US20220312836A1 - Humidifying Insert and Method for Humidifying Smoking Articles - Google Patents

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US20220312836A1
US20220312836A1 US17/630,762 US202017630762A US2022312836A1 US 20220312836 A1 US20220312836 A1 US 20220312836A1 US 202017630762 A US202017630762 A US 202017630762A US 2022312836 A1 US2022312836 A1 US 2022312836A1
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Chris McLornan
Erik Olsen
Paul Schlemmer
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F15/00—Receptacles or boxes specially adapted for cigars, cigarettes, simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor
    • A24F15/12—Receptacles or boxes specially adapted for cigars, cigarettes, simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor for pocket use
    • A24F15/18—Receptacles or boxes specially adapted for cigars, cigarettes, simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor for pocket use combined with other objects
    • 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
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    • 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
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  • the present invention relates to a humidifying insert, for a smoking articles packaging, wherein the humidifying insert has a planar shape, is insertable into a smoking articles packaging and comprises a humidifying agent and a humidity transmitter, which transfers the humidifying agent from the humidifying insert into the inner volume of the smoking articles packaging.
  • the invention also relates to a method for humidifying smoking articles.
  • the smoking articles packaging is normally sealed to prevent or limit air circulation between the inner volume of the smoking articles packaging and its surrounding, which could lead to a loss of moisture of the smoking articles contained in the smoking articles packaging. But after the smoking articles packaging was opened for the first time by the user and the sealing of the smoking articles packaging was broken, smoking articles can easily exhibit unwanted drying, which negatively affects the sensory experience.
  • the invention therefore comprises a humidifying insert, for a smoking article packaging, wherein the humidifying insert has a planar shape, is insertable into a smoking article packaging and comprises a humidifying agent and a humidity transmitter, which transfers the humidifying agent from the humidifying insert into the inner volume of the smoking article packaging.
  • the invention is characterized by a storage compartment, in which the humidifying agent is stored, having a fluidic connection to the humidity transmitter, wherein the fluidic connection is blocked with a breakable barrier.
  • the humidifying insert comprises a planar shape. With the planar shape, the humidifying insert is easily insertable into the smoking articles packaging. With the humidifying agent transferred into the inner volume of the smoking articles packaging by the humidity transmitter, the smoking articles contained in the smoking articles packaging are humidified. By storing the humidifying agent in the storage compartment, which has a fluidic connection to the humidity transmitter and the fluidic connection being blocked with a breakable barrier, the humidifying insert can be activated by breaking the breakable barrier. This ensures, that the user can activate the humidifying insert on demand.
  • the humidifying insert is activated by the consumer after the first opening of the smoking articles package. In this way, the smoking articles contained in the smoking articles package remain humidified and/or moisturized after the smoking articles packaging has been opened for the first time. In this way, constant product freshness from first to last smoking article in the smoking articles packaging can be ensured.
  • the humidifying agent As long as the breakable barrier is intact, the humidifying agent is kept in the storage compartment and cannot exit the humidifying insert. At this point, the humidifying insert is in an inactivated state.
  • the humidifying agent By breaking the breakable barrier, the humidifying agent can pass from the storage compartment through the fluidic connection to the humidity transmitter, which then transfers the humidifying agent from the humidifying insert into the inner volume of the smoking articles packaging. At this point, the humidifying insert is in an activated state.
  • the possibility to activate the humidifying agent by breaking the breakable barrier is highly advantageous, as the humidifying insert will humidify the smoking articles only on demand of the user.
  • the humidifying agent in its inactivated state can be packed with the smoking articles in the smoking articles packaging already at the production site (compatible with inline packaging) and will not be expended, as long as the original packaging and sealing remains intact and the smoking articles are prevented from drying by the sealing.
  • the user may decide that a humidification of the smoking articles is not necessary yet and may postpone the activation of the humidifying insert according to individual demands.
  • the storage compartment and the humidity transmitter are enclosed between a front and a back sheet material layer.
  • a sheet material is a material of laminar shape, i.e. having a size, in one dimension in a 3-dimensional space X, Y, Z, being at most a tenth of that in the other two dimensions.
  • any parts enclosed between the front and back sheet materials can be positioned on the back sheet material with subsequent arrangement of the front sheet material on top of the back sheet material and the parts positioned on it. After this positioning the front and back sheet materials can be affixed to each other at least in part enclosing all parts previously positions on the back sheet material in between. This denotes a very simple and effective way of production of the humidifying insert, which is therefore also cost effective.
