US2228521A

US2228521A - Cigarette package

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Publication number: US2228521A
Application number: US195221A
Authority: US
Inventors: Frank F Huck
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1938-03-11
Filing date: 1938-03-11
Publication date: 1941-01-14
Anticipated expiration: 1958-01-14

Description

' F. F. HUCK CIGARETTE APACKAGE:

Jan., 14, 1941.'v

Filed March 11, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIGS,

CII

Patented Jan. 14, 1941 g UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE 8 Claims.

My invention relates to cigarette packages and more particularly to a commercial package and method of making such package having formed therein a cigarette holding body portion and having positioned thereon a container to hold matches, the whole arranged as a unitary article of manufacture.

Heretofore, cigarettes were wrapped by the manufacturer in a commercial wrapper to form a rectangular shaped package, and the cigarettes were wrapped independently of matches or the like. When selling cigarettes it was often the custom of the seller to furnish the purchaser with a booklet of matches separate from and independent of the package of cigarettes. After smoking a few of the cigarettes in the package the purchaser was often without matches to light the cigarettes remaining in the package, as he had either lost the bookletI of matches or had utilized them in lighting cigarettes.

In order that the smoker should have a supply of matches on hand so long as he had cigarettes and to prevent the loss of his booklet of matches, auxiliary casings were formed as an adjunct to the commercial packages then in use wherein the commercial package and the matches .were wrapped together within the lauxiliary casing so the matches could be withdrawnfrom the casing one at a time. Other auxiliary casings were formed having a match container formed on the exterior thereof, but these casings were also used as an adjunct to the commercial package as put out by the manufacturer.

The auxiliary casings were usually constructed so as to form an enclosure adapted to receive a package of cigarettes wrapped in an old type commercial wrapper. These auxiliary casings in many instances were constructed as a folder or the like which wrapped about a commercial package of cigarettes, and in other instances the casings consisted of an enclosure of sufficient size to enable a commercial package to /be placed inside the auxiliary casing. Other types of auxiliary casings consisted of complicated structures having a slide or similar contrivance wherein the cigarettes were kept and the whole assembly was inserted in a folder.

After these casings were introduced to the public, instead of furnishing the smoker with a booklet of matches the seller gave him an auxiilary casing having matches attached thereto in; which he could place the commercial package already in use. There was, then, no possibility of the smoker losing the matches while he still had cigarettes. However, the auxiliary casings hav- (Cl. 20S-48) ing matches attached thereto were an added expense to the manufacturer or dealer since the purchaser was accustomed to receive matches free of charge and he was unwilling to pay for the auxiliary casing and matches. For this reason the cigarette manufacturer or -dealer had to furnish these auxiliary casings to the purchasery without cost, and an added burden was placed on the manufacturer equal to the cost of the auxiliary casing.

A short time after the introduction of the auxiliary casings, the cigarette manufacturers were unable to furnish these casings because of the extra production cost, and the manufacturers and dealers soon returned to their old method of distributing matches in book form separate from. and independent of the cigarette package.

In order to reduce to a minimum the cost of a cigarette package having matches therein one object of my invention is to provide a cigarette package adapted for use as a commercial wrapper that has formed therein a cigarette holding body portion and has positioned thereon a match container to hold matches.

Another object of my invention is to provide a commercial cigarette package having formed therein a cigarette holding body portion and havling positioned thereon a match container to hold matches that is cheap to manufacture.

Another object of my invention is to provide a commercial cigarette package and method of making such package that may be formed from a blank comprising a single sheet of flexible material which may be folded either by hand or by machine.

l A more specic object of my invention is to provide a cigarette package and method of makt ing such package which includes a commercial wrapper, the package being constructed having formed therein a cigarette holding body portion and having positioned thereon a match container to hold matches, the whole. being formed from a blank comprising a single sheet of flexible material and arranged as a unitary article of manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following description, wherein reference is made to the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein reference numerals designate like parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 shows a plan view of the blank from which the cigarette package and match container is formed.

Fig. 2 shows the blank after making the first fold.

Fig. 3 shows the blank folded to form corrugations to contain matches therein.

Fig. 4 shows the neXt step in forming the match container.

Fig. 5 shows the match container completed and also the folding lines to form the panels of the commercial wrapper.

Fig. 6 shows the completed commercial package.

Fig. '7 is a section taken on line l-l of Fig. 3.

Fig. 8 is a section taken on line 8 8 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 9 is a section taken on line 9--9 of Fig. 5.

Fig. l is a section taken on line Iii- HB of Fig.

Fig. 11 shows a detailed view of a match used in the match container and,

Fig. 12 shows two cigarette packages as they appear when placed together in a box or carton.

Referring to the drawings which show a preferred embodiment of my invention the blank l is formed of a plurality of

sections

2, 3 and i which in the embodiment shown are rectangular in shape and of various sizes. The rectangular sections are joined end to end with section 3 of intermediate size between the smallest section il and the largest section 2. The largest section 2 forms the cigarette holding body portion and the two remaining smaller sections 3 and ci form the match container.

