WO2024089719A1 - Soft packet for smoking articles - Google Patents

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WO2024089719A1
WO2024089719A1 PCT/IT2023/050239 IT2023050239W WO2024089719A1 WO 2024089719 A1 WO2024089719 A1 WO 2024089719A1 IT 2023050239 W IT2023050239 W IT 2023050239W WO 2024089719 A1 WO2024089719 A1 WO 2024089719A1
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Fiorenzo Draghetti
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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
    • B65D85/1018—Container formed by a flexible material, i.e. soft-packages
    • B65D85/1027—Opening devices

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  • the present invention concerns a packet of smoking articles comprising at least one internal containing casing used to contain an organized group of smoking articles, and an external covering casing to cover the internal containing casing.
  • the present invention finds application in the field of soft packets for smoking articles, herein understood as cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, or similar products.
  • Soft packets for smoking articles which have a containing body open at the top and made of flexible material, such as a very thin sheet of paper in the order of one-tenth of a millimeter, so as to have a consistency such as to be considered soft, or flexible, to the touch.
  • the smoking articles are grouped and arranged in such a way as to substantially define, as a whole, a parallelepiped, around which the internal containing casing, also known as internal wrapper, or casing, is then wrapped; the latter is then inserted inside the containing body to form the packet.
  • the internal containing casing is usually made starting from a flat wrapping sheet of tinfoil, or metallized paper, which allows to best preserve the organoleptic qualities and properties of the smoking articles present inside it.
  • the containing body and an upper part of the containing casing which is exposed to view are covered by means of an external covering casing made of transparent plastic material, for example polypropylene.
  • the covering casing is provided, in correspondence with an upper part thereof, with an opening strip that allows to open the same covering casing at the top in order to make the openable upper wall of the containing casing accessible to the consumer.
  • the use of plastic material for the covering casing allows the smoking articles present in the packet to be substantially hermetically isolated, keeping their physical and organoleptic characteristics substantially unchanged, on the other hand, it is a disadvantage from an ecological point of view, because recent years have seen ever increasing research aimed at reducing, or at least limiting as much as possible, the use and/or presence of plastic in many consumer goods.
  • Document DE2652079 Al discloses a composite film for making the body of a cigarette packet, wherein the film comprises two or more layers, including a layer of plastic material, for example polyethylene, a layer of aluminum and/or a layer of paper.
  • the film comprises a tear line so that when the packet is formed it is possible to remove an upper portion thereof to access the cigarettes.
  • Such film has the disadvantage of not being totally ecological and recyclable, because an external layer of plastic material is provided.
  • Document US2075136 A discloses a cigarette packet provided with an external film of plastic material and a tear strip for removing an upper portion of the packet in order to access the cigarettes. Also in this case, the packet has the disadvantage of not being ecological and recyclable.
  • one purpose of the present invention is to provide a soft packet for smoking articles that is completely ecological and recyclable.
  • Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a soft packet for smoking articles that is easy to produce and has low production costs.
  • the Applicant has devised, tested and embodied the present invention to overcome the shortcomings of the state of the art and to obtain these and other purposes and advantages.
  • a soft packet for smoking articles comprises both at least one internal containing casing configured to hold the smoking articles together and having an upper wall, and also an external covering casing configured to completely cover the internal containing casing, the external covering casing being obtained from an external wrapping sheet made of a paper-based material comprising an upper covering part which directly overlaps with the upper wall, a central covering part and a lower covering part which directly overlap with larger lateral walls, smaller lateral walls and a bottom wall of the internal containing casing, respectively, wherein the upper covering part can be removed and separated from the central covering part, so as to make at least the upper wall accessible.
  • the internal containing casing is formed by an internal wrapping sheet folded into a “U” shape in correspondence with the upper wall so that the upper wall has no overlapping portions of the internal wrapping sheet.
  • the upper wall comprises a removable zone delimited by a closed profile pre-cut on the internal wrapping sheet and configured to be removed in such a way as to leave an aperture through which it is possible to extract the smoking articles.
  • the packet consists only of the internal containing casing and the external covering casing, without the presence of a containing body, also achieves the advantage of having a significant saving in material to produce it.
  • the absence of the containing casing means that producing the packet requires fewer operational steps and simpler equipment, thus resulting in a simpler and cheaper packet to produce.
  • the external wrapping sheet is folded in such a way that the external covering casing comprises: an upper wall which contacts, during use, the upper wall; a first larger wall and a second larger wall parallel to each other and opposite to each other, which contact, during use, the larger lateral walls of the internal containing casing; a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall opposite each other and perpendicular to the first and second larger wall; and a lower wall opposite and parallel to the upper wall.
  • the external wrapping sheet is divided into an upper part, a central part and a lower part, which when folded to obtain the external covering casing divide the latter respectively into the upper covering part, the central covering part and the lower covering part.
  • the upper part comprises an upper central flap, two upper larger flaps adjacent to the upper central flap and arranged symmetrically on opposite sides with respect thereto, and two upper lateral flaps each adjacent to a respective one of the two upper larger flaps and arranged symmetrically with respect to the upper central flap, wherein the upper central flap, the upper larger flaps and the upper lateral flaps are configured to define, when they are folded and at least partly overlapping each other, the upper wall.
  • the upper central flap, the upper larger flaps and the upper lateral flaps are separated from each other by respective cutting lines.
  • the central part comprises a central panel configured to define, when the external wrapping sheet is folded around the internal containing casing, the second lateral wall, a first and a second larger central panel which are adjacent to the central panel and which are configured to define, when the external wrapping sheet is folded around the internal containing casing, the first larger wall and, respectively, the second larger wall, a first central lateral flap adjacent to the first larger central panel and a second central lateral flap adjacent to the second larger central panel, which, when the external wrapping sheet is folded around the internal containing casing, are at least partly overlapping each other, in order to define the first lateral wall.
  • the lower part comprises a lower central flap, two lower larger flaps adjacent to the lower central flap and arranged symmetrically on opposite sides with respect thereto, and two lower lateral flaps each adjacent to a respective one of the lower larger flaps and arranged symmetrically with respect to the lower central flap, wherein the lower central flap, the lower larger flaps and the lower lateral flaps are configured to define, when they are folded and at least partly overlapping each other, the lower wall.