  • the front and back sheet material layers are affixed to each other at least circumferentially along the edges of sides of the front and back sheet material layers facing each other, wherein at least a center part of the front and back sheet material is unaffixed to each other forming a cavity enclosing the storage compartment the humidity transmitter.
  • This is a very simple and efficient way to form the storage compartment. No other parts than the front and back sheet material layers are needed to manufacture the storage compartment.
  • the cavity may also enclose the humidifying agent, the humidity transmitter and/or the breakable barrier. It may also be desirable to produce the humidifying insert without the humidifying agent and fill the storage compartment in a subsequent step with the humidifying agent.
  • the storage compartment is sealed after placing the humidifying agent in it, so the humidifying agent is securely contained in the storage compartment.
  • the front and back sheet material is a composite film, comprising at least two material layers.
  • the material layers of the composite film consist of different materials.
  • the at least two material layers preferably consist of a plastic material.
  • the material layers consist of different plastic materials.
  • the composite film comprises a first layer of polyethylene terephthalate, a second layer of polyethylene terephthalate coated on at least one side with a coating layer and a third layer of polyethylene.
  • the coating layer is aluminum oxide (AlOx).
  • the first layer of polyethylene terephthalate (PETP) comprises a layer thickness of 5 to 20 ⁇ m, especially preferable 12 ⁇ m.
  • the second layer of PETP also comprises a layer thickness of 5 to 20 ⁇ m, preferably 12 ⁇ m.
  • the third layer of polyethylene (PE) preferably comprises a layer thickness between 20 and 70 ⁇ m, especially preferable 50 ⁇ m.
  • the coating of at least one side of the second PETP film with an aluminum oxide is advantageous, as the initially transparent PETP film appears silver or white depending on the type and/or particle size of the aluminum oxide.
  • the aluminum oxide may also be mixed with any type of pigment to realize any kind of color.
  • Silicon Oxide (SiOx) coated films may be used in lieu of AlOx coated PET films.
  • the composite film is printable.
  • any kind of text or pictures can be printed on the humidifying insert.
  • the outer surface of the humidifying insert may be printed on completely or in part. If the outer surface of the humidifying insert is printed only in part, the combination with the aluminum oxide coated PETP-layer is highly advantageous, as the aluminum oxide may provide the base color of the humidifying insert supplemental to the printing of the composite film. In this way it is not necessary to print the whole surface of the humidifying insert.
  • the printed text or pictures may comprise user information on how to use the humidifying insert. Alternatively or in addition, the printed text or pictures may comprise logos, brand names or further embellishments or user information.
  • the front sheet material comprises perforations located at the humidity transmitter establishing a second fluidic connection between the humidity transmitter and the atmosphere surrounding the humidifying insert.
  • the second fluidic connection penetrates through the front sheet material.
  • the humidifying agent can easily pass from the humidity transmitter through the front sheet material.
  • the humidity transmitter is enclosed in the cavity between the front and back sheet material.
  • the sheet material itself can be liquid tight, if the humidity transmitter is enclosed in the cavity between the front and back sheet material.
  • Perforations are the easiest and most cost effective way to establish the second fluidic connection.
  • the back sheet material may also comprise perforations.
  • the perforations exhibit a hole size of 0.01 to 4 mm, preferably 0.1 to 3 mm.
  • the perforation preferably is a micro perforation, i.e. a sub-millimeter diameter perforation.
  • the hole size determines the transmission rate of the humidifying agent through the perforation. The larger the hole size, the larger is the transmission rate of the humidifying agent through that specific hole.
  • the transmission rate of the humidifying agent is adjustable via the hole size.
  • the hole size is preferably chosen to establish an optimal transmission rate of the humidifying agent with regard to an optimal humidification of the smoking articles contained in the smoking articles packaging in terms of humidification level and/or duration.
  • the perforations comprise at least 1 up to 200 holes.
  • the hole number of the perforation By adjusting the hole number of the perforation, the transmission rate of the humidifying agent through the perforation can be adjusted.
  • a smaller hole size combined with a larger number of holes can be advantageous.
  • the hole number is preferably chosen to establish an optimal transmission rate of the humidifying agent with regard to an optimal humidification of the smoking articles contained in the smoking articles packaging in terms of humidification level and/or duration.
