WO2017002066A1 - Paquet à ouverture coulissante d'articles à fumer - Google Patents

Paquet à ouverture coulissante d'articles à fumer Download PDF

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WO2017002066A1
WO2017002066A1 PCT/IB2016/053931 IB2016053931W WO2017002066A1 WO 2017002066 A1 WO2017002066 A1 WO 2017002066A1 IB 2016053931 W IB2016053931 W IB 2016053931W WO 2017002066 A1 WO2017002066 A1 WO 2017002066A1
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Luca PARADISO
Mattia MECCAGNI
Davide Parazza
Roberto Polloni
Simone Scagliarini
Luca Federici
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G.D. S.P.A.
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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
    • 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
    • B65D5/38—Drawer-and-shell type 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 present invention relates to a slide-open packet of smoke articles, namely with a sliding opening.
  • Rigid hinged lid packets for cigarettes are currently the cigarettes packets of the most widespread type on the market because they are simple to make, easy and practical to use, and provide good mechanical protection to the cigarettes they contain.
  • rigid slide-open packets of cigarettes have been proposed, i.e. with sliding opening, comprising two containers inserted one inside the other in a partially separable manner.
  • a rigid slide-open packet of cigarettes comprises an inner container, which is suitable for housing a group of cigarettes wrapped in a metal foil wrapper sheet and is housed inside an outer container so as to be able to slide with respect to the outer container between a closed configuration, in which the inner container is inserted inside the outer container, and an open configuration, in which the inner container is partially extracted from the outer container.
  • the sliding of the inner container with respect to the outer container can be carried out by a translation between the two containers, or by a rotation between the two containers around a hinge that connects the two containers.
  • a drawback that has been observed in rigid slide-open packets of cigarettes is that in some situations, typically when a packet of cigarettes is inside a relatively wide bag or pocket, an undesired opening of the packet of cigarettes may occur, i.e. sliding of the inner container outside the outer container, with consequent exiting of cigarettes and/or tobacco dust from the inner container.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a slide-open packet of smoke articles which is free from the above-described drawbacks and is, in particular, easy and cheap to make. According to the present invention, there is provided a slide-open packet of smoke articles as claimed in the appended claims.
  • FIG. 1 is a front lateral perspective view and in a closed configuration of a slide-open packet of cigarettes made according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a front lateral perspective view and in an open configuration of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a rear lateral perspective view of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1 in a closed configuration
  • FIG. 4 is a front lateral perspective view of an outer container included in the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a front lateral perspective view of an inner container included in the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1;
  • FIG. 6 is a partially sectioned front view of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1 in a closed configuration
  • FIG. 7 is a partially sectioned front view of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1 in an open configuration
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 are cross sections of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1 in different configurations of the inner container with respect to the outer container;
  • FIG. 10 is enlarged details of Figures 8 and 9;
  • FIG. 12 is a view of a blank used for making the outer container of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1 ;
  • FIG. 13 is a view of a blank used for making the inner container of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1;
  • FIG. 14 is a view of a version of the blank of Figure 12;
  • FIG. 15 is a front view of an engaging panel included in a version of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1 ;
  • FIG. 16 is a front view of a version of the engaging panel of Figure 15;
  • FIG. 17 is a front lateral perspective view of a version of the outer container of Figure 4.
  • FIG. 18 is a front lateral perspective view of a version of the inner container of Figure 5;
  • FIG. 19 is a partially sectioned front view of a version of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1 including the outer container of Figure 17 and the inner container of Figure 18 in a closed configuration;
  • FIG. 20 is a partially sectioned front view of the version of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1 including the outer container of Figure 17 and the inner container of Figure 18 in an open configuration;
  • FIGS. 21 and 22 are cross sections of the version of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1 including the outer container of Figure 17 and the inner container of Figure 18 in different configurations of the inner container with respect to the outer container;
  • FIG. 25 is a view of a blank used for making the outer container of Figure 17;
  • FIG. 26 is a view of a blank used for making the inner container of Figure 18;
  • FIG. 27 is a front lateral perspective view of a version of the outer container of Figure 4.