  • the lower central flap, the lower larger flaps and the lower lateral flaps are separated from each other by additional respective cutting lines. Moreover, by means of the cutting lines, the upper wall and the lower wall are obtained only by overlapping the flaps of the upper part and of the lower part.
  • the external wrapping sheet is provided with an opening strip configured to be removed in order to separate, during use, the upper covering part from the central covering part, the opening strip possibly remaining partly attached to the upper covering part.
  • the opening strip is attached on the internal face of the external wrapping sheet and is of a paper-based material.
  • the opening strip is delimited by a pre-cut profile and comprises a gripping flap configured to be gripped facilitating the removal of the opening strip.
  • the packet also comprises a printed element arranged on the external covering casing in such a way as to have at least one portion overlapping with the opening strip so that when the latter is pulled and the upper covering part is removed, the printed element is torn and divided into at least two parts.
  • the external wrapping sheet is provided on the internal face with one or more zones on which a layer of adhesive material is arranged which allows to glue the external wrapping sheet to the internal containing casing.
  • the removable zone is provided with an opening flap which is defined by a U-shaped profile pre-cut on the internal wrapping sheet, the opening flap being configured to be gripped and raised with respect to the removable zone, to facilitate the complete removal of the removable zone.
  • the opening flap is arranged entirely inside the pre-cut closed profile, in such a way that the pre-cut U-shaped profile of the opening flap and the pre-cut closed profile of the removable zone do not meet.
  • the opening flap is made in such a way that one of its sides is adjacent to an upper larger edge of the upper wall.
  • - fig. 1 is a three-dimensional view of a soft packet for smoking articles according to the present invention
  • - fig. 2 is a three-dimensional and exploded view of the packet of fig. 1 , in which an internal containing casing for containing the smoking articles is visible;
  • - fig. 3 is a three-dimensional view of the packet of fig. 1 , in which some parts have been removed to make the internal containing casing visible, and in which an opening window of the internal containing casing has been removed;
  • - fig. 4 is a three-dimensional view of a packet of fig. 3 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • - fig. 5 is a three-dimensional view of a soft packet for smoking articles according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • - fig. 6 is a top plan view of an external wrapping sheet with which an external covering casing of the packet of fig. 1 and fig. 5 is made, in which the external wrapping sheet is shown in an unfolded condition;
  • - figs from 7 to 10 are three-dimensional views which show a schematic representation of an opening sequence of the packet of fig. 1 ;
  • - figs. 11 and 12 are three-dimensional views which show an initial and final step of formation of the internal containing casing, starting from a wrapping sheet which is suitably folded around the group of smoking articles.
  • a soft packet 10 for smoking articles 100 comprises at least one flexible internal containing casing 12 configured to hold together the smoking articles 100, as defined above.
  • the packet 10 also comprises an external covering casing 20 to cover, or completely cover, the internal containing casing 12, as will be explained in more detail below.
  • the internal containing casing 12 is obtained from a respective internal wrapping sheet 110 made of impermeable material, for example with at least one layer of tinfoil, capable of best preserving the organoleptic qualities and properties of the smoking articles 100 present inside it.
  • the internal wrapping sheet 110 is shaped and folded in such a way that the internal containing casing 12 (figs. 2, 4 and 12) comprises: an upper access wall 13; two substantially equal and opposing larger lateral walls 14a and 14b, two smaller lateral walls 18a and 18b, also substantially equal, opposing each other and perpendicular to the two larger lateral walls 14a and 14b, and a bottom wall, which is not visible in the drawings.
  • the internal wrapping sheet 110 is folded into a “U” shape (fig. 11) in correspondence with the upper wall 13 so that the latter has no overlapping portions of the internal wrapping sheet 110.
  • the upper wall 13 is delimited by two smaller upper edges, or borders, 15 and two larger upper edges, or borders, 16.
  • the upper wall 13 also comprises at least one removable zone 17 (figs. 2, 4, 11 and 12) delimited by a pre-cut closed profile C, preferably with non-continuous cuts or perforations, which is configured to be removed so as to define an aperture through which it is possible to extract the smoking articles 100.
  • the removable zone 17 develops, for most of its extension, on the upper wall 13.
  • the removable zone 17 is arranged adjacent to, or in contact with, one of the two smaller upper edges 15; specifically, the closed profile C is substantially rectangular and one of its larger sides laps one of the two smaller upper edges 15.
  • the closed profile C is made in such a way that the removable zone 17 comprises a first portion 17a, which extends transversely from one larger upper edge 16 to the other, and at least one second portion 17b created on at least one of either the first or the second larger wall 14a or 14b of the internal containing casing 12.
  • the removable zone 17 comprises two second portions 17b equal to each other and made in a specular manner on the first larger wall 14a and on the second larger wall 14b, respectively, of the internal containing casing 12.
  • the presence of the second portions 17b has the advantage that the aperture that is defined also extends on the sides of the internal containing casing 12 and, therefore, of the packet 10, and not only on its top, so as to make it much easier for the user to grip the smoking articles 100, once the removable zone 17 has been removed, without ruining the structural integrity of the remaining portion of the internal containing casing 12.
  • the removable zone 17 is provided with at least one opening flap 19 which is defined by an additional U-shaped profile pre-cut on the internal wrapping sheet 110, preferably with non-continuous cuts or perforations, and which is configured to be grasped and lifted by the consumer with respect to the removable zone 17, to facilitate the complete removal of the latter.
  • the opening flap 19 is arranged entirely inside the pre-cut closed profile C, so that the pre-cut U-shaped profile of the opening flap 19 and the pre-cut closed profile C of the removable zone 17 do not meet.
  • the opening flap 19 is made in such a way that one side thereof is adjacent to one of the two larger upper edges 16, so that at least one part thereof can be lifted, or it can lift autonomously, to facilitate the identification and grip by the consumer.
  • the packet 10 comprises a single internal containing casing 12.
  • the packet 10 comprises two containing casings 12 arranged adjacent to each other.
