# US 10,501,217 B2 · Pack for wrapping consumer goods

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- Number: US 10,501,217 B2
- Document ID: US10501217B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/904,364
- Filed: 2018-02-24
- Published: 2018-08-30
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2018-02-24
- Assignees: Polenghi Industrias Alimenticias Ltda.
- Applicants: Polenghi Industrias Alimenticias Ltda.
- Inventors: Paulo Netto Nascimento, Jr.
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10501217B2

## CPC

- B65B 7/2814: {the closures being interconnected}
- B65B 5/04: Packaging single articles
- B65D 5/0254: {with end closures formed by inward folding of flaps and securing them by means of a tongue integral with one of the flaps}
- B65D 5/5445: {for dividing a tubular body into separate parts}
- B65D 27/34: Lines of weakness
- B65D 77/26: Elements or devices for locating or protecting articles
- B65D 27/22: Tongue-and-slot or like closures; Tuck-in flaps
- B65D 75/5833: {for tearing out a portion of the wall}
- B65B: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00)
- 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

## Abstract

A pack includes at least one fold-line on one of the walls of the pack; at least one mechanically perforated front tear-line running from a first extremity of the fold-line to a second extremity of the fold-line and a mechanically perforated rear tear-line running from a first extremity of the fold-line to a second extremity of the fold-line, a mechanically perforated rear tear-line defining a separation between a first portion of the pack and a second portion of the pack; and a geometrically-shaped tab integrated with the second portion of the pack, a tab that can be folded along the fold-line and tucked into the pack through an opening defined by the mechanically perforated front tear-line.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A pack for wrapping consumer goods comprising:
at least one fold-line on a wall of the pack;
at least one mechanically perforated front tear-line running from a first extremity of the fold-line to a second extremity of the fold-line; and,
a mechanically perforated rear tear-line running from a first extremity of the fold-line to a second extremity of the fold-line, with the mechanically perforated rear tear-line defining:
a separation between a first portion of the pack and a second portion of the pack; and
a geometrically-shaped tab integrated with the second portion of the pack, the tab being adapted for folding along the fold-line and tucked into the pack through an opening defined by the mechanically perforated front tear-line.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The pack according to claim 1, wherein the first extremity and the second extremity of the fold-line are positioned at intersections between the fold-line and a multiplicity of corners of the pack.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The pack according to claim 2, further comprising a plurality of fold-lines connected to a plurality of mechanically perforated front tear-lines and mechanically perforated rear tear-lines, defining a plurality of separable portions of the pack.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The pack according to claim 2 wherein the mechanically perforated front tear-line defines a curved recess on an edge of the second portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The pack according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of fold-lines connected to a plurality of mechanically perforated front tear-lines and mechanically perforated rear tear-lines, defining a plurality of separable portions of the pack.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The pack according to claim 5 wherein the mechanically perforated front tear-line defines a curved recess on an edge of the second portion.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The pack according to claim 1 wherein the mechanically perforated front tear-line defines a curved recess on an edge of the second portion.