  • FIG. 28 is a front lateral perspective view of a version of the inner container of Figure 5;
  • FIG. 29 is a partially sectioned front view of a version of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1 including the outer container of Figure 27 and the inner container of Figure 28 in a closed configuration;
  • FIG. 30 is a partially sectioned front view of the version of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1 including the outer container of Figure 27 and the inner container of Figure 28 in an open configuration;
  • FIGS. 31 to 32 are cross sections of the version of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1 including the outer container of Figure 27 and the inner container of Figure 28 in different configurations of the inner container with respect to the outer container;
  • FIG. 35 is a view of a blank used for making the outer container of Figure 27;
  • FIG. 36 is a view of a blank used for making the inner container of Figure 28;
  • FIG. 37 is a front lateral perspective view of a version of the outer container of Figure 4.
  • FIG. 38 is a front lateral perspective view of a version of the inner container of Figure 5;
  • FIG. 39 is a partially sectioned front view of a version of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1 including the outer container of Figure 37 and the inner container of Figure 38 in a closed configuration;
  • FIG. 40 is a partially sectioned front view of the version of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1 including the outer container of Figure 37 and the inner container of Figure 38 in an open configuration;
  • FIGS 41 and 42 are cross sections of the version of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1 including the outer container of Figure 37 and the inner container of Figure 38 in different configurations of the inner container with respect to the outer container;
  • FIG. 45 is a view of a blank used for making the outer container of Figure 37;
  • FIG. 46 is a view of a blank used for making the inner container of Figure 38;
  • Figures 47 and 48 are views of blanks used to make a version of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1;
  • FIGS. 49 and 50 are views of blanks used to make another version of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1 ;
  • Figures 51 and 52 are views of blanks used to make a further version of the packet of cigarettes of Figure 1.
  • reference number 1 denotes a slide-open packet of cigarettes in its entirety, namely with sliding opening by translation (linear movement), extending along a prevalent extension longitudinal axis A.
  • the packet 1 of cigarettes has a slide opening of "vertical" type, i.e. opening occurs parallel to the prevalent extension longitudinal axis A of the packet 1.
  • the packet 1 of cigarettes illustrated in Figures 1 to 3 comprises a wrapped group 2 of cigarettes (schematically shown in Figure 2), i.e. a group of cigarettes wrapped in a sheet of metallised wrapping paper.
  • the packet 1 of cigarettes further comprises an inner container 3 (Figure 2) of rigid type, inside which the wrapped group 2 is directly placed, and an outer container 4 of rigid type, which slidably houses the inner container 3 to enable the inner container 3 to slide with respect to the outer container 4 with a translation movement between a closed configuration (illustrated in Figures 1, 3, 6, 8 and 10), in which the inner container 3 is completely inserted inside the outer container 4, and an open configuration (illustrated in Figures 2, 7, 9 and 11), in which the inner container 3 is partially extracted from the outer container 4 so as to make the access to the wrapped group 2 of cigarettes possible to extract the cigarettes.
  • a closed configuration illustrated in Figures 1, 3, 6, 8 and 10
  • an open configuration illustrated in Figures 2, 7, 9 and 11
  • the inner container 3 is of parallelepiped shape, is cup-shaped and has an open top end 5.
  • the inner container 3 further has a bottom wall 6 opposite the open top end 5, a front wall 7 and a rear wall 8 that are parallel to and opposite one another, and two lateral walls 9 that are parallel to one another and interposed between the walls 7 and 8.
  • the outer container 4 (illustrated in Figures 1 to 4, 8 and 9) is of parallelepiped shape, is cup-shaped and has a bottom wall 10 opposite an open top end 11, a front wall 12 and a rear wall 13 that are parallel to and opposite one another, and two lateral walls 14 that are parallel to one another and are interposed between the walls 12 and 13. Between the walls 12 and 13 and the lateral walls 14 four longitudinal edges are defined whilst between the walls 12, 13 and 14 and the bottom wall 10 four transverse edges are defined.
  • a lateral wall 14 of the outer container 4 has a through window 15 through which the underlying lateral wall 9 of the inner container 3 is accessible facing the lateral wall 14 of the outer container 4 to enable a force to be applied to the inner container 3 in order to move the inner container 3 between the closed configuration and the open configuration.
  • a user can exert on the inner container 3 a force that is such as to slide the inner container 3 with respect to the outer container 4 between the closed configuration and the open configuration.
  • the through window 15 is obtained in the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4.
  • the outer container 4 further comprises a lid 16, which is hinged to the outer container 4 along a hinge 17 to close the open end 11 of the outer container 4 ( Figures 2, 8 and 9).
  • the lid 16 comprises a top wall 18 and a stiffener panel 19 folded 180° onto the top wall 18 of the lid 16 from the side of the inner surface of the lid 16, i.e. towards the inside of the packet 1.