  • the width of each of the two containing casings 12 is half the width of the internal containing casing 12 shown in figs. 2 and 3.
  • the two containing casings 12 are arranged inside the external covering casing 20 in such a way that the respective removable zones 17 are symmetrical with respect to each other, that is, arranged close to the external smaller upper edges 15 so as to leave a central zone free for the possible disposition of a printed element 105.
  • the two containing casings 12 are arranged so as to have the opening flaps 19 of the respective removable zones 17 on the same side, that is, both close to the same larger lateral wall of the external covering casing 20.
  • the two containing casings 12 are arranged in such a way as to have the opening flaps 19 on opposite sides with respect to each other, so as to facilitate the removal of the removable zone 17, by acting on the opening flap 19, regardless of the way in which the packet 10 is held.
  • the external covering casing 20 is obtained starting from a respective flexible and flat external wrapping sheet 120 (fig. 6) having a rectangular development and configured to be suitably wrapped on the internal containing casing 12.
  • the external wrapping sheet 120 is made of a very thin paper-based material, in the order of one-tenth of a millimeter.
  • paper-based material we mean a material having a percentage of paper greater than 70-80% by weight.
  • the external wrapping sheet 120 is also provided with a reduced percentage of plastic material, at most in the order of about 20-30% by weight, for example in the form of one or more layers. This percentage is such as to be compliant with current regulations that still allow the material with which the external wrapping sheet 120 is made to be defined as a paper-based material and, therefore, to be recycled and considered sustainable from an environmental point of view.
  • the external wrapping sheet 120 is shaped and folded in such a way that the external covering casing 20 (figs. 1, 2, 4 and 5) comprises: an upper wall 21 that contacts, during use, the upper wall 13 of the internal containing casing 12; a first larger wall 22 and a second larger wall 23 parallel to each other and opposite each other, which contact, during use, the corresponding larger lateral walls 14a and 14b of the internal containing casing 12; a first lateral wall 25 and a second lateral wall 26 opposite each other and perpendicular to the first and second larger wall 22 and 23; and a lower wall 27, opposite and parallel to the upper wall 21.
  • the external wrapping sheet 120 (fig. 6), although advantageously being in a single body, is divided into an upper part 120a, a central part 120b and a lower part 120c, which when folded to obtain the external covering casing 20 divide the latter respectively into an upper covering part 20a, a central covering part 20b and a lower covering part 20c (figs, from 1 to 4).
  • the upper part 120a (fig. 6) comprises an upper central flap 121a, two upper larger flaps 121b and 121c adjacent to the upper central flap 121a and arranged symmetrically on opposite sides thereof, and two upper lateral flaps 12 Id and 121 e each adjacent to a respective one of the two upper larger flaps 121b and 121c and arranged symmetrically with respect to the upper central flap 121a.
  • the upper central flap 121a, the two upper larger flaps 121b and 121c and the two upper lateral flaps 121 d and 121 e are configured to define, when folded and at least partly overlapping each other, the upper wall 21.
  • the central part 120b comprises a central panel 126 configured to define, when the external wrapping sheet 120 is folded around the internal containing casing 12, the lateral wall 26, a first and a second larger central panel 122 and 123 that are adjacent to the central panel 126 and that are configured to define, when the external wrapping sheet 120 is folded around the internal containing casing 12, the first larger wall 22 and, respectively, the second larger wall 23, a first central lateral flap 125a adjacent to the first larger central panel 122 and a second central lateral flap 125b adjacent the second larger central panel 123, which, when the external wrapping sheet 120 is folded around the internal containing casing 12, are at least partly overlapping each other, in order to define the second lateral wall 25.
  • the lower part 120c comprises a lower central flap 127a, two lower larger flaps 127b and 127c adjacent to the lower central flap 127a and arranged symmetrically on opposite sides with respect thereto, and two lower lateral flaps 127d and 127e each adjacent to a respective one of the two lower larger flaps 127b and 127c and arranged symmetrically with respect to the lower central flap 127a.
  • the lower central flap 127a, the two lower larger flaps 127b and 127c and the lower lateral flaps 127d and 127e are configured to define, when folded and at least partly overlapping each other, the lower wall 27.
  • the upper central flap 121a, the two upper larger flaps 121b and 121c and the two upper lateral flaps 121 d and 121e are separated from each other by cutting lines LT.
  • the lower central flap 127a, the two lower larger flaps 127b and 127c and the two lower lateral flaps 127d and 127e are separated from each other by additional cutting lines LT’ (fig. 6).
  • the cutting lines LT, LT’ when the external wrapping sheet 120 is folded to obtain the external covering casing 20, there is a better covering of the internal containing casing 12 and a better closure of the packet 10.
  • the upper wall 21 and the lower wall 27 are obtained only by overlapping the flaps of the upper part 120a and of the lower part
  • the external wrapping sheet 120 is provided with an opening strip 130 arranged in an upper zone of the central part 120b, close to the upper part 120a.
  • the opening strip 130 is delimited by a pre-cut profile P and it is configured to be removed, when the packet 10 is opened for the first time, in order to separate the upper part 120a from the central part 120b.
  • the opening strip 130 is attached on the internal face of the external wrapping sheet 120 and is of paper-based material. Furthermore, the opening strip 130 comprises a gripping flap 131 (figs. 1, 5 and 7 to 9) configured to be gripped by the consumer so as to facilitate the removal of the same opening strip 130, in order to remove the upper covering part 20a from the external covering casing 20.
  • the external wrapping sheet 120 is provided internally, that is, on the internal face that during use contacts the internal containing casing 12, with one or more zones on which a layer of adhesive material M (fig. 6) is arranged in order to glue the external wrapping sheet 120 to the internal containing casing 12, thus making the external covering casing 20 of the packet 10.
  • the adhesive material M can be a water-based glue or in any case a glue free of polluting solvents, so that the packet 10 is entirely recyclable.
  • the layer of adhesive material M allows to glue the flaps 12 la-12 le of the upper part 120a and the flaps 127 a- 127e of the lower part 120c to each other, by making them overlap, in order to close the external covering casing 20 and thus form the packet 10.
