System and method for printing on a package
AssigneeSanta Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc.
InventorSteven P. Bass
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Abstract
A system for printing on a printable portion of a liner for a package to receive smoking articles includes a package assembler configured to receive an outer blank and fold the outer blank around the liner to create the package. The liner comprises a material configured to absorb ink and a front surface, the front surface configured to be seen by a user when the package is open. The liner also includes a printable portion positioned on the front surface, the printable portion configured to receive ink. The system further comprises a printer coupled to the package assembler, the printer configured to dispense the ink on the printable portion when the package is in an at least partially assembled state.
Claims17
A system for assembling a package for one or more smoking articles, comprising:
- a package assembler configured to receive an outer blank and fold the outer blank around a liner to assemble the package, the liner comprising a material configured to absorb ink, the liner further comprising:
- a front surface, the front surface configured to be seen by a user when the package is opened, wherein a printable portion of the front surface of the liner is configured to receive ink;
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- a printer coupled to the package assembler, the printer configured to dispense the ink directly on the printable portion of the front surface of the liner configured to receive ink when the package is in an at least partially assembled state.
A system for assembling a package, comprising:
- a package assembler configured to receive an outer blank and fold the outer blank around a liner to assemble the package, the liner configured to receive one or more smoking articles, the liner comprising:
- a material configured to absorb a printing material;
- a front surface of the liner configured to be seen by a user when the package is opened;
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- a printable portion of front surface configured to receive the printing material;
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- a printer coupled to the package assembler, the printer configured to dispense the printing material directly on the printable portion of the front surface of the liner configured to receive ink when the package is in an at least partially assembled state.
A system for assembling a package for one or more smoking articles, comprising:
- a package assembler configured to receive an outer blank and fold the outer blank around a liner blank and an inner portion blank to assemble the package, the inner portion blank comprising:
- a material configured to absorb ink;
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- a surface configured to receive the ink and to be seen by a user when the package is opened;
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- a printer coupled to the package assembler, the printer configured to dispense the ink directly on the surface of the inner portion blank when the package is in an at least partially assembled state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.