WO2010069672A1 - Emballage pour articles à fumer - Google Patents

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WO2010069672A1
WO2010069672A1 PCT/EP2009/064690 EP2009064690W WO2010069672A1 WO 2010069672 A1 WO2010069672 A1 WO 2010069672A1 EP 2009064690 W EP2009064690 W EP 2009064690W WO 2010069672 A1 WO2010069672 A1 WO 2010069672A1
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Alan Tearle
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British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
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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
    • 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
    • B65D85/1009—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes provided with proffering means
    • 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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/44—Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
    • B65D5/52—External stands or display elements for contents
    • B65D5/5213—Internal elements supporting the contents and movable for displaying them, e.g. movable bottoms or trays
    • 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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/44—Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
    • B65D5/52—External stands or display elements for contents
    • B65D5/5253—Containers initially closed but folded about a central axis to display the contents in two or more cells
    • 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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/72—Contents-dispensing means
    • B65D5/721—Contents-dispensing means consisting of mobile elements forming part of the containers or attached to the containers
    • 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
    • B65D85/1036—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank

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  • the p ⁇ esent invention relates to a package and to blanks for making the package.
  • the invention relates to a side opening package for smoking articles, but is not limited thereto.
  • smoking article includes smokeable products such as cigarettes, cigars and cigarillos whether based on tobacco, tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, reconstituted tobacco or tobacco substitutes and also heat-not- burn products, but is not limited thereto.
  • the smoking article may be provided with a filter for the gaseous flow drawn by the smoker.
  • Packages formed from a cardboard blank, or multiple cardboard blanks, are known to those skilled in the art and are commonly used in the cigarette industry for holding smoking articles, such as cigarettes. Such packages generally hold between ten to twenty individual cigarettes in a predetermined arrangement.
  • a known side opening package for smoking articles is disclosed in WO 2006/061719 in which a package is disclosed having an outer shell comprising a bottom face from which upstands along respective edges a front face, a rear face and a side face which extends along an edge between the front and rear faces.
  • a top face faces the bottom face and the outer shell forms a cavity which partially contains an inner shell.
  • the inner shell has front, rear, top, bottom, left side and right side walls which together form a smoking article receiving space formed therebetween.
  • the side walls, bottom and top walls of such a package have a width which is less than the width of the front and rear walls.
  • Such a package typically comprises an outer shell and an inner shell which are hingedly connected, the bottom face of the outer shell being hinged to the bottom wall of the inner shell along a width of the bottom wall, such that they can rotate relative to each other along a common axis extending between the front and rear walls between an 'open' position, wherein smoking articles disposed in a smoking article receiving space defined in the inner shell are accessible, and a 'closed' position, wherein smoking articles disposed in a smoking article receiving space defined in the inner shell are inaccessible.
  • the outer shell defines a cavity which partially contains the inner shell when the package is disposed in the closed position, such that a top wall and side wall of the outer shell enclose the opening formed in the inner shell to access the smoking article receiving space.
  • Smoking articles are contained in the smoking article receiving space and are accessible through an opening formed in the inner shell, which is accessible when the package is in its open position, that is the inner shell extends from the outer- shell such that the opening is exposed, and is not accessible when the package is in its closed position, that is the inner shell is partially disposed in the cavity defined by the outer shell such that the opening is not exposed.
  • the side opening cigarette package includes tabs extending between the front and rear walls of the outer shell and respective front and rear faces of the inner shell which fold when the pack is moved between its open and closed positions and which thereby flex the front and rear walls of the outer shell as the outer shell is moved relative to the inner shell and so cause the outer shell to be biased into the open or closed position due to the resilience of the outer shell front and rear faces.
  • a user opening or closing such a package holds and levers the outer shell by placing their fingers on the front and rear wall of the outer shell. This imparts a pressure on the front and rear walls of the outer shell and so the bowing of said walls is restricted. If the user holds the package in this way, it is difficult for the outer shell to be moved relative to the inner shell because the outer shell is unable to defo ⁇ m and so the tabs are restricted from biasing the outer shell into the open or closed position and the tabs may be damaged.
  • the present invention seeks to provide a package for containing smoking articles that overcomes or substantially alleviates the problems with conventional packages for containing smoking articles referred to above.