  • the adhesive material M can be arranged only in some zones of the internal surface of the external wrapping sheet 120; these zones must however allow the functional gluing of the external covering casing 20 to the internal containing casing 12.
  • adhesion force of the adhesive material M in particular in correspondence with the upper covering part 20a, is much smaller than the removal force with which the consumer opens and/or removes the opening strip 130, and thus does not hinder the removal of the upper covering part 20a.
  • the packet 10 is also provided with a printed element 29 (figs. 1 and 5 and from 7 to 10) which is arranged outside the external covering casing 20 straddling the opening strip 130, that is, in such a way that it has at least one portion overlapping with the latter. In this way, when the opening strip 130 is pulled and the upper covering part 20a is removed, the printed element 29 is torn off and divided into at least two parts.
  • the printed element 29 can be a government stamp, a duty stamp, or other, indicative of the successful payment of a tax and/or excise duty. As shown in fig. 1, the printed element 29 is arranged straddling the opening strip 130, with one portion on the second lateral wall 26 and one portion on the upper wall 21.
  • the printed element 29 is arranged centrally on the upper wall 21 and with the two end portions respectively on the first and on the second larger wall 22 and 23, so that they intersect the opening strip 130.
  • Such a configuration is particularly advantageous in the event two containing casings 12 are arranged inside the external covering casing 20, for example as shown in fig. 4 described above. In fact, this configuration means that the printed element 29 is still tom the moment the packet is first opened, regardless of which internal containing casing 12 is opened first by the user.
  • the printed element 29, in correspondence with the aforementioned portion that overlaps with the opening strip 130 is advantageously provided with a respective cutting line LT” (figs. 1 and 5) that facilitates its division when the same opening strip 130 is removed.

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Soft packet (10) for smoking articles (100) comprising at least one internal containing casing (12) configured to hold the smoking articles (100) together and an external covering casing (20) configured to completely cover the internal containing casing (12).

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SOFT PACKET FOR SMOKING ARTICLES
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention concerns a packet of smoking articles comprising at least one internal containing casing used to contain an organized group of smoking articles, and an external covering casing to cover the internal containing casing. In particular, the present invention finds application in the field of soft packets for smoking articles, herein understood as cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, or similar products. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Soft packets for smoking articles are known, which have a containing body open at the top and made of flexible material, such as a very thin sheet of paper in the order of one-tenth of a millimeter, so as to have a consistency such as to be considered soft, or flexible, to the touch. Normally, before they are packaged, the smoking articles are grouped and arranged in such a way as to substantially define, as a whole, a parallelepiped, around which the internal containing casing, also known as internal wrapper, or casing, is then wrapped; the latter is then inserted inside the containing body to form the packet. The internal containing casing is usually made starting from a flat wrapping sheet of tinfoil, or metallized paper, which allows to best preserve the organoleptic qualities and properties of the smoking articles present inside it.
In the prior art, the containing body and an upper part of the containing casing which is exposed to view are covered by means of an external covering casing made of transparent plastic material, for example polypropylene. Usually, the covering casing is provided, in correspondence with an upper part thereof, with an opening strip that allows to open the same covering casing at the top in order to make the openable upper wall of the containing casing accessible to the consumer.
If, on the one hand, the use of plastic material for the covering casing allows the smoking articles present in the packet to be substantially hermetically isolated, keeping their physical and organoleptic characteristics substantially unchanged, on the other hand, it is a disadvantage from an ecological point of view, because recent years have seen ever increasing research aimed at reducing, or at least limiting as much as possible, the use and/or presence of plastic in many consumer goods.
Document DE2652079 Al discloses a composite film for making the body of a cigarette packet, wherein the film comprises two or more layers, including a layer of plastic material, for example polyethylene, a layer of aluminum and/or a layer of paper. The film comprises a tear line so that when the packet is formed it is possible to remove an upper portion thereof to access the cigarettes. Such film, however, has the disadvantage of not being totally ecological and recyclable, because an external layer of plastic material is provided.
Document US2075136 A discloses a cigarette packet provided with an external film of plastic material and a tear strip for removing an upper portion of the packet in order to access the cigarettes. Also in this case, the packet has the disadvantage of not being ecological and recyclable.
There is therefore the need to perfect a soft packet for smoking articles that can overcome the disadvantage of the state of the art. To do this, it is necessary to solve the technical problem of making a soft packet for smoking articles in which the covering casing is substantially free of plastic material, while maintaining the physical and organoleptic properties of the smoking articles present in the packet unaltered.
In particular, one purpose of the present invention is to provide a soft packet for smoking articles that is completely ecological and recyclable.
Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a soft packet for smoking articles that is easy to produce and has low production costs.
The Applicant has devised, tested and embodied the present invention to overcome the shortcomings of the state of the art and to obtain these and other purposes and advantages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is set forth and characterized in the independent claim. The dependent claims describe other characteristics of the present invention or variants to the main inventive idea.
In accordance with the above purposes and to resolve the technical problem disclosed above in a new and original way, also achieving considerable advantages compared to the state of the prior art, a soft packet for smoking articles according to the present invention comprises both at least one internal containing casing configured to hold the smoking articles together and having an upper wall, and also an external covering casing configured to completely cover the internal containing casing, the external covering casing being obtained from an external wrapping sheet made of a paper-based material comprising an upper covering part which directly overlaps with the upper wall, a central covering part and a lower covering part which directly overlap with larger lateral walls, smaller lateral walls and a bottom wall of the internal containing casing, respectively, wherein the upper covering part can be removed and separated from the central covering part, so as to make at least the upper wall accessible.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the internal containing casing is formed by an internal wrapping sheet folded into a “U” shape in correspondence with the upper wall so that the upper wall has no overlapping portions of the internal wrapping sheet.
Moreover, the upper wall comprises a removable zone delimited by a closed profile pre-cut on the internal wrapping sheet and configured to be removed in such a way as to leave an aperture through which it is possible to extract the smoking articles.
Doing so achieves at least the advantage of having a soft packet for smoking articles that is entirely recyclable and ecological. Furthermore, the fact the packet consists only of the internal containing casing and the external covering casing, without the presence of a containing body, also achieves the advantage of having a significant saving in material to produce it. The absence of the containing casing means that producing the packet requires fewer operational steps and simpler equipment, thus resulting in a simpler and cheaper packet to produce.
