KR20150040915A - Packet for tobacco products - Google Patents

Abstract

Four longitudinal side walls 2, 3, 4, 5 for defining the front wall portion 2, the rear wall portion 3 and the pair of side wall portions 4, 5, Wherein each of the side wall portions 4 and 5 has a front wall portion 6 and an upper wall portion 7 which are connected to the front wall portion 2 and the rear wall portion 3 by respective connecting edges 8, 9, 10, And has a transverse dimension along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis A along each of the above-mentioned connecting edges 8, 9, 10 and 11 and also with a connecting edge 8 of the packet 1 9, 10, 11) provided along at least one first shared vertex (19) provided along the same connecting edge (8, 9, 10, 11) There is at least one corner surface 17 defined by each side wall edge 18 extending to converge; The side wall edge 18 is tangent to the sidewall edge edges 18 of the edge face 17 with respect to the respective sidewall portions 2, 3, 4 and 5, Is defined at least in one portion so that deformation extending outwardly of the corners of the packet (1) is maintained substantially constant along the perimeter extension of each transverse section of the packet (1) fabricated transverse to the longitudinal axis A packet for a tobacco product that is defined in such a way as to be acceptable.

Description

Packets for tobacco products {PACKET FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS}

The present invention relates to packets for tobacco products.

Hereinafter, the cigarette hard packet is referred to specifically and as an example, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

Prior art cigarette hard packets are obtained by folding flat paperboard blanks with one or more pre-bracing fold lines, and have a container opening at one end, a lid (lid) hinged to one end edge of the container, And a collar fixed inside the container.

Generally, the conventional hard packet extends along the main longitudinal axis and includes a front wall portion, a rear wall portion, two side wall portions, an upper wall and a lower wall. The front wall portion and the rear wall portion are connected to the two side wall portions by respective (sharp corner, round or bevel) edges parallel to the longitudinal axis of the main extension portion.

In order to make the conventional hard packet more attractive from an aesthetic point of view, the above-mentioned edge connecting the packet, in particular the front wall portion and the rear wall portion to the respective side wall portions, has been deformed.

However, the deformation of the above-mentioned parallel corners leads to deformation of the outer circumference of the packet along the section transverse to the longitudinal axis of the main extension, and may cause several drawbacks when packaging the packet.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a cigarette packet which can overcome the above mentioned drawbacks, that is to say that the outer circumference of the packet is kept parallel to the main extension axis, To provide a packet that forms a particular shape of the edges.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a cigarette packet comprising the features recited in independent claim 1.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate non-limiting embodiments of the invention.
1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a packet according to the invention in a closed configuration.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the packet of Figure 1 in an open configuration.
3 is a perspective view showing details of Fig.
4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a packet according to the invention in a closed configuration.
5 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a packet according to the invention in a closed configuration.
Figure 6 is a side view of the packet of Figure 5;
7 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a packet according to the invention in a closed configuration.
8 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of a packet according to the invention in a closed configuration.
Figure 9 is a plan view of a first flat blank used to make the packet of Figure 1;
Figure 10 is a plan view of a second flat blank used to make the packet of Figure 1;
Figure 11 is a top view of a first flat blank used to make the packet of Figure 4;
Figure 12 is a plan view of a second flat blank used to make the packet of Figure 4;
Figure 13 is a plan view of a first flat blank used to make the packet of Figure 5;
Figure 14 is a plan view of a second flat blank used to make the packet of Figure 5;
15 is a plan view of a first flat blank used to make the packet of FIG. 7;
Figure 16 is a plan view of a second flat blank used to make the packet of Figure 7;
Figure 17 is a plan view of a first flat blank used to make the packet of Figure 8;
Figure 18 is a plan view of a second flat blank used to make the packet of Figure 8;

Reference numeral "1 " specifically refers to a substantially parallelepiped packet having a rectangular cross section, and the vertical axis of the main extension is shown as" A ".

The packet 1 includes four side walls defining a front wall portion 2, a rear wall portion 3 and a pair of side wall portions 4 and 5.