  • a package for containing smoking articles comprising an inner shell having a front and a rear wall spaced from each other by a side wall whose width is less than the width of each of the front and rear walls, and an upper opening to allow access to smoking articles contained in the inner shell and, an outer shell having a side face, said outer shell being hingedly attached to the side wall of the inner shell to define a hinge line, the hinge line extending across the width of the side wall between the front and rear walls, said outer shell being moveable between a closed position in which a portion of the inner shell is received within the outer shell to cover said opening so that the side face covers a portion of the side wall of the inner shell, and an open position in which the outer shell is pivoted away from the inner shell to expose said opening, wherein the package includes a spring member connected between the side wall of the inner shell and the side face of the outer shell, the spring member being configured to bias the outer shell into either the fully closed or the fully open positions.
  • the side wall of the inner shell comprises a top side wall, a bottom side wall, a left side wall and a right side wall.
  • the spring member is connected to the left side wall.
  • the hinge line may be a first hinge line and the spring member may be integrally formed with the left side wall and hingedly attached to the left side wall to define a second hinge line.
  • the side face of the inne ⁇ shell comprises a top side face and a bottom side face spaced by a left side face.
  • the spring member is connected to the left side face.
  • the spring member is hingedly connected to the left side face to define a third hinge line.
  • the spacing of the second hinge line from the first hinge line is configured to be greater than the spacing of the third hinge line to the first hinge line.
  • the outer shell may further comprise a front face and a rear face spaced from each other by the side face of the outer shell.
  • the front face, rear face and side face of the outer shell define a cavity for partially receiving a portion of the inner shell.
  • the top, bottom and left side faces of the outer shell are configured to lie adjacent respective top, bottom and left side walls of the inner shell when the outer- shell is in its fully closed position.
  • the hinge line extends across the width of the bottom side wall between the front and rear walls.
  • the hinge line extends parallel to, biit intermediate, edges of the bottom side wall from which the left side wall and right side wall upstand.
  • the hinge line extends at a midpoint between the edges of the bottom side wall from which the left side wall and right side wall upstand.
  • the top of the left side wall is preferably spaced from the top wall of the inner shell to define the upper opening to allow access to smoking articles contained in the inner shell, the opening advantageously being closed by the outer shell in the closed position.
  • the outet shell is a first outer shell and the package further comprises a second outer shell.
  • the inner shell may further comprise a second tipper opening, the first outer shell being configured to cover the first upper opening when the first outer shell is in its closed position.
  • the top of the right side wall is spaced from the top wall of the inner shell to define the second upper opening to allow access to smoking articles contained in the inner shell, the opening being closed by the outer shell in the closed position.
  • the second outer shell has a second side face, said second outer shell being hingedly attached to the side wall of the inner shell, said outer shell being moveable between a closed position in which a portion of the inner shell is received within the outer shell to cover said second opening so that the second side face covers a portion of the side wall of the inner shell, and an open position in which the outer shell is pivoted away from the inner shell to expose said second opening.
  • the second outer shell is hingedly attached to the side wall of the inner shell about the hinge line about which the first outer shell is hingedly attached.
  • the second outer shell further comprises second front and rear faces spaced by the second side face.
  • first front and rear faces of the first outer shell abut the second front and rear faces of the second outer shell when the first and second outer shells ate in their closed positions.
  • first and second outer shells are movable between an open position and a closed position independently of each other.
  • a blank formable into the inner shell of the package for containing smoking articles.
  • the blank is configured to be combined with one or more other blanks in order to form the package for containing smoking articles.
  • a blank foldable to form an inner shell of a package for receiving smoking articles comprising at least a front panel, a rear panel and two side panels, the width of the two side panels being less than the width of each of the front and rear panels and the front, rear and two side panels being configured, in the erected shell, to form a smoking article receiving space, wherein at least one spring panel extends from one of the side panels, the spring panel being configured, in the erected shell, to connect to one or more other blanks and bias the one or more other blanks towards and away from said blank.
  • FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a package for smoking articles in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIGURE 2 illustrates a principle and effect of the action of a spring member of the package shown in Figure 1;
  • FIGURE 3 illustrates another principle and effect of the action of a spring member of the package shown in Figure 1
  • FIGURE 4 illustrates another principle and effect of the action of a spring member of the package shown in Figure 1;
  • FIGURE 5 is a side view of the package shown in Figure 1;
  • FIGURE 6 is a plan view of a blank used to form the inner shell of the package in accordance with the embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 1;
  • FIGURE 7 is a plan view of the blank used to form the outer shell of the package shown in Figure 1;
  • FIGURE 8 is a plan view of a blank used to form the inner shell of the package in accordance with another embodiment of the invention;
  • FIGURE 9 is a plan view of a blank used to form the outer shell of the package corresponding to the inner shell shown in Figure 8;
  • FIGURE 10 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a package for smoking articles in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIGURE 11 is a plan view of a blank used to form the inner shell of the package in accordance with the embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 10;
  • Figure 1 a package for smoking articles according to an embodiment of the present invention comprising an outer shell 1 and an inner shell 2.
  • the package is shown in an 'open position', wherein the inner shell 2 extends from the outer shell 1.
  • the package of Figure 1 is intended for containing cigarettes.
  • the package is described using the following terms: top, bottom, front, rear, side, right, left, upper and lower. Those terms refer to the package in the orientation shown in Figure 1 in which the package will normally be used and viewing the package in the direction of the arrow A towards the front wall 7 of the inner shell 2 of the package.
  • the outer shell 1 defines a cavity 4 which partially contains the inner shell 2 when the package is in a 'closed' position.
  • Smoking articles (not shown) are contained in a smoking article receiving space 5 defined by the inner shell 2.
  • the outer and inner shells 1,2 are connected by a spring member 6 arranged so that the otxter shell 2 is stably held in its closed position partially enclosing the inner shell 2 and is stably held in its open position but, when moved, springs between the open position and closed position under the spring action of the spring member 6.
  • the inne ⁇ shell 2 comprises the front wall 7, a rear wall 8, left and right side walls 9,10, a bottom side wall 12 and a top side wall 14.
  • the front wall 7 and rear wall 8 are spaced from each other by the left and right side walls 9,10, bottom side wall 12 and top side wall 14, the width of each of the left and right side walls 9,10, bottom side wall 12 and top side wall 14 being less than the width of each of the front and rear walls 7,8.
  • the opposing front and rear walls 7,8 together with the left and right side walls 9,10, bottom side wall 12 and top side wall 14 define the smoking article receiving space 5.
  • the outer shell 1 comprises a front face 15, a rear face 16, a left side face 17, a bottom side face 18 and a top side face 19.
  • the front face 15, rear face 16 and left side face 17 upstand from respective ones of three of the edges of the bottom face 18.
  • the fourth edge of the bottom side face 18 is connected to the inner shell 2 at a hinge Hl formed on the bottom side wall 12 of the outer shell 1.
  • the top side face 19 faces the bottom side face 18.
  • the spring member 6 is hinge dly connected to an inner surface of the left side face 17 of the outer shell 1 at a hinge H2 and extends to a lower part of the left side wall 9 of the inner shell at a hinge H3 above Hl .
  • the spring member 6 comprises a spring portion 21 and a mounting flap 22.
  • the spring portion 21 is liingedly connected to the inner surface of the left side face 17 of the outer shell 1 by means of the mounting flap 22 which is fixedly attached to the inner surface of the left side face 17 by an adhesive.
  • the other end of the spring portion 21 is integrally formed with, and hingedly connected to, the lower part of the left side wall 9 of the inner shell 2 at hinge H3.
  • the spring portion 21 is resilient such that it is able to flex and biases the outer shell 1 and inner shell 2 towards and away from each other, as will become apparent hereinafter.
  • the otiter and inner shells 1,2 are formed from a stiff, resilient material, for example a cardboard, such that the package retains its shape and so that the smoking articles contained therein (not shown) are protected.
  • the spring member 6 is formed from the same material as the inner and outer shells. Referring to Figure 2, the spacing of the hinge H2 from H3 is rl; the spacing of the hinge H3 from Hl is r2; the spacing of the hinge H2 from Hl is d; and rl + r2 > d. In the closed and open positions of the package, the hinges are arranged in positions Pl and P2 respectively.