  • the hole number and size are chosen in a specific combination to achieve an optimal humidification of the smoking articles contained in the smoking articles packaging in terms of humidification level and duration.
  • the humidity transmitter comprises a tissue material located directly at the perforations between the front and back sheet material.
  • the tissue material can absorb the humidifying agent, when transferred from the storage compartment to the humidity transmitter, and then slowly release the humidifying agent.
  • the use of the tissue material enables an additional option to adjust the transmission rate of the humidifying agent from the humidifying insert into the inner volume of the smoking articles packaging.
  • the tissue material is a fleece tissue. But it is also conceivable to use any other tissue material suitable for this application.
  • the breakable barrier is a seal varnish.
  • a seal varnish is a very easy way of establishing a breakable barrier in the fluidic connection between the storage compartment and the humidity transmitter.
  • a varnish offers the advantage of being provided in a liquid state which dries into a solid state after application of the varnish to a surface.
  • the humidifying insert is preferably produced by layering the components contained in the humidifying insert on the back sheet material, forming a stack.
  • the seal varnish can be deposited at the desired position of the breakable barrier on the back sheet material, preferably in the fluidic connection between the storage compartment and the humidity transmitter.
  • the front sheet material is positioned on top of the stack.
  • the seal varnish affixes the front and back sheet material at each other at the position of the breakable barrier. This fixation of the front and back sheet material with the seal varnish is breakable. In this way a breakable barrier at the desired position is formed.
  • the breakable barrier consists of one or multiple materials, which are not varnishes. Any material being impermeable to the humidifying agent and being breakable is possible.
  • the barrier may comprise a predetermined breaking point. Preferably, this is achieved by a thinner material thickness at the predetermined breaking point.
  • the breakable barrier is breakable with a pressure gradient between the storage compartment and the humidity transmitter.
  • the breaking of the breakable barrier with a pressure gradient is a very simple and easy to apply method for the user.
  • the user simply has to pressurize the storage compartment of the humidifying insert.
  • This pressurization can be accomplished by pressing the storage compartment in a direction of the surface normal of the front and back sheet material.
  • the pressurization may also be realized by folding the humidifying insert along a folding axis being parallel to the surface of the front and back sheet material and intersecting the storage compartment.
  • the intersection of the folding axis with the storage compartment divides the storage compartment into two sub-compartments. When folded along the folding axis, the pressure in the sub-compartments is increased due to the overall reduction in volume of the storage compartment caused by pressing the front and back sheet material together at the folding axis.
  • the higher pressure in the storage compartment in comparison with the unpressurized humidity transmitter creates a pressure gradient between the two. This pressure gradient breaks the barrier and allows the humidifying agent to pass through the fluidic connection from the storage compartment to the humidity transmitter.
  • the humidity transmitter preferably comprises the perforations of the front sheet material. This means, that an inner volume of the humidity transmitter is connected to the surrounding of the humidifying insert via the second fluidic connection. Therefore, the humidity transmitter preferably comprises ambient pressure.
  • the storage compartment may be pre-pressurized by the amount of humidifying agent and/or another liquid or gaseous substance in the storage compartment.
  • the humidifying agent is a water-based solution.
  • a water-based solution provides a very cost effective possibility for a humidifying agent.
  • the humidification of smoking articles with a water-based solution is also beneficial, as water is a natural humidification agent and the addition of unnecessary chemicals can be omitted.
  • the humidifying agent consists of pure water.
  • the humidifying agent may also comprise salt, thickening agents (e.g. an alginate) and/or flavoring agents.
  • the humidifying insert contains 1.2 g of humidifying agent, preferably 1.2 g of water.
  • a method for humidifying smoking articles in a packaging with a humidifying insert which has a planar shape and comprises a humidifying agent, a humidity transmitter and a storage compartment, in which the humidifying agent is stored, wherein the storage compartment has a fluidic connection to the humidity transmitter, wherein the fluidic connection is blocked with a breakable barrier, comprising the steps:
  • the humidifying insert By breaking the barrier with application of a pressure gradient between storage compartment and humidity transmitter and/or gravity, the humidifying insert is transferred from an inactivated state to an activated state. This is the case, as the humidifying agent is transferred from the storage compartment to the humidity transmitter after the barrier has been broken.
  • the humidifying insert is inserted or reinserted into a smoking articles package.