  • the stiffener panel 19 is glued to the inner surface of the top wall 18 of the lid 16 ( Figures 2, 8 and 9).
  • the lid 16 further includes an extension wall 20 of the stiffener panel 19 of the top wall 18 (Figure 9).
  • the extension wall 20 of the stiffener panel 19 comprises a first panel 21, glued to the rear wall 8 of the inner container 3, and a second panel 22 folded 180° onto the first panel 21 and glued to the first panel 21.
  • the packet 1 further comprises a connecting tab 23, which connects the lid 16 to the inner container 3 to control automatically the rotation of the lid 16 by sliding the inner container 3 with respect to the outer container 4 ( Figures 2, 8 and 9).
  • the mechanical constraint that makes the connecting tab 23 between the lid 16 and the inner container 3 permits automatic controlling, i.e. without the user having to touch the lid 16, of rotation of the lid 16 by sliding the inner container 3 with respect to the outer container 4. In this manner, the user has to apply only the force necessary for sliding the inner container 3 with respect to the outer container 4 without having to touch the lid 16.
  • the connecting tab 23 consists of a third panel 24 of the extension wall 20 of the stiffener panel 19 of the top wall 18 of the lid 16.
  • the third panel 24, of substantially isosceles trapezoid shape, comprises an end (smaller base) hinged to the stiffener panel 19 of the top wall 18 of the lid 16 and another end (larger base) hinged to a top edge of the first panel 21.
  • the packet 1 of cigarettes further comprises at least a first engaging element, which is integral with the inner container 3 and protrudes from the bottom wall 6 of the inner container 3 towards the outer container 4.
  • the at least one first engaging element comprises a first engaging tab, or claw, 25, which is defined by a substantially "C"-shaped cut line and made on the front wall 7 of the inner container 3, is connected to the bottom wall 6 of the inner container 3, and protrudes towards the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 ( Figures 5 to 11).
  • the first engaging tab 25 is of substantially isosceles trapezoid shape, is arranged, in a rest position, coplanar with the bottom wall 6 of the inner container 3 and substantially perpendicular to the front wall 7 of the inner container 3, and protrudes from a central portion of the bottom wall 6 of the inner container 3.
  • the packet 1 of cigarettes further comprises at least one second engaging element, which is integral with the outer container 4.
  • the at least one second engaging element comprises a second engaging tab, or flap 26, which is integral with the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 and protrudes towards the front wall 7 of the inner container 3 ( Figures 4 and 6 to l l).
  • the second engaging tab 26, of rectangular shape and width substantially the same as that of the packet 1 of cigarettes, is hinged to a bottom edge of an extension wall 27, or reinforcing flap, of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 and extends, from the hinge line, tilted with respect to the extension wall 27 of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 towards the inside of the packet 1 such that, during movement of the inner container 3 with respect to the outer container 4, the second engaging tab 26 can interact with the first engaging tab 25.
  • the aforesaid extension wall 27 is hinged to a top edge of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 and is folded 180° onto an inner surface of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4, i.e. towards the inside of the packet 1.
  • extension wall 27 is glued to the inner surface of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4.
  • the first engaging tab 25 is positioned below a free edge 28 of the second engaging tab 26, which lies in a rest position tilted towards the inside of the packet 1.
  • a top engaging surface 29 of the first engaging tab 25 engages with the second engaging tab 26, in particular with the free edge 28 of the second engaging tab 26, generating a force that opposes the opening of the packet 1 of cigarettes.
  • the inner container 3 is locked, in a deactivable manner by an external action of a user, in the closed configuration.
  • a sufficiently high opening force By exerting on the inner container 3 a sufficiently high opening force, it is possible to release the inner container 3 from the closed configuration.
  • applying a sufficiently high opening force through the through window 15 results in the free edge 28 of the second engaging tab 26 rotating the first engaging tab 25 (making the first engaging tab 25 face the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4) until the first engaging tab 25 is given a tilted configuration (with respect to the rest position in which it is substantially perpendicular to the front wall 7 of the inner container 3) such as to disengage from the free edge 28 of the second engaging tab 26.
  • the interaction between the first engaging tab 25 and the second engaging tab 26 produces a sound that is audible by a user both upon release of the inner container 3 from the closed configuration, i.e. at the moment of disengagement of the first engaging tab 25 from the second engaging tab 26 (from the free edge 28), and during the movement of the inner container 3 from the open configuration to the closed configuration, when the closed configuration of the inner container 3 is reached.
