System and method for printing on a package
AssigneeSanta Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc.
InventorSteven P. Bass
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Abstract
A system for printing on a printable portion of a liner for a package to receive smoking articles includes a package assembler configured to receive an outer blank and fold the outer blank around the liner to create the package. The liner comprises a material configured to absorb ink and a front surface, the front surface configured to be seen by a user when the package is open. The liner also includes a printable portion positioned on the front surface, the printable portion configured to receive ink. The system further comprises a printer coupled to the package assembler, the printer configured to dispense the ink on the printable portion when the package is in an at least partially assembled state.
Claims8
1-14. (canceled)
A method for printing on a liner for a package to receive smoking articles, comprising:
- providing the liner to a package folding section of a package assembler, the liner comprising:
- a material configured to absorb ink;
- a front surface configured to be seen by a user when the package is open;
- and
- a printable portion positioned on the front surface, the printable portion configured to receive the ink;
- providing an outer blank to the package folding section;
- folding the outer blank around the liner to assemble the package;
- and
- printing information on the printable portion with the ink when the package is in an at least partially assembled state.
21-23. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.