Packet serving to contain loose items, and a blank from which to fashion such a packet
AssigneeAzionaria Costruzioni Macchine Automatiche A.C.M.A. S.p.A.
InventorsMarco Ghini, Giuseppe Marcante
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Abstract
A rigid packet for loose pastilles, sweets or similar items is composed of an outer casing (2), and an inner casing (3) with a small opening (4), accommodated slidably in the outer casing (2). The packet can assume a closed configuration in which the opening (4) is concealed completely by the outer casing (2), or an open configuration in which the opening (4) is at least partly exposed and is furnished with a mechanism (14) designed to lock the inner casing (3) in the closed position; the locking mechanism (14) can be operated from externally of the packet to release the inner casing (3) and allow it to slide toward the open position.
Claims15
A packet serving to contain loose items, comprising:
- an outer casing (2), an inner casing (3) presenting an opening (4), accommodated slidably within the outer casing (2) and capable of movement between a closed configuration, in which the opening (4) is concealed completely by the outer casing (2), and an open configuration in which the opening (4) is exposed at least in part, characterized in that it comprises locking means (14) by which the inner casing (3) is retained in the closed position, in that the locking means (14) can be operated from externally of the packet to the end of releasing the inner casing (3) from the closed configuration and allowing it to slide toward the open configuration.
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