More specifically, the front wall portion 2 and the rear wall portion 3 are two side wall portions larger than the side wall portions 4 and 5 which are two small side wall portions.

The packet 1 also includes a bottom wall 6 and a top wall 7.

Each of the side wall portions 4 and 5 of the packet 1 is connected to the front wall portion 2 and the rear wall portion 3 by connecting edges 8, 9, 10 and 11.

More specifically, reference numerals " 8 " and "9" denote connection edges between the side wall portion 4 and the side wall portion 5 and the front wall portion 2, And the connection edges of the side wall portion 4 and the side wall portion 5 and the rear wall portion 3 are shown.

The packet 1 includes a container 12 for receiving a group of cigarettes 13 and a lid 14 hingedly connected to the container 12 along the hinge line 15.

The hinge line 15 is located in the rear wall portion 3 and rotates the lid 14 about the hinge line 15 to move the packet 1 from the closed position to the open position and vice versa .

At least the collar 16 is fixed inside the container 12 at the front wall portion 2.

Preferably, the collar 16 is secured within the container 12 at the front wall portion 2 and at the side wall portions 4 and 5.

The different embodiments of packet (1) shown in Figs. 1 to 8 have common technical features which appear sequentially and hereinafter by reference numerals.

More specifically, the packet 1 comprises at least one corner face 17 having a variable transverse dimension along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis A along each of the connecting edges 8, 9, 10, 11, .

Each of the corner faces 17 emanates from at least one first shared vertex 19 provided along each connecting edge 8,9,10 and 11 and extends at the same connecting edge 8,9,10 and & 11 by an associated side wall edge 18 that extends to converge on at least one second shared vertex 20, also provided.

The side wall edge 18 of the corner face 17 adjacent to the front wall portion 2 and the two side wall portions 4 and 5 is formed by the front wall portion 2 and the two side wall portions 4 and 5 As shown in FIG.

The side wall edge 18 of the corner face 17 adjacent to the rear wall portion 3 and the two side wall portions 4 and 5 is formed by the rear wall portion 3 and the two side wall portions 4 and 5 As shown in FIG.

In this way, the above-mentioned connecting edges 8, 9, 10 and 11 are contacted by the respective side wall portions 3, 4, 5 and 6, at least the side wall edge 18 of the corner face 17 Between the sidewall edges 18 of two adjacent edge faces 17 defines a portion mentioned above at the same level as the longitudinal axis A and deforms to extend outside the edge of the packet 1 .

The outward deformation of the packet 1 is achieved by compensating for the deformation caused by the respective edge face 17 so that the circumferential extension of each of the transverse sections of the packet 1 fabricated transverse to the longitudinal axis A Maintain substantially constant.

Particularly, with particular reference to the first, second, third and fourth embodiments of packet 1 shown in Figs. 1 to 7, each of the corner faces 17 is substantially triangular in shape, 9 and 10, 11 of the packet 1, and the first and second panels 21 and 22 starting from the first and second vertexes 19 and 20, respectively, Converge towards the interior of the packet 1 until it is connected along a shared base 23 defined by the first fold line 24,

Preferably, the first and second panels 21 and 22 are isosceles triangles and have two sides 21a and 22a, which are the same extension line, and a shared base 23, respectively.

More specifically, each side 21a of the first triangular panel 21 is positioned at each third apex point 25, located at the ends of the shared base 23, And faces the triangular side 22a.

It is noted that the sides 21a and 22a of the first and second panels 21 and 22 define the side wall edge 18 of each corner face 17.

As a result, each of the corner faces 17 extends from the first vertex 19 to the third vertex 25, and extends from the third vertex 25 to the second vertex 20. The third vertices 25 of each of the corner faces 17, located along the respective connecting edges 8, 9, 10 and 11, are defined by the side wall edges 18 of the corner face 17 By a folding line 26 extending across the axis A of the packet 1 on each part of the front wall part 2, the rear wall part 3 and the two sidewall parts 4 and 5 Respectively.

