BOX WITH CONTENT OF MATERIAL FOR FU
Field of the invention The present invention relates to a box containing loose smoking material formed from a one-piece mold.
Background of the invention The fine cut tobacco for own roll manufacture (RYO) and make its own cigarettes in a conventional way, is commercialized in a bag? plastic, flexible, multiple closures. The bags are often provided with an elongate flexible fin which is folded or wrapped around the bag in order to close it. Cone-shaped bags of fine-cut tobacco are typically not suitable for sale in vending machines used for retail cigarette packs or for inclusion in the accessories of existing outlets used for the storage and presentation of cigarette packs .
Brief Description of the Invention According to the present invention, a box containing loose smoking material formed from a one-piece mold is provided, the box comprising: a receptacle portion containing the material for smoking loose and has an access opening, a flap integrated with the receptacle portion and movable between a bent position, wherein the flap is at least partially folded around the receptacle portion and covers the opening , and an extended position, wherein the flap extends outwardly from the receptacle portion and a pair of opposed straight walls integral with the flap and extending at least partially along the sides of the flap. Also, according to the invention, there is provided a box containing loose smoking material formed from a one-piece mold, the box comprising: a receptacle portion containing the loose smoking material and having an access opening , an integrated locking tab connected to the receptacle portion and movable between a closed position, wherein the closing tab covers the opening and the loose smoking material contained in the receptacle portion is not accessible, and open position, where you have access to the smoking substance contained in the receptive portion through. of the opening and a fin integrated with the receptacle portion and movable between the bent position, wherein the fin bends at least partially around the receptacle portion and covers the closure tab and the opening, and an extended position, wherein the flap extends outwardly from the receptacle portion. Through the specification, the term "box" is used to indicate any rigid container. Such containers are independent, they have a size and shape that once formed, they are not altered with the insertion or removal of the contents inside or outside the container. The packs of cigarettes with hinged lid, conventional hard are essentially rigid and independent.
On the contrary, the known bags of cut tobacco are neither rigid nor independent. The term "loose smoking material" is used to describe smoking material that has not been manufactured in a smoking article such as a cigarette, cigar, cigar or part thereof and includes, but is not limited to, rolled tobacco, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, or vacuum. Preferably, the loose smoking material is loose tobacco, more preferably rolled tobacco, more preferably fine cut tobacco. When the loose smoking material is rolled tobacco, the receptacle portion of the box preferably contains about 20g to about 40g of tobacco. Preferably, the loose smoking material l is not wrapped inside the box, it is in direct contact with the receptacle portion of the box. The material for loose sea however can be contained in a bag, sack or other wrapper, which is contained within the receptacle portion of the box. In the extended position, the flap of the box of the present invention advantageously offers a surface where the consumer can handle the loose smoking material removed from the receptacle portion. For example, the consumer may use the surface provided by the fin to wind a load of loose smoking material removed from the receptacle portion of the box in a wrapper to form a manually rolled cigarette. Alternatively, the consumer may use the surface provided by the fin to tighten a load of loose smoking material removed from the receptacle portion of the box in a pre-fabricated tube or cylinder to form a smoking article. The surface provided by the fin in the extended position, with advantage may be printed, for example, with graphics, text, logos or other information for the consumer. In addition, by helping to retain the loose smoking material in the fin as it is handled by the consumer, the pair of opposite side walls extended at least part along the sides of the fin, advantageously helps to avoid waste. or loss of loose smoking material when the fin is in the extended position. Preferably, the opposite straight walls extend from the receptacle portion along the sides of the fin. More preferably, the extended straight walls connect to the receptacle portion. In the preferred embodiments of the invention, the shape and position of the pair of opposed straight walls is such that the walls also help to prevent the loss of loose smoking material from the receptacle portion when the flap is in the bent position. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the flap is connected to a first wall of the receptacle portion and in the folded position covers at least part of the second wall of the receptacle portion which is generally opposite to that of the receptacle portion. the first wall. More preferably, in the bent position, the flap covers the second wall of the receptacle portion and at least part of a third wall of the receptacle portion, the third wall generally being opposite the opening. More preferably, in the bent position, the flap covers the second wall of the receptacle portion, the third wall of the receptacle portion and at least part of the first wall of the receptacle portion. Preferably, the fin comprises two or more panels connected in an articulated manner. The one-piece mold from which the box is formed may be of any suitable material including, without limitation, for example, cardboard, paperboard, plastic and / or metal. Preferably, the box is formed of a one-piece cardboard mold, more preferably, of a laminated cardboard mold with a one-piece film or of a laminated cardboard mold with a one-piece aluminum sheet. The use of a laminated