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US 12,528,640 B2Granted
Rigid pack for smoking articles provided with a hinged lid
AssigneeG.D Societa' Per Azioni
InventorsRoberto Polloni, Luca Paradiso, Giuliano Gamberini
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Abstract
A pack for smoking articles having: a group of smoking articles; a wrap housing the group of smoking articles; a rigid container, which is cup-shaped, houses the wrap and has: an open upper end, a lower wall, a front wall and rear wall, and two side walls; a lid, which is cup-shaped, is hinged to the container along a hinge so as to rotate, relative to the container, between an open position and a closed position, and has: an open lower end, an upper wall, a front wall and a rear wall, and two side walls; and a locking panel, which is at least partially glued to a first side wall of the container and has an upper edge, which is connected to a lower edge of a second side wall of the lid.
Claims15
A pack (1) for smoking articles comprising:
- a group (17) of smoking articles;
- a wrap (16), which houses the group (17) of smoking articles;
- a rigid container (20, which is cup-shaped, houses the wrap (16) and has:
- an open upper end (3), a lower wall (6) opposite the open upper end (3), a front wall (7) and a rear wall (8) opposite one another, and two side walls (9, 10) opposite one another;
- a lid (4), which is cup-shaped, is hinged to the container (2) along a hinge (5) so as to rotate, relative to the container (2), between an open position and a closed position and has:
- an open lower end, an upper wall (11), a front wall (12) and a rear wall (13) opposite one another, and two side walls (14, 15) opposite one another;
- and
- a locking panel (20), which is at least partially glued to a first side wall (9) of the container (2) and has an upper edge (21), which is connected to a lower edge (22) of a second side wall (14) of the lid (4);
- wherein the upper edge (21) of the locking panel (20) is connected to the lower edge (22) of the second side wall (14) by means of a first pre-weakened and tearable connection line (24), and
- wherein the locking panel (20) is glued to the first side wall (9) by means of a weak and detachable glue (23), which, in use, allows the locking panel (20) to be completely separated from the first side wall (9).
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A pack (1) for smoking articles compromising:
- a group (17) of smoking articles;
- a wrap (16), which houses the group (17) of smoking articles;
- a rigid container (2), which is cup-shaped, houses the wrap (16) and has:
- an open upper end (3), a lower wall (6) opposite the open upper end (3), a front wall (7) and a rear wall (8) opposite one another, and two side walls (9, 10) opposite one another;
- a lid (4), which is cup-shaped, is hinged to the container (2) along a hinge (5) so as to rotate, relative to the container (2), between an open position and a closed position and has:
- an open lower end, an upper wall (11), a front wall (12) and a rear wall (13) opposite one another, and two side walls (14, 15) opposite one another;
- and
- a locking panel (20), which is at least partially glued to a first side wall (9) of the container (2) and has an upper edge (21), which is connected to a lower edge (22) of a second side wall (14) of the lid (4);
- wherein the upper edge (21) of the locking panel (20) is connected to the lower edge (22) of the second side wall (14) by means of a first pre-weakened and tearable connection line (24);
- wherein the locking panel (20) is at least partially glued to the first side wall (9) by means of a strong and inseparable glue (23) which, in use, does not allow the locking panel (20) to be separated from the first side wall (9), and
- wherein the locking panel (20) is made up of:
- an upper removable portion (25), which has the upper edge (21) connected to the lower edge (22) of the second side wall (14) and is not glued to the first side wall (9);
- and
- a lower anchoring portion (26), which is glued to the first side wall (9);
- wherein each side wall (9, 10) of the container (2) comprises an inner panel (9″, 10″) and an outer panel (9′, 10′), which overlap and are glued to one another;
- wherein each side wall (14, 15) of the lid (4) comprises an inner panel (14″, 15″) and an outer panel (14′, 15′), which overlap and are glued to one another;
- and wherein the removable portion (25) of the locking panel (20) is connected to an outside surface of the outer panel (9′) of the side wall (9) of the container (2).
