Reclosable package of cigarettes and respective packing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10053273-B2
Application number	US-201515507775-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 4, 2015
Priority date	Sep 5, 2014
Publication date	Aug 21, 2018
Grant date	Aug 21, 2018

Abstract

Reclosable package of cigarettes, comprising:
a group of cigarettes; a soft envelope having a parallelepiped shape and comprising a front surface, a rear surface, a top surface, a bottom surface and two side surfaces, the envelope encloses the group of cigarettes and is provided with a cigarette extraction opening; a stiffening element wrapping the envelope along at least two opposite surfaces of the envelope and at the extraction opening; a reclosable opening system consisting in an adhesive closing panel superimposed in a removable manner on an adhesive frame panel, the opening system covers the extraction opening; wherein the closing panel is movable between an opening position and a closing position of the extraction opening, and wherein the opening system is fastened to the stiffening element by firmly superimposing the frame panel on at least two opposite walls of the stiffening element and at the extraction opening.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A reclosable package ( 1 ; 2 ) of cigarettes, comprising:
a group ( 110 ) of cigarettes;
a soft envelope ( 10 ) having a parallelepiped shape and comprising a front surface ( 11 ), a rear surface, a top surface, a bottom surface and two side surfaces ( 13 ), said envelope ( 10 ) encloses said group ( 110 ) of cigarettes and is provided with an extraction opening ( 14 ) for said cigarettes;
a stiffening element ( 20 ; 22 ) wrapping said envelope ( 10 ) along at least two opposite surfaces of said envelope ( 10 ) and at said cigarette extraction opening ( 14 );
a reclosable opening system ( 50 ; 50 ′) consisting in an adhesive closing panel ( 40 ; 40 ′) superimposed in a removable manner on an adhesive frame panel ( 30 ), said opening system ( 50 ; 50 ′) covers said extraction opening ( 14 );
wherein said closing panel ( 40 ; 40 ′) is movable between an opening position, in which said closing panel ( 40 ; 40 ′) is at least partially detached from said frame panel ( 30 ) for accessing said extraction opening ( 14 ), and a closing position, in which said closing panel ( 40 ; 40 ′) is superimposed on said frame panel ( 30 ) closing said extraction opening ( 14 ); and
wherein said opening system ( 50 ; 50 ′) is fastened to said stiffening element ( 20 ; 22 ) by firmly superimposing said frame panel ( 30 ) on at least two opposite walls of said stiffening element ( 20 ; 22 ) and at said extraction opening ( 14 ).

2. The package ( 1 ; 2 ) of cigarettes according to claim 1 , wherein:
said frame panel ( 30 ) comprises a bottom surface at least partially provided with non-repositionable adhesive and a top surface devoid of adhesive;
said closing panel ( 40 ; 40 ′) comprises a bottom surface at least partially provided with repositionable adhesive, a top surface devoid of adhesive, and a gripping tab ( 41 ; 41 ′) devoid of adhesive;
wherein the bottom surface of said closing panel ( 40 ; 40 ′) is superposed on the top surface of said frame panel ( 30 ); and
wherein the bottom surface of said frame panel ( 30 ) is superimposed on said stiffening element ( 20 ; 22 ) at said extraction opening ( 14 ).

3. The package ( 1 ; 2 ) according to claim 1 , wherein said extraction opening ( 14 ) is made by partially or entirely removing the wrapping material from said top surface, and
wherein said opening system ( 50 ; 50 ′) entirely covers said extraction opening ( 14 ).

4. The package ( 1 ; 2 ) according to claim 3 , wherein said extraction opening ( 14 ) is made by further removing at least partially the wrapping material from said front surface ( 11 ) in continuity with the wrapping material removed from said top surface; and
wherein said opening system ( 50 ; 50 ′) entirely covers said extraction opening ( 14 ).

5. The package ( 1 ; 2 ) according to claim 1 , wherein said envelope ( 10 ) is partially or entirely in a material permeable to fluids.

6. The package ( 1 ; 2 ) according to claims 1 , wherein said envelope ( 10 ) is partially or entirely in a paper material.

7. The package ( 1 ; 2 ) according to claims 1 , wherein said frame panel ( 30 ) is provided with an opening or with a movable portion ( 31 ) or with a removable portion at said extraction opening ( 14 ).

