Resealable container including insert
AssigneePhilip Morris Products S.A.
InventorsFiorenzo Draghetti, Marc Perrinjaquet, Philippe Bourgoin
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Abstract
Containers that include a housing that includes a box and a lid that is hingedly attached to the box. The container also includes an inner package disposed at least partially within the housing and at least partially defining an interior volume for housing consumer goods. The inner package includes a first layer and a second layer. The container also includes an insert positioned between the inner surface of the front wall of the box and the outer surface of the front wall of the inner package. The insert is positioned entirely below the sealing region and is positioned so that the lowest point of the upper edge of the box is lower than the highest point of the upper edge of the insert.
Claims15
A container (10) for consumer goods, comprising:
- a housing (12) comprising a box (14) and a lid (20) hingedly attached to the box, the box having a front wall (16) and a back wall, the front wall having an inner surface, the lid comprising a front wall (24), wherein the lid has an inner surface (22) and an outer surface (26) and the front wall (16) of the box has an upper edge (21);
- an inner package (30) disposed within the housing and at least partially defining an interior volume for housing consumer goods, the inner package (30) having a front wall that has an outer surface, the inner package comprising a first layer (40) and a second layer (50), the first layer comprising a flap (44), the flap attached to the inner surface of the lid and the flap configured to be releasably attached to a sealing region (72) of the second layer to open and close the inner package by opening and closing the lid;
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- an insert (60) positioned between the inner surface of the front wall of the box and the outer surface of the front wall of the inner package, wherein the insert has an upper edge (35),
- wherein the insert is positioned entirely below the sealing region and positioned so that the lowest point of the upper edge of the box is lower than the highest point of the upper edge of the insert, and
- wherein the sealing region and upper edge of the insert are rectilinear and horizontal.
A carton comprising:
- at least one container (10) for consumer goods, comprising:
- a housing (12) comprising a box (14) and a lid (20) hingedly attached to the box, the box having a front wall (16) and a back wall, the lid comprising a front wall (24), wherein the lid has an inner surface (22) and an outer surface (26) and the front wall (16) of the box has an upper edge (21);
- an inner package (30) disposed within the housing and at least partially defining an interior volume for housing consumer goods, the inner package (30) having a front wall that has an outer surface, the inner package comprising a first layer (40) and a second layer (50), the first layer comprising a flap (44), the flap attached to the inner surface of the lid and the flap configured to be releasably attached to a sealing region (72) of the second layer to open and close the inner package by opening and closing the lid;
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- an insert (60) positioned between the inner surface of the front wall of the box and the outer surface of the front wall of the inner package, wherein the insert has an upper edge (35),
- wherein the insert is positioned entirely below the sealing region and positioned so that the lowest point of the upper edge of the box is lower than the highest point of the upper edge of the insert, and
- wherein the sealing region and upper edge of the insert are rectilinear and horizontal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.