Carton for cigarette packs
AssigneeFocke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
InventorsHeinz Focke, Henry Buse
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Abstract
A bundle pack, or carton, for cigarette packs that is made of thin cardboard is provided with perforations and/or die-cut lines that allow separation of an end portion of the carton, the tabs that can be separated end portion of the carton having folded to form a smaller reusable box adapted to contain and protect at least one standard pack of cigarettes.
Claims13
A cigarette carton (10) containing a plurality of cigarette packs (11), the carton formed from thin foldable cardboard and having front and rear walls (13, 14), top and bottom walls (15,16), a closure strip (33) extending from the top wall and bonded to the rear wall, all of said walls defined by longitudinal fold lines, and sealed end walls (17, 18), the carton further comprising:
- (a) a first transverse fold line (54) extending across the front and rear walls (13, 14) and the intermediate bottom wall (16) and spaced inwardly from one of said end walls of the carton a distance equal to the width of one of said cigarette packs;
- (b) a first transverse perforated parting line (20) extending across the front and rear walls (13, 14) and intermediate bottom wall (16) and spaced inwardly of the carton from the first transverse fold line a distance equal to the width of one of said end walls;
- (c) punch-cut lines (55, 56) extending between the first transverse fold line (54) and first perforated parting line (20) and along longitudinal fold lines defining the bottom wall;
- (d) a push-in tongue (38 or 39) defined by perforations in the carton rear wall (13), the push-in tongue extending inwardly toward the center of the carton from the first perforated parting line (20);
- (e) a slit (40 or 41) in the first fold line (54) on the front wall and positioned for receiving the push-in tongue (38 or 39);
- (f) a second perforated parting line extending across the top wall (15) and closure strip (33) aligned with the first fold line (54);
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- (g) a third perforated parting line extending between the first and second perforated parting lines and coincident with the longitudinal fold line between the front and top walls (14, 15), whereby the carton is separable along the perforated parting lines into a residual carton section and a resealable box section.
A carton containing a plurality of cigarette packs, said carton having four side walls and opposing end walls formed from a wrapper of lightweight cardboard, said carton characterized by:
- (a) a plurality of interconnected transverse parting lines that divide the carton into a residual carton section and a separable re-closeable box section, said box section configured to securely contain one or two of said cigarette packs;
- (b) said parting lines being spaced inwardly of the carton from one end wall of the carton a distance equal to at least the width of one of said cigarette packs;
- (c) a plurality of score lines extending transversely across the walls of the box section and spaced inwardly of the end wall of the box section a distance equal to the width of one of said cigarette packs;
- (d) said parting lines defining at least one side tab formed in a pair of opposing side walls of the carton and a foldable to close the end of the box section after its separation from the residual carton section.
A pair of cigarette cartons, each carton containing five cigarette packs and each carton formed from thin foldable cardboard and having front and rear walls (13, 14), top and bottom walls (15, 16), a closure strip (33) extending from the top wall and bonded to the rear wall, all of said walls defined by longitudinal fold lines, and sealed end walls (17, 18), each carton further comprising:
- (a) a first transverse fold line (54) extending across the front and rear walls (13, 14) and the intermediate bottom wall (16) and spaced inwardly from one of said end walls of the carton a distance equal to the width of one of said cigarette packs;
- (b) a first transverse perforated parting line (20) extending across the front and rear walls (13, 14) and intermediate bottom wall (16) and spaced inwardly of the carton from the first transverse fold line a distance equal to the width of one of said end walls;
- (c) punch-cut lines (55, 56) extending between the first transverse fold line (54) and first perforated parting line (20) and along longitudinal fold lines defining the bottom wall;
- (d) a push-in tongue (38 or 39) defined by perforations in the carton rear wall (13), the push-in tongue extending inwardly toward the center of the carton from the first perforated parting line (20);
- (e) a slit (40 or 41) in the first fold line (54) on the front wall and positioned for receiving the push-in tongue (38 or 39);
- (f) a second perforated parting line extending across the top wall (15) and closure strip (33) aligned with the first fold line (54);
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- (g) a third perforated parting line extending between the first and second perforated parting lines and coincident with the longitudinal fold line between the front and top walls (14, 15),
- said pair of cartons joined along a severance line corresponding to the longitudinal edge of the rear wall of each of said cartons, whereby each of said cartons is separable along the perforated parting lines into a residual carton section and a resealable box section.
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