  • the packet 1 of cigarettes further comprises at least a third engaging element 30 that is integral with the front wall 12 of the outer container 4.
  • the third engaging element comprises a slot 30 obtained on the extension wall 27 of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4, the inner surface of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 acting as a bottom wall for the slot 30 ( Figures 4 and from 6 to 11).
  • the slot 30 forms a depression at the front wall 12 of the outer container 4, this depression having a depth equal to the thickness of the extension wall 27 of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4.
  • the slot 30, which is of substantially rectangular shape and extends transversely to the prevalent extension longitudinal axis A of the packet 1 , is positioned in a bottom central portion of the extension wall 27 of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 between the hinge line that connects the extension wall 27 of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 to the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 and the hinge line that connects the extension wall 27 of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 to the second engaging tab 26. More precisely, the slot 30 is arranged nearer the hinge line that connects the extension wall 27 of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 to the second engaging tab 26 at a height that is such as to promote complete opening of the packet 1 of cigarettes.
  • the first engaging tab 25 is positioned above, and in contact with, a bottom edge 31 of the slot 30, by a bottom engaging surface 32 thereof.
  • the bottom engaging surface 32 of the first engaging tab 25 acts against the bottom edge 31 of the slot 30, generating a force that opposes the closure of the packet 1 of cigarettes.
  • the inner container 3 is locked, in a deactivable manner by an external action of a user, in the open configuration.
  • a sufficiently high closing force it is possible to release the inner container 3 from the open configuration.
  • the interaction between the first engaging tab 25 and the slot 30 produces a further sound that is audible by a user both upon release of the inner container 3 from the open configuration, i.e. at the moment of disengagement of the first engaging tab 25 from the slot 30 (from the bottom edge 31), and, during the movement of the inner container 3 from the closed configuration to the open configuration, when the open configuration of the inner container 3 is reached.
  • This further sound can be the same as or different from the sound produced on release from the closed configuration of the inner container 3 and when the closed configuration of the inner container 3 is reached.
  • the first engaging tab 25 is tilted (faces upwards or downwards) with respect to the rest position thereof in which it is substantially perpendicular to the front wall 7 of the inner container 3.
  • the first engaging tab 25 is arranged substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall 6 of the inner container 3.
  • the outer container 4 is made by folding a blank 33, illustrated in Figure 12.
  • the blank 33 consists of cardboard or card, i.e. of rigid wrapper material that has to be previously weakened at the folding lines. According to what is illustrated in Figure 12, the blank 33 comprises a plurality of elements that have been marked, where possible, with accented reference numbers that are the same as the reference numbers that mark the corresponding elements of the outer container 4.
  • the inner container 3 is made by folding a blank 34, illustrated in Figure 13.
  • the blank 34 consists of cardboard or card, i.e. of rigid wrapper material that has to be previously weakened at the folding lines.
  • the blank 34 comprises a plurality of elements that have been marked, where possible, with accented reference numbers that are the same as the reference numbers that mark the corresponding elements of the inner container 3.
  • the second engaging tab 26 is hinged to a bottom edge 35 of an engaging panel 36, illustrated in Figure 15, glued to an inner surface of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 and arranged between the inner surface of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 and the outer surface of the front wall 7 of the inner container 3.
  • the through window 15 can be obtained on the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 and arranged between the top edge of the wall 12 and the top edge of the engaging panel 36.
  • a version is illustrated of the blank 33 of the outer container 4 to which the engaging panel 36 has been glued.
  • the second engaging tab 26 is hinged to a bottom edge 35 of an engaging panel 36, illustrated in Figure 16, glued to an inner surface of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 and arranged between the inner surface of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 and the outer surface of the front wall 7 of the inner container 3.
  • the slot 30 is obtained on the engaging panel 36.
  • the at least one second engaging element comprises a slot 37 obtained on an engaging panel 38 that is integral with the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4 and arranged between the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 and the front wall 7 of the inner container 3.
  • the engaging panel 38 is hinged to an extension wall 39 of the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4 and is arranged substantially parallel to, i.e. slightly tilted towards, the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 at a certain distance from the front wall 12 of the outer container 4, this depriving the slot 37 of a bottom wall.
  • the through slot 37 has a depth that is the same as the thickness of the engaging wall 38, has a substantially rectangular shape, extends transversely to the prevalent extension longitudinal axis A of the packet 1, and is arranged at a bottom lateral portion of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4.
