Container for consumer goods with reclosable flap
AssigneeJT International SA
InventorsTim Collins, Gabriela Greco, Jürgen Kümpel
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Abstract
A container for consumer goods, such as smoking articles, includes an outer housing with a hinged lid that houses an inner package of consumer goods. The inner package has an access opening through which consumer goods can be removed and that is covered by a reclosable flap, which is attached to a first lid panel that is relatively movable to a second lid panel throughout rotation of the lid between lid open and closed positions. Blanks for forming the outer housing and a method of forming the container are also provided.
Claims19
A container for consumer goods, comprising:
- an outer housing comprising a hinged lid rotatable between open and closed positions, the hinged lid comprising a first inner lid panel and a second inner lid panel;
- an inner package of consumer goods within the outer housing defining an access opening through which consumer goods can be removed, the access opening being covered by a reclosable flap;
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- wherein the reclosable flap is attached to the first inner lid panel of the hinged lid, and wherein the first inner lid panel moves relative to the second inner lid panel when the lid is moved between the open and closed positions.
A method of forming a container for consumer goods, comprising the steps of:
- providing an inner package of consumer goods comprising an access opening through which consumer goods can be removed, the access opening being covered by a reclosable flap;
- folding a blank about the inner package to form an outer housing with a hinged lid;
- attaching the reclosable flap to a first inner lid panel of the hinged lid;
- wherein the step of folding the blank comprises a step of forming the hinged lid in a way such that the first inner lid panel can move relative to a second inner lid panel when the container is in use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.