  • the hinge FI2 is forced to follow arc Hl 2 of radius d aboi ⁇ t Hl due to the rigidity of the outer shell 1 which fixes the distance between Hl which is formed along one edge of the bottom side face 18 and H2 which is formed on an inner surface of the left side face 17 of the outer shell 1 as radius d.
  • the difference between arc Pl 2 and arc Hl 2 is the amount of deformation of the spring 6 which creates the spring action.
  • the hinge H3 is formed at a lower portion of the left side wall 9 of the inner shell 2.
  • Figure 3 the effect of the distortion of the spring member 6, dependent on the spacing, r2, of the hinge H3 from hinge FIl, is shown.
  • the distortion S of the spring due to moving the outer shell 1 from the open position to the closed position when the hinge H3 is at radius r2 relative to Hl is greater than the distortion S' of the spring due to moving the outer shell 1 from the open position to the closed position when the hinge H3 is at radius r2' relative to Hl.
  • Figure 4 demonstrates the effect of the length of the spring member 6, which is the distance of hinge H2 from hinge H3, for a constant distance r2 of hinge H3 from Hl.
  • the Figure shows a spring member (or distance between hinge H2 and hinge H3) with a length rl, that is a small radius rl of hinge H2 about H3, and a spring member (or distance between hinge H2 and hinge H3) with a length rl', that is a small radius fl' of hinge H2 about H3.
  • the length of the spring member is rl' the angle of opening of the shells with respect to each other is greater than when the length of the spring member is rl .
  • the deformation of the spring member as a percentage of its length is reduced, but its snap action is still good.
  • the inner shell 2 In its closed position the inner shell 2 is partially disposed within the outer shell 1, with the left side wall 9 of the inner shell 2 abutting the inner surface of the left side face 17 of the outer shell 1.
  • a portion of the inner shell 2 extends from the outer shell 1 which allows a user to grip the front and rear walls 7,8 of the inner shell 1 with, for example, their thumb and first (index) finger (not shown), and to push one of the front face 15, rear face 16 or top side face 19 of the outer shell 1 with their second finger (not shown) to cause the inner shell 1 to spring open, as described above. Therefore, the package can be opened with one hand.
  • three rows of cigarettes are contained in a bundle (not shown) wrapped in protective wrapping as well known in the art.
  • the bundle is disposed in the smoking article receiving space 5 and access to the cigarettes in the smoking article receiving space 5 is, in the open position of the inner shell 2, via an opening 20 defined by the front wall 7, rear wall 8, left side wall 9 and top side wall 14 of the inner shell 2.
  • the opening 20 faces generally inwards towards the outer shell 1, so that the opening 20 is enclosed by the outer shell 1 and the bundle is protected by the inner and outer shells 1,2 in the closed position thereof.
  • the inner shell opens to an angle, relative to the outer shell 1 about the hinge Hl, in the range of 20 to 40 degrees, for example about 30 degrees to enable the user to access the cigarettes.
  • top side wall 14 of the inner shell 2 fits snugly under the top side face 19 of the outer shell 1 in its closed position, the spacing of the top side wall 14 of the inner shell 2 from the bottom side face 18 of the outer shell 1 being nearly equal to the spacing of the top side face of the outer shell from the bottom side face 18. Furthermore, the spacing of the top wall side wall 14 from the bottom side wall 12 is substantially equal to the height of the bundle of smoking articles so that the bundle of smoking articles is held firmly with no slack within the smoking article receiving space 5 so that smoking articles contained therein are not damaged due to movement within the package.
  • the spring member 6 may be configured, with suitable dimensions, such that it tends to lift the top side face 19 of the outer shell 1 over the bundle of smoking articles and top side wall 14 of the inner shell 2 to clear the bundle when the outer shell 1 moves into its closed position. Referring to Figure 5, this is achieved by the resilience of the spring member 6 urging the outer shell upwardly in its intermediate position, and deforming hinge Hl sufficient to allow the spring to lift the outer shell over the top wall of the inner shell 2 and/ or the bundle of smoking articles.