  • the aforesaid extension wall 39 of the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4, also called “dust flap” owing to the function thereof of preventing tobacco dust exiting from the packet 1 of cigarettes, comprises a first wall 40, of substantially triangular shape, hinged to the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4 and folded 180° onto an inner surface of the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4, and a second wall 41, also of substantially triangular shape, hinged (along a transverse hinge line, in particular tilted by an angle of 45° with respect to the hinge 17 of the lid 16) to the first wall 40 and folded 180° onto the first wall 40, the second wall 41 being hinged to the engaging panel 38.
  • the first wall 40 is glued to the inner surface of the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4, whilst the second wall 41 is glued to the outer surface of the first wall 40.
  • the at least one first engaging element comprises a first engaging tab, or claw, 25, which is defined by a substantially "C"-shaped cut line and made on the front wall 7 of the inner container 3, is connected to the bottom wall 6 of the inner container 3, and protrudes towards the front wall 12 of the outer container 4.
  • the first engaging tab 25, of reduced transverse dimension with respect to the tab shown in Figure 5 is of substantially isosceles trapezoid shape, is arranged, in a rest position, coplanar with the bottom wall 6 of the inner container 3 and substantially perpendicular to the front wall 7 of the inner container 3, and protrudes from a lateral portion of the bottom wall 6 of the inner container 3.
  • the through window 15 obtained on a lateral wall 14 of the outer container 4 is present.
  • the through window 15 can be obtained on the front wall 12, or on the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4.
  • the top engaging surface 29 of the first engaging tab 25 engages with a top edge 42 of the slot 37, generating a force that opposes the opening of the packet 1 of cigarettes.
  • the inner container 3 is locked, in a deactivable manner by an external action of a user, in the closed configuration.
  • a sufficiently high closing force by exerting on the inner container 3 a sufficiently high closing force, it is possible to release the inner container 3 from the closed configuration.
  • applying a sufficiently high opening force through the through window 15 results in the top edge 42 of the slot 37 rotating the first engaging tab 25 (making the first engaging tab 25 face the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4) until the first engaging tab 25 is given a tilted configuration (with respect to the rest position thereof in which it is substantially perpendicular to the front wall 7 of the inner container 3) such as to disengage from the top edge 42 of the slot 37.
  • the interaction between the first engaging tab 25 and the slot 37 produces a sound that is audible by a user both upon release from the closed configuration of the inner container 3, i.e. at the moment of disengagement of the first engaging tab 25 from the slot 37 (from the top edge 42), and during the movement of the inner container 3 from the open configuration to the closed configuration, when the closed configuration of the inner container 3 is reached.
  • the outer container 4 is made by folding a blank 43, illustrated in Figure 25.
  • the blank 43 consists of cardboard or card, i.e. of rigid wrapper material that has to be previously weakened at the folding lines.
  • the blank 43 comprises a plurality of elements that have been marked, where possible, with accented reference numbers that are the same as the reference numbers that mark the corresponding elements of the outer container 4.
  • the inner container 3 is made by folding a blank 44, illustrated in Figure 26.
  • the blank 44 consists of cardboard or card, i.e. of rigid wrapper material that has to be previously weakened at the folding lines.
  • the blank 44 comprises a plurality of elements that have been marked, where possible, with accented reference numbers that are the same as the reference numbers that mark the corresponding elements of the inner container 3.
  • the third engaging element 30 is present that is integral with the front wall 12 of the outer container 4.
  • the third engaging element i.e. the slot 30, is obtained on an extension wall 27 of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4, or on an engaging panel 36 glued to an inner surface of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4.
  • two second engaging elements are provided each comprising a respective slot 37.
  • Each slot 37 is obtained on a respective engaging panel 38 that is integral with the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4 and arranged between the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 and the front wall 7 of the inner container 3.
  • each engaging panel 38 is hinged to a respective extension wall 39 of the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4 and is arranged substantially parallel to, i.e. slightly tilted towards, the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 at a certain distance from the front wall 12 of the outer container 4, this depriving the respective slot 37 of a bottom wall.
  • the through slots 37 have a depth equal to the thickness of the respective engaging walls 38, have a substantially rectangular shape, extend transversely to the prevalent extension longitudinal axis A of the packet 1 , and are arranged at respective bottom lateral portions of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4.
