Pack for tobacco industry products
AssigneeBritish American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
InventorPaul Hodges
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Abstract
A pack for tobacco industry products such as menthol cigarettes, comprises a housing (1) defining an enclosure containing tobacco industry products (4) and a pad (34) disposed in or on the pack, impregnated with the substance for altering characteristics of the tobacco industry products, such as a menthol flavorant, and a removable strip (32), attached to the pad so that when removed, the substance is released into the pack from the carrier to be adsorbed by the cigarettes. Thus, menthol can be released from the pad into the pack after opening by the consumer, by removal of the strip to boost the level of menthol flavorant in the cigarettes.
Claims18
A pack for tobacco industry products, comprising:
- a housing defining an enclosure in which a plurality of tobacco industry products can be accommodated, the housing comprising an outer shell, an inner frame and a lid, and
- a carrier disposed in or on a pack, said carrier able to accommodate a substance for altering characteristics of the tobacco industry products within the pack;
- wherein the carrier comprises a pad impregnated with the substance, and a removable strip, the pad and the strip being disposed between the outer shell and the inner frame and the strip having a portion extending into the lid wherein when opened, the strip can be gripped manually and removed from engagement with the pad to release the substance from the pad into the pack.
A kit for forming a pack for tobacco industry products, comprising:
- a first blank foldable to form an outer shell for a pack having an openable lid, and a second blank foldable to form an inner frame for containing tobacco industry products, to be received within the outer shell;
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- a carrier to be disposed between the inner frame and outer shell, said carrier being arranged to accommodate a substance for altering characteristics of the tobacco industry products when in the pack, the carrier comprising a pad to be impregnated with the substance and a removable strip, attached to the carrier so that when removed, the substance is released into the pack from the carrier, the strip having a portion to extend into the lid so that when opened, the strip can be gripped manually and removed from engagement with the pad to release the substance from the pad into the pack.
A method of manufacturing a pack for tobacco industry products, comprising:
- forming a housing defining an enclosure in which a plurality of tobacco industry products can be accommodated, the housing comprising an outer shell, an inner frame and a lid, and
- providing a carrier disposed in or on a pack, said carrier for a substance for altering characteristics of the tobacco industry products when in the pack, the carrier comprising a pad impregnated with the substance, and a removable strip attached to the carrier, the pad and the strip being disposed between the outer shell and the inner frame and the strip having a portion extending into the lid so that when opened, the strip can be gripped manually and removed from engagement with the pad to release the substance from the pad into the pack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.