This advantageously allows to preserve the aromatic properties of the smoking articles until the moment the packet is first opened.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the external wrapping sheet is folded in such a way that the external covering casing comprises: an upper wall which contacts, during use, the upper wall; a first larger wall and a second larger wall parallel to each other and opposite to each other, which contact, during use, the larger lateral walls of the internal containing casing; a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall opposite each other and perpendicular to the first and second larger wall; and a lower wall opposite and parallel to the upper wall. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the external wrapping sheet is divided into an upper part, a central part and a lower part, which when folded to obtain the external covering casing divide the latter respectively into the upper covering part, the central covering part and the lower covering part.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the upper part comprises an upper central flap, two upper larger flaps adjacent to the upper central flap and arranged symmetrically on opposite sides with respect thereto, and two upper lateral flaps each adjacent to a respective one of the two upper larger flaps and arranged symmetrically with respect to the upper central flap, wherein the upper central flap, the upper larger flaps and the upper lateral flaps are configured to define, when they are folded and at least partly overlapping each other, the upper wall.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the upper central flap, the upper larger flaps and the upper lateral flaps are separated from each other by respective cutting lines.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the central part comprises a central panel configured to define, when the external wrapping sheet is folded around the internal containing casing, the second lateral wall, a first and a second larger central panel which are adjacent to the central panel and which are configured to define, when the external wrapping sheet is folded around the internal containing casing, the first larger wall and, respectively, the second larger wall, a first central lateral flap adjacent to the first larger central panel and a second central lateral flap adjacent to the second larger central panel, which, when the external wrapping sheet is folded around the internal containing casing, are at least partly overlapping each other, in order to define the first lateral wall.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the lower part comprises a lower central flap, two lower larger flaps adjacent to the lower central flap and arranged symmetrically on opposite sides with respect thereto, and two lower lateral flaps each adjacent to a respective one of the lower larger flaps and arranged symmetrically with respect to the lower central flap, wherein the lower central flap, the lower larger flaps and the lower lateral flaps are configured to define, when they are folded and at least partly overlapping each other, the lower wall. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the lower central flap, the lower larger flaps and the lower lateral flaps are separated from each other by additional respective cutting lines. Moreover, by means of the cutting lines, the upper wall and the lower wall are obtained only by overlapping the flaps of the upper part and of the lower part.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the external wrapping sheet is provided with an opening strip configured to be removed in order to separate, during use, the upper covering part from the central covering part, the opening strip possibly remaining partly attached to the upper covering part.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the opening strip is attached on the internal face of the external wrapping sheet and is of a paper-based material.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the opening strip is delimited by a pre-cut profile and comprises a gripping flap configured to be gripped facilitating the removal of the opening strip.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the packet also comprises a printed element arranged on the external covering casing in such a way as to have at least one portion overlapping with the opening strip so that when the latter is pulled and the upper covering part is removed, the printed element is torn and divided into at least two parts.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the external wrapping sheet is provided on the internal face with one or more zones on which a layer of adhesive material is arranged which allows to glue the external wrapping sheet to the internal containing casing.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the removable zone is provided with an opening flap which is defined by a U-shaped profile pre-cut on the internal wrapping sheet, the opening flap being configured to be gripped and raised with respect to the removable zone, to facilitate the complete removal of the removable zone.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the opening flap is arranged entirely inside the pre-cut closed profile, in such a way that the pre-cut U-shaped profile of the opening flap and the pre-cut closed profile of the removable zone do not meet. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the opening flap is made in such a way that one of its sides is adjacent to an upper larger edge of the upper wall.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other aspects, characteristics and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of some embodiments, given as a non-restrictive example with reference to the attached drawings wherein:
- fig. 1 is a three-dimensional view of a soft packet for smoking articles according to the present invention;
- fig. 2 is a three-dimensional and exploded view of the packet of fig. 1 , in which an internal containing casing for containing the smoking articles is visible;
- fig. 3 is a three-dimensional view of the packet of fig. 1 , in which some parts have been removed to make the internal containing casing visible, and in which an opening window of the internal containing casing has been removed;
- fig. 4 is a three-dimensional view of a packet of fig. 3 according to another embodiment of the present invention;
- fig. 5 is a three-dimensional view of a soft packet for smoking articles according to another embodiment of the present invention;
- fig. 6 is a top plan view of an external wrapping sheet with which an external covering casing of the packet of fig. 1 and fig. 5 is made, in which the external wrapping sheet is shown in an unfolded condition;
- figs, from 7 to 10 are three-dimensional views which show a schematic representation of an opening sequence of the packet of fig. 1 ;
- figs. 11 and 12 are three-dimensional views which show an initial and final step of formation of the internal containing casing, starting from a wrapping sheet which is suitably folded around the group of smoking articles.
We must clarify that the phraseology and terminology used in the present description, as well as the figures in the attached drawings also in relation as to how described, have the sole function of better illustrating and explaining the present invention, their purpose being to provide a non-limiting example of the invention itself, since the scope of protection is defined by the claims.
To facilitate comprehension, the same reference numbers have been used, where possible, to identify identical common elements in the drawings. It is understood that elements and characteristics of one embodiment can be conveniently combined or incorporated into other embodiments without further clarifications. DESCRIPTION OF SOME EMBODIMENTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
Referring to fig. 1 , a soft packet 10 for smoking articles 100 according to the present invention comprises at least one flexible internal containing casing 12 configured to hold together the smoking articles 100, as defined above. The packet 10 also comprises an external covering casing 20 to cover, or completely cover, the internal containing casing 12, as will be explained in more detail below.
The internal containing casing 12 is obtained from a respective internal wrapping sheet 110 made of impermeable material, for example with at least one layer of tinfoil, capable of best preserving the organoleptic qualities and properties of the smoking articles 100 present inside it.
