Rigid packs for smoking articles with a double hinged lid and blanks to manufacture said rigid pack for smoking articles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11724871-B2
Application number	US-202017425528-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 24, 2020
Priority date	Jan 25, 2019
Publication date	Aug 15, 2023
Grant date	Aug 15, 2023

Abstract

A pack for smoking articles can include two groups of smoking articles arranged adjacent to each other; an inner containing element surrounding the two groups, having two distinct and separate extraction openings to access the respective groups of smoking articles, and having a front wall, two side walls and/or a rear wall; an outer containing element arranged around the inner containing element, surrounding the two groups, and having a rear wall; and two lids, which are hinged at opposite ends of the rear wall of the outer containing element, rotate between an open and closed position of the corresponding extraction openings, and each having a rear wall hinged to the rear wall of the outer containing element, two side walls, one front wall and one end wall.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pack ( 1 ) for smoking articles comprising:
two groups ( 4 ) of smoking articles arranged adjacent to one another;
an inner containing element ( 2 ), which surrounds the two groups ( 4 ) of smoking articles, has two distinct and separate extraction openings ( 12 ) to access the respective groups ( 4 ) of smoking articles, and comprises a front wall ( 13 ), two side walls ( 14 ) and optionally a rear wall ( 15 );
an outer containing element ( 3 ), which is arranged around the inner containing element ( 2 ), surrounds the two groups ( 4 ) of smoking articles, and comprises a rear wall ( 17 ); the outer containing element ( 3 ) has no front wall; and
two lids ( 18 ), which are hinged at opposite ends of the rear wall ( 17 ) of the outer containing element ( 3 ), rotate between an open position and a closed position of the corresponding extraction openings ( 12 ), and each comprise a rear wall ( 23 ) hinged to the rear wall ( 17 ) of the outer containing element ( 3 ), two side walls ( 24 ), a front wall ( 25 ) and an end wall ( 26 ) interposed between the front wall ( 25 ) and the rear wall ( 23 );
the pack ( 1 ) for smoking articles is characterized in that:
each group ( 4 ) of smoking articles has a width equal to half a width of the inner containing element ( 2 ) and a height equal to a height of the inner containing element ( 2 );
the two groups ( 4 ) of smoking articles are arranged beside one another and are adjacent in the area of respective side walls ( 8 ); and
the two extraction openings ( 12 ) are arranged in the area of opposite vertexes along a diagonal of the front wall ( 13 ) of the inner containing element ( 2 ) and each have a width that is approximately equal to half a width of the inner containing element ( 2 ).

2. The pack ( 1 ) for smoking articles according to claim 1 , wherein, in the closed position, an edge ( 27 ) of the front wall ( 25 ) of a lid ( 18 ) is adjacent to an edge ( 28 ) of the front wall ( 25 ) of the other lid ( 18 ), so that both front walls of both lids ( 18 ) cover the entire front wall ( 13 ) of the inner containing element ( 2 ).

3. The pack ( 1 ) for smoking articles according to claim 1 , wherein the outer containing element ( 3 ) comprises the rear wall ( 17 ) and two side walls ( 19 ) arranged perpendicular to the rear wall ( 17 ).

4. The pack ( 1 ) for smoking articles according to claim 3 , wherein the two side walls ( 19 ) of the outer containing element ( 3 ) are glued to the two side walls ( 14 ) of the inner containing element ( 2 ).

5. The pack ( 1 ) for smoking articles according to claim 1 , wherein the inner containing element ( 2 ) comprises the front wall ( 13 ), the two side walls ( 14 ) arranged perpendicularly to the front wall ( 13 ), two end walls ( 16 ) and two rear walls ( 15 ), which are separate and spaced apart from one another, and wherein the extraction openings ( 12 ) at least partially extend in the corresponding end walls ( 16 ) and in the front wall ( 13 ).

6. The pack ( 1 ) for smoking articles according to claim 1 and comprising two closing tabs, each connected to the inner containing element ( 2 ) on a corresponding extraction opening ( 12 ) and capable of being lifted in order to uncover the extraction opening ( 12 ) itself.

7. The pack ( 1 ) for smoking articles according to claim 6 , wherein at least one closing tab is connected to a respective lid ( 18 ) in a permanent manner.

8. The pack ( 1 ) for smoking articles according to claim 1 , wherein:
the front wall ( 25 ) of each lid ( 18 ) has a trapezoidal shape; and
a free edge ( 27 , 28 ) of each lid ( 18 ) forms an acute or obtuse angle with a side edge ( 31 ) of the front wall ( 25 ) of the lid ( 18 ).

9. The pack ( 1 ) for smoking articles according to claim 1 , wherein the front wall ( 13 ) of the inner containing element ( 2 ) is provided with writings or drawings arranged beside the extraction openings ( 12 ) or between the extraction openings ( 12 ).

10. The pack ( 1 ) for smoking articles according to claim 1 :
wherein in the area of the front wall ( 13 ) of the inner containing element ( 2 ) there are, at least partially, the first extraction opening ( 12 ) to access the first group ( 4 ) of smoking articles and the second extraction opening ( 12 ) to access the second group ( 4 ) of smoking articles;
the first lid ( 18 ), which is hinged to a first edge ( 21 ) of the rear wall ( 17 ), and the second lid ( 18 ), which is hinged to a second edge ( 22 ) of the rear wall ( 17 ); wherein each first and second lid ( 18 ) is provided with the front wall ( 25 ), the end wall ( 26 ) and the rear wall ( 23 ) and is configured to be arranged, in use, between the closed position, in which it closes the respective extraction opening ( 12 ), and the open position, in which it allows access to the respective extraction opening ( 12 ); and
in the closed position, both lids ( 18 ) cover the entire front wall ( 13 ) of the inner containing element ( 2 ).

11. A blank ( 33 ) for forming the inner containing element ( 2 ) of the pack ( 1 ) for smoking articles according to claim 1 ; the blank ( 33 ) comprises:
two first panels ( 15 ’), which constitute two portions of the rear wall ( 15 ) of the inner containing element ( 2 );
two second panels ( 16 ′), which constitute the end walls ( 16 ) of the inner containing element ( 2 ) and are each adjacent to the first panel ( 15 ′);
an third panel ( 13 ′), which constitutes the front wall ( 13 ) of the inner containing element ( 2 ) and is interposed between the two second panels ( 16 ′);
the two extraction openings ( 12 ) are made in the area of the second panels ( 16 ′) and of the third panel ( 13 ′) and
wherein the two extraction openings ( 12 ) are arranged in the area of opposite vertexes along a diagonal of the third panel ( 13 ′) and each have a width that is approximately equal to half a width of the third panel ( 13 ′).

Assignees

• Gd Spa

Inventors

• D'Alfonso Lorena
• Polloni Roberto
• Federici Luca

Classifications

• B65D85/1056 Primary

  characterized by the lid · CPC title

• B65D5/6691

  the container being provided with an internal frame or the like for maintaining the lid in the closed position by friction · CPC title

• B65D85/1048

  characterized by the shape of the container · CPC title

• B65D5/66 Primary

  Hinged lids ({B65D5/325} takes precedence) · CPC title

• A24F15/00

  Receptacles or boxes specially adapted for cigars, cigarettes, simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor (adaptations for use in vehicles B60N3/12; packages specially adapted for cigarettes B65D85/10) · CPC title