Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D85/1072—Bundle of cigarette packs
• • 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
  • 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
  • B65D85/1063—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank so as to form two cigarette-compartments interconnected by a hinge-portion

Definitions

• This invention relates to a carton of packets of tobacco products.
• this invention relates to a carton for containing a plurality of packets of cigarettes.
• cartons for packets of cigarettes consist of a rigid wrapper with hinged lid, having the shape of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, mainly extending along a longitudinal axis.
• Such cartons have a lower container and an upper cup-shaped lid hinged at one edge of the lower container in such a way that it can rotate between an open position and a closed position.
• the lower container has a front wall and a rear wall which are opposite and parallel with each other, two side walls which are parallel with each other and perpendicular to the front and rear walls, and a bottom wall.
• the dimensions of the container walls are such that it can contain two superposed rows of packets of cigarettes, each comprising five packets of cigarettes in contact with each other along a respective front and/or rear wall.
• the packets of a respective upper or lower row are in contact with each other along a respective smaller side wall.
• the packets forming the upper row are easily accessible for the user, while the packets of the lower row are accessible once the packets of the upper row have been removed.
• the aim of this invention is to provide a carton of packets of tobacco products able to overcome the above-mentioned disadvantage, that is to say, a carton which allows the easy pickup of the packets of tobacco products arranged in at least two rows and which at the same time allows the integrity of its rigid wrapper to be preserved during use.
• FIGS 1, 2, 3 are perspective views of the carton according to this invention in three different configurations, respectively closed, half open and open;
• Figure 4 shows a scaled-up detail from Figure 3;
• FIG. 5 is a perspective view, with some parts cut away in order to better illustrate others, of the carton in the open configuration
• FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the carton according to the invention in the half open configuration
• FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the carton of Figure 9;
• FIG. 11 is a cross-section of a scaled-up detail from Figure 9;
• Figures 12 and 13 are plan views showing the three blanks used to make the carton of Figures 1, 2 and 3;
• FIG. 14 is a plan view of the blank used to make the carton of Figure 9;
• FIGS. 15 and 16 are perspective views of a third embodiment of the carton according to the invention in two different configurations, respectively closed and open;
• FIG. 17 and 18 are perspective views of a fourth embodiment of the carton according to the invention in two different configurations, respectively closed and open;
• FIG. 19 and 20 are perspective views of a fifth embodiment of the carton according to the invention in two different configurations, respectively closed and open;
• FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a first alternative embodiment of the carton according to the invention in the half open configuration
• FIG. 22 is a plan view of the flat blank used to make the carton of Figure
• FIGS. 23 and 24 are perspective views of a second alternative embodiment of the carton according to the invention, respectively in the closed and half open configurations.
• FIG. 25 is a plan view of the flat blank used to make the carton of Figures 23 and 24.
• the numeral 1 denotes in its entirety a carton of packets 2 of tobacco products, for example packets of cigarettes.
• the packets 2 have the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped comprising a front wall 3, a rear wall 4, two smaller side walls 5 and two larger side walls 6.
• the carton 1 extends along a longitudinal axis A.
• it has the shape of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped.
• the carton 1 comprises a plurality of side walls respectively labelled 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.
• the side walls are formed by a front wall 7, a rear wall 8, two side walls 9 and 10 which are transversal to the front wall 7 and the rear wall 8, a bottom wall 11 and a top wall 12.
• the carton 1 comprises at least two containers 13 and 14, each for containing at least one row 15 of packets 2 of tobacco products.
• each row 15 comprises five packets 2 of cigarettes.
• the containers are referred to as the first container 13 and the second container 14.
• Each container 13 and 14 comprises a bottom wall 16, a first and second smaller side wall 17 and 18 and a first and second larger side wall 19 and 20.
• the first and second smaller side walls 17 and 18 of the first and second containers 13 and 14 respectively form the side walls 9 and 10 of the carton 1.
• the first larger side walls 19 of the first and second containers 13 and 14 form the bottom walls 11 of the carton 1.
• Each container 13 and 14 comprises at least one zone 21 for facilitated removal of the packets 2.
• the removal zone 21 allows a packet 2 to be easily picked up from the row 15 when the row is complete, and in this way once the first packet 2 in the row 15 has been picked up, it is easy to also pick up the remaining packets 2.