In particular, the internal wrapping sheet 110 is shaped and folded in such a way that the internal containing casing 12 (figs. 2, 4 and 12) comprises: an upper access wall 13; two substantially equal and opposing larger lateral walls 14a and 14b, two smaller lateral walls 18a and 18b, also substantially equal, opposing each other and perpendicular to the two larger lateral walls 14a and 14b, and a bottom wall, which is not visible in the drawings.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the internal wrapping sheet 110 is folded into a “U” shape (fig. 11) in correspondence with the upper wall 13 so that the latter has no overlapping portions of the internal wrapping sheet 110.
As shown in figs. 2 and 3, the upper wall 13 is delimited by two smaller upper edges, or borders, 15 and two larger upper edges, or borders, 16. The upper wall 13 also comprises at least one removable zone 17 (figs. 2, 4, 11 and 12) delimited by a pre-cut closed profile C, preferably with non-continuous cuts or perforations, which is configured to be removed so as to define an aperture through which it is possible to extract the smoking articles 100.
The removable zone 17 develops, for most of its extension, on the upper wall 13. Specifically, the removable zone 17 is arranged adjacent to, or in contact with, one of the two smaller upper edges 15; specifically, the closed profile C is substantially rectangular and one of its larger sides laps one of the two smaller upper edges 15. Furthermore, the closed profile C is made in such a way that the removable zone 17 comprises a first portion 17a, which extends transversely from one larger upper edge 16 to the other, and at least one second portion 17b created on at least one of either the first or the second larger wall 14a or 14b of the internal containing casing 12. In the example given here, the removable zone 17 comprises two second portions 17b equal to each other and made in a specular manner on the first larger wall 14a and on the second larger wall 14b, respectively, of the internal containing casing 12.
The presence of the second portions 17b has the advantage that the aperture that is defined also extends on the sides of the internal containing casing 12 and, therefore, of the packet 10, and not only on its top, so as to make it much easier for the user to grip the smoking articles 100, once the removable zone 17 has been removed, without ruining the structural integrity of the remaining portion of the internal containing casing 12.
The removable zone 17 is provided with at least one opening flap 19 which is defined by an additional U-shaped profile pre-cut on the internal wrapping sheet 110, preferably with non-continuous cuts or perforations, and which is configured to be grasped and lifted by the consumer with respect to the removable zone 17, to facilitate the complete removal of the latter.
The opening flap 19 is arranged entirely inside the pre-cut closed profile C, so that the pre-cut U-shaped profile of the opening flap 19 and the pre-cut closed profile C of the removable zone 17 do not meet.
Advantageously, the opening flap 19 is made in such a way that one side thereof is adjacent to one of the two larger upper edges 16, so that at least one part thereof can be lifted, or it can lift autonomously, to facilitate the identification and grip by the consumer.
In accordance with the embodiment of figs. 2 and 3, the packet 10 comprises a single internal containing casing 12.
According to another embodiment, shown in fig. 4, the packet 10 comprises two containing casings 12 arranged adjacent to each other. In particular, the width of each of the two containing casings 12 is half the width of the internal containing casing 12 shown in figs. 2 and 3.
The two containing casings 12 are arranged inside the external covering casing 20 in such a way that the respective removable zones 17 are symmetrical with respect to each other, that is, arranged close to the external smaller upper edges 15 so as to leave a central zone free for the possible disposition of a printed element 105. Specifically, in the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the two containing casings 12 are arranged so as to have the opening flaps 19 of the respective removable zones 17 on the same side, that is, both close to the same larger lateral wall of the external covering casing 20.
According to another embodiment, not shown in the drawings, the two containing casings 12 are arranged in such a way as to have the opening flaps 19 on opposite sides with respect to each other, so as to facilitate the removal of the removable zone 17, by acting on the opening flap 19, regardless of the way in which the packet 10 is held.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the external covering casing 20 is obtained starting from a respective flexible and flat external wrapping sheet 120 (fig. 6) having a rectangular development and configured to be suitably wrapped on the internal containing casing 12.
In particular, the external wrapping sheet 120 is made of a very thin paper-based material, in the order of one-tenth of a millimeter. We must clarify that by the term paper-based material we mean a material having a percentage of paper greater than 70-80% by weight.
The external wrapping sheet 120 is also provided with a reduced percentage of plastic material, at most in the order of about 20-30% by weight, for example in the form of one or more layers. This percentage is such as to be compliant with current regulations that still allow the material with which the external wrapping sheet 120 is made to be defined as a paper-based material and, therefore, to be recycled and considered sustainable from an environmental point of view.
The external wrapping sheet 120 is shaped and folded in such a way that the external covering casing 20 (figs. 1, 2, 4 and 5) comprises: an upper wall 21 that contacts, during use, the upper wall 13 of the internal containing casing 12; a first larger wall 22 and a second larger wall 23 parallel to each other and opposite each other, which contact, during use, the corresponding larger lateral walls 14a and 14b of the internal containing casing 12; a first lateral wall 25 and a second lateral wall 26 opposite each other and perpendicular to the first and second larger wall 22 and 23; and a lower wall 27, opposite and parallel to the upper wall 21.
We must clarify that by the term “during use” we mean a condition in which the internal containing casing 12, with the smoking articles 100 inside it, is covered by, or inserted into, the external covering casing 20 (figs, from 1 to 4).
The external wrapping sheet 120 (fig. 6), although advantageously being in a single body, is divided into an upper part 120a, a central part 120b and a lower part 120c, which when folded to obtain the external covering casing 20 divide the latter respectively into an upper covering part 20a, a central covering part 20b and a lower covering part 20c (figs, from 1 to 4).
The upper part 120a (fig. 6) comprises an upper central flap 121a, two upper larger flaps 121b and 121c adjacent to the upper central flap 121a and arranged symmetrically on opposite sides thereof, and two upper lateral flaps 12 Id and 121 e each adjacent to a respective one of the two upper larger flaps 121b and 121c and arranged symmetrically with respect to the upper central flap 121a. The upper central flap 121a, the two upper larger flaps 121b and 121c and the two upper lateral flaps 121 d and 121 e are configured to define, when folded and at least partly overlapping each other, the upper wall 21.