cardboard mold to form the box with advantage helps to prevent the box from becoming dirty due to, for example, the moisture present in the loose smoking material contained in the receptacle portion of the container. the same . In addition, the use of the laminated cardboard mold can be used to improve the appearance of the box. For example, when the box is formed of a paperboard laminated paper mold, the film can be metallic or printed with an ink before laminating, for example, to provide a metallic appearance. or colored when the fin is in the extended position. Preferably, the box also comprises a retaining means for holding the fin in the folded position. The retainer means may comprise a tongue provided in one of the receptacle portion or fin and a cooperating groove provided in the other with the receptacle portion or fin., the slot is positioned to accept the tab when the fin is in the bent position. Alternatively, the retaining means may comprise a first magnetic region provided in the receptacle portion and a second aligned magnetric region provided in the fin, whereby the fin is held in the folded position by the magnet attraction. nethics between the first magnetic region and the second magnetic region In other embodiments, the retaining means can retain the fin in the folded position by adhesion. For example, the retaining means may comprise a re-sealable adhesive applied at at least part of the fin and / or in the receptacle portion, which adheres the fin with the receptacle portion in the bent position. Alternatively, the retention means may comprise two non-adhesive means, which only adhere when they are in contact with each other, one of the two non-adhesive means is provided in the receptacle portion and the second one of the two non-adhesive means is provided In the fin, the first non-adhesive medium and the second non-adhesive medium are placed so that they are in contact with each other when the fin is in the bent position. The use of such an "A / B bonding technique" is used. advantageously, it prevents the loose smoking material from sticking to the first or second retaining means when the fin is in the extended position, which would lead to a reduction in the adhesion force of the retention means when the The flap is in the bent position As with the specific examples provided above, it should be appreciated that a variety of known retaining means can be employed to hold the flap in the bent position, such as, for example, fasteners by hook and loop. , elastic cord-like fasteners or non-elastic cord-type fasteners In preferred embodiments of the invention, the box also comprises an integrated closure tongue connected to the receptacle portion and which can be It is possible to move between a closed position, where the closing tongue covers the access opening and there is no access to the loose smoking material contained in the receptacle portion and an open position, where the material is accessible to the user. Smoke loose in the receptacle portion through the access opening. Preferably, the closure tab is rotatably connected to the receptacle portion along a fold line. Preferably, the flap is connected to a first wall of the receptacle portion and the locking tab is connected to a second wall of the receptacle portion, the second wall generally being opposite to the first wall. The inclusion of the closure tab that initially covers the access opening of the receptacle portion advantageously helps to preserve the freshness of the loose smoking material contained in the receptacle portion prior to the initial opening of the container. box, especially in hot, dry or humid environments. Preferably, the locking tab is releasably connected to the receptacle portion. For example, the locking tab can be connected to the receptacle portion along a line of perforations. By having the box open, by moving the fin of the bent position to the extended position, the consumer can move the locking tab from the closed position to the open position and break along the line of perforations. in order to detach the closing tongue from the rest of the box. Alternatively, the consumer can press on the closure tab in the closed position in order to break r along the line of perforations and thus detach the closure tab from the rest of the box. Once detached, the closing tab can be discarded. When desired, the consumer can close the box again by moving the flap back from the extended position to the folded position. Preferably, in the closed position, a distal portion of the closure tongue is inserted into the receptacle portion through the access opening. To assist in retaining the closure tab in the closed position, the boxes according to the invention may also comprise a retention tab integrated with the receptacle portion, the distal portion of the closure tab being inserted. between a wall of the receptacle portion and the retaining tab in the closed position. Alternatively or in addition, a removable adhesive may be provided on the distal portion of the locking tab that is inserted within the receptacle portion in the closed position to assist in retaining the locking tab in the closed position. By an appropriate choice of the molds, the boxes containing loose smoking material according to the invention can be formed in a variety of ways. For example, the boxes according to the invention can be rectangular, hexagonal, octagonal, oval, elliptical or "stadium" shaped, in cross section, the term "stadium" form is used to ribe a form that comprises a pair of parallel, opposite straight sijoined by a pair of opposite curved si In particular, the box according to the invention can have the same shape as any type of pack of cigarettes. Preferably, the box according to the invention is essentially cube-shaped. More preferably, the box is rectangular in cross section. By varying the sizes of the molds from which they are formed, boxes can also be produced which contain loose smoking material conforming to the invention which have different sizes. For example, a cube box in accordance with the invention may be formed which is about 55 mm x about 22.5 mm x about 84 mm or about 55 mm x about 22.5 mm x about 1 00 m. Preferably, the box