  • the package is formed from first and second blanks 24,25, although it will be understood that the invention is not limited thereto and that the package may be formed from a single blank or multiples blanks.
  • the first blank 24 is shown in Figure 6 and comprises panels pertaining to the inner shell 2 and the spring member 6.
  • the second blank 25 is shown in Figure 7 and comprising panels pertaining to the outer shell 1.
  • Continuous lines indicate cuts and dashed lines indicate fold lines (which may be creased or perforated).
  • the first blank 22 comprises the front wall 7, rear wall 8, left and right side walls 9,10, bottom side wall 12 and top side wall 14 of the inner shell 2.
  • the light side wall 10 is integrally formed with and extends from the front wall 7 along a first fold line and the left side wall 9 is integrally formed with and extends from the front wall 7 from a second fold line extending parallel to the first fold line.
  • the bottom side wall 12 and top side wall 14 are integrally formed with and extend from the front wall from opposing fold lines extending perpendicular to the first and second fold lines.
  • the rear wall 8 is integrally formed with the right side wall 10 and extends from a fold line of the right side wall 10.
  • a side flap 26, bottom flap 27 and top flap 28 are integrally formed with the rear wall 8 and extend from fold lines which define the rear wall 8.
  • the left side wall 9 overlaps the side flap 26 and is fixedly mounted thereto by means of an adhesive.
  • the bottom side wall 12 and top side wall 14 overlap the bottom flap 27 and top flap 28 respectively and are fixedly mounted thereto by means of an adhesive.
  • a cut out 34 is formed in each of the front and rear walls 7,8 and the respective left side wall 9, top side wall 14, side flap 26 and top flap 28 extends to the edge of each cut out 34, such that the opening 20 is defined in the inner shell 2 when the package is assembled.
  • the spring member 6 is integrally formed with and extends from a lower edge of the right side wall 10, and a fold line defines the hinge H3. Similarly the spring portion and mounting flap are divided by a fold line which defines the hinge H2.
  • the second blank 25 comprises the front face 15, rear face 16, left side face 17, bottom side face 18 and top side face 19 of the outer shell 1.
  • the left side face 10 is integrally formed with and extends from the front face 15, and is defined by a fold line therebetween.
  • the bottom side face 18 and top side face 19 are integrally formed with and extend from the front face 15. Opposing fold lines define the bottom side face 18 and top side face 19 from the front face 15 and said fold lines extend perpendicular to the fold line defining the left side face 17.
  • the rear wall 8 is integrally formed with and extends from the top face 19.
  • An uppe ⁇ side tab 29, lower side tab 30 and rear tab 31 aie integrally formed with and extend fi'om the top side face 19, bottom side face 18 and rear face 16 respectively.
  • Each tab is defined by a fold line, about which each tab is foldable to aid assembly of the package.
  • a bottom tab 32 extends from the rear face 16 and is defined by a hinge line extending perpendicular to the hinge line defining the rear tab 31.
  • a hinge flap 33 extends from and is integrally formed with the bottom face 18 and a fold line defines the hinge flap 33. Said fold line defines the hinge Hl, about which the outer shell 1 hinges when the package is assembled.
  • the left side face 17 overlaps the tipper side tab 29, lower side tab 30 and rear tab 31 and is fixedly mounted thereto each tab 29,30,31 by means of an adhesive.
  • the bottom side face 18 overlaps the bottom tab 32 and is fixedly mounted thereto by means of an adhesive.
  • the upper side tab 29, lower side tab 30 and rear side tab 31 comprise angled side edges formed such that said tabs don't overlap each other when the package is assembled.
  • the hinge flap 33 When the package is assembled, the hinge flap 33 is folded about its hinge line so that it extends into the cavity 4 and is fixedly mounted to an outer surface of the bottom side wall 12 by an adhesive such that the outer shell 1 is rotatable about said hinge line, which defines the hinge Hl .
  • the mounting flap 22 of the spring member 6 is fixedly mounted to the inner surface of the outer shell left side face 17 by an adhesive in a predetermined position, as discussed above.
  • the package is assembled using the blanks described above, it will be understood that the invention is not limited thereto and that the faces, walls, tabs and flaps may be disposed in any suitable arrangement to produce the desired package assembly.