The central part 120b comprises a central panel 126 configured to define, when the external wrapping sheet 120 is folded around the internal containing casing 12, the lateral wall 26, a first and a second larger central panel 122 and 123 that are adjacent to the central panel 126 and that are configured to define, when the external wrapping sheet 120 is folded around the internal containing casing 12, the first larger wall 22 and, respectively, the second larger wall 23, a first central lateral flap 125a adjacent to the first larger central panel 122 and a second central lateral flap 125b adjacent the second larger central panel 123, which, when the external wrapping sheet 120 is folded around the internal containing casing 12, are at least partly overlapping each other, in order to define the second lateral wall 25.
The lower part 120c comprises a lower central flap 127a, two lower larger flaps 127b and 127c adjacent to the lower central flap 127a and arranged symmetrically on opposite sides with respect thereto, and two lower lateral flaps 127d and 127e each adjacent to a respective one of the two lower larger flaps 127b and 127c and arranged symmetrically with respect to the lower central flap 127a. The lower central flap 127a, the two lower larger flaps 127b and 127c and the lower lateral flaps 127d and 127e are configured to define, when folded and at least partly overlapping each other, the lower wall 27.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, in correspondence with the upper part 120a, the upper central flap 121a, the two upper larger flaps 121b and 121c and the two upper lateral flaps 121 d and 121e are separated from each other by cutting lines LT.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, also in correspondence with the lower part 120c, the lower central flap 127a, the two lower larger flaps 127b and 127c and the two lower lateral flaps 127d and 127e are separated from each other by additional cutting lines LT’ (fig. 6).
Thanks to the cutting lines LT, LT’, when the external wrapping sheet 120 is folded to obtain the external covering casing 20, there is a better covering of the internal containing casing 12 and a better closure of the packet 10. In particular, by means of the cutting lines LT, the upper wall 21 and the lower wall 27 are obtained only by overlapping the flaps of the upper part 120a and of the lower part
120c, that is, without the latter being folded on themselves, obtaining for example triangular folds such as those clearly visible in the polypropylene external covering casing of the packets known in the state of the art.
Furthermore, the external wrapping sheet 120 is provided with an opening strip 130 arranged in an upper zone of the central part 120b, close to the upper part 120a.
Specifically, the opening strip 130 is delimited by a pre-cut profile P and it is configured to be removed, when the packet 10 is opened for the first time, in order to separate the upper part 120a from the central part 120b. This allows the upper part 120a to be removed, allowing, during use, the removal of the upper covering part 20a, which is separated from the packet and can be thrown away, from the central covering part 20b, which instead can remain adhered to the packet even during use (figs, from 7 to 10).
The opening strip 130 is attached on the internal face of the external wrapping sheet 120 and is of paper-based material. Furthermore, the opening strip 130 comprises a gripping flap 131 (figs. 1, 5 and 7 to 9) configured to be gripped by the consumer so as to facilitate the removal of the same opening strip 130, in order to remove the upper covering part 20a from the external covering casing 20. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the external wrapping sheet 120 is provided internally, that is, on the internal face that during use contacts the internal containing casing 12, with one or more zones on which a layer of adhesive material M (fig. 6) is arranged in order to glue the external wrapping sheet 120 to the internal containing casing 12, thus making the external covering casing 20 of the packet 10. By way of example, the adhesive material M can be a water-based glue or in any case a glue free of polluting solvents, so that the packet 10 is entirely recyclable.
Moreover, the layer of adhesive material M allows to glue the flaps 12 la-12 le of the upper part 120a and the flaps 127 a- 127e of the lower part 120c to each other, by making them overlap, in order to close the external covering casing 20 and thus form the packet 10.
According to other embodiments, the adhesive material M can be arranged only in some zones of the internal surface of the external wrapping sheet 120; these zones must however allow the functional gluing of the external covering casing 20 to the internal containing casing 12.
We must clarify that the adhesion force of the adhesive material M, in particular in correspondence with the upper covering part 20a, is much smaller than the removal force with which the consumer opens and/or removes the opening strip 130, and thus does not hinder the removal of the upper covering part 20a.
The packet 10 is also provided with a printed element 29 (figs. 1 and 5 and from 7 to 10) which is arranged outside the external covering casing 20 straddling the opening strip 130, that is, in such a way that it has at least one portion overlapping with the latter. In this way, when the opening strip 130 is pulled and the upper covering part 20a is removed, the printed element 29 is torn off and divided into at least two parts.
By way of a non-limiting example, the printed element 29 can be a government stamp, a duty stamp, or other, indicative of the successful payment of a tax and/or excise duty. As shown in fig. 1, the printed element 29 is arranged straddling the opening strip 130, with one portion on the second lateral wall 26 and one portion on the upper wall 21.
According to a variant shown in fig. 4, the printed element 29 is arranged centrally on the upper wall 21 and with the two end portions respectively on the first and on the second larger wall 22 and 23, so that they intersect the opening strip 130. Such a configuration is particularly advantageous in the event two containing casings 12 are arranged inside the external covering casing 20, for example as shown in fig. 4 described above. In fact, this configuration means that the printed element 29 is still tom the moment the packet is first opened, regardless of which internal containing casing 12 is opened first by the user.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the printed element 29, in correspondence with the aforementioned portion that overlaps with the opening strip 130, is advantageously provided with a respective cutting line LT” (figs. 1 and 5) that facilitates its division when the same opening strip 130 is removed.
It is clear that modifications and/or additions of parts or steps may be made to the packet 10 as described heretofore, without departing from the field and scope of the present invention, as defined by the claims.
It is also clear that, although the present invention has been described with reference to some specific examples, a person of skill in the art will be able to achieve other equivalent forms of soft packets of smoking articles, having the characteristics as set forth in the claims and hence all coming within the field of protection defined thereby.