  • first wall 40 is glued to the inner surface of the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4, whilst the second wall 41 is glued to the outer surface of the first wall 40.
  • two first engaging elements are provided, each comprising a respective first engaging tab, or claw, 25, which is defined by substantially "C"-shaped cut lines that are made on the front wall 7 of the inner container 3, are connected to the bottom wall 6 of the inner container 3, and protrude towards the front wall 12 of the outer container 4.
  • first engaging tabs 25, of identical dimensions to that of the tab shown in Figure 18, are of substantially isosceles trapezoid shape, are arranged, in a rest position, coplanar with the bottom wall 6 of the inner container 3 and substantially perpendicular to the front wall 7 of the inner container 3, and protrude from respective lateral portions of the bottom wall 6 of the inner container 3.
  • the at least one second engaging element comprises a slot 37 obtained on an engaging panel 38 integral with the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4 and arranged between the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 and the front wall 7 of the inner container 3.
  • the engaging panel 38 is hinged to an extension wall 39 of the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4 and is arranged substantially parallel to, i.e. slightly tilted towards, the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 at a certain distance from the front wall 12 of the outer container 4, this depriving the slot 37 of a bottom wall.
  • the through slot 37 has a depth that is the same as the thickness of the engaging wall 38, has a substantially rectangular shape, extends transversely to the prevalent extension longitudinal axis A of the packet 1, and is arranged at a bottom central portion of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4.
  • the aforesaid extension wall 39 of the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4 also called “dust flap” owing to the function thereof of preventing tobacco dust exiting from the packet 1 of cigarettes, comprises a wall 45, of substantially rectangular shape, hinged to the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4 and folded 180° onto an inner surface of the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4.
  • the wall 45 is glued to the inner surface of the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4.
  • the at least one first engaging element comprises a first engaging tab, or claw, 25, which is defined by a substantially "C"-shaped cut line and made on the front wall 7 of the inner container 3, is connected to the bottom wall 6 of the inner container 3, and protrudes towards the front wall 12 of the outer container 4.
  • the first engaging tab 25, of identical dimension to that shown in Figure 18, is of substantially isosceles trapezoid shape, is arranged, in a rest position, coplanar with the bottom wall 6 of the inner container 3 and substantially perpendicular to the front wall 7 of the inner container 3, and protrudes from a central portion of the bottom wall 6 of the inner container 3.
  • the through window 15 is present that is obtained on a lateral wall 14 of the outer container 4.
  • the through window 15 can be obtained on the front wall 12, or on the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4.
  • the top engaging surface 29 of the first engaging tab 25 engages with a top edge 42 of the slot 37, generating a force that opposes the opening of the packet 1 of cigarettes.
  • the inner container 3 is locked, in a deactivable manner by an external action of a user, in the closed configuration.
  • a sufficiently high closing force by exerting on the inner container 3 a sufficiently high closing force, it is possible to release the inner container 3 from the closed configuration.
  • applying a sufficiently high opening force through the through window 15 results in the top edge 42 of the slot 37 rotating the first engaging tab 25 (making the first engaging tab 25 face the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4) until the first engaging tab 25 is given a tilted configuration (with respect to the rest position thereof in which it is substantially perpendicular to the front wall 7 of the inner container 3) such as to disengage from the top edge 42 of the slot 37.
  • the interaction between the first engaging tab 25 and the slot 37 produces a sound that is audible by a user both upon release from the closed configuration of the inner container 3, i.e. at the moment of disengagement of the first engaging tab 25 from the slot 37 (from the top edge 42), and during the movement of the inner container 3 from the open configuration to the closed configuration, when the closed configuration of the inner container 3 is reached.
  • the outer container 4 according to the embodiment illustrated in Figures 27 to 34 is made by folding a blank 46, illustrated in Figure 35.
  • the blank 46 consists of cardboard or card, i.e. of rigid wrapper material that has to be previously weakened at the folding lines.
  • the blank 46 comprises a plurality of elements that have been marked, where possible, with accented reference numbers that are the same as the reference numbers that mark the corresponding elements of the outer container 4.
  • the inner container 3 according to the embodiment illustrated in Figures 27 to 34 is made by folding a blank 47, illustrated in Figure 36.
  • the blank 47 consists of cardboard or card, i.e. of rigid wrapper material that has to be previously weakened at the folding lines.
  • the blank 47 comprises a plurality of elements that have been marked, where possible, with accented reference numbers that are the same as the reference numbers that mark the corresponding elements of the outer container 3.