The first and second fold lines 24 and 26 are connected to each other at the third vertexes 25 for the overall lateral extension of the packet 1. [

More specifically, the first and second fold lines 24 and 26 extend along the respective connecting edges 8, 9, 10 and 11 and at the same level along the longitudinal axis A, And the third vertexes 25 of the second plane.

The first fold line 24 of each corner face 17 is formed in the same way as the first fold line 24 in order to keep the outer perimeter of the packet 1 constant in the cross section in the transverse direction with respect to the longitudinal axis A and the third vertexes 25. [ .

The second folding line 26 defines a cusp 27 facing outwardly of the edge of the packet 1 on each of the sidewall walls 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Each cusp 27 is obtained from each of the third and fourth panels 33 and 34 which are flat and mutually inclined with respect to each other. The outward deformation resulting from the relative tilting between the third and fourth panels 33 and 34, which define the cusp 27, Thereby compensating the inclination of the second panels 21 and 22 toward the inside.

The third panel 33 and the fourth panel 34 each have a first edge 34 and a second edge 34 of the edge face 17 positioned at the same level along the longitudinal axis A along each connecting edge 8, 9, 10 and 11, 1 and the second panel 21 and 22, respectively.

Instead of having the first and second triangular panels 21 and 22, respectively, of the corner faces 17, each of the corner faces 17 of the packet 1 is formed with a rectangular shape, And the lenticular panel 18 is recessed toward the inside of the packet 1, which is an arc-shaped curve.

The rear wall portion 3 and the two side wall portions 4 and 5 of the front wall portion 2 abutted by the side wall portion edges 18 of the arc curved surface of the corner surface 17, Are convex toward the outer side of the packet 1. [0050]

In order to keep the packet 1 closed and to preserve the shape and flavor of the cigarette group 13, the collar 16 is located along the respective connecting edges 8 and 9, And at least two corner surfaces 17 designed to engage with respective corner faces 17, respectively.

More specifically, the inner surface of the corner surface 17 located in the lid 14 is brought into contact with the outer surface of the edge surface 17 of the collar 16 to prevent the packet 1 from opening spontaneously.

In fact, the edge face 17 located in the lid 14 has a relatively convex inner surface relative to the outer surface of the edge face 17 of the collar 16 facing towards the interior of the packet 1, .

Preferably, to facilitate engagement of the edge face 17 of the lid 14 with the edge face 17 of the collar 16 during rotation of the lid 14 about the hinge line 15, The corner faces 17 of the first and second chamfers 16 are beveled, that is, one of the first and second vertexes 19 and 20 is absent.

Figs. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of packet 1. Fig.

The packet 1 includes a continuous edge face 17 in the container 12 along the respective connecting edges 8,9 and 10 and 11 and a corner face 17 in the lid 14 .

More specifically, each corner 7a of the top wall 7 defines a first vertex 19 of the side wall edge 18 of each corner face 17.

The lid 14 also has a lower edge 29 whose lower edge 30 is located on the side of the front wall 2 and on each of the corner faces 17 adjacent to the two side wall portions 4 and 5 (20) of the side wall edge (18).

Referring to the rear wall portion 3 and the corner face 17 adjacent to the two side wall portions 4 and 5, the second apex 20 of each side wall edge 18 is connected to the rear wall portion 3 Are positioned along corners 10 and 11.

The first and second fold lines 24 and 26 of the edge face 17 located in the lid 14 are located at the same height as the hinge line 15 of the lid 14. [

The first folding line 24 of the corner surface 17 connecting the rear wall portion 3 to the respective side wall portions 4 and 5 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape By rotation of the lid 14, the packet 1 is cut open and closed.

Considering each connecting edge 8, 9, 10 and 11 in the container 12, each of the corner faces 17 has first and second vertexes 19 and 20, respectively.

A pair of corner surfaces 17 adjacent the rear wall 3 and sidewall portions 4 and 5 have a vertex 31 that is shared by a corner surface 17 located in the lid 14. As shown in Fig.

A pair of corner surfaces 17 adjacent to the front wall portion 2 and the sidewall portions 4 and 5 are formed in a container (not shown) in contact with the lower edge 29 of the lid 14 when the packet 1 is closed 12 located at the respective ends of the upper edges 35 of the first and second upper and lower corners.