• the removal zone 21 is formed by a "U"-shaped notch.
• the removal zone 21 may be formed by a notch having any shape.
• the second larger side wall 20 of each container 13 and 14 comprises the notch 21 at its centre.
• both the first and the second larger side walls 19 and 20 comprise the "U"-shaped notch 21.
• each container 13 and 14 is designed to house the row 15 of packets 2 of cigarettes.
• the packets 2 are arranged in an orderly fashion in such a way that their rear wall 4 is in contact with the bottom wall 16, meaning that the larger side walls 6 of the packets are alongside one another.
• the packets 2 may be positioned in each container 13 and 14 opposite each other, in such a way that the larger or smaller side wall 5 or 6 is in contact with the bottom wall 16 of each container 13 and 14.
• the first and second containers 13 and 14 are connected to each other at least along a first pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 22 provided along the bottom wall 11 of the carton 1.
• the containers 13 and 14 can rotate about the first pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 22 between a position in which they are opened like a book for picking up the packets 2 and a closed position in which the container 13 and 14 are substantially side by side and/or superposed.
• the carton 1 also comprises locking means 24 for keeping it in the closed position.
• the locking means comprises a lid 24 which at least partly covers at least the top wall 12.
• a lid 24 which at least partly covers at least the top wall 12.
• the lid 24 is connected to at least one of the containers 13 and 14 along a second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 25.
• the lid 24 is connected to the first container 13.
• the second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 25 is provided along the rear wall 8 of the carton 1.
• the lid 24 comprises a top wall 26, two side walls or sides 27 and a front wall 28.
• the lid 24 When the lid 24 is in the carton 1 closed position, it covers the top wall 12 and, at least partly, the front wall 7 and the side walls 9, 10.
• the lid 24 comprises the top wall 26 and the front wall 28, covering the top wall 12 and partly covering the front wall 7 of the carton.
• the second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 25 is parallel with the first pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 22 for rotation of the containers 13, 14 relative to each other.
• the second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 25 may be provided along one edge 29 of the top wall 12 of the carton 1 or along the top wall 12 of the carton 1.
• the carton 1 also comprises means 30 for retaining each packet 2 of the respective row 15 in the respective container 13 and 14.
• the retaining means comprise at least one layer of adhesive substance 30 applied on the bottom wall 16 and forming a temporary connection between each packet 2 and the respective container 13 and 14, until the user picks up the packet 2.
• Said adhesive substance preferably has a weak adhesive action, for example a repositionable adhesive which does not dry.
• the retaining means 30 could be obtained from fiat blanks of wrapping material suitably shaped and fixed to the respective container 13 and 14, or which are part of the container 13 and 14, so as to prevent the packets 2 from coming out of the carton 1.
• the carton 1 retaining means 30 comprise at least one screening element 31, associated with a respective container 13 and 14, at least partly covering the row 15 of packets 2 in the container 13 and 14.
• the screening element 31 may be a panel of wrapping material, plastic material or another type of material.
• the screening element 31 completely covers the rows 15 of packets 2 and is fully removable, in such a way that the user can access the row 15 of packets 2 of one container 13 and 14 at a time.
• the screening element 31 partly screens the packets 2, leaving in view at least one portion of packet 2 to facilitate packet pickup.
• the screening element 31 is partly removable.
• a continuous pre-cut line 32 allows removal of a first portion 33a of the screening element 31 in such a way that a second portion 33b at least partly screens the packets 2.
• the carton 1 comprises means 34 for connecting the containers 13 and 14 at the bottom wall 11. Specifically, the connecting means 34 form the first pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 22.
• the connecting means 34 comprise a band at least partly covering the bottom wall 11.
• the band may extend in such a way that it at least partly covers the rear wall 8 and/or the front wall 7.
• the carton 1 comprises at least one element 35 for coupling with a respective opening 36 able to prevent unwanted opening of the lid 24 and, if necessary, able to emit a sound during closing and/or opening of the locking means 24.
• the coupling element 35 is positioned at the inner face 37 of the front wall 28 of the lid 24 and the corresponding opening 36 is made in the front wall 7 of the carton 1.
• the coupling element 35 is positioned at the front wall 7 of the carton 1 and the corresponding opening 36 is made in the front wall 28 of the lid 24.