The cigarette holding body portion is formed from the section 2 by folding the sheet on the lines i2, i3, Iii and i5, as shown in Fig. 5, to form the face panels IB, l1 and IS and the intermediate panels I9 and 2t positioned between the face paneis. The face panels I6 and i8 are joined together by means of an adhesive substance or the like to form a face panel the same size as the face panel il. The end portions of section 2 are then folded on the

lines

26, 2, 28, 29, B, 3|, 32, 33 and 34 to form the

end panels

2l, 22, 23, 2G and 25. Therefore, a cigarette holding body portion is formed enclosed by the face panels I6, I1 and le, the intermediate panels i9 and 29, and the

end panels

2l, 22, 23, 24 and 25 by folding section 2 in the manner described above. When the folds are all cornpleted and the package is completely assembled it will appear as shown in Fig. 12.

In forming the match container, section 3 is folded upon itself along the line as shown in Fig. 2 and it is then stamped or otherwise operated upon so as to form the corrugations E shown in Fig. 3, detail views of which are shown in Figs. 7, 8, 9 and l0. The blank is further folded back upon itself at the junction of sections 3 and li to form an intermediate wall 8c. and again on the line 8 to form a reinforcing wall El) of the container.

An adhesive substance, or the like, is used to fasten the corrugated section 3 to the cigarette package proper as at Hl, to fasten the intermediate wall Sa of section 4 to the outside of the corrugated section 3 as at H, and to fasten the reinforcing wall 8b to the intermediate wall 8a as at Ha.

The match container described above consists of an inner wall formed by the face panels It and I8, corrugations G formed in section 3 to receive the matches, and an intermediate wall 8o and a reinforcing wall 8b formed by section ii. The double thickness of section i which forms the intermediate and reinforcing walls 8a and Sb, respectively, gives rigidity and added strength to the match container.

A match 9 is inserted in eachcorrugation 't formed in the section 3, as shown more particularly in Figs. 6 and l0. Two rows of matches are provided, one row positioned in the corrugations between the section 3 and the face panels IE and IS, and a second row, preferably lower than the first row and in front thereof, positioned between the intermediate wall 8a, and the corrugations 6.

ie matches used in the container are preferably of the pull out type, but any other match may be used, such as safety matches or strike anywhere matches. The pull out match as shown in Fig. 1l consists of a head 35 and a body portion 36 which has thereon a finger grip 3l formed onthe end of the body portion 36. The head 35 is made of the usual material which ignites when the head is rubbed across an abrasive surface, and the body portion 35 is formed of wood, stiff cardboard, or the like, which is impregnated with wax in order to facilitate burning thereof.

When the pull out match is used, as shown in the present embodiment, abrasive surfaces 38 and E@ are provided for each row of matches so the matches will ignite as they are withdrawn from the container. n the embodiment shown, I prefer to position a pairof abrasive surfaces near the top of each match compartment so the match head wiil Contact the abrasive surfaces as it is withdrawn from the match container. The matches are positioned in two rows, the front row lower than the rear to afford the smoker a convenient grip on the match and, therefore, the abrasive surfaces Et for the matches positioned in the rear compartments will be above the abrasive surfaces 3S for the matches positioned in the front compartments.

Either one or two abrasive surfaces may be used for each row of matches, but I prefer to use two surfaces arranged one on each side of the compartments containing the matches so as to insure ignition of the match as it is pulled from the match container. The abrasive surfaces 38 for the rear compartments may be formed on the face panels l and 8 and on one side of the corrugated surface adjacent the above mentioned panels. The abrasive surfaces 39 for the lower front match compartment may be formed on the corrugated surface remote from the above men tioned face panels and on the inner side of the intermediate wall ila. However, in some instances it may be found more expedient to furnish only one abrasive surface for each row of matches, and the abrasive surfaces may then be formed on only one wall of each compartment.

The number of matches in the match container should be no less than the number of `cigarettes contained in the package. However, I prefer to have a slightly larger number of matches than cigarettes in case the smoker is unable to light a cigarette on a single match. The number of match compartments may be varied by varying the length of section 3 and, therefore, the number of corrugations formed therein. It is obvious that the larger the number of corrugations employed in forming the match container the greater will be the number of matches the match container will hold.

The section 2 of blank I may be of any size, but it should be sufficiently large to girdle a desired number of cigarettes arranged in parallel relation one to the other. By varying the length of section 2 and by varying the size of the face and intermediate panels formed therefrom any number of cigarettes may be enclosed in the cigarette holding body portion of the package.