containing loose smoking material according to the invention is essentially the same size as the known type of conventional cigarette pack. More preferably, the box containing loose smoking material conforming to the present invention is essentially the same size and essentially the same shape as the known type of the conventional cycle pack. More preferably, the box according to the invention is essentially the same size and essentially the same shape as the known type of cigarette pack with a hinged lid. It should be appreciated that the boxes according to the invention have the same size and shape as the cigarette packages can be sold in the existing vending machines used for the retail sale of cigarette packs and / or stored or presented in the accessories of the existing point of sale along with the cigarette packs. In addition, the application of a suitable brand / image on the outer surface of boxes with advantage produces boxes containing loose smoking material that have the same appearance as conventional cigarette packages. The boxes in accordance with the invention may also include one or more bags in the receptacle portion of the same for storing cigarette papers, cigarette lighters, rolling machines or other articles. In addition, the cigarette paper packs for rolling up their own cigarettes can also be attached directly to the receptacle portion or to the flap of the boxes in accordance with the invention by means of, for example, the adhesive. When convenient, the boxes according to the invention may be wrapped shrunk or otherwise wrapped with a transparent polymeric film of, for example, polyethylene or polypropylene., in a conventional way l.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Fig. 1 shows a box containing loose fine cut tobacco in accordance with a first embodiment of the invention , with the flap in the extended position. Figure 2 is a plan view of a one-piece mold for forming the box of Figure 1. Figure 3 is a plan view of an alternative piece mold to form the box of Figure 1. Figure 4 shows a box containing fine confounding cut tobacco with a second embodiment of the invention, with the flap in the extended position and the closing flap in the open position. Figure 5 shows the box of Figure 4, with the closing tab detached from the receptacle portion.
Detailed Description of the Invention The molds of a piece and the boxes shown in the Figures have various? components in common, these have the same reference numbers. The box 2 contains loose tobacco 4 in accordance with a first embodiment of the invention, shown in Figure 1, which comprises a receptacle portion 6 and an elongated fin 8 connected to the receptacle portion 6. The receptacle portion 6 comprises a front wall 10 and a parallel, opposite rear wall 12 (not shown), a lower wall 14 (not shown), which connects the front wall 10 and the rear wall 12 along its lower edges, and a wall 16 left side (not shown) and a right side wall 18, connecting the front wall 10, the rear wall 12 and the bottom wall 14 along its left and right edges, respectively. The walls 1 0, 1 2, 14, 1 6, 1 8 of the receptacle portion 6 thus define a receptacle with open upper part into which the loose tobacco 4 is contained. To facilitate removal of the loose tobacco 4 contained in the receptacle portion 6, a notch 20 with opposite inclined sides is provided in the middle of the upper edge of the front wall 1 0 of the receptacle portion 6. As shown in FIG. Fig. 1, in the extended position the elongate fin 8 extends outwardly from the upper edge of the rear wall 1 2 of the receptacle portion 6. In the longitudinal direction of the same, the fin 8 i ncl a first panel 22 of approximately the same dimensions as the lower wall 14 of the receptacle portion 6, which connects with the upper edge of the rear wall 1 2 of the receptacle portion 6 along a line of transverse bend (not visible in Figure 1), a second panel 24 of approximately the same dimensions as the rear wall 1 2 of the receptacle portion 6, a third panel 26 of approximately the same dimensions as the first panel 22 and a cuar to panel 28 of approximately the same dimensions as the second panel 24. The first panel 22, the second panel 24, the third panel 26 and the fourth panel 28 are separated from each other in the longitudinal direction of the fin by three fold lines parallel the transversal ones. A pair of opposite straight walls 30 are connected to the edges of the second panel 24 of the fin 8 along a pair of parallel longitudinal bending lines. As shown in Figure 1, the ends of the opposite straight walls 30 near the
second panel 24, the third panel 26 and the fourth panel 28 of the panel 8, covering the open upper part and the front wall 1 0, the lower wall 14, and the rear wall 12, respectively, of the portion of The receptacle 6 in the folded position provides an elongated surface or tray on which the consumer can for example roll a load of the tobacco onto the cigarette paper to form its own cigarette or otherwise handle the tobacco. The first pair of panels 32 that can be folded opposite and the walls 30 straight, opposites which are essentially perpendicular to the second panel 24 of the fin 8, help to retain the loose tobacco 4 on the upper surface of the panels 22, 24, 26, 28 of the fin 8 during handling by the consumer and With advantage, it avoids the waste or waste of the same. A mold 40 of laminated cardboard of a piece from which the box of Fig. 1 is formed, can be formed as shown in Figure 2. The molds 40 include several panels and tabs, which when folded by the The appropriate bending lines (shown in broken lines in Fig. 2) in a known manner and secured to one another, for example, with an adhesive, form the box 2 shown in Figure 1.; The term "fold line" is used to indicate a line formed, for example, by marking s, folding, perforating, embossing or otherwise compressing, cutting and / or weakening the molds. The same reference numerals of Figure 1 are used for the elements of the mold 40 which are similar or relate to elements of the box 2 of Figure 1 described above. Alternatively, the laminated paper mold 50 of a piece from which the box shown in Figure 1 can be formed is shown in FIG.
