Box blank

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12037182-B2
Application number	US-202318318837-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 17, 2023
Priority date	Oct 13, 2016
Publication date	Jul 16, 2024
Grant date	Jul 16, 2024

Abstract

A box blank useful for forming a container includes a first layer including paperboard, a second layer including a paper layer and a foil layer, and an adhesive layer adhering the first layer to the second layer. The foil layer is between the paperboard and the paper layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of assembling a container for consumer goods, the method comprising:
disposing a pull tab over an opening of an inner box, the pull tab including,
a flexible sheet including,
an inner surface, and
an outer surface;

a first permanent adhesive on a region of the outer surface of the flexible sheet;
a second permanent adhesive on a first region of the inner surface of the flexible sheet; and
a re-stick adhesive on a second region of the inner surface of the flexible sheet, the first region of the inner surface of the flexible sheet and the second region of the inner surface of the flexible sheet being separated by an adhesive-free gap.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
preparing the pull tab.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the preparing the pull tab comprises:
disposing the first permanent adhesive on the region of the outer surface of the flexible sheet.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the preparing the pull tab further comprises:
disposing the second permanent adhesive on the first region of the inner surface of the flexible sheet.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the preparing of the pull tab further comprises:
disposing the re-stick adhesive on the second region of the inner surface of the flexible sheet.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the method further comprises:
preparing the inner box, the inner box including rigid panels separated by fold lines, the inner box including,
a top front panel separated from a top panel by a first transverse fold line,
a back panel separated from the top panel by a second transverse fold line,
a bottom panel separated from the back panel by a third transverse fold line, and
a bottom front panel separated from the bottom panel by a fourth transverse fold line.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the disposing a pull tab comprises:
contacting the second permanent adhesive to the back panel, and
contacting the re-stick adhesive to the top panel and the top front panel.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein
the back panel is attached to a left back side flap and a right back side flap along a first longitudinal fold line and a second longitudinal fold line, respectively, and
the bottom panel is attached to a left bottom panel side flap and a right bottom panel side flap along a third longitudinal fold line and a fourth longitudinal fold line, respectively.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the preparing the inner box comprises:
folding a left back panel side flap and a right back panel side flap along a fifth longitudinal fold line and a sixth longitudinal fold line, respectively, such that the left back side flap and the right back side flap are orthogonal to the back panel;
folding a left bottom panel side flap and a right bottom panel side flap along a seventh longitudinal fold line and an eighth longitudinal fold line, respectively, so that the left bottom panel side flap and the right bottom panel side flap are planar with the bottom panel;
folding the bottom panel about the third transverse fold line so that the bottom panel is orthogonal to the back panel;
folding the top panel about the second transverse fold line;
folding the bottom front panel about the fourth transverse fold line so that the bottom front panel is parallel with the back panel; and
folding the top front panel about the first transverse fold line so that the top front panel is parallel with the back panel and planar with the bottom front panel.

10. The method of claim 9 , the method further comprising:
applying a third permanent adhesive to the left bottom panel side flap and the right bottom panel side flap.

11. The method of claim 10 , the method further comprising:
placing consumer goods or products into an area bounded by the left back panel side flap, the right back panel side flap, and the bottom panel.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the flexible sheet includes a polymer film.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the polymer film is a polyethylene terephthalate film (PET).

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further includes: attaching a liner to the flexible sheet.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the liner is smaller than the flexible sheet and is attached to a center of the flexible sheet.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the liner includes paper.

Assignees

• Altria Client Services Llc

Inventors

• Bellamah Stephen
• Bigelow James S

Classifications

• B31B50/81

  Forming or attaching accessories, e.g. opening devices, closures or tear strings · CPC title

• B65D77/32

  Tearing-strings or like flexible elements · CPC title

• B65D77/042

  the inner container being of polygonal cross-section formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks, e.g. carton · CPC title

• B65D77/02

  Wrapped articles enclosed in rigid or semi-rigid containers · CPC title

• B65D65/02

  Wrappers or flexible covers · CPC title