Container including cover film and receptacle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11148875-B2
Application number	US-201716335078-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2017
Priority date	Sep 23, 2016
Publication date	Oct 19, 2021
Grant date	Oct 19, 2021

Abstract

A container includes a housing and a cover film. The housing extends along a longitudinal axis and includes an outer surface. The container also includes a cover film that encloses the housing on one or more sides on the outer surface of the housing. The cover film includes a covering portion and a receiving portion. The receiving portion forms a receptacle that is adapted to receive an accessory.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A container for consumer goods, comprising:
a housing extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising an outer surface; and
a single piece cover film enclosing the housing on all sides on the outer surface of the housing, wherein the cover film comprises a covering portion and a receiving portion, wherein the receiving portion forms a receptacle that is adapted to receive an accessory, wherein the receptacle comprises an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the receptacle further comprises an attachment element disposed on an outer surface of the receptacle, wherein the attachment element is adapted to temporarily connect the outer surface of the receptacle to an outer surface of the cover film such that the receptacle is in a folded configuration;
wherein the covering portion of the cover film comprises a lid region and a box region, wherein the lid region is disposed over a lid of the housing and the box region is disposed over a box of the housing.

2. A container according to claim 1 , wherein a first region of the receiving portion is connected to at least one of a second region of the receiving portion and a first region of the covering portion.

3. A container according to claim 2 , wherein the first region of the receiving portion is connected to at least one of the second region of the receiving portion and the first region of the covering portion by a heat seal.

4. A container according to claim 1 , wherein the cover film further comprises a tear tape.

5. A container according to claim 4 , wherein the tear tape extends from a side edge of the cover film.

6. A container according to claim 4 , wherein the tear tape is disposed on the single piece cover film such that removing the tear tape will create access to the inside of the receptacle.

7. A container according to claim 1 , wherein the receptacle comprises a cylinder comprising an opening disposed in a top wall of the receptacle that is adapted for insertion of the accessory.

8. A container according to claim 1 , wherein the receptacle is disposed adjacent a side wall of the housing.

9. A container according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom edge of the receptacle is disposed at a first distance from a bottom edge of the housing as measured in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing.

10. A container according to claim 1 , wherein the inner surface of the receptacle comprises a retaining element comprising a textured region with an increased static coefficient of friction.

11. A container according to claim 1 , wherein the inner surface of the receptacle comprises a retaining element comprising an adhesive disposed on the inner surface of the receptacle.

12. A container according to claim 1 , wherein the receptacle comprises a height that is less than a height of the housing as measured in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis.

13. A container according to claim 1 , wherein a region of the receiving portion of the cover film is sealed together to form a bottom wall of the receptacle.

Assignees

• Philip Morris Products Sa

Inventors

• Cailleaux Timothee

Classifications

• A24F15/18

  combined with other objects · CPC title

• B65D85/109 Primary

  Lighting means, e.g. matches or lighters · CPC title