  • the humidity transmitter preferably comprises a tissue material, preferably a fleece, woven or non-woven, tissue, which absorbs the humidifying agent in the humidity transmitter and then slowly releases the humidifying agent from the humidity transmitter into the inner volume of the smoking articles package, preferably via the perforations of the front sheet material.
  • the humidifying insert is inserted into the smoking articles packaging with the front sheet material facing the smoking articles. In this way, the humidifying agent evaporates towards the smoking articles, humidifying the surrounding environment.
  • the storage compartment is pressurized by folding the humidifying insert in the area, where the storage compartment is located.
  • Folding is a very simple and easy to apply method for the user to pressurize the storage compartment.
  • the folding axis is aligned parallel to the surface of the humidifying insert.
  • the folding axis is aligned parallel to the front and back sheet material.
  • the folding axis intersects the storage compartment.
  • the preferably printable surface preferably comprises indications for the use how and where to fold and/or pressurize the humidifying insert.
  • FIG. 1 a general view of a smoking articles package 2 with the humidifying insert 1 ;
  • FIG. 2 a schematic top view of the humidifying insert 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 a sectional view along A-A of the humidifying insert 1 ;
  • FIG. 4 a sectional view along B-B of the humidifying insert 1 ;
  • FIG. 5 a sectional view along C-C of the humidifying insert 1 ;
  • FIG. 6 schematic view of the layer stack of the composite material 11 ;
  • FIG. 7 a - b a sectional view along A-A of the folded humidifying insert 1 .
  • FIG. 1 depicts the smoking articles package 2 with the humidifying insert 1 .
  • the smoking articles package 2 comprises outer walls 2 c , which enclose an inner volume 5 of the smoking articles package 2 .
  • smoking articles 17 are arranged in the inner volume 5 smoking articles 17 are arranged.
  • the humidifying insert 1 is insertable in the smoking articles package 2 in an insertion direction I.
  • the humidifying insert 1 can also be extracted from the smoking articles package 2 in an extraction direction E.
  • the humidifying insert 1 can be inserted into and/or extracted from the smoking articles packaging 2 in the same way as smoking articles 17 can be inserted into and/or extracted from the smoking articles packaging 2 .
  • the humidifying insert 1 is inserted into the smoking articles packaging 2 through a top opening 2 a , which is closable with a lid 2 b hinged to a back wall of the smoking articles packaging 2 .
  • the insertion and extraction directions I, E are to be construed as parallel to the packaging walls longitudinal direction, i.e. perpendicular to the plane into which the top opening 2 a extends in any orientation of the packaging 2 .
  • the humidifying insert is preferably inserted between the smoking articles 17 and the outer walls 2 c of the smoking articles package 2 .
  • the humidifying insert 1 is arranged with its back sheet material 10 facing the outer walls 2 c of the smoking articles packaging 2 and its front sheet material 9 facing the smoking articles 17 .
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of the humidifying insert 1 in the inactivated state with the front sheet material 9 in front.
  • the humidifying insert 1 has a rectangular shape with edges 11 .
  • the corners of the rectangular shape may be rounded or bezelled to simplify the insertion of the humidifying insert into a smoking articles package 2 .
  • the rectangular shape comprises a longer edge 11 a and a shorter edge, 11 b , which together define a front surface plane 9 of the humidifying insert 1 .
  • the longer edge 11 a comprises a length of 85 mm.
  • the shorter edge 11 b comprises a length of 40 mm.
  • the corners between the longer and shorter edges 11 a , 11 b are rounded with a radius of 6 mm.
  • the storage compartment 6 and the humidity transmitter 4 are arranged.
  • the storage compartment 6 and the humidity transmitter 4 are arranged next to each other along the longer edge 11 a of the rectangular shape of the humidifying insert 1 .
  • the storage compartment 6 comprises a rectangular shape, when viewed from the front surface plane 9 .
  • the rectangular shape of the storage compartment 6 comprises a longer axis A-A and a shorter axis B-B.
  • the longer axis A-A is parallel to the longer edge 11 a of the humidifying insert 1
  • the shorter axis B-B is parallel to the shorter edge 11 b of the humidifying insert 1 .
  • the humidity transmitter 4 also comprises an approximately rectangular shape, when viewed from the top surface plane 9 .
  • the rectangular shape of the humidity transmitter 4 comprises a longer axis C-C and a shorter axis A-A.
  • the shorter axis A-A of the humidity transmitter 4 and the longer axis A-A of the storage compartment preferably are parallel to each other or even identical.