8. The package ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein said stiffening element is a container ( 20 ; 61 ; 62 ; 63 ) having a parallelepiped shape enclosing said envelope ( 10 ) and comprising a front wall ( 21 ), a rear wall, a top wall, a bottom wall and two side walls ( 23 ), said container ( 20 ) is provided with an access opening ( 24 ) for accessing said envelope ( 10 ) made by partially or entirely removing the wrapping material from said top wall at said extraction opening ( 14 ), and
wherein said opening system ( 50 ; 50 ′) is fastened to said container ( 20 ; 61 ; 62 ; 63 ) by firmly superimposing said frame panel ( 30 ) on at least two opposite walls of said container ( 20 ; 61 ; 62 ; 63 ) and at said access opening ( 24 ).

9. The package ( 1 ) according to claim 8 , wherein said access opening ( 24 ) is made by removing entirely the wrapping material from said top wall, and
wherein said opening system ( 50 ; 50 ′) is fastened to said container ( 20 ; 61 ; 62 ; 63 ) by firmly superimposing said frame panel ( 30 ) on two opposite walls of said container ( 20 ; 61 ; 62 ; 63 ), said opening system ( 50 ; 50 ′) covers said extraction opening ( 14 ) and entirely defines said top wall.

10. The package ( 1 ) according to claim 8 , wherein said opening system ( 50 ; 50 ′) is fastened to said container ( 20 ; 61 ; 62 ; 63 ) by firmly superimposing said frame panel ( 30 ) on at least said front ( 21 ) and rear walls.

11. The package ( 1 ) according to claims 9 , wherein said opening system ( 50 ; 50 ′) is fastened to said container ( 20 ; 61 ; 62 ; 63 ) by firmly superimposing said frame panel ( 30 ) on at least said front ( 21 ) and rear walls, wherein said access opening ( 24 ) is made by further removing at least partially the wrapping material from said front wall ( 21 ) in continuity with the front portion removed from said top wall, and
wherein said opening system ( 50 ; 50 ′) is fastened to said container ( 20 ; 61 ; 62 ; 63 ) by firmly superimposing said frame panel ( 30 ) on said front ( 21 ) and rear walls of said container, said opening system ( 50 ; 50 ′) covers said access opening ( 24 ) and entirely defines said top wall.

12. The package ( 1 ) according to claims 8 , wherein said container ( 61 ) comprises two side flaps ( 161 ′; 161 ″) extending respectively from said walls ( 23 ) and partially on said top surface, and
wherein said opening system ( 50 ; 50 ′) is fastened to said container ( 61 ) by firmly superimposing said frame panel ( 30 ) on said side flaps ( 161 ′; 161 ″) and on said front ( 21 ) and rear walls.

13. The package ( 1 ) according to claims 8 , wherein said container ( 62 ) comprises a rear flap ( 162 ) which extends from said rear wall and partially on said top surface, and
wherein said opening system ( 50 ; 50 ′) is fastened to said container ( 62 ) by firmly superimposing said frame panel ( 30 ) on said rear flap ( 162 ) and on said front ( 21 ) and rear walls.

14. The package ( 1 ) according to claim 8 , wherein said container ( 63 ) comprises two side flaps and a rear flap, said side flaps extend respectively from said side walls ( 23 ) and partially on said top surface, said rear flap extends from said rear wall and partially on said top surface, and
wherein said opening system ( 50 ; 50 ′) is fastened to said container ( 63 ) by firmly superimposing said frame panel ( 30 ) on said side and rear flaps and on said front and rear walls.

15. The package ( 1 ) according to claim 14 , wherein said side and rear flaps are made into a single element ( 163 ).

16. The package ( 2 ) according to claims 1 and further comprising a container ( 12 ) having a parallelepiped shape enclosing said envelope ( 10 ) and provided with an access opening to said envelope ( 10 ) and with a hinged lid ( 312 ), wherein said stiffening element is an innerframe ( 22 ; 82 ; 92 ) partially wrapping said envelope ( 10 ) and comprising at least a front panel ( 122 ; 182 ; 192 ), two side panels ( 222 ′, 222 ″), and at least a rear panel ( 322 ′, 322 ″; 482 ′, 482 ″; 592 ′, 592 ″), said innerframe ( 22 ; 82 ; 92 ) is arranged at said access opening ( 24 ) and is interposed between said container ( 12 ) and said envelope ( 10 ), and
wherein said opening system ( 50 ; 50 ′) is fastened to said innerframe ( 22 ; 82 ; 92 ) by firmly

Assignees

• Gd Spa

Inventors

• Petrucci Luca
• Polloni Roberto
• Pasquino Fabio
• Federici Luca

Classifications

• B65D85/1036 Primary

  Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank · CPC title

• B65B19/22

  Wrapping the cigarettes; Packaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers · CPC title

• B65D85/1045

  having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge · CPC title

• B65B11/004

  in blanks, e.g. sheets precut and creased for folding · CPC title

• B65D77/2096 Primary

  Adhesive means · CPC title