  • the bottom tab 32 may extend from the bottom side face 18 and be fixedly mounted to the rear face 16.
  • the package is assembled from the first and second blanks 24,25 and smoking articles, such as cigarettes (not shown), are disposed in the smoking article receiving space 19.
  • the spring member 7 biases the outer shell 1 away from the inner shell 2.
  • the outer shell 1 is restricted from rotating beyond a predetermined open position by the spring member 6 extending between the left side wall 9 of the inner shell 2 and the inner surface of the left side face 17 of the outer shell 1.
  • the angle of opening of the outer and inner shells 1,2 with respect to each other is determined by the length of the spring member 6 and the position of hinges Hl, H2 and H3.
  • the outer shell 1 is rotated about the hinge Hl and the spring member 6 biases the outer shell 1 away from the inner shell 2 for a first part of the movement and towards the inner shell 2 for a second part of the movement such that the inner shell 2 is partially disposed in the cavity 4 in the outer shell 1.
  • the outer shell 1 is mounted to the inner shell 2 such that the hinge Hl is disposed along the bottom side wall 12 extending across the width of the bottom side wall 12 between the front and rear walls 7,8 of the inner shell 2, although the axis of hinge Hl may be disposed in an alternative location on the inner shell 2.
  • an inner shell blank 37 is shown in which an enlarged cut-out 35 formed in each of the front wall 7 and rear wall 8 of the inner shell 2, such that the opening (not shown) is enlarged and each enlarged cut-out 35 comprises an arcuate edge 35a.
  • This improves the accessibility to the smoking article receiving space 5 and enables smoking articles to be more easily extracted therefrom.
  • the aesthetic appearance of the inner shell 2 is improved.
  • an outer shell blank 38 is shown for use with the inner shell blank 37 shown in Figiire 8.
  • the front and rear faces 15,16 comprise extended portions 15a, 16a which extend beyond an axis defined by the fold line of hinge Hl.
  • the top side face 19 extends between said extended portions 15a,16a.
  • the hinge Hl has an axis located between the midpoint of the bottom side wall 12 and a side edge thereof.
  • the extended portions 15a, 16a of the front and rear faces 15,16 and the top side face 19 ensure that the enlarged opening 20 is covered by the outer shell 1 when the package is in its closed position.
  • the enlarged portions 15a, 16a also significantly extend over the front and rear wall 7,8 of the inner shell 2 and so provide a double layer which improves the protection of smoking articles received in the smoking article receiving space 5.
  • Curved portions 36 of the extended portions 15a,16a are also provided.
  • the hatched lines denote areas where adhesive is applied to fixedly mount the tabs and flaps to the relevant walls and faces.
  • the inner shell 40 according to this embodiment is generally the same as the inner shell 2 described in the first embodiment, and so a detailed description will be omitted.
  • a pair of outer shells 39a, 39b are provided which enclose the inner shell 40.
  • each outer shell 39a,39b is generally the same as the outer shell 1 described in the first embodiment.
  • Parts of the package which are generally the same as for the first embodiment retain the same reference numerals.
  • the blanks of the first and second outer shells are generally identical to the outer shell 1 described above with reference to the first embodiment shown in Figure 7. Therefore, detailed description will be omitted herein.
  • the inner shell 40 comprises a pair of openings 44a, 44b which are defined by cut-outs 46 formed in the front and rear walls 7,8, the left and right side walls 9,10 respectively and the top wall 14.
  • the top wall 14 and iipstanding portions 45 of the front and rear walls 7,8 separate the pair of openings 44,45.
  • a second spring member 41 is formed integral with, and extends from, the right side wall 10 of the inner shell 40.
  • the second spring member 41 pivots about the right side wall 10 about hinge H5, which corresponds to the hinge H3 of the first spring member 6.
  • the second spring member 41 comprises a second spring portion 42 and a second mounting flap 43.
  • the second spring portion 42 extends between the right side wall 10 and an inner surface of a right side face 47 of the second outer shell 39 and is hinged thereto aboixt hinge H4, which corresponds to the hinge H2 of the first spring member 6.
  • the second mounting flap 43 is fixedly mounted to the inner surface of the right side face 47 by an adhesive.
