor panel 44 is connected to the rear wall panel 42 and the lifting floor panel 44 is connected to the lifting floor panel 44. The rear wall panel 42 is connected to the inner cover panel 34, Wherein the folding panel (45) is connected, and the lifting panel (46) is connected in order to the rear folding panel (45). delete The method according to claim 1,
The tab cover panel 30 is arranged adjacent to the box front wall 7 and facing the inside of the container 1 and the attachment tabs 13 and 14 are arranged in a container . The method according to claim 1,
The rear wall 8 of the container 1 may include a hinge line 40 connecting the box 2 and the lid 3 and the front wall 7 of the box 2 may be provided with a cut- And a click flap 35 formed by a folding line 37 which is adapted to engage a closed cutout 38 of the front wall 12 of the lid 3, Container protruding from the barrier (7). The method according to claim 1,
The container (1) comprises a smoking article. The box side wall panels 20, 21,
The box front barrier panel 22 and /
Includes attachment tabs (13, 14) connected from box side wall panels (20, 21)
A blank for a container (1) further comprising a folded tab cover panel (30) connected from a box front barrier panel (22) and folded to cover the attachment tabs (13, 14)
The blank further comprises an inner cover panel (34) connected from the tab cover panel (33)
The lifting panel 46 is connected to a folding mechanism comprised of a lifting post wall panel 42, a lifting floor panel 44 and a rear folding panel 45 connected to the inner cover panel 34,
The lifting floor panel 44 is connected to the rear wall panel 42 and the lifting floor panel 44 is connected to the lifting floor panel 44. The rear wall panel 42 is connected to the inner cover panel 34, Wherein the folding panel (45) is connected and the lifting panel (46) is connected in order to the rear folding panel (45). delete The method according to claim 6,
The tab cover panel (30) has the same shape as the box front panel (22). The method according to claim 6,
The box bottom wall panel 19,
A box left wall panel 20, a box right wall panel 21 and a box front wall panel 22, respectively, connected from the box bottom wall panel 19,
The lid top wall panel 23,
A lid left wall panel 24, a lid right wall panel 25 and a lid front wall panel 27, each of which is connected from the lid bottom wall panel 23, and
And a box rear wall panel (26) connected from the lid top wall panel (23) by a hinge line (40) and connected from the box bottom wall panel (19). CLAIMS What is claimed is: 1. A method of lifting a consumer product at least partially from a container,
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The method further comprises lifting the lid of the container (1) such that the lifting panel (46) is lifted by at least partial rotation of the rear folding panel (45). The method according to claim 1,
The rear wall 8 of the container 1 may include a hinge line 40 connecting the box 2 and the lid 3 and the front wall 12 of the lid 3 may be provided with a cut 36 And a click flap 35 formed by a folding line 37 which is adapted to engage a closed cutout 38 of the front wall 7 of the box 2, A container that protrudes from the barrier wall (12).


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