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US 12,060,217 B2Granted
Re-sealable cigarette pack
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorStephen Bellamah
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Abstract
A container for consumer goods includes a rigid outer box, an inner package, an inner frame and a pull tab. The outer box has a hinged lid configured to provide access to an inner volume of the outer box. The inner frame is paperboard having a pre-cut opening configured to provide access to an inner volume of the inner package. The pull tab covers the opening with a first adhesive that releasably adheres an edge portion of the pull tab to the inner frame and a second adhesive that permanently adheres the pull tab to the inner package and the outer box.
Claims16
An inner frame blank configured to form an inner frame of a container of consumer goods comprising:
- a front panel;
- a top panel with a left dust flap and a right dust flap;
- a left side panel;
- and
- a right side panel,
- the top panel connected to the front panel at a first transversely extending fold line, the left side panel connected to the front panel at a first longitudinally extending fold line, the right side panel connected to the front panel at a second longitudinally extending fold line, an opening extending part way across the top panel and part way down the front panel, the left dust flap at least partly overlapping the left side panel when the left dust flap and left side panel are folded 90 degrees, the right dust flap at least partly overlapping the right side panel when the right dust flap and the right side panel are folded 90 degrees, and
- the top panel being configured to fold 90 degrees with respect to the front panel, the left side panel being configured to fold 90 degrees with respect to the front panel, the right side panel being configured to fold 90 degrees with respect to the front panel, the left dust flap being configured to fold 90 degrees with respect to the top panel, and the right dust flap being configured to fold 90 degrees with respect to the top panel,
- wherein the inner frame blank has an outer surface layer of metallized polyester.
5 more elements
An inner frame blank configured to form an inner frame of a container of consumer goods comprising:
- a front panel;
- a top panel with a left dust flap and a right dust flap;
- a left side panel;
- and
- a right side panel,
- the top panel connected to the front panel at a first transversely extending fold line, the left side panel connected to the front panel at a first longitudinally extending fold line, the right side panel connected to the front panel at a second longitudinally extending fold line, an opening extending part way across the top panel and part way down the front panel, the left dust flap at least partly overlapping the left side panel when the left dust flap and left side panel are folded 90 degrees, the right dust flap at least partly overlapping the right side panel when the right dust flap and the right side panel are folded 90 degrees, and
- the top panel being configured to fold 90 degrees with respect to the front panel, the left side panel being configured to fold 90 degrees with respect to the front panel, the right side panel being configured to fold 90 degrees with respect to the front panel, the left dust flap being configured to fold 90 degrees with respect to the top panel, and the right dust flap being configured to fold 90 degrees with respect to the top panel,
- wherein the inner frame blank has an outer surface layer of polypropylene film.
5 more elements
An inner frame blank configured to form an inner frame of a container of consumer goods comprising:
- a front panel;
- a top panel with a left dust flap and a right dust flap, the front panel and the top panel defining an opening, the opening extending part way across the top panel and part way down the front panel;
- a left side panel;
- a right side panel;
- and
- a pull tab, the pull tab including a first adhesive configured to releasably adhered the pull tab to the front panel and top panel of the inner frame blank around the opening,
- the top panel connected to the front panel at a first transversely extending fold line, the left side panel connected to the front panel at a first longitudinally extending fold line, the right side panel connected to the front panel at a second longitudinally extending fold line, the left dust flap at least partly overlapping the left side panel when the left dust flap and left side panel are folded 90 degrees, the right dust flap at least partly overlapping the right side panel when the right dust flap and the right side panel are folded 90 degrees,
- the top panel being configured to fold 90 degrees with respect to the front panel, the left side panel being configured to fold 90 degrees with respect to the front panel, the right side panel being configured to fold 90 degrees with respect to the front panel, the left dust flap being configured to fold 90 degrees with respect to the top panel, and the right dust flap being configured to fold 90 degrees with respect to the top panel
- the inner frame blank including a laminate including,
- an outer layer of paperboard,
- an inner layer of paper, and
- an intermediate layer of metal foil.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.