  • the first and second outer shells 39a, 39b are mounted to the bottom side wall 12 of the inner shell 40 by respective hinge flaps (not shown) which are fixedly mounted by an adhesive.
  • Each hinge flap (not shown) defines a hinge Hl about which each of the pair of outer shells 39a,39b pivot.
  • the pair of hinge flaps are fixedly mounted on the bottom side wall 12 and locate against each otl ⁇ ei" such that the first and second outer shells 39a, 39b each rotate about the same hinge Hl .
  • the operation of each outer shell 39a, 39b is the same as for the outer shell 1,37 described in the above embodiments.
  • the user When a user wants to obtain a smoking article (not shown) disposed in the package, the user holds the first outer shell 39a, the inner shell 40 being completely enclosed by the outer shells 39a,39b. The user then pushes the second outer shells 39b on the front, rear or top face 15,16,19 thereof to pivot said second outer shell 39b relative to the inner shell 40 and the first otxter shell 39a that the user is gripping.
  • the action of gripping one of the outer shells 39a imparts a force on the front and rear faces 15,16 of said first outer shell 39a which ensures that said outer shell 39a does not rotate relative to the inner shell 40 when the second outer shell 39b is moved from an open to a closed position.
  • first and second outer shells 39a, 39b hinge about the same hinge Hl, such that the inner shell is fully enclosed by said first and second outer shells 39a,39b when package is in its folly closed position, that is both the first and second outer shells 39a,39b are in their closed positions, it will be appreciated that the invention is not limited thereto and that the first and second outer shells 39a, 39b may hinge about separate hinges, separated from each other on the bottom side wall of the inner shell 40.
  • one of or each of the first and second outer shells 39a, 39b may comprise extended portions of the front, rear and top faces 15,16,19 which extend beyond the axis defined by their respective hinges such that the outer shells lie adjacent to each other in their closed position, and the inner shell is then fully enclosed.
  • a portion of the inner shell, between the pair of outer shells 39a,39b, is visible in the closed position.
  • the hinge Hl is formed along an axis defined at a mid-point of the bottom side wall 12, it will be understood that the invention is not limited thereto, and that in an alternative embodiment, the hinge Hl may be offset and the first outer shell 39a may extend further over the inner shell 40 than the second outer shell 39b.
  • the spring members 6, 41 are formed integral with the inner shell and are formed from the same material, it will be appreciated that the invention is not limited thereto and that the spring member 6,41 can be formed from a different material determined by the desired resilience thereof.
  • the invention is not limited thereto and that the oiiter shell and the upper opening of the inner shell can be defined by alternative edge profiles.
  • the extended portions 15a, 15b discussed above may have an arcuate edge.
  • the bottom side face of the outer shell is shown extending across the entire width of the inner shell in the above embodiments, between the front and rear walls.
  • the invention is not limited thereto, and that in an alternative embodiment the bottom side face does not extend across the entire width of the inner shell, between the above embodiments, and extends only partially therealong.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un emballage destiné à contenir des articles à fumer comportant une enveloppe intérieure (2) ayant une paroi avant et une paroi arrière (9, 10) espacées l'une par rapport à l'autre par une paroi latérale dont la largeur est inférieure à la largeur de chacune des parois avant et arrière, et une ouverture supérieure donnant accès aux articles à fumer contenus dans l'enveloppe intérieure et, une enveloppe extérieure (1) ayant une face latérale. Ladite enveloppe extérieure (1) est fixée de manière articulée sur la paroi latérale de l'enveloppe intérieure pour définir une ligne d'articulation (Hl), la ligne d'articulation s'étendant en travers de la largeur de la paroi latérale entre les parois avant et arrière, ladite enveloppe extérieure étant mobile entre une position fermée dans laquelle une partie de l'enveloppe intérieure est reçue à l'intérieur de l'enveloppe extérieure pour recouvrir ladite ouverture de sorte que la face latérale recouvre une partie de la paroi latérale de l'enveloppe intérieure, et une position ouverte dans laquelle l'enveloppe extérieure est pivotée à distance de l'enveloppe intérieure pour exposer ladite ouverture. L'emballage comprend également un élément à ressort (6).
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