The match container is preferably positioned on a face panel of the commercial package so as to occupy not more than one-half of the area of the panel and so as not to extend beyond the center line thereof, nor beyond the edge of the commercial wrapper, all as shown in Fig. 6. By constructing the packages in this manner a given number of packages may be packed in a smaller carton than would otherwise be possible because the face panels having thereon the match containers may be placed adjacent to each other in such a position so the match container on one package will not register with the match container on an adjacent package i In using my new commercial package, th smoker will open the package at one corner as was the custom when utilizing the commercial packages used heretofore not equipped with a match container thereon. After a cigarette is withdrawn from the package through the opening the smoker will grasp a match 9 by the grip 31 between his thumb and index nger and pull the match from its compartment in the match container. As the match is withdrawn the head 35 will rub against the

abrasive surfaces

38 or 39, depending on the row in which the match is contained, and the friction between the abrasive surfaces and the match head will ignite the match.

Blanks of varying shapes and sizes may be used to form various types of packages without deviating from the scope of my invention, and while I describe a particular construction embodying my invention it is, of course, evident that the construction may be varied in many particulars and I, therefore, do not limit myself to the form and arrangement shown and described.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

1. As an article of manufacture a commercial cigarette package comprising a single blank of flexible material adapted to form a complete cigarette holding body portion and a match container, said blank consisting of a plurality of sections of different sizes each joined end to end to an adjacent side or face panel of the cigarette body portion or match container, the entire body portion of said package being formed from the largest section and the match container being formed from the smaller sections, whereby the match container and the cigarette package can be each manipulated independently of the other.

2. As an article of manufacture a commercial cigarette package comprising a blank of flexible material, a portion thereof girdling a group of parallel cigarettes to form a wrapper therefor and the remaining portion having formed therein a plurality of corrugations to receive matches to form a match container, said match container being positioned adjacent said wrapper and fastened thereto and said match container being arranged on said wrapper so as to occupy not more than one-half of the area of a face of said package and being positioned on one side of the center of said face.

3. As an article of manufacture a commercial cigarette package comprising a cigarette holding body portion and a match container formed from a single sheet of flexible material, said sheet being divided by means of folds into face panels and intermediate panels to form said body portion, fastening means to secure together overlapping panels, said sheet being further divided by means of folds into end panels whereby an end of said body portion is closed, and said match container being formed from the remainder of said sheet as an extension of the face panel and being positioned on a face panel of said cigarette holding body portion.

4. As an article of manufacture a commercial cigarette package comprising a cigarette holding body portion and a match container formed from a blank of flexible material, said body portion being formed by folding a portion of said' blank upon itself to form'face panels and intermediate panels, fastening means to secure together face panels separated from each other by two intermediate panels and a face panel, end panels formed from said blank by means of folds to cover the end of said body portion, and said match container being formed by folding the remaining portion of said blank whereby corrugations are formed therein adapted to receive matches and positioned adjacent said body portion, said match container being further arranged so as to occupy not more than one-half of the area of said face panel and being positioned on one side of the center of said face panel.

5. As an article of manufacture a commercial cigarette package comprising a cigarette holding body portion and a match container formed from a single blank of flexible material, said body portion being formed by folding a portion of said blank upon itself to form face panels and intermediate panels, fastening means to secure together face panels separated from each other by two intermediate panels and a face panel, end panels formed from said blank by means of folds to cover the end of said body portion, and said match container being formed by folding the remaining portion of said blank whereby corrugations are formed therein adapted to receive matches and positioned adjacent to said body portion and on a face panel.

6. As an article of manufacture a commercial cigarette package comprising a cigarette holding body portion and a match container formed from a single sheet of flexible material, said body portion being foi-med by folding a portion of said sheet upon itself to form face panels and intermediate panels, fastening means to secure together face panels separated from each other by two intermediate panels and a face panel, end panels formed from said sheet by means of folds to cover the ends of said body portion, and said match container being formed by means of folds from the remaining portion of said sheet and positioned on a face panel of said body portion and arranged thereon so as to occupy not more than one half of the area of said face panel and being positioned on one side of the center of said face panel whereby when said packages are positioned with the faces having the match containers thereon adjacent one to the other said match containers will not be in registry with each other and will not extend beyond the body portion of said package.

7. As an article of manufacture a commercial cigarette package comprising a cigarette holding body portion and a. container to receive matches, said container being formed from a continuation of a face panel and fastened to a face of said body portion and being arranged thereon so as to occupy not more than one half of the area of said facev and being positioned on one side of the center thereof.

8. As an article of manufacture, a commercial cigarette package comprising a single blank of flexible material adapted to form a complete cigarette holding body portion and a match container, said blank having one large portion arranged to be folded into the four sides and an end constituting a cigarette package, a smaller elongated portion of the blank extending from a face of said package to constitute a portion of the match container, said smaller portion arranged to be corrugated, and a still smaller elongated portion extending from the side of the corrugated portion and arranged to be folded upon said corrugated portion, whereby conjointly with the face panel of the cigarette package to for-m a match container comprising a plurality of elongated match holding compartments upon a portion only of a face panel of the cigarette package.

FRANK F. HUCK.