Container for elongated consumer articles with a tilted longitudinal edge between the box front wall and a side wall

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11891232-B2
Application number	US-202117996522-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 16, 2021
Priority date	Apr 21, 2020
Publication date	Feb 6, 2024
Grant date	Feb 6, 2024

Abstract

A container for consumer goods including elongated articles is provided, including: a lid and a box for housing consumer goods, the box including a box front wall with a box front lower section and a box front upper section and a first box side wall and a second box side wall, the upper first longitudinal edge in the box front upper section being tilted with respect to the lower first longitudinal edge in the box front lower section so that the upper first longitudinal edge is at an angle to the lower first longitudinal edge. The titled upper first longitudinal edge may advantageously assist in a smooth lid closure by reducing the risk that the lid catches the upper edges of the box when the lid rotates to its close position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A container for consumer goods including elongated articles, the container comprising:
from a one-piece blank,
a box configured to house the consumer goods, the box comprising a box front wall, a box rear wall, a first box side wall, a second box side wall, and a box bottom wall, wherein a top end of the box is at least partially open and configured to provide an access opening to access the consumer goods;
a lid pivotably connected to the box rear wall along a hinge, wherein the lid is pivotable about the hinge between a closed position, in which the lid covers the access opening, and an open position, in which the access opening is exposed; and
a first longitudinal edge connecting the first box side wall with the box front wall,
the box front wall comprising a box front lower section and a box front upper section,
the first box side wall comprising a first box side lower section and a first box side upper section,
the second box side wall comprising a second box side lower section and a second box side upper section,
wherein the box front lower section, the first box side lower section, and the second box side lower section are adjacent to the box bottom wall,
wherein the box front upper section, the first box side upper section, and the second box side upper section are configured to be covered by the lid when the lid is in the closed position, and
wherein an upper first longitudinal edge in the box front upper section is tilted with respect to a lower first longitudinal edge in the box front lower section so that the upper first longitudinal edge is at an angle to the lower first longitudinal edge.

2. The container according to claim 1 ,
further comprising a second longitudinal edge connecting the second box side wall with the box front wall,
wherein an upper second longitudinal edge in the box front upper section is tilted with respect to a lower second longitudinal edge in the box front lower section so that the upper second longitudinal edge is at an angle to the lower second longitudinal edge.

3. The container according to claim 2 , wherein one or both of the upper first longitudinal edge and the upper second longitudinal edge are tilted towards a central longitudinal axis of the box front wall.

4. The container according to claim 2 , wherein one or both of the upper first longitudinal edge and the upper second longitudinal edge are tilted by an angle of between 2 degrees to 8 degrees.

5. The container according to claim 1 , wherein a minimum height of the first box side wall adjacent to the box rear wall, a minimum height of the second box side wall adjacent to the box rear wall, or both a minimum height of the first box side wall and the second box side wall adjacent to the box rear wall is at a same height or lower than a height of the box rear wall.

6. The container according to claim 1 , wherein an upper edge of the first box side upper section, an upper edge of the second box side upper section, or both the upper edges of the first box side upper section and the second box side upper section comprises a recess formed by a cut-out portion.

7. The container according to claim 1 , wherein a narrowest width of the box front upper section is between 0.1 percent to 5 percent smaller than a width of the box front lower section.

8. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the box front lower section is in a same plane with the box front upper section.

9. The container according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one retaining tab in the box front upper section, the retaining tab protruding from the box front upper section.

10. The container according to claim 1 ,
wherein the lid comprises a lid top wall, and
wherein a width of the lid top wall is larger than a width of the box rear wall.

11. The container according to claim 10 , wherein the width of the lid top wall is up to 2 mm larger than the width of the box rear wall.

12. A blank for forming a container for elongated articles according to claim 1 , the blank comprising:
a box-forming section and a lid-forming section; and
a first longitudinal fold line connecting the first box side wall with the box front wall,
wherein the lid-forming section comprises a lid top wall, a lid rear wall, a lid front wall, and two lid side walls,
wherein the lid rear wall is connected to the box-forming section along a lid fold line,
wherein the box-forming section comprises a box front wall, a box rear wall, a box bottom wall, a first box side wall, and second box side wall,
wherein the box rear wall is connected to the lid-forming section along the lid fold line,
wherein the box front wall comprises a box front lower section and a box front upper section,
wherein the first box side wall comprises a first box side lower section and a first box upper section,
wherein the second box side wall comprises a second box side lower section and a second box upper section,
wherein the box front lower section is adjacent to the box bottom wall,
wherein an upper first longitudinal fold line in the box front upper section is tilted with respect to a lower first longitudinal fold line in the box front lower section so that the upper first longitudinal fold line is at an angle to the lower first longitudinal folding line,
wherein a height of the box front lower section is equal to or larger than a total height of the container minus a height of the lid front wall, and
wherein the total height of the container is the sum of a height of the box rear wall and a height of the lid rear wall.

13. The blank according to claim 12 ,
further comprising a second longitudinal fold line connecting the second box side wall with the box front wall,
wherein an upper second longitudinal fold line in the box front upper section is tilted with respect to a lower second longitudinal fold line in the box front lower section so that the upper second longitudinal fold line is at an angle to the lower second longitudinal fold line.

14. The blank according to claim 13 , wherein the upper first longitudinal fold line, the upper second longitudinal fold line, or both the upper first longitudinal fold line and the upper second longitudinal fold lines are tilted by an angle of between 2 degrees to 8 degrees.

15. The blank according to claim 13 , wherein a minimum height of the first box side wall adjacent to the box rear wall, a minimum height of the second box side wall adjacent to the box rear wall, or both a minimum height of the first box side wall and the second box side wall adjacent to the box rear wall is at a same height or lower than a height of the box rear wall.

16. The blank according to claim 15 , wherein an upper edge of the first box side wall, an upper edge of the second box side wall, or both the upper edges of the first box side wall and the second box side wall comprises a recess formed by a cut-out portion.

Assignees

• Philip Morris Products Sa

Inventors

• Bermudez Fernando
• Androsenko Alexander
• Roethlisberger Jacques

Classifications

• B65D85/1048 Primary

  characterized by the shape of the container · CPC title

• B65D5/6623

  the lid being hinged about a line located in the top surface of the container · CPC title