Further, in the side wall portions 4 and 5, the lid 14 has two lower side wall edges 29a extending from the end portion 30 of the lower edge 29. [

The container 12 has two upper side wall edge portions 35a extending from the end of the upper edge 35. [

The side wall edge portions 29a and 35a divide the corresponding side wall panel 34 into two portions 34a and 34b respectively belonging to the lid 14 and the container 12.

When the packet 1 is closed, each lower side wall edge 29a contacts each upper side wall edge 35a.

The side wall edges 29a and 35a share a third apex 25 of the edge face 17 adjacent to the rear wall portion 3 and to the side wall portions 4 and 5 at one end thereof. Each edge 6a of the lower wall 6 defines a second vertex 2 of the edge face 17 located in the container 12 and adjacent to the lower wall 6.

Corner points 31 shared by two successive corner faces 17 are connected to each other by third fold lines 32 extending transversely to the axis A of the packet 1.

More specifically, the third fold line 32 is located on each connecting edge 8, 9, 10, 11 and extends along the sidewall portions 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the transverse direction of the packet 1 And connects the shared vertexes 31 at the same level along the longitudinal axis A.

Considering the respective side wall portions 2, 3, 4 and 5, the second and third fold lines 26 and 32 are parallel to each other along the direction transverse to the longitudinal axis A. [

In this way, the second and third fold lines 26 and 32 define the third and fourth panels 33 and 34, which are inclined relative to each other at the respective cusps 27. [

Preferably, the packet 1 according to the first embodiment has sixteen corner faces 17, four for each connecting edge 8, 9, 10 and 11. More specifically, four corner faces 17 are located in the lid 14 and twelve corner faces 17 are located in the container 12. [

Each of the sidewall portions 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the packet 1 thus has four (4) and two (two) side walls 3, 4 and 5 defined by the respective third and fourth panels 33 and 34, And a cusp 27. More specifically, it includes one cusp 27 in the lid 14 and three cusps 27 in the container.

In this embodiment, the first fold line 24 of each of the corner faces 17 extends along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis A with a distance between the respective first and second vertexes 19 and 20 It is made in the centerline.

Fig. 4 shows a second embodiment of packet (1).

This embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that a corner surface 17 located along each connecting edge 8, 9, 10, and 11 is made only in the lid 14.

In fact, each connecting edge 8, 9, 10 and 11 in the container 12 is molded with a sharp edge since there is no above-mentioned edge face 17 (or this edge can be rounded or beveled) Lt; / RTI >

With respect to the technical features of the corner surface 17, the above description of the first embodiment should be referred to.

That is, the packet 1 according to the second embodiment has four corner faces 17, one for each connecting edge 8, 9, 10 and 11 in the lid 14. [

Each of the sidewall portions 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the packet 1 thus has four (4) and two (two) side walls 3, 4 and 5 defined by the respective third and fourth panels 33 and 34, And a cusp 27.

In this embodiment, the first fold line 24 of each of the corner faces 17 extends along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis A with a distance between the respective first and second vertexes 19 and 20 It is made in the centerline. Also, the first and second fold lines 24 and 26 are at the same height as the hinge line 15.

Fig. 5 shows a third embodiment of packet (1).

This embodiment has an edge face 17 along the respective connecting edges 8, 9, 10 and 11 at the lid 14, as in the first and second embodiments of the packet, .

Unlike the described embodiment, this packet 1 includes a single corner surface 17 in the container 12 along each connecting edge 8, 9, 10 and 11.

The first vertex 19 of the edge face 17 located in the container 2 adjacent to the rear wall portion 3 and the side wall portions 4 and 5 has a vertex 18 which is coincident with the corner face 17 of the lid 14, (31).

The first vertex 19 of the edge face 17 located in the container 2 adjacent to the front wall portion 2 and the side wall portions 4 and 5 has a first edge 19 of the upper edge 35 of the container 12, . Each edge 6a of the lower wall 6 defines a second vertex 20 of the edge face 17.