In the following claims, the sole purpose of the references in brackets is to facilitate their reading and they must not be considered as restrictive factors of the field of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. Soft packet (10) for smoking articles (100) comprising both at least one internal containing casing (12) configured to hold said smoking articles (100) together and having an upper wall (13), and also an external covering casing (20) configured to completely cover said internal containing casing (12), said external covering casing (20) being obtained from an external wrapping sheet (120) made of a paperbased material comprising an upper covering part (20a) which directly overlaps with said upper wall (13), a central covering part (20b) and a lower covering part (20c) which directly overlap with larger lateral walls (14a, 14b), smaller lateral walls (18a, 18b) and a bottom wall of said internal containing casing (12), respectively, wherein said upper covering part (20a) can be removed and separated from said central covering part (20b), so as to make at least said upper wall (13) accessible, characterized in that said internal containing casing (12) is formed by an internal wrapping sheet (110) folded into a “U” shape in correspondence with said upper wall (13) so that said upper wall (13) has no overlapping portions of said internal wrapping sheet (110), and in that said upper wall (13) comprises a removable zone (17) delimited by a closed profile (C) pre-cut on said internal wrapping sheet (110) and configured to be removed in such a way as to leave an aperture through which it is possible to extract said smoking articles (100).
2. Packet (10) as in claim 1, characterized in that said external wrapping sheet (120) is folded in such a way that said external covering casing (20) comprises: an upper wall (21) which contacts, during use, said upper wall (13); a first larger wall (22) and a second larger wall (23) parallel to each other and opposite to each other, which contact, during use, said larger lateral walls (14a, 14b) of said internal containing casing (12); a first lateral wall (25) and a second lateral wall (26) opposite each other and perpendicular to said first and second larger wall (22, 23); and a lower wall (27) opposite and parallel to said upper wall (21).
3. Packet (10) as in claim 2, characterized in that said external wrapping sheet (120) is divided into an upper part (120a), a central part (120b) and a lower part (120c), which when folded to obtain said external covering casing (20) divide the latter respectively into said upper covering part (20a), said central covering part (20b) and said lower covering part (20c).
4. Packet (10) as in claim 3, characterized in that said upper part (120a) comprises an upper central flap (121a), two upper larger flaps (121b, 121c) adjacent to said upper central flap (121a) and arranged symmetrically on opposite sides with respect thereto, and two upper lateral flaps (12 Id, 121 e) each adjacent to a respective one of said two upper larger flaps (121b, 121c) and arranged symmetrically with respect to said upper central flap (121a), wherein said upper central flap (121a), said upper larger flaps (121b, 121c) and said upper lateral flaps (12 Id, 121 e) are configured to define, when they are folded and at least partly overlapping each other, said upper wall (21).
5. Packet (10) as in claim 4, characterized in that said upper central flap (121a), said upper larger flaps (121b, 121c) and said upper lateral flaps (12 Id, 12 le) are separated from each other by respective cutting lines (LT).
6. Packet (10) as in any claim from 3 to 5, characterized in that said central part (120b) comprises a central panel (126) configured to define, when said external wrapping sheet (120) is folded around said internal containing casing (12), said second lateral wall (26), a first and a second larger central panel (122, 123) which are adjacent to said central panel (126) and which are configured to define, when said external wrapping sheet (120) is folded around said internal containing casing (12), said first larger wall (22) and, respectively, said second larger wall (23), a first central lateral flap (125a) adjacent to said first larger central panel (122) and a second central lateral flap (125b) adjacent to said second larger central panel (123), which, when said external wrapping sheet (120) is folded around said internal containing casing (12), are at least partly overlapping each other, in order to define said first lateral wall (25).
7. Packet (10) as in any claim from 3 to 5, characterized in that said lower part (120c) comprises a lower central flap (127a), two lower larger flaps (127b, 127c) adjacent to said lower central flap (127a) and arranged symmetrically on opposite sides with respect thereto, and two lower lateral flaps (127d, 127e) each adjacent to a respective one of said lower larger flaps (127b, 127c) and arranged symmetrically with respect to said lower central flap (127a), wherein said lower central flap (127a), said lower larger flaps (127b, 127c) and said lower lateral flaps (127d, 127e) are configured to define, when they are folded and at least partly overlapping each other, said lower wall (27).
8. Packet (10) as in claim 7, as appended to claim 5, characterized in that said lower central flap (127a), said lower larger flaps (127b, 127c) and said lower lateral flaps (127d, 127e) are separated from each other by additional respective cutting lines (LT’), and in that, by means of said cutting lines (LT, LT’), said upper wall (21) and said lower wall (27) are obtained only by overlapping said flaps of said upper part (120a) and of said lower part (120c).
9. Packet (10) as in any claim hereinbefore, characterized in that said external wrapping sheet (120) is provided with an opening strip (130) configured to be removed in order to separate, during use, said upper covering part (20a) from said central covering part (20b), said opening strip (130) possibly remaining partly attached to said upper covering part (20a).
10. Packet (10) as in claim 9, characterized in that said opening strip (130) is attached on the internal face of said external wrapping sheet (120) and is of a paperbased material.
11. Packet (10) as in claim 9 or 10, characterized in that said opening strip (130) is delimited by a pre-cut profile (P) and comprises a gripping flap (131) configured to be gripped facilitating the removal of said opening strip (130).
12. Packet (10) as in claim 9 or 10 or 11 , characterized in that it also comprises a printed element (29) arranged on said external covering casing (20) in such a way as to have at least one portion overlapping with said opening strip (130) so that when the latter is pulled and said upper covering part (20a) is removed, said printed element (29) is tom and divided into at least two parts.
13. Packet (10) as in any claim hereinbefore, characterized in that said external wrapping sheet (120) is provided on the internal face with one or more zones on which a layer of adhesive material (M) is arranged which allows to glue said external wrapping sheet (120) to said internal containing casing (12).
14. Packet (10) as in any claim hereinbefore, characterized in that said removable zone (17) is provided with an opening flap (19) which is defined by a U-shaped profile pre-cut on said internal wrapping sheet (110), said opening flap (19) being configured to be gripped and raised with respect to said removable zone (17), to facilitate the complete removal of said removable zone (17).
15. Packet (10) as in claim 14, characterized in that said opening flap (19) is arranged entirely inside said pre-cut closed profile (C), in such a way that said precut U-shaped profile of said opening flap (19) and said pre-cut closed profile (C) of said removable zone (17) do not meet.
16. Packet (10) as in claim 14 or 15, characterized in that said opening flap (19) is made in such a way that one of its sides is adjacent to an upper larger edge (16) of the upper wall (13).
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