  • the fluidic connection 7 is located at an edge 6 a of the storage compartment 6 next to an edge 4 a of the humidity transmitter 4 .
  • the edges 6 a and 4 a are parallel to each other.
  • the longer edge 4 a facing the storage compartment 6 comprises a kinked shape with a corner 18 in the middle of the edge 4 a .
  • the corner 18 is located nearer to the storage compartment 6 than the two ends 19 of the edge 4 a . This results in an angled arrangement of the two halves of the edge 4 a , which are separated by the corner 18 .
  • the storage compartment 6 and the humidity transmitter 4 are connected via a fluidic connection 7 .
  • the fluidic connection 7 is at least temporarily blocked with a breakable barrier 8 . Therefore, the breakable barrier is arranged in the fluidic connection 7 between storage compartment 6 and humidity transmitter 4 .
  • the breakable barrier 8 extends along the complete edge 4 a of the humidity transmitter 4 .
  • a tissue material 15 is arranged in a centered manner. At the position of the tissue material 15 , the front sheet material 9 comprises a perforation 14 .
  • FIG. 3 shows a sectional view of the humidifying insert 1 along the axis A-A, which is depicted in FIG. 2 , and perpendicular to the drawing plane of FIG. 2 .
  • the front and back sheet material 9 , 10 are layered above each other.
  • the front and back sheet materials 9 , 10 are affixed to each other at their respective edges 11 with their sides 9 a , 10 a facing towards each other.
  • the front and back sheet materials 9 , 10 are preferably affixed to each other by heat sealing.
  • the front and back sheet materials 9 , 10 are permanently affixed to each other only in a fixation area 11 c extending from the edges 11 of the front and back sheet materials 9 , 10 towards their center.
  • the fixation area 11 c does not cover the complete sides 9 a , 10 a of the front and back sheet material 9 , 10 .
  • a center part 12 of the front and back sheet materials 9 , 10 remains unfixed forming a cavity 13 .
  • the cavity 13 is divided into two sections by the breakable barrier 8 .
  • One of the sections denotes the storage compartment 6 whereas the other section denotes the humidity transmitter 4 .
  • the breakable barrier 8 fixes the front and back sheet material 9 , 10 with their sides 9 a , 10 a facing towards each other at least temporarily at each other.
  • the breakable barrier 8 blocks the fluidic connection 7 between the storage compartment 6 and the humidity transmitter 4 at least temporarily.
  • the humidifying agent 3 is stored in the storage compartment 6 and between the front and back sheet material 9 , 10 .
  • the tissue material 15 is located in the humidity transmitter 4 and between the front and back sheet material 9 , 10 .
  • the tissue material 15 is located directly below the perforations 14 of the front sheet material 9 .
  • a surface 15 a of the tissue material 15 is arranged adjacent and in planar contact front sheet material 9 and the perforations 14 .
  • FIG. 4 depicts a sectional view of the humidifying insert 1 along the axis B-B, which is depicted in FIG. 2 , and perpendicular to the drawing plane of FIG. 2 .
  • the axis B-B intersects the humidifying insert 1 at the storage compartment 6 perpendicular to the axis A-A.
  • the shorter edge of rectangular shape of the storage compartment 6 (compare FIG. 2 ) is realized by a larger extent of the fixation area 11 c from the edges 11 towards the center of the front and back sheet material 9 , 10 .
  • the humidifying agent 3 is stored in the storage compartment 6 .
  • the front and back sheet material 9 , 10 may consist of a single piece of material whose shape-equivalent two halves have been folded over each other at a crease 20 forming one of the edges 11 , 11 a , 11 b of the front and back sheet material 9 , 10 .
  • FIG. 5 shows a third sectional view of the humidifying insert 1 .
  • the humidifying insert 1 is sectioned along the axis C-C, which is parallel to the sectional axis B-B but intersects the humidifying insert 1 at the humidity transmitter 4 .
  • the tissue material 15 is located between the front and back sheet material 9 , 10 .
  • the perforation 14 is arranged.
  • the humidifying agent 3 evaporating from the tissue material 15 in the activated state can directly travel through the perforation 14 out of the humidifying insert 1 to the surrounding of the humidifying insert 1 .
  • the front and back sheet material 9 , 10 are folded along the crease 20 , as they consist of one piece of the composite material 16 .
  • FIG. 6 shows a sectional view of the composite material 16 .