  • the third engaging element 30 that is integral with the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 is present.
  • the third engaging element i.e. the slot 30
  • the third engaging element is obtained on an extension wall 27 of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4, or on an engaging panel 36 glued to an inner surface of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4.
  • two second engaging elements are provided each comprising a respective slot 37.
  • Each slot 37 is obtained on a respective engaging panel 38 integral with the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4 and arranged between the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 and the front wall 7 of the inner container 3.
  • each engaging panel 38 is hinged to a respective extension wall 48 of a lateral wall 14 of the outer container 4 and is arranged substantially parallel to, i.e. slightly tilted towards, the front wall 12 of the outer container 4 at a certain distance from the front wall 12 of the outer container 4, this depriving the respective slot 37 of a bottom wall.
  • the through slots 37 have a depth that is equal to the thickness of the respective engaging wall 38, have a substantially rectangular shape, extend transversely to the prevalent extension longitudinal axis A of the packet 1, and are arranged at respective bottom lateral portions of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4.
  • the aforesaid extension walls 48 of the lateral walls 14 of the outer container 4 also called “dust flaps" owing to the function thereof of preventing tobacco dust exiting from the packet 1 of cigarettes, each comprise a wall 49 hinged to the respective lateral wall 14 of the outer container 4, folded 90° with respect to the corresponding lateral wall 14, and glued to the inner surface of the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4.
  • first engaging elements each comprising a respective first engaging tab, or claw, 25, which is defined by substantially "C"-shaped cut lines that are made on the front wall 7 of the inner container 3, are connected to the bottom wall 6 of the inner container 3, and protrude towards the front wall 12 of the outer container 4.
  • first engaging tabs 25, of identical dimensions to that of the tab shown in Figure 18, are of substantially isosceles trapezoid shape, are arranged, in a rest position, coplanar with the bottom wall 6 of the inner container 3 and substantially perpendicular to the front wall 7 of the inner container 3, and protrude from respective lateral portions of the bottom wall 6 of the inner container 3.
  • the through window 15 is present that is obtained on a lateral wall 14 of the outer container 4.
  • the through window 15 can be obtained on the front wall 12, or on the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4.
  • the inner container 3 is locked, in a deactivable manner by an external action of a user, in the closed configuration.
  • a sufficiently high closing force by exerting on the inner container 3 a sufficiently high closing force, it is possible to release the inner container 3 from the closed configuration.
  • applying a sufficiently high opening force through the through window 15 results in the top edges 42 of the slots 37 rotating the respective first engaging tabs 25 (making the first engaging tabs 25 face the bottom wall 10 of the outer container 4) until the first engaging tabs 25 are given a tilted configuration (with respect to the rest position thereof in which they are substantially perpendicular to the front wall 7 of the inner container 3) such as to disengage from the top edge 42 of the respective slot 37.
  • the outer container 4 is made by folding a blank 50, illustrated in Figure 45.
  • the blank 50 consists of cardboard or card, i.e. of rigid wrapper material that has to be previously weakened at the folding lines. According to what is illustrated in Figure 45, the blank 50 comprises a plurality of elements that have been marked, where possible, with accented reference numbers that are the same as the reference numbers that mark the corresponding elements of the outer container 4.
  • the inner container 3 is made by folding a blank 51, illustrated in Figure 46.
  • the blank 51 consists of cardboard or card, i.e. of rigid wrapper material that has to be previously weakened at the folding lines.
  • the blank 51 comprises a plurality of elements that have been marked, where possible, with accented reference numbers that are the same as the reference numbers that mark the corresponding elements of the inner container 3.
  • two third engaging elements 30 are present that are integral with the front wall 12 of the outer container 4.
  • the third engaging elements, each comprising a slot 30, are obtained on an extension wall 27 of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4, or on an engaging panel 36 glued to an inner surface of the front wall 12 of the outer container 4.
  • only a first engaging element and only a second engaging element are provided.
  • Such blanks 52-57 are intended for making packets 1 of smoke articles configured for housing a group 2 of smoke articles of reduced dimension, i.e. a group 2 of smoke articles having a longitudinal dimension that is less than or the same as a greater transverse diameter of the packet 1.
  • the blanks 52-57 consist of cardboard or card, i.e. of rigid wrapper material that has to be previously weakened at the folding lines. According to what is illustrated in Figures 47 to 52, the blanks 52-57 comprise a plurality of elements that have been marked, where possible, with accented reference numbers that are the same as reference numbers that mark the corresponding elements of the respective outer and inner containers of the embodiments of which they constitute a version.