That is, the packet 1 according to the third embodiment has eight corner faces 17, two for each connecting edge 8, 9, 10 and 11. More specifically, four corner faces 17 in the lid 14 are located and four corner faces 17 in the container 12 are located.

Thus, each of the side wall portions 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the packet 1 is provided with respective third and fourth panels 33 and 34 And two cusps 27 defined by the two cusps 27.

In this embodiment, as in the previous embodiment, the first fold line 24 of each corner face 17 extends along the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis A with the first and second vertexes 19 and 20 ). ≪ / RTI >

Fig. 7 shows a fourth embodiment of packet (1).

The fourth embodiment is similar to the third embodiment and differs from the third embodiment only because of the position of the first fold line 24 of the edge face 17 in the container 12. [

In fact, the first fold line 24 extends along a portion of the distance between the first and second vertexes 19 and 20, along the direction parallel to the axis A, between the third and fifth fold lines At an equal distance, against the lower wall 6.

Finally, FIG. 8 shows a fifth embodiment of packet 1, which has a lenticular panel 28 recessed towards the interior of packet 1, for each corner face 17.

More specifically, the packet 1 according to the fifth embodiment has eight corner faces 17, two for each connecting edge 8, 9, 10 and 11. More specifically, four corner faces 17 are located in the lid 14 and four corner faces 17 are located in the container 12. [

Thus, each sidewall portion 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the packet 1 comprises two convex portions located respectively between the two respective corner faces 17.

9 to 18 illustrate a flat blank in which it is possible to make packet 1 according to the described embodiments.

9, 11, 13, 15, and 17 illustrate a first flat blank (not shown) that provides a container 12 having a lid 14 that is folded and hinged to obtain a packet 1 according to various embodiments. 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18 illustrate a second flat blank 48 that provides a collar 16 that is designed to be associated with a respective first flat blank when folded.

9, 11, 13, 15 and 17, the first flat blank 36 has a main longitudinally extending axis B.

The first blank 36 includes an upper panel 37, a main panel 38, a lower panel 39 and a second panel 40 continuously from top to bottom along the longitudinal axis B.

The upper panel 37 includes a side wall flap and a plurality of panels defining the lid 14 when folded.

More specifically, the upper panel 37 includes a central panel 46 designed to define an upper wall 7, and a plurality of fold lines 47 defining a corner surface 17 when folded from the central panel. They split.

The fold line 47 extends at each corner 46a of the center panel 46 along a direction tilted relative to the longitudinal axis B at an angle between 10 and 30 degrees.

9, 11, and 13, the fold line 47 has a substantially rhomboid pattern whose vertex is defined by the first, second and third fold lines 24, 26 and 32 . The fold lines 24, 26 and 32 are parallel to each other along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis B.

In these embodiments, the fold line 47 and the first, second, and third fold lines 24, 26, and 32 are disposed on the first, second, third, and fourth panels 21, 22, 33, and 34, respectively.

Referring to Fig. 17, the fold line 47 has a substantially lenticular pattern.

The upper panel 37 is connected to the main panel 38 by a hinge line 15. The main panel 38 is connected to the lower panel 39 by a first line of weakening 44.

The lower panel 39 is connected to the second panel 40 by a second friable line 45.

The hinge line 15 and the first and second lines of weakening 44 and 45 are parallel to each other along the transverse direction with respect to the longitudinal axis B. [

Pairs of the two respective side wall panel 41 extend from the main panel 38 and from the second panel 40 along the direction transverse to the longitudinal axis B. Each pair of side wall panel 41 is positioned on the opposite side of the vertical axis B

According to the prior art, each flap 42 extends from the two side wall panel 41 alongside the main panel 38 along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis B.

More specifically, the flaps 42 are connected to the respective side wall panel 41 by the lines of weakening 43 having a direction of extension in the transverse direction relative to the longitudinal axis B.

The sidewall portions 4 and 5 of the packet 1 are obtained by folding the sidewall panel 41 and the flaps 42 by 90 占 along the fragile line 43. [

The rear wall portion 3 and the front wall portion 2 of the packet 1 bend the main panel 38 and the second panel 40 along the weakened first and second lines 44 and 45, .

