Box blank

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12168565-B2
Application number	US-202318465397-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2023
Priority date	Oct 13, 2016
Publication date	Dec 17, 2024
Grant date	Dec 17, 2024

Abstract

A box blank useful for forming a container includes a first layer comprising paperboard, a second layer comprising a paper layer and a foil layer, and an adhesive layer adhering the first layer to the second layer, wherein 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:
assembling an inner box using an inner box blank,
the inner box blank including a first plurality of panels and a first plurality of side flaps,
the inner box blank including an inner box body that includes,
a first top front panel connected to a first top panel by a first transverse fold line;
a first back panel connected to the first top panel by a second transverse fold line;
a first bottom panel connected to the first back panel by a third transverse fold line; and
a first bottom front panel connected to the first bottom panel by a fourth transverse fold line,
the pre-cut opening extending across the first top front panel and the first top panel,
the first plurality of panels including the first top front panel, the first top panel, the first back panel, the first bottom panel, and the first bottom front panel, and
the first plurality of transverse fold lines including the first transverse fold line, the second transverse fold line, the third transverse fold line, and the fourth transverse fold line,

the assembling of the inner box including,
folding the first plurality of panels along a first plurality of transverse fold lines, and
folding the first plurality of side flaps along a first plurality of longitudinal fold lines, the inner box having a pre-cut opening configured to provide access to an inner volume of the inner box;
disposing a pull tab relative to the inner box to cover the pre-cut opening, the pull tab including a first surface opposing a second surface, the first surface of the pull tab including a non-permanent adhesive area and a permanent adhesive area;

assembling an outer box using an outer box blank, the outer box blank including a second plurality of panels and a second plurality of side flaps, the assembling of the outer box including,
folding the second plurality of panels along a second plurality of transverse fold lines,
folding the second plurality of side flaps along a second plurality of longitudinal fold lines, and
placing the inner box within a bounded area of the outer box; and

permanently adhering a portion of the second surface of the pull tab to an inner surface of the outer box.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the disposing of the pull tab comprises:
contacting the non-permanent adhesive area to the first top front panel; and
contacting the permanent adhesive area to the first back panel.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the disposing of the pull tab further comprises:
contacting the permanent adhesive area to the first top panel.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the disposing of the pull tab further comprises:
contacting the permanent adhesive area to the first top panel.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the pull tab includes an adhesive free area defining a central region of the pull tab and aligned to fully cover the pre-cut opening, the non-permanent adhesive area extending along three sides of the adhesive free area, and the permanent adhesive area extending along a fourth side of the adhesive free area.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein one or more vents exist between the non-permanent adhesive area.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inner box blank further comprises:
a first plurality of side members, the first plurality of side members including:
a first left side flap connected to the first top front panel by a first longitudinal fold line;
a first right side flap connected to the first top front panel by a second longitudinal fold line;
a second left side flap connected to the first top panel by a third longitudinal fold line;
a second right side flap connected to the first top panel by a fourth longitudinal fold line;
a third left side flap connected to the first back panel by a fifth longitudinal fold line;
a third right side flap connected to the first back panel by a sixth longitudinal fold line;
a fourth left side flap connected to the first bottom panel by a seventh longitudinal fold line;
a fourth right side flap connected to the first bottom panel by an eighth longitudinal fold line;
a fifth left side flap connected to the first bottom front panel by a ninth longitudinal fold line; and
a fifth right side flap connected to the first bottom front panel by a tenth longitudinal fold line,
the first plurality of side flaps including the first left side flap, the first right side flap, the second left side flap, the second right side flap, the third left side flap, the third right side flap, the fourth left side flap, the fourth right side flap, the fifth right side flap, and
the first plurality of longitudinal fold lines including the first longitudinal fold line, the second longitudinal fold line, the third longitudinal fold line, the fourth longitudinal fold line, the fifth longitudinal fold line, the sixth longitudinal fold line, the seventh longitudinal fold line, the eighth longitudinal fold line, the ninth longitudinal fold line, and the tenth longitudinal fold line.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the folding of the first plurality of panels and the folding of the first plurality of side flaps together include:
folding the third left side flap orthogonally along the fifth longitudinal fold line;
folding the third right side flap orthogonally along the sixth longitudinal fold line;
folding the fourth left side flap orthogonally along the seventh longitudinal fold line;
folding the fourth right side flap orthogonally along the eighth longitudinal fold line;
folding the first bottom panel orthogonally along the third transverse fold line;
folding the first top panel orthogonally along the second transverse fold line;
folding the first bottom front panel orthogonally along the fourth transverse fold line;
folding the first top front panel orthogonally along the first transverse fold line;
folding the first left side flap orthogonally along the first longitudinal fold line;
folding the first right side flap orthogonally along the second longitudinal fold line;
folding the third left side flap orthogonally along the fifth longitudinal fold line;
folding the third right side flap orthogonally along the sixth longitudinal fold line;
folding the fifth left side flap orthogonally along the ninth longitudinal fold line; and
folding the fifth right side flap orthogonally along the tenth longitudinal fold line.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:
adhering the fifth left side flap to the third left side flap; and
adhering the fifth right side flap to the third right side flap.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:
adhering the second left side flap to the third left side flap; and
adhering the second right side flap to the third right side flap.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:
adhering the fifth left side flap to the first left side flap; and
adhering the fifth right side flap to the first right side flap.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:
adhering the first left side flap to the third left side flap; and
adhering the first right side flap to the third right side flap.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the outer box blank comprises:
an outer box body including,
a second top front panel connected to a second top panel by a fifth transverse fold line,
a second top back panel connected to the second top panel by a sixth transverse fold line,
a second bottom back panel connected to the second top back panel by a seventh transverse fold line,
a second bottom panel connecte

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