panel 1 0 of the mold 40, which forms the front wall 1 0 of the box 2 shown in figure 1, covers the panel 1 2 of the mold 40 which forms the rear wall 1 6 of the box 2 shown in figure 1 The straightening of the semi-finished box "to form the box 2 shown in Fig. 1 can then be completed manually or the" semi-finished "box can be transferred to a packing machine, where the panel 1 0 of the mold 40 rises from the panel 1 2 of the mold 40 and the remaining panels of the mold 40 are folded n and are secured together as necessary to complete the straightening of the box 2 When desired, a strip of double-sided adhesive tape it can be provided on the panel 14 'of the mold 40, which can be used to fix the panel 14' with the panel 14"during the straightening of the box 2 The mold of a piece from which the box containing mater is formed for loose smoking of the invention, can advantageously comprise a retention means to hold the FIG. 8 in the folded position For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a tab 52 cut outwardly can be provided in the panel 28 of the mold 50, which forms the fourth panel 28 of the fin 8 of FIG. the box 2 shown in Figure 1, near the free end of the same one, of a cooperative groove 54 of essentially the same width as the tongue 52 cut out in the lateral direction of the mold 50 and the ineada in a centered form with the same is provided in the panel 1 2 of the mold 50, which forms the rear wall 1 2 of the box 2 shown in Figure 1 (the tab 52 cut afuep, optional and the slot 54 are shown in FIG. Thick lines in the Figure
3) L ege of the straightening of the box 2 of the mold 50, the relative orientation and the position of the tongue 52 cut outwards and the slot 54 are such, that when the flap 8 is in the bent position, with the fourth panel 28 of the flap 8 covers the rear wall 1 2 of the receptacle portion 6 of the box 2, the groove 54 in the panel 1 2 can receive the tab 52 cut outward provided in the panel 28 in order to retain the flap 8 in the bent position. 3e should appreciate that instead of or in addition to the cooperating groove and the outwardly cut tongue shown in Figure 3, the cams containing loose smoking material in accordance with the invention, can be provided with other means of known retention to retain the fin in the folded position. For example, with reference to the molds 40 and 50 shown in Figures 2 and 3, respectively, a re-sealable pressure-sensitive adhesive (not shown) can be applied to at least part of the surface of the panel 29 that forms the inner surface of the fourth panel 29 of the vane 8 of the box 2 and / or on the surface of the panel 12 forming the external surface of the rear wall 12 of the receptacle portion of the box 2, so that after the straightening of the box 2, the flap 8 adjoin releasably with the receptacle portion 6 in the folded position. Alternatively, the magnetic regions to the armatures (not shown) can be provided in the panel 28 and in the panel 1 2 of the molds 40, 50 that after the straightening of the box 2, they hold the vane 8 in the bent position by means of the magnetic attraction between the fourth panel 28 of the vane 8 and the rear wall 1 2 of the receptacle portion 6 of the box 2. A box 2 containing loose tobacco according to a second embodiment of The invention is shown in Figures 4 and 5, for the sake of clarity, the loose tobacco contained in the receptacle portion 6 of the box 62 has been omitted from Figure 4. The box 62 in accordance with the second embodiment of The invention shown in Figure 4 has all the characteristics of the box in accordance with a first mode of the invention shown in Figure 1 and described above.