• the coupling element 35 and the opening 36 are of the type described in Italian patent application BO2011A000151 which is referred to here in its entirety for a complete description.
• the coupling element 35 and the respective opening 36 have a round shape and are positioned respectively at the centre of the inner face 37 of the lid 24 and of the front wall 7 of the carton 1.
• FIG. 10 shows two coupling elements 35 and the respective openings 36 in an off-centre position.
• the coupling element 35 is only partly glued to the inner face 37 of the front wall 28 in such a way that it has a glued upper portion 38 and a non-glued lower portion 39.
• the opening 36 is a hole through the front wall 7 of the carton 1. Thanks to the fact that the lower portion 39 is not glued to the inner face 37, it gradually bends with each opening/closing action of the lid 24 each time the coupling element 35 enters/exits the opening 36 ( Figure 10), making a sound like a "click".
• the third embodiment of the carton 1 shown in Figures 15 and 16 differs from the first embodiment because the containers 13 and 14 are connected to each other along the first pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 22 provided along one of the two side walls 9 or 10. Therefore, the means 34 for connecting the containers 13 and 14 are provided at one of the two side walls 9 or 10 forming the first pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 22.
• the second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 25 provided along the rear wall 8 of the carton 1 is transversal to the first pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 22 for rotation of the containers 13 and 14 relative to each other.
• the second smaller side walls 18 of the first and second containers 13 and 14 form the bottom wall 11, while the first and second larger side walls 19 and 20 of the first and second containers 13 and 14 respectively form the side walls 9 and 10 of the carton.
• the containers 13 and 14 are connected to each other along the first pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 22 provided along the bottom wall 11.
• the means 34 for connecting the containers 13 and 14 are therefore provided at the bottom wall 11.
• the second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 25 is provided along the rear wall 8 of the carton 1, running parallel with the first pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 22 for rotation of the containers 13 and 14 relative to each other.
• the fifth embodiment shown in Figures 19 and 20 differs from the fourth embodiment of the carton 1 because the containers 13 and 14 are connected to each other along the first pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 22 provided along one of the two side walls 9 or 10.
• the means 34 for connecting the containers 13 and 14 are provided at one of the side walls 9 or 10 and form the first pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 22.
• the second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 25, provided along the rear wall 8 of the carton 1, is transversal to the first pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 22 for rotation of the containers 13 and 14 relative to each other.
• the first pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 22 is provided along the top wall 12.
• the carton 1 described is made starting with at least one flat blank made of wrapping material.
• Figures 12 and 13 show three flat blanks made of wrapping material, for making the embodiment of the carton 1 shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3.
• the first and second containers 13 and 14 are obtained, respectively, from a first and a second flat blank 40 and 41 made of wrapping material.
• Each blank 40 and 41 has a substantially rectangular shape with a main longitudinal axis B.
• each of the blanks 40 and 41 has a central panel 42, forming the bottom wall 16 of the first and second containers 13 and 14.
• the blanks 40 and 41 also comprise a first and a second smaller side flap 43 and
• Each blank 40 and 41 also comprises a first and a second larger side flap 46 and
• the first and second larger side flaps 46 and 47 have a respective pair of tongues
• first and second smaller side flaps 43 and 44, and the first and second larger side flaps 46 and 47 and the respective pairs of tongues 48 form the respective side walls 17, 18, 19 and 20 of the container 13 and 14.
• the "U"-shaped notch 21 is made at least in one of the larger side flaps 46 and 47. Precisely, in Figure 13 each blank 40 and 41 has only one notch 21, which is in a substantially central position of the second larger side flap 47, with the opening towards the outside of the blank 40 and 41.
• the locking means 24 and the means 34 for connecting the containers 13 and 14 are obtained from a third flat blank 51 made of wrapping material.
• the third blank 51 illustrated in Figure 12, has a substantially rectangular shape.
• the third blank 51 has a first panel 52, and a second panel 53 connected to the first panel 52 by a second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 25.
• the blank 51 also comprises a first pair of side tongues 54, connected to the second panel 53 by a respective fold line 55 transversal to the second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 25.
• the side tongues 54 each comprise a substantially rectangular first portion 56 connected by a first line of weakness 57 to a second portion 58 connected to the second panel 53 by the fold line 55.
