US20060113361A1 - Packaged article with improved wrapper - Google Patents

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US20060113361A1
US20060113361A1 US11/290,517 US29051705A US2006113361A1 US 20060113361 A1 US20060113361 A1 US 20060113361A1 US 29051705 A US29051705 A US 29051705A US 2006113361 A1 US2006113361 A1 US 2006113361A1
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Reynald Aeschlimann
David Vuilleumier
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/66—Inserted or applied tearing-strings or like flexible elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
    • B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
    • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • B65D85/1018—Container formed by a flexible material, i.e. soft-packages
    • B65D85/1027—Opening devices

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  • the present invention relates to a packaged article having an improved wrapper and to a process for manufacturing such a wrapper.
  • the invention relates to a packaged article having a wrapper comprising film packaging material provided with a tear tape, wherein the film is further provided with a barrier strip adjacent to the tear tape.
  • the invention finds specific application in cigarette packs and cartons over wrapped with polyolefin films.
  • the film packaging material is typically provided with a tear tape.
  • the consumer tears the film by pulling on a tab provided at one end of the tear tape.
  • the path along which the film packaging material is torn is, however, unpredictable, depending upon both the manner and direction in which the consumer pulls on the tab. As a result, opening of the wrapper frequently gives rise to a multiplicity of non-uniform, often disrupted, fragments, which must then be disposed of by the consumer.
  • leaflets or coupons on the outer surface of cigarette packs, beneath the film wrapper. Rather than being affixed to the packs themselves, these coupons or leaflets may be attached to the inner surface of the film. In such case it is desirable for the film to tear along a predictable, predefined path upon opening to allow the consumer ready access to the leaflet or coupon.
  • a packaged article having a wrapper wherein the wrapper comprises a film packaging material provided with a tear tape, characterised in that the film packaging material is further provided with at least one barrier strip adjacent to the tear tape.
  • a film suitable as packaging material which film comprises a tear tape characterised in that it further comprises at least one barrier strip adjacent to the tear tape.
  • a tear formed in the film on one side of the barrier strip cannot propagate into the film on the other side of said barrier strip.
  • the barrier strip thus controls the path along which the film is torn as the consumer pulls on the tear tape to open the wrapper.
  • the film can thus be separated into a well-defined number of pieces of pre-defined size and shape.
  • the number of film pieces upon opening is kept to a minimum, such as two or three, which can easily be removed and disposed of by the consumer.
  • the packaged article may comprise any known consumer goods to which a wrapper comprising a film packaging material provided with a tear tape is commonly applied. Examples include, without limitation, cigarette packs and cartons, compact disc cases, DVD cases, video or audio cassette boxes, food and beverage containers, bundles of paper products and labels, envelopes and pads of notepaper.
  • the packaged article may consist of a number of individual similar or dissimilar items which are wrapped together to form a “multi-pack”.
  • the phrase ‘at least one barrier strip’ is intended to mean one or two barrier strips.
  • the singular (‘barrier strip’) includes the plural (‘barrier strips’), unless expressly stated otherwise.
  • the film is provided with one barrier strip adjacent to the tear tape.
  • the film is provided with two barrier strips adjacent to the tear tape, one on either side of said tape.
  • two barrier strips adjacent to the tear tape, one on either side of said tape.
  • the tear tape and/or the barrier strip may be embedded in the film or may be affixed to the surface thereof by means of, for example, a hot melt wax composition or other suitable adhesive.
  • the tear tape and the barrier strip are affixed to a surface of the film packaging material, preferably they are adhered thereto by means of a suitable self-adhesive composition, more preferably a pressure sensitive self-adhesive composition, optionally in combination with a primer.
  • a suitable self-adhesive composition more preferably a pressure sensitive self-adhesive composition, optionally in combination with a primer.
  • Suitable compositions and primers are known in the art and commercially available.
  • the use of a pressure sensitive self-adhesive composition advantageously avoids the need for additional materials (such as glue and/or solvents) to affix the tear tape and/or the barrier strip to the film.
  • the tear tape and the barrier strip are affixed to opposite sides or faces of the film packaging material. More preferably, to enhance the controlling effect of the barrier strip, the tear tape is affixed to the surface of the film that, in use, forms the inner surface of the wrapper and the barrier strip is affixed to the surface of the film that, in use, forms the outer surface of the wrapper.
  • the film is chosen such as to meet the specific wrapping requirements for the packaged article and may be made from any suitable packaging material, preferably from a suitable thermoplastic or other polymeric material, more preferably from polyolefin packaging materials.
  • the film may comprise polypropylene, polyethylene, and/or other suitable polyolefins, including copolymers of such polyolefins. It may also comprise cellulose or cellulose derivatives.
  • the film packaging material is a thin and transparent plastic film.
  • the film may, for example, have a thickness of from about 10 microns to about 200 microns.
  • the film may be monoaxially or biaxially oriented.
  • the film is heat-shrinkable.
  • the tear tape and/or the barrier strip may be made from suitable materials known in the art, for example, from conventional tear tape materials, such as biaxially oriented poly(ethylene terephthalate)(PET)film or monoaxially oriented polypropylene or ethylene/propylene copolymer film.
  • suitable film materials may comprise, for example, cellulose, cellulose derivatives, polyvinyl chloride, vinyl chloride copolymers, linear polyesters and/or polyolefins such as polypropylene, polyethylene or copolymers thereof.
  • Materials suitable for use as the tear tape and/or the barrier strip of the film packaging material of the present invention are disclosed, for example, in lines 21 - 54 of column 2 of U.S. Pat. No. B1 6,209,606.
  • the tear tape and the barrier strip are made from similar materials, more preferably from the same material.
  • the tear tape and the barrier strip also have similar dimensions, more preferably, the same dimensions.
  • the width of the tear tape and/or the barrier strip is between about 1 mm and about 5 mm, more preferably between about 1.5 mm and about 4 mm, most preferably between about 1.7 mm and about 2 mm.
  • the tear tape and the barrier strip are aligned parallel to one another. It will be appreciated, however, that the tear tape and the barrier strip may be positioned at an angle relative to one another if desired.
  • the spacing between the tear tape and the barrier strip is between about 0.5 mm and about 5 mm, more preferably between about 1 mm and about 4 mm, most preferably between about 1.5 mm and about 3 mm.
  • the wrapper further comprises a single pull tab at one end of the tear tape.
  • a single pull tab facilitates opening of the wrapper by the consumer, but discourages accidental removal of the barrier strip.
  • the tear tape and/or the barrier strip may be printed.
  • the color of the tear tape may be different to that of the film packaging material so that the consumer can readily identify the tear tape, which must be pulled in order to open the wrapper.
  • the color of the tear tape may be different from that of the barrier strip.
  • the color of the barrier strip is the same or very similar to that of the film packaging material so that the barrier strip is essentially invisible to the consumer. It will be appreciated, however, that the colour of the barrier strip may be different to that of the film packaging material and/or that the tear tape and the barrier strip may be substantially the same colour if desired.
  • Known apparatus and methods suitable for applying the tear tape to the surface of film packing materials may be employed in the production of film packaging materials and wrappers of packaged articles according to the invention.
  • unwinding units or dispensers such as those described in U.S. Pat. No. B1 6,209,606 and EP-A1-0 121 371, may be used to apply the tear tape and the barrier strip coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive from reels to opposite sides of a continuous web of the film packaging material, which is then cut into separate sheets in a known manner.
  • FIG. 1 shows a top plan view of a wrapper 2 for a packaged article according to the present invention.
  • the wrapper 2 comprises a sheet of film packaging material having a horizontal tear tape 4 affixed to the upper surface thereof.
  • the tear tape 4 extends across the sheet of film packaging material, dividing the wrapper into two sections of unequal size, a smaller upper section 6 and a larger lower section 8 .
  • a U-shaped pull tab 10 and a corresponding U-shaped cut-out 12 are cut into the sheet of film packaging material at opposite ends of the tear tape 4 .
  • a first barrier strip 14 which extends across the sheet parallel to the tear tape 4 , is affixed to the lower surface of the sheet of film packaging material in the smaller upper section 6 thereof.
  • a second barrier strip 16 which also extends across the sheet parallel to the tear tape 4 , is affixed to the lower surface of the sheet of film packaging material in the larger lower section 8 thereof.
  • the first barrier strip 14 and the second barrier strip 16 are spaced at an equal distance from the tear tape 4 .
  • a conventional rectangular hinge-lid cigarette pack is wrapped in a transparent, colorless wrapper of heat-shrinkable film packaging material having a colored tear tape affixed to the inner surface thereof.
  • the tear tape extends horizontally across the film packaging material such that the wrapper is divided into two sections of unequal size, a smaller upper section and a larger lower section.
  • a transparent, colorless barrier strip which is made of the same material as the tear tape and is parallel thereto, is affixed to the outer surface of the film packaging material in the upper section of the wrapper.
  • a folded coupon or leaflet is adhered by a horizontal line of adhesive to the inner surface of the film packaging material in the upper portion of the wrapper above the barrier strip.
  • the presence of the barrier strip enables the consumer to remove the upper section of the wrapper together with the coupon or leaflet when opening the wrapper.