  • the composite material 16 comprises several individual material layers 16 a - d , which are arranged in direct planar contact and on top of each other.
  • the individual layers 16 a - d are in contact with at least one of the other layers 16 a - d on at least one complete surface of the layer 16 a - d .
  • the individual layer 16 a - d of the composite film 16 are fixed to each other over their entire contact area.
  • the composite film 16 comprises a first layer 16 a , which consists of polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • the composite film 16 comprises a second layer 16 b , which also consists of polyethylene terephthalate.
  • This second layer is coated on at least one side with a coating layer 16 c .
  • the coating layer preferably consists of aluminum oxide (AlOx).
  • a Silicon Oxide (SiOx) coated film may be used.
  • the composite film 16 further comprises a third layer 16 d , which consists of polyethylene (PE).
  • FIGS. 7 a and 7 b show the humidifying insert folded along a folding axis F.
  • the folding axis F is arranged parallel to the top edge 11 b of the humidifying insert 1 .
  • the folding axis F intersects the storage compartment 6 .
  • a crease F is generated.
  • the storage compartment 6 is divided into a first and a second sub-compartment 6 b , 6 c .
  • the first sub-compartment 6 b is located on the side of the crease F averted from the humidity transmitter 4 .
  • the second sub-compartment 6 c is located on the side of the crease F facing the humidity transmitter 4 .
  • the storage compartment 6 is folded along a folding line F serving as the rotational axis, dividing the storage compartment 6 into a first and a second sub-compartment 6 b , 6 c at a crease F, wherein the first sub-compartment 6 b is rotated around the folding line F with respect to the second sub-compartment 6 c.
  • the first sub-compartment 6 b is rotated anti-clockwise.
  • the first sub-compartment 6 b is rotated around the fold line F serving as the rotational axis towards the back sheet material 10 of the second sub-compartment 6 c .
  • the humidifying agent 3 is stored in the storage compartment 6 between front and back sheet material 9 , 10 . This implies that the front and back sheet material 9 , 10 are distanced from each other by the humidifying agent 3 .
  • the front and back sheet material 9 , 10 are pressed onto each other along the folding line F.
  • the humidifying agent 3 previously occupying the space between front and back sheet material 9 , 10 at the position of the folding line F, is then squeezed into the remaining space of the storage compartment 6 , in particular the two sub-compartments 6 b , 6 c .
  • the humidifying agent 3 slowly evaporates through the perforation 14 into the inner volume 5 of a smoking articles packaging 2 .
  • the inner volume 5 of the smoking articles packaging 2 at least one smoking articles 17 is arranged, which is then moisturized by the evaporated humidifying agent 3 from the humidifying insert 1 .
  • the humidifying insert 1 After the humidifying insert 1 was folded along the folding line F and the breakable barrier 8 is broken, the humidifying insert 1 may be folded back along the folding line F into its original shape. In this original shape, the humidity insert 1 can be easily inserted into a smoking articles package.
  • the humidifying insert 1 is pressurized to create the necessary pressure gradient to break the breakable barrier 8 .
  • this pressurization realized is by pressing the humidifying insert 1 in two opposing directions, which both are parallel to the surface normal of the front and back sheet material 9 , 10 .
  • the humidifying insert 1 is pressurized at a position at which the storage compartment 6 is arranged.
  • the pressing force generated by the pressing is directed to the inner volume of the storage compartment 6 .
  • the humidifying insert may be pressurized by holding it at the storage compartment 6 between at least two fingers of one hand, for example thumb and index finger, an pressing the two fingers together.
  • one finger is laid on the front sheet material 9 and the other finger is laid on the back sheet material 10 . Then the two fingers are pressed together.
  • a combination of pressurizing and folding of the humidifying insert 1 is also possible.
  • the user first pressurizes the storage compartment 6 at the position of first the sub-compartment 6 b .
  • This leads to a movement of the humidifying agent 3 towards the breakable barrier 8 as the room for the humidifying agent 3 in the storage compartment 6 is reduced.
  • the humidifying insert 1 is folded along the folding line F. This further reduces the room for the humidifying agent 3 creating an event higher pressure gradient between storage compartment 6 and humidity transmitter 4 .
  • it is possible to use a breakable barrier 8 which needs a higher pressure gradient to be broken. This can be beneficial, as it reduces the possibility of accidentally breaking the breakable barrier 8 , which would lead to an unwanted and/or untimely activation of the humidifying insert 1 .

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