US 2022/0048698 A1Published application

Pack of smoking articles

AssigneeG.D S.p.A.

InventorsGiuseppe MARCHITTO, Roberto POLLONI, Luca FEDERICI

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Abstract

A pack of smoking articles includes: a group of smoking articles; an inner wrapper folded around said group forming a tubular wall wrapping said group, and an upper wall covering a head end of said group; an outer wrapper folded around said group wrapped in said inner wrapper, to form a tubular wall that wraps said group wrapped in said inner wrapper, and a lower wall covering a bottom end of said group; wherein said upper wall is formed by at least two upper flaps which are connected to said tubular wall of said inner wrapper and are folded against said head end to completely cover said head end. The pack includes a tab, arranged protruding from an edge of one of said upper flaps and fixed on a corresponding portion of said inner or outer wrapper to keep said upper flaps against the head end.

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Dependent claims

A pack of smoking articles, comprising:

a group of smoking articles;
an inner wrapper which is folded around said group of smoking articles so as to form at least one first tubular wall which wraps said group of smoking articles, and an upper wall which covers a head end of said group of smoking articles;
an outer wrapper which is folded around said group of smoking articles wrapped in said inner wrapper, so as to form at least one second tubular wall which wraps said group of smoking articles wrapped in said inner wrapper, and a lower wall covering a bottom end of said group of smoking articles;
wherein said upper wall is formed by at least two upper flaps which are connected to said first tubular wall of said inner wrapper and are folded against said head end of said group of smoking articles to completely cover said head end of said group of smoking articles,
at least one tab, which is arranged on an edge of one of said at least two upper flaps of said inner wrapper,
wherein said at least one tab is fixed on a corresponding portion of said inner wrapper or of said outer wrapper to keep said at least two upper flaps of said inner wrapper against the head end of said group of smoking articles.

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A method for packaging a pack of smoking articles, including the steps:

providing a group of smoking articles;
providing a first sheet of wrapping material and folding said first sheet around said group of smoking articles so as to form at least one first tubular wall that wraps said group of smoking articles, and an upper wall that covers a head end of said group of smoking articles, wherein said upper wall is formed by at least two upper flaps which are connected to said first tubular wall and are folded against said head end of said group of smoking articles to completely cover said head end of said group of smoking articles,
providing a second sheet of wrapping material and folding said second sheet around said group of smoking articles wrapped in said first sheet of wrapping material, so as to form at least one second tubular wall that wraps said group of smoking articles wrapped in said first sheet of wrapping material, and a lower wall that covers a bottom end of said group of smoking articles;
said step of providing said first sheet of wrapping material comprises providing on it at least one tab arranged on an edge of one of said at least two upper flaps of said folded first sheet, and
said method being characterized in that it includes fixing said at least one tab on a corresponding portion of said folded first sheet or of said folded second sheet to maintain said at least two upper flaps of said folded first sheet against said head end of said group of smoking articles.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.