Referring specifically to the blank 36 of Fig. 9, this is achieved by providing a main panel 38 on each side wall panel 41 and a diamond pattern 38 connecting the second panel 40 to each side wall panel 41 Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 47 < / RTI >

The continuity of the fold lines 47 is designed to define each connecting edge 8, 9, 10, 11 of the packet 1 after the blank 36 is folded.

The corners of the romb of the continuum of fold lines 47 are defined by first, second, third and fourth panels 21, 22, 33 and 34 on the first blank 36, 2, and third fold lines 24, 26,

With particular reference to the blank 36 of Figures 13 and 15, the fold line 47 defines a single diamond that connects the main panel 38 and the second panel 40 to each side wall panel 41 do.

The corners of the rumby are defined by the first, second and third fold lines 24, 26 and 32 which determine the boundaries of the first, second, third and fourth panels 21, 22, 33 and 34 Respectively.

17, the folding line 47 connecting the main panel 38 and the second panel 40 to each of the side wall panel 41 has a curved shape.

11, the flat blank 36 has a main panel 38 attached to each of the side wall panel 41 and a folding portion 38 connecting the second panel 40 to each of the side wall panel 41, And does not have a continuity of lines 47. In this embodiment, the main panel 38 and the second panel 40 are connected to the respective side wall panel 41 by the third friable lines 49.

Referring specifically to Figures 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18, the second flat blank 48 is formed by folding the blank 48 and then folding the fold lines 47 ).

Referring to the blank 48 shown in Figs. 10, 12, 14 and 16, it will be seen that the vertices of the blanks 48 have a rhombic pattern connected by the first, second and third fold lines 24, 26 and 32 47).

The rhombic pattern of the fold line 47 of the second blank 48 is similar to the pattern reproduced on each first blank 36.

In this regard, however, the second blank 48 shown in Fig. 18 has a fold line 47 with a curved pattern similar to the pattern reproduced on each first blank 36. Fig. Also, as a result, the second blank 48 of Fig. 18 has only the third fold line 32. Fig.

Finally, the second blank 48 can have a lateral extension about the longitudinal axis B, at least partially facing all sidewall portions 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the container 12, The cigarette group 13 is further tightly wrapped.

The packet (1) according to the invention has a major advantage.

In fact, even if the connecting edges 8, 9, 10 and 11 comprise respective corner faces 17, the section of the packet 1 made according to any plane transverse to the longitudinal axis A, It has a circumference. As a result, the sections made at the third vertex 25 are orthogonal sections with perimeters equal to the rectangular sections made at the first and second vertexes 19 and 20.

Finally, the consideration made earlier with respect to the cigarette hard packet 1 with the hinged lid 14, as shown in the attached drawings, is taken into account, for example, by the rear wall portion 3 parallel to the longitudinal axis A, And / or with a hinge line (15) located on the top wall (7), and / or with a hinge line (15) located on the top wall The present invention is also applicable to a hard packet of the prior art that does not have a hinge-connected lid.

Claims (10)