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A pack (1) for smoking articles comprising:
- a group (17) of smoking articles;
- a wrap (16), which houses the group (17) of smoking articles;
- a rigid container (2), which is cup-shaped, houses the wrap (16) and has:
- an open upper end (3), a lower wall (6) opposite the open upper end (3), a front wall (7) and a rear wall (8) opposite one another, and two side walls (9, 10) opposite one another;
- a lid (4), which is cup-shaped, is hinged to the container (2) along a hinge (5) so as to rotate, relative to the container (2), between an open position and a closed position and has:
- an open lower end, an upper wall (11), a front wall (12) and a rear wall (13) opposite one another, and two side walls (14, 15) opposite one another;
- and
- a locking panel (20), which is at least partially glued to a first side wall (9) of the container (2) and has an upper edge (21), which is connected to a lower edge (22) of a second side wall (14) of the lid (4);
- wherein the upper edge (21) of the locking panel (20) is connected to the lower edge (22) of the second side wall (14) in a permanent and inseparable manner.
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A pack (1) for smoking articles comprising:
- a group (17) of smoking articles;
- a wrap (16), which houses the group (17) of smoking articles;
- a rigid container (2), which is cup-shaped, houses the wrap (16) and has:
- an open upper end (3), a lower wall (6) opposite the open upper end (3), a front wall (7) and a rear wall (8) opposite one another, and two side walls (9, 10) opposite one another;
- a lid (4), which is cup-shaped, is hinged to the container (2) along a hinge (5) so as to rotate, relative to the container (2), between an open position and a closed position and has:
- an open lower end, an upper wall (11), a front wall (12) and a rear wall (13) opposite one another, and two side walls (14, 15) opposite one another;
- and
- a locking panel (20), which is at least partially glued to a first side wall (9) of the container (2) and has an upper edge (21), which is connected to a lower edge (22) of a second side wall (14) of the lid (4);
- wherein the locking panel (20) has a holding tab (28), which projects from the rear wall (8) of the container (2).
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A pack (1) for smoking articles comprising:
- a group (17) of smoking articles;
- a wrap (16), which houses the group (17) of smoking articles;
- a rigid container (2), which is cup-shaped, houses the wrap (16) and has:
- an open upper end (3), a lower wall (6) opposite the open upper end (3), a front wall (7) and a rear wall (8) opposite one another, and two side walls (9, 10) opposite one another;
- and
- a lid (4), which is cup-shaped, is hinged to the container (2) along a hinge (5) so as to rotate, relative to the container (2), between an open position and a closed position and has:
- an open lower end, an upper wall (11), a front wall (12) and a rear wall (13) opposite one another, and two side walls (14, 15) opposite one another;
- wherein:
- each side wall (9, 10) of the container (2) comprises an inner panel (9″, 10″) and an outer panel (9′, 10′), which overlap and are glued to one another;
- each side wall (14, 15) of the lid (4) comprises an inner panel (14″, 15″) and an outer panel (14′, 15′), which overlap and are glued to one another;
- and
- a pre-weakened and tearable connection line (33) directly joins the inner panel (14″) of a side wall (14) of the lid (4) to the inner panel (9″) of a side wall (9) of the container (2);
- wherein the pre-weakened and tear able connection line (33) has a larger length of whole portions in an area close to the hinge (5) and has a smaller length of whole portions in an area away from the hinge (5).
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A pack (1) for smoking articles comprising:
- a group (17) of smoking articles;
- a wrap (16), which houses the group (17) of smoking articles;
- a rigid container (2) which is cup-shaped, houses the wrap (16) and has:
- an open upper end (3), a lower wall (6) opposite the open upper end (3), a front wall (7) and a rear wall (8) opposite one another, and two side walls (9, 10) opposite one another;
- a lid (4), which is cup-shaped, is hinged to the container (2) along a hinge (5) so as to rotate, relative to the container (2), between an open position and a closed position, and has:
- an open lower end, an upper wall (11), a front wall (12) and a rear wall (13) opposite one another, and two side walls (14, 15) opposite one another;
- a locking panel (34) which is connected to an upper edge of the front wall (7) of the container (2) along a pre-weakened and tearable connection line (35) and is glued to an inner surface of the front wall (12) of the lid (4);
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- one single locking panel (34), which is arranged at the center and has the shape of an isosceles trapezium, in which the smaller base is arranged in the area of the upper edge of the front wall (7) of the container (2), namely in the area of the pre-weakened and tearable connection line (35).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.