  • the group 2 of cigarettes is wrapped in an inner wrapper made by folding a metallised paper wrapper sheet, i.e. a soft wrapping material devoid of rigidity, in particular heat-sealable plastics to make an inner wrapper of the so-called “sealed” type around the group 2 of cigarettes, having a parallelepiped shape and having a top wall and a bottom wall that are parallel to and opposite one another, a front wall and a rear wall that are parallel to and opposite one another, and two lateral walls that are parallel to and opposite one another.
  • a metallised paper wrapper sheet i.e. a soft wrapping material devoid of rigidity, in particular heat-sealable plastics to make an inner wrapper of the so-called “sealed” type around the group 2 of cigarettes, having a parallelepiped shape and having a top wall and a bottom wall that are parallel to and opposite one another, a front wall and a rear wall that are parallel to and opposite one another, and two lateral walls that are parallel to and
  • the inner wrapper comprises an opening for extracting cigarettes, which is arranged at the top wall and at a top portion of the front wall, is bounded by an opening edge and can be covered by a reclosable adhesive panel.
  • the opening edge can consist of a separating line, typically a perforated line, that bounds a removable portion of the inner wrapper (the so- called "pull"), which can be separated already during the packaging step from the remaining part of the inner wrapper, or the removable portion can be tearable to be completely removed at the first opening of the packet 1 of cigarettes.
  • the separating line it is preferable for the separating line to be tearable to simplify handing of the wrapper sheet used to form the inner wrapper.
  • the packets 1 of cigarettes disclosed above have numerous advantages, because they are simple and easy to make and enable locking in a deactivable manner by an external action of the user of the sliding of the inner container 3 with respect to the outer container 4 when the inner container 3 is in the closed configuration. In this manner undesired opening of the packet 1 of cigarettes is avoided.
  • these packets 1 of cigarettes provide the user with a clear indication of the correct opening/closing of the packet 1 of cigarettes. This is due to the fact that these packets 1 of cigarettes produce a sound when the open configuration of the inner container 3 is reached and/or when the closed configuration of the inner container 3 is reached.
  • the packets 1 of cigarettes according to the invention make extracting the cigarettes easier. This is owing to the fact that it is possible to lock the inner container 3 in the open configuration.
  • the packets 1 of cigarettes disclosed above are particularly pleasing aesthetically. This is because the locking systems for locking the inner container 3 in the closed and/or open configuration are hidden by the outer container 4 both in the closed configuration and in the open configuration of the inner container 3.
  • the shape of these packets 1 of cigarettes can be reproduced entirely also to make a carton of packets of cigarettes, which carton is substantially the same as the packets 1 of cigarettes disclosed above with the sole exception of containing a group of packets of cigarettes instead of the group of cigarettes.

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La présente invention concerne un paquet (1) d'articles à fumer présentant : un contenant interne (3), qui loge un groupe (2) d'articles à fumer ; un contenant externe (4), dont l'intérieur loge de manière coulissante le contenant interne (3) de manière à permettre au contenant interne (3) de coulisser par rapport au contenant externe (4) entre une configuration fermée, dans laquelle le contenant interne (3) est inséré à l'intérieur du contenant externe (4), et une configuration ouverte, dans laquelle le contenant interne (3) est partiellement extrait du contenant externe (4) ; au moins un premier élément de mise en prise (25), qui est formé d'un seul tenant avec le contenant interne (3) et fait saillie à partir d'une paroi inférieure (6) du contenant interne (3) vers le contenant externe (4) ; au moins un second élément de mise en prise (26 ; 37), qui est formé d'un seul tenant avec le contenant externe (4) ; dans la configuration ouverte du contenant interne (3) le au moins un premier élément de mise en prise (25) est séparé du second élément de mise en prise (26 ; 37) et dans la configuration fermée du contenant interne (3) le au moins un premier élément de mise en prise (25) est mis en prise avec le au moins un second élément de mise en prise (26 ; 37) pour verrouiller, d'une manière désactivable par une action externe d'un utilisateur, le contenant interne (3) dans la configuration fermée ; et l'interaction entre le au moins un premier élément de mise en prise (25) et le au moins un second élément de mise en prise (26 ; 37) produisant un son lorsque la configuration fermée du contenant interne (3) est atteinte.
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