Four side wall portions 2, 3, 4, 5 for defining the front wall portion 2, the rear wall portion 3, and the pair of side wall portions 4, 5, Wherein each of the side walls 4 and 5 includes a wall 6 and a top wall 7 which are connected to the front wall 2 and the rear wall 3 by respective connecting edges 8,9, ) For a tobacco product,
The packet for the tobacco product has a transverse dimension that varies along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis (A), and includes at least one first share provided along the connecting edges (8,9,10,11) of the packet (1) Each side wall edge 18, which is diverging from the vertex 19 and extends to converge at the at least one second common vertex 20 along the connecting edge 8, 9, 10, 11 of the packet 1, At least one edge face 17 defined by the connecting edges 8, 9, 10, 11 of the packet 1, respectively,
The side wall portion edge 18 of the two corner surfaces 17 adjacent to the front wall portion 2 and the two side wall portions 4 and 5 and the side wall portion edge 18 of the rear wall portion 3 and the two side wall portions 4 and 5 The side wall edge 18 of the two adjoining corner faces 17 extends along at least a portion of the front wall portion 2, the rear wall portion 3 and the two side wall portions 4, 5, The side wall portions 2, 3, 4 and 5 and the side wall portion edges 18 of at least the corner face 17 define a portion between the side wall edge portions 18, (1) of the packet (1) so as to maintain a circumferential extension of the transverse section of the transversely extending packet (1) substantially constant. The method according to claim 1,
Each of the corner faces 17 being substantially triangular in shape and comprising first and second panels 21 and 22 respectively extending from the first and second vertexes 19 and 20, Converges towards the interior of the packet 1 until it is connected along a shared base 23 defined by the first fold line 24 in a transverse direction with respect to the connecting edges 8, 9, 10, 11 of the packet 1;
Each side 21a of the first panel 21 meets a corresponding side 22a of the second panel 22 at each third apex 25 located at the ends of the shared base 23;
By means of the side wall edges 18 of the edge face 17 so as to keep the peripheral extension of each lateral section of the packet 1 made in the transverse direction about the longitudinal axis A substantially constant And extends in the lateral direction around the axis A of the packet 1 and extends in the longitudinal direction of each of the side wall portions 2 and 3 at the portions of the front wall portion 2, the rear wall portion 3 and the two side wall portions 4 and 5, And the third vertexes 25 are connected to each other by a second folding line 26 defining a cusp 27 directed outwardly of the packet (1) plane on the first, second, third, fourth, Packets for tobacco products. The method of claim 2,
Characterized in that each of the first and second fold lines (24, 26) is connected to each other at a third vertex (25) so that the packet (1) extends laterally in its entirety. The method according to claim 2 or 3,
Characterized in that the first fold lines (24) of each of the corner faces (17) extend equally. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
Each connecting edge 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the packet 1 has at least one vertex 31 (17), each of the continuous edges
The vertexes 31 shared by the two successive corner faces 17 are located along the respective connecting edges 8,9,10,11 and are arranged transversely with respect to the axis A of the packet 1, Are connected to each other by an extending third folding line (32);
The third folding line 32 parallel to the second folding line 26 is formed by a plurality of third and fourth folding lines inclined between the folding lines so as to define respective cusps 27 together with the second folding line. Characterized in that the panel (33, 34) is defined. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A container 12 for receiving a group of cigarettes 13; Which is hinged to the container 12 along the hinge line 15 and located in the rear wall portion 3 of the packet 1 to move the packet 1 from the closed position to the open position and vice versa, (14); A packet for a tobacco product comprising a collar (16) secured within a container (12) at least in a front wall portion (2)
Each connecting edge 8,9,10,11 comprises a respective corner face 17 in the lid 14 and each corner 7a of the upper wall 7 comprises a respective corner face 17, (19) of the tobacco product. The method of claim 6,
The first and second fold lines 24 and 26 of the first and second panels 21 and 22 of each of the corner faces 17 located in the lid 14 are connected to one another at the third apex 25 Is located at the same height as the hinge line (15) of the lid (14); Characterized in that the first fold line (24) of the edge face (17) adjacent to the rear wall portion (3) and to the side wall portions (4, 5) of the lid (14) is cut to open and close the packet Packets for tobacco products. The method according to claim 1 or 6,
Each of the corner faces 17 comprises a lenticular panel 28 recessed towards the interior of the packet 1 and the side wall edge 18 of each corner face 17 is a curved arc; By the edge 18 of the arcuate curve of the edge face 17 so that the perimeter extension of each transverse section of the transversely extending packet 1 relative to the longitudinal axis A can be kept substantially constant Characterized in that each part of the front wall part (2), the rear wall part (3) and the two sidewall parts (4, 5) which are in contact with each other is convex toward the outside of the packet (1). The method according to any one of claims 6 to 8,
The collar 16 includes at least two corner faces 17 designed to engage each of the corner faces 17 located in the lid 14 in order to keep the packet 1 closed Packing for tobacco products characterized. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 9,
Characterized in that each connecting edge (8, 9, 10, 11) comprises only one corner surface (17) in the container (12).

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