Smoking article case with hand care function

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12178242-B2
Application number	US-202117917196-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 12, 2021
Priority date	Jan 12, 2021
Publication date	Dec 31, 2024
Grant date	Dec 31, 2024

Abstract

A smoking article case with a hand care function may be provided. The smoking article case according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes a body portion in which an inner space for storing a smoking article is formed and a cover which is connected to the body portion, wherein a functional care zone may be formed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the body portion and an outer surface of the cover. Microcapsules containing a functional material are applied on the functional care zone, and as the microcapsules are crushed by a smoker's rubbing motion and the functional material is discharged from the crushed microcapsules, the hand care function may be provided to the smoker.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A smoking article case comprising:
a body portion in which an inner space for storing a smoking article is formed; and
a cover which is connected to the body portion,
wherein a functional care zone is formed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the body portion and an outer surface of the cover,
microcapsules containing a functional material are applied on at least a portion of the functional care zone, and
the functional material includes an antibacterial material, wherein
the microcapsules includes first microcapsules and second microcapsules;
the first microcapsules having a first crushing strength are applied on a central region of the functional care zone;
the second microcapsules having a second crushing strength are applied on an outer periphery region of the functional care zone; and
the first crushing strength is lower than the second crushing strength.

2. The smoking article case of claim 1 , wherein the antibacterial material includes one or more materials from among grapefruit extract, lime oil, eucalyptus oil, pine needle oil, eucalyptol, limonene, and propolis.

3. The smoking article case of claim 1 , wherein:
an ink is applied on the at least a portion of the functional care zone; and
the microcapsules applied on the functional care zone further contain a material that changes a color or a color density of the ink.

4. The smoking article case of claim 1 , wherein the functional care zone includes a plurality of protruding regions disposed apart from each other.

5. The smoking article case of claim 4 , wherein a degree of protrusion or a separation distance of at least some of the plurality of protruding regions is different from a degree of protrusion or a separation distance of other protruding regions of the plurality of protruding regions.

6. The smoking article case of claim 1 , wherein:
an ink is applied to indicate a designated symbol in the functional care zone; and
information on the functional care zone is coded in the designated symbol.

7. The smoking article case of claim 1 , wherein:
the functional care zone includes a first functional care zone on which microcapsules containing a first functional material are applied and a second functional care zone on which microcapsules containing a second functional material different from the first functional material are applied; and
inks of different colors are applied on the first functional care zone and the second functional care zone, respectively.

8. The smoking article case of claim 1 , wherein the functional care zone further includes a deodorizing zone and a perfuming zone in addition to an antibacterial zone on which the microcapsules containing the antibacterial material are applied.

9. A smoking article case comprising:
a body portion in which an inner space for storing a smoking article is formed; and
a cover which is connected to the body portion,
wherein a functional care zone is formed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the body portion and an outer surface of the cover,
microcapsules containing a functional material are applied on at least a portion of the functional care zone, and
the functional material includes an antibacterial material, wherein:
the microcapsules includes first microcapsules and second microcapsules;
the first microcapsules having a first crushing strength are applied on a first region of the functional care zone;
the second microcapsules having a second crushing strength are applied on a second region of the functional care zone;
the first crushing strength is lower than the second crushing strength;
a film material of the first microcapsules includes a cellulose-based material; and
a film material of the second microcapsules includes a melamine-based material.

10. A smoking article case comprising:
a body portion in which an inner space for storing a smoking article is formed; and
a cover which is connected to the body portion,
wherein a functional care zone is formed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the body portion and an outer surface of the cover,
microcapsules containing a functional material are applied on at least a portion of the functional care zone, and
the functional material includes an antibacterial material, wherein:
the functional care zone includes a protrusion region in which a protrusion pattern is formed;
the protrusion region includes a first protrusion region and a second protrusion region;
a protrusion pattern with a first density is formed in the first protrusion region,
a protrusion pattern with a second density higher than the first density is formed in the second protrusion region; and
an ink with a color density higher than a color density of an ink applied on the first protrusion region is applied on the second protrusion region.

Assignees

• Kt & G Corp

Inventors

• Cha Kwang Ho
• Kim Han Jin
• Lee Chul Hee
• Im Chang Keun
• Jung Kyung Bin
• Chung Nae Oh

Classifications

• B65D2203/00

  Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators · CPC title

• C08L61/28

  with melamine · CPC title

• C08L1/02

  Cellulose; Modified cellulose · CPC title

• C08K11/00

  Use of ingredients of unknown constitution, e.g. undefined reaction products · CPC title

• C08K9/10

  Encapsulated ingredients · CPC title