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US 2006/0231431 A1Published application
Hinge-lid type package for rod-like smoking articles and a blank therefor
AssigneeJapan Tobacco Inc.
InventorHitoshi Tambo
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Abstract
A hinge-lid type package for filter cigarettes is formed as a rectangular parallelepiped and includes an inner pack 36 of a cigarette bundle and a casing formed from a blank 50 as one sheet and accommodates the inner pack 36. The casing can be divided into an outer body 10 and a lid 12 by means of a separating line 14. When detached from the outer body 10 along the separating line 14, the lid 12 is rotated around a self hinge 16 to open or close.
Claims9
A hinge-lid type package for rod-like smoking articles, comprising:
- an inner pack having an inner wrapper in which a bundle of the rod-like smoking articles is wrapped;
- and
- a rectangular parallelepiped casing for accommodating said inner pack, wherein:
- said casing includes a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls, a bottom wall, a top wall, a hinge formed in an upper portion of said rear wall, extending across said rear wall and having both ends, a separating line extending across said front wall and said both side walls and connecting said both ends of said hinge, said separating line which allows said casing to be divided into an outer body and a lid that is rotatable around said hinge, and an inner frame disposed in the inside of said outer body and guides opening and closing of said lid.
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A blank for producing a hinge-lid type package for rod-like smoking articles, comprising:
- a rectangular rear panel having an upper edge, both side edges, a lower edge, and a folding line for forming a hinge;
- a bottom panel connected to the lower edge of said rear panel with the lower edge used as a folding line and having a lower edge on the opposite side of said rear panel;
- a front panel connected to the lower edge of said bottom panel with the lower edge used as a folding line, having both side edges, and having the same size as said rear panel;
- two inner side flaps connected to the respective side edges of said rear panel with both the side edges used as folding lines and having the same length as said rear panel;
- two outer side flaps connected to the respective side edges of said front panel with both the side edges used as folding lines and having the same length as said front panel;
- a top panel connected to the upper edge of said rear panel with the upper edge used as a folding line and having an upper edge;
- an inner top flap connected to the upper edge of said top panel with the upper edge used as a folding line;
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- a separating line formed in said front panel, and said inner and outer side flaps, for dividing said package into an outer body and a lid that is turnable around said hinge after said package is formed from said blank, wherein:
- said separating line includes:
- a front portion formed in said front panel;
- a side portion formed in each of said outer side flaps;
- and
- a slot formed in each of said inner side flaps.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.