In addition, the box 62 in accordance with the second The embodiment of the invention also comprises a locking tab 64 and an associated locking tab 66 connected to the receptacle portion 6. The locking tab 64 extends outward from the upper edge of the front wall 1 0 of the receptacle portion 6 and includes a first proximal panel 68 (not visible in Figure 4) of at about the same dimensions as the notch 20 provided in the middle of the upper edge of the front wall 1 0 of the receptacle portion. 6, and removably connects with the upper edge of the front wall 1 0 of the receptacle portion 6 along the perforation line (also visible in Figure 4), a second central panel 70 of approximately the same dimensions as the lower wall 14 of the receptacle portion 6 and the third distal panel 72 have rounded free edges. The first panel 22, the second panel 70 and the third panel 72 of the tab
64 of closure are separated from each other by parallel fold lines. The retaining tab 66 detachably connects to the upper edge of the right side wall 1 8 of the receptacle portion 6 along the line of perforations and extends outwardly therefrom. The conformity box with the second embodiment of the invention, shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, it can be formed of one-piece laminated cardboard molds of the type shown in Figures 2 and 3, but includes additional panels and tongues that when folded over the appropriate bending lines in a known manner form the locking tab and the retaining tab shown in Figures 4 and 5. During the straightening of the box 62 of the mold 50 in one piece, the third panel 72 d The tongue of the locking tab 64 is inserted into or locked within the receptacle portion 6 of the housing 62, between the retaining tab 66 and the rear wall 12 of the receptacle portion 6, so that it rests against the wall 1 2 t of the receptacle portion 6 and the second central panel 70 of the locking tab 64 completely covers the open upper part of the receptacle portion. With the tongue 64 in this closed position, the flap 8 is wrapped around the receptacle portion towards its bent position to complete the straightening of the box 62. The retaining tab 66, which helps to retain the third distal panel 72 within the receptacle portion 6 and so holding the tongue 64 in the closed position can be omitted In addition, in addition to or in lieu of the retention tab, the removable adhesive can be provided in the external surface of the third solar panel 72, which rests against the inner surface of the rear wall 1 2 of the receptacle portion 6 in the closed position, in order to retain the locking tab 64 in the position In order to initially open the box 62, the consumer moves the flap 8 from its bent position, in which it is wrapped around the receptacle portion 6 of the box 62 towards the extended position shown in Figure 4. as described above for box 2 in accordance with the first embodiment of the invention, shown in Figure 1. The consumer then moves the closing tab 64 from its closed initial position described above to the open position shown in Fig. 3 by removing the third distal panel 72 from the locking tab 64 of the receptacle portion and folding the tab closing out from the receptacle portion 6 on the line of perforations connecting the first panel 68 of the same with the upper edge of the front wall 1 0 of the receptacle portion 6. The consumer then can releasing the locking tab 64 and / or the retaining tab 66 of the receptacle portion 6 of the housing 62 by breaking along the lines of perforations connecting the locking tab 64 and the retaining tab 66 with the front wall 1 0 and the right side wall 1 8, respectively, of the receptacle portion as shown in Figure 5. The detachable tab 64 and the retention tab 66 can discard HE. While the invention has been exemplified with reference to boxes comprising a flap 8 having a first panel 22, a second panel 24, a third panel 26 and a fourth panel 28, covering the open top, the wall 1 0 The front wall, the lower wall 1 4 and the wall 1 2, respectively, of the receptacle portion 6 of the box when the vane 8 is in the folded position, the boxes containing loose smoking material according to the invention can comprising fins that include a larger or smaller number of panels. For example, the fin may include only a first panel and a second panel, covering the open top and the front wallrespectively, of the receptacle portion of the box when the flap is in the folded position Similarly, while the crates according to the first and second embodiments of the invention shown in Figures 1 and 4, respectively, include a fin 8 having a pair of opposed straight walls 30 and the first 32 and the second 34 pairs of weft panels that can be folded, the boxes containing loose smoking material of the invention can comprise fins wherein one or More than the raster panels or walls can be omitted. Furthermore, it should be appreciated that although the invention has been exemplified with reference to the boxes with a receptacle portion having right-angled edges, the boxes containing smoking material loose in accordance with the invention may have, for example, one or more beveled or rounded edges For example, by marking in a known manner the mold of a piece from which a a box with "rounded corners" containing loose smoking material according to the invention "it should be appreciated that the external surfaces of boxes containing loose smoking material according to the invention may carry eg graphics, logos of the brand, health warnings and other information for the consumer, found conveniently in bags of fine cut tobacco and / or cigarette packs. From the above description of the present invention, a box containing loose smoking material having the functionality of known bags for fine cut tobacco, and also the appearance, shape and feel of conventional cigarette packs can be provided. .