Opening pack

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12421019-B2
Application number	US-202318397181-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2023
Priority date	Oct 19, 2018
Publication date	Sep 23, 2025
Grant date	Sep 23, 2025

Abstract

In an example embodiment, a pack for tobacco articles comprises an inner sleeve, and an outer box comprising front and back covers that allow access to the inner sleeve when the outer box is opened. The inner sleeve can include a front connecting panel pivotally connecting a front wall of the inner sleeve to an inner surface of the front cover and a back connecting panel pivotally connecting a back wall of the inner sleeve to an inner surface of the back cover. A slot in the outer box is configured to allow opening of the outer box by applying pressure against a bottom wall of the inner sleeve.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pack for smoking articles, the pack comprising:
an outer box including,
a front cover including a first sidewall,
a back cover including a second sidewall, less than or equal to about 75% of the first sidewall fitting within the second sidewall when the front cover is parallel with the back cover, and
a bottom cover connected to the front cover and the back cover such that the front cover and the back cover integrally define the outer box; and

an inner sleeve including,
a bottom wall,
a front wall,
a back wall, and
a front connecting panel pivotally connecting the front wall and the front cover and a back connecting panel pivotally connecting the back wall and the back cover.

2. The pack of claim 1 , wherein greater than or equal to about 25% of the first sidewall fits within the second sidewall.

3. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the bottom cover is pivotably coupled to the front cover, the back cover, or both the front cover and the back cover.

4. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the front cover has a first edge parallel with a second edge, the first edge of the front cover is coupled to the first sidewall, and a side edge of the first sidewall that is parallel with the first edge of the front cover is coupled to a third sidewall.

5. The pack of claim 4 , wherein a top edge of the first sidewall is coupled to a fourth sidewall.

6. The pack of claim 5 , wherein the fourth sidewall has one or more defining angles that are not ninety-degree angles.

7. The pack of claim 6 , wherein
the first sidewall has a first largest dimension, and
the third sidewall has a second largest dimension that is less than the first largest dimension.

8. The pack of claim 7 , wherein the third side wall includes one or more defining angles that are not ninety-degree angles.

9. The pack of claim 8 , wherein an edge of the third sidewall that is parallel with the first edge of the front cover and the side edge of the first sidewall is coupled to a fifth sidewall.

10. The pack of claim 9 , wherein the fifth sidewall has a third largest dimension that is less than the second largest dimension.

11. The pack of claim 10 , wherein the fifth sidewall includes one or more defining angles that are not ninety-degree angles.

12. The pack of claim 1 , wherein
the back cover has a first edge parallel with a second edge,
the first edge of the back cover is coupled to the first sidewall, and
a side edge of the first sidewall that is parallel with the first edge of the back cover is coupled to a third sidewall.

13. The pack of claim 12 , wherein
the first sidewall has a first largest dimension, and
the third sidewall has a second largest dimension that is less than the first largest dimension.

14. The pack of claim 12 , wherein the third side wall includes one or more defining angles that are not ninety-degree angles.

15. The pack of claim 13 , wherein an edge of the third sidewall that is parallel with the first edge of the back cover and the side edge of the first sidewall are coupled to a fourth sidewall.

16. The pack of claim 15 , wherein the fourth sidewall has a third largest dimension that is less than the second largest dimension.

17. The pack of claim 15 , wherein the fourth side wall includes one or more defining angles that are not ninety-degree angles.

18. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the inner sleeve includes a third sidewall coupled to a first edge of one of the front wall and the back wall, the third sidewall including one or more defining angles that are not ninety-degree angles.

19. The pack of claim 18 , wherein the inner sleeve includes a fourth sidewall coupled to a second edge of one of the front wall and the back wall, the fourth sidewall including one or more defining angles that are not ninety-degree angles.

20. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the inner sleeve includes a fifth sidewall coupled to an edge of the bottom wall, the fifth sidewall including one or more defining angels that are not ninety-degree angles.

Assignees

• Altria Client Services Llc

Inventors

• Bellamah Stephen
• Richter Daniel

Classifications

• B31B2241/003

  Making cigarette boxes · CPC title

• B31B50/26

  Folding sheets, blanks or webs · CPC title

• B31B2120/302

  collapsible into a flat condition · CPC title

• B31B2110/35

  rectangular, e.g. square · CPC title

• B65D85/1018

  Container formed by a flexible material, i.e. soft-packages · CPC title