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US20080058749A1 (en) * 2006-08-04 2008-03-06 Playtex Products, Inc. Tampon wrapper
US20110073500A1 (en) * 2005-05-31 2011-03-31 Olson Christopher R Container Comprising a Disposable Cleaning Implement And a Method of Promoting the Sale of a Disposable Cleaning Implement
US20110132976A1 (en) * 2009-12-04 2011-06-09 Wojtek Drewnowski Protective wrappers for consumer products and methods of making
US20110177268A1 (en) * 2010-01-15 2011-07-21 Sleever International Company Film of plastics material stretched to present a privileged shrinkage orientation, a heat-shrink sleeve made out of the film, and an article covered in such a sleeve
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US3090541A (en) * 1960-04-09 1963-05-21 Zd Y V I Plzen Cigarette wrapper box
US3519193A (en) * 1968-09-16 1970-07-07 Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp Tear tape construction
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US4902142A (en) * 1987-05-05 1990-02-20 Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft Adhesive tape as recloseable closure
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US20070269146A1 (en) * 2003-08-18 2007-11-22 Bernard Jeannin Flexible Packaging and Method of Manufacture
US20110073500A1 (en) * 2005-05-31 2011-03-31 Olson Christopher R Container Comprising a Disposable Cleaning Implement And a Method of Promoting the Sale of a Disposable Cleaning Implement
US20080058749A1 (en) * 2006-08-04 2008-03-06 Playtex Products, Inc. Tampon wrapper
US7621106B2 (en) 2006-08-04 2009-11-24 Playtex Products, Inc. Tampon wrapper
US20110132976A1 (en) * 2009-12-04 2011-06-09 Wojtek Drewnowski Protective wrappers for consumer products and methods of making
US20110177268A1 (en) * 2010-01-15 2011-07-21 Sleever International Company Film of plastics material stretched to present a privileged shrinkage orientation, a heat-shrink sleeve made out of the film, and an article covered in such a sleeve
US20110192738A1 (en) * 2010-01-28 2011-08-11 Philip Morris Usa, Inc. Film wrapper
CN104093555A (zh) * 2012-02-13 2014-10-08 英美烟草(投资)有限公司 具有加强撕开条的包装
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