Package for accommodating products

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11044940-B2
Application number	US-201715593857-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 12, 2017
Priority date	May 13, 2016
Publication date	Jun 29, 2021
Grant date	Jun 29, 2021

Abstract

The invention relates to a package for accommodating products. The package comprises an inner tray, a cover and a removable sleeve. The inner tray comprises a plurality of protrusions. The package comprises a plurality of cavities and protrusions, wherein the respective cavities interlock with the protrusions. The package comprises further a plurality of unlocking elements adapted such that in the coupled state of the package, the respective cavity unlocks from the respective protrusion when a pressure is applied to the respective unlocking element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A package adapted for accommodating products, comprising:
an inner tray comprising at least one recess formed at an upper side of the inner tray and being adapted for accommodating a product, the upper side of the inner tray having a first portion and a second portion adjoining the first portion,
a cover adapted for covering at least the first portion, wherein the cover is movable between an open state of the package in which the at least one recess is accessible to a user and a closed state of the package in which the at least one recess is inaccessible to a user,
a removable sleeve adapted to be reversibly fixed on the inner tray and to be removed from the inner tray, wherein the sleeve is movable between a coupled state of the package in which the cover is fixed by the sleeve to the inner tray and an uncoupled state of the package in which the cover can move in relation to the inner tray,
at least one pair of a cavity and a protrusion, the at least one protrusion is formed in the second portion of the inner tray and the at least one cavity extends into on an inner surface of the removable sleeve, wherein the at least one cavity of the at least one pair interlocks with the at least one protrusion of the at least one pair in the coupled state of the package,
wherein the at least one pair further comprises an unlocking element adapted such that, in the coupled state of the package, the at least one cavity of the at least one pair unlocks from the at least one protrusion of the at least one pair when a pressure is applied to the unlocking element.

2. The package according to claim 1 , wherein a number of pairs of protrusions and cavities of the at least one pair of the cavity and the protrusion is greater than 2.

3. The package according to claim 1 , wherein a number of pairs of protrusions and cavities of the at least one pair of the cavity and the protrusion is 3.

4. The package according claim 1 , wherein a first protrusion of the at least one pair of the cavity and the protrusion is located on an outer surface of a top panel of the inner tray, a second protrusion of the at least one pair of the cavity and the protrusion is located on an outer surface of a second side panel of the inner tray and a third protrusion of the at least one pair of the cavity and the protrusion is located on an outer surface of a third side panel of the inner tray, the second side panel being opposite to the third side panel.

5. The package according to claim 4 , wherein a first cavity of the at least one pair of the cavity and the protrusion is located on an inner surface of a top sleeve panel of the removable sleeve, a second cavity of the at least one pair of the cavity and the protrusion is located on an inner surface of a second sleeve side panel of the removable sleeve and a third cavity of the at least one pair of the cavity and the protrusion is located on an inner surface of a third sleeve side panel of the removable sleeve.

6. The package according to claim 5 , wherein the package is configured and arranged with a first force is required to unlock the first cavity from the first protrusion, a second force is required to unlock the second cavity from the second protrusion and a third force is required to unlock the third cavity from the third protrusion, the second force and the third force being larger than the first force.

7. The package according to claim 4 , wherein the unlocking element is located on the top panel on the first portion of the inner tray, a second unlocking element is located on the second side panel on the first portion of the inner tray and a third unlocking element is located on the third side panel on the first portion of the inner tray.

8. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the inner surface of the removable sleeve comprises an additional layer in which the at least one cavity is formed.

9. The package according to claim 8 , wherein a material of the additional layer differs from a material of an outer surface of the removable sleeve.

10. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the removable sleeve comprises a first window section arranged on a top panel of the removable sleeve and the cover comprises a second window section arranged on a top panel of the inner tray, wherein the first window section and the second window section are formed of an optically translucent material, wherein the first window section and the second window section overlap with each other in the closed state of the package.

11. The package according to claim 10 , wherein the first window section and second window section have the same shape.

12. The package according to claim 10 , wherein the first window section and second window section have the same size.

13. The package according claim 10 , wherein the first window section is rectangular and the second window section is oval.

14. The package according claim 10 , wherein the first and second window sections are configured and arranged such that the overlap of the respective windows is maximized in the closed state of the package.

15. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the package is configured and arranged with a force required to be applied onto the unlocking element for unlocking the cavity of the at least one pair from the respective protrusion of the at least one pair is selected from the group consisting of: 0.5 N, 1 N, 1.5 N, 2 N and larger than 3 N.

16. The package according to claim 1 , wherein a minimum distance between the unlocking element and an adjacent unlocking element is selected from the group consisting of: 2 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm and larger than 5 cm.

17. The package according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum distance (d) between the unlocking element and an adjacent unlocking element is selected from the group consisting of: 5 cm, 7 cm, 9 cm and larger than 11 cm.

18. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the removable sleeve and the cover overlap each other in the closed state of the package.

19. A package adapted for accommodating products, comprising:
an inner tray comprising at least one recess formed at an upper side of the inner tray and being adapted for accommodating a product, the upper side of the inner tray having a first portion and a second portion adjoining the first portion,
a cover adapted for covering at least the first portion, wherein the cover is movable between an open state of the package in which the at least one recess is accessible to a user and a closed state of the package in which the at least one recess is inaccessible to a user,
a removable sleeve adapted to be reversibly fixed on the inner tray and to be removed from the inner tray, wherein the sleeve is movable between a coupled state of the package in which the cover is fixed by the sleeve to the inner tray and an uncoupled state of the package in which the cover can move in relation to the inner tray,
at least one pair of a cavity and a protrusion, wherein the at least one cavity is formed within an inner surface of the inner tray and the at least one protrusion is formed on an inner surface of the removable sleeve, wherein the at least one cavity of the at least one pair interlocks with the at least one protrusion of the at least one pair in the coupled state of the package,
wherein the at least one pair further comprises an unlocking element adapted such that, in the coupled state of the package, the at least one cavity of the at least one pair unlocks from the at least one protrusion of the at least one pair when a pressure is applied to the unlocking element.

Assignees

• Fontem Holdings 1 Bv

Inventors

• Senftleben Sebastian
• Biel Stefan
• Collins Fiona
• Halbertsma Reinier

Classifications

• B65D2215/02

  requiring the combination of simultaneous actions · CPC title

• A24F15/12

  for pocket use {(A24F15/005 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B65D85/1054

  combined with an outer sleeve connected to the lid · CPC title

• A24F13/08

  with special devices, e.g. spikes or grippers, for holding the cigars or cigarettes · CPC title

• B65D85/10

  for cigarettes · CPC title