Hinged-lid packaging

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11691781-B2
Application number	US-201816770446-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2018
Priority date	Dec 8, 2017
Publication date	Jul 4, 2023
Grant date	Jul 4, 2023

Abstract

A container for consumer goods includes a box for receiving goods, the box having an open end; a lid rotatable between open and closed positions for respectively opening and closing the open end of the box; a hinged connector that connects the lid to the box, where the hinged connector is connected to the lid at a connector-lid hinge line and connected to the box at a connector-box hinge line; and, a resilient mechanism arranged between the box and the connector such that, during lid opening, the resilient mechanism causes relative movement of the box to the connector.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A container for consumer goods, comprising:
a box for receiving goods, the box comprising an open end;
a lid rotatable between open and closed positions for respectively opening and closing the open end of the box;
a hinged connector that connects the lid to the box, where the hinged connector is connected to the lid at a connector-lid hinge line and connected to the box at a connector-box hinge line; and,
a resilient mechanism arranged between the box and the connector such that, during lid opening, the resilient mechanism causes relative movement of the box to the connector,
wherein the box, the lid, the hinged connector, and the resilient mechanism are integral with each other.

2. The container for consumer goods according to claim 1 , wherein the connector-lid hinge line and the connector-box hinge line are substantially parallel to each other.

3. The container for consumer goods according to claim 1 , wherein the resilient mechanism is articulately mounted to the hinged connector and the box.

4. The container for consumer goods according to claim 1 , wherein the resilient mechanism comprises at least one articulated structure.

5. The container for consumer goods according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one articulated structure comprises at least two panels including a first panel rotatably mounted to the hinged connector along a panel-connector rotation axis, and a second panel rotatably mounted to the box along a panel-box rotation axis.

6. The container for consumer goods according to claim 5 , wherein the panel-connector rotation axis and the panel-box rotation axis are substantially parallel to each other when the lid is in the closed position.

7. The container for consumer goods according to claim 6 , wherein the panel-connector rotation axis is substantially perpendicular to the connector-lid hinge line.

8. The container for consumer goods according to claim 6 , wherein movement of the lid from the closed position towards the open position causes the panel-connector rotation axis and the panel-box rotation axis to rotate relative to each other so as to form an angle with each other in the open position.

9. The container for consumer goods according to claim 6 , wherein the panel-connector rotation axis and the panel-box rotation axis remain substantially parallel to each other during movement of the lid between the open and closed positions.

10. The container for consumer goods according to claim 9 , wherein the panel-connector rotation axis is substantially coincident with the connector-lid hinge line.

11. The container for consumer goods according to claim 5 , wherein the first panel is hingedly connected to the second panel along a panel-panel hinge line.

12. The container for consumer goods according to claim 11 , wherein the panel-panel hinge line is substantially parallel to the panel-connector rotation axis and to the panel-box rotation axis during movement of the lid between the open and closed positions.

13. The container for consumer goods according to claim 11 , wherein the panel-panel hinge line is at a first angle with respect to the panel-connector rotation axis, wherein the panel-panel hinge line is at a second angle with respect to the panel-box rotation axis, and wherein the first and second angles are substantially the same.

14. A container for consumer goods, comprising:
a box for receiving goods, the box comprising an open end;
a lid rotatable between open and closed positions for respectively opening and closing the open end of the box;
a hinged connector connected to the lid at a connector-lid hinge line and connected to the box at a connector-box hinge line; and,
at least two panels including a first panel rotatably mounted to the hinged connector along a panel-connector rotation axis, wherein the at least two panels are integrally formed with the box, the lid, and the hinge connector, and and a second panel rotatably mounted to the box along a panel-box rotation axis, wherein the at least two panels are arranged between the box and the connector such that, during lid opening, the at least two panels cause relative movement of the box to the connector.

Assignees

• Jt Int Sa

Inventors

• Kulkarni Pranav
• Zhurba Oleksandr

Classifications

• B65D5/6614 Primary

  with means for retaining the lid in open position · CPC title

• B65D85/10566

  having means for holding the lid in an open position · CPC title

• B65D85/1056

  characterized by the lid · CPC title

• B65D85/10568

  opening of the lid opens simultaneously an inner package within the container · CPC title

• B65D85/1045 Primary

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