• a third panel 59 is connected to the second panel 53 by a first fold line 60 parallel with the second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 25.
• a second pair of side tongues 61 is connected to the third panel 59 by a respective fold line 62 transversal to the second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 25.
• the third panel 59 comprises a first sub-panel 63 connected to the second panel 53 by the first fold line 60.
• a second sub-panel 64 is connected to the first sub-panel 63 by a first second line of weakness 65.
• a projection 66 is in turn connected to the second sub-panel 64 by a third second line of weakness 67.
• the side tongues 61 are connected by the fold line 62 to the second sub-panel
• the first sub-panel 63 is designed to form the top wall 26 of the lid 24.
• the second sub-panel 64 and the projection 66 are designed to form the front wall 28 of the lid 24.
• the projection 66 is the strengthening element of the front wall 28 ofthe lid 24.
• a fourth panel 68 is connected to the first panel 52 by a second fold line 69 parallel with the second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 25.
• a fifth panel 70 is connected to the fourth panel 68 by the first pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 22 parallel with the second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 25.
• the second and third panels 53 and 59 and the respective pairs of side tongues 61 form the carton 1 locking means 24 and the fourth and fifth panels 68 and 70 form the means 34 for connecting the containers 13 and 14.
• the third blank 51 also comprises a sixth panel 71 connected to the fifth panel 70 by a third fold line 72 parallel with the second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 22.
• the first and second panels 52 and 53 of the third blank 51 are connected to the central panel 42 of the first container 13 forming the rear wall 8 of the carton 1.
• the fourth and fifth panels 68 and 70 of the third blank 51 are connected to each first larger side flap 46 of the respective first and second containers 13 and 14 forming the bottom wall 11 of the carton 1.
• the sixth panel 71 of the third blank 51 is connected to the central panel 42 of the second container 14 forming the front wall 7 of the carton 1.
• the third blank 51 differs from the blank 51 previously described since it has no sixth panel 71.
• the first and second panels 52 and 53 of the third blank 51 are connected to the central panel 42 of one of the containers 13 or 14 forming the rear wall 8 of the carton 1.
• the fourth and fifth panels 68 and 70 of the third blank 51 are connected to each first larger side flap 46 of the respective first and second containers 13 and 14 forming the bottom wall 11 of the carton 1 in its second embodiment.
• the carton may be obtained from at least a single flat blank 75 and 76 of wrapping material.
• the flat blank 75 comprises a lower portion 75a and an upper portion 75b which are connected by the second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 25.
• the lower portion 75a is designed to form the containers 13 and 14, while the upper portion 75b is designed to form the lid 24.
• the lower portion 75a is formed by joining the first and second flat blanks 40 and 41 described above along the first pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 22.
• the first pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 22 joins the first larger side flap 46 and the respective pair of tongues 48 of each blank 40 and 41.
• the second larger side flaps 47 of each container 13 and 14 may have "U"-shaped notches 21 made in them.
• a seventh panel 73 is connected to the second larger side flap 47 by a fourth fold line 74.
• the seventh panel 73 is further connected to the second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 25.
• the upper portion 75b of the blank 75 differs from the third panel 59 shown in Figures 12 and 14 solely due to the fact that the two side tongues 54 are formed by the first portion 58 connected to the first sub-panel 63 by the fold line 55.
• the carton 1 shown in Figure 21 is obtained from the flat blank 75.
• the seventh panel 73 may be connected to the second larger side flap 47 of the container 13 by the retaining means 30.
• the flat blank 76 comprises a lower portion 76a and an upper portion 76b which are connected by the second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 25.
• the portion 76b is similar to the portion 75b and therefore is designed to form the lid 24.
• the lower portion 76a is similar to the portion 75 a but without the seventh panel 73, therefore the second larger side flap 47 is connected to the first sub-panel 63 by the second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 25.
• the carton 1 shown in Figures 23 and 24 is obtained from the flat blank 76.
• the lid 24 when the lid 24 is in the carton 1 closed position, it covers the second larger side wall 20 of the second container 14 and, at least partly, the front wall 7 and the side walls 9 and 10. Therefore, the second pre-fold line and/or line of weakness 25 is positioned along the top wall 12 of the carton 1.

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