Inner Frame

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016001963-A1
Application number	US-201414770758-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 21, 2014
Priority date	Feb 27, 2013
Publication date	Jan 7, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An inner frame ( 12 for a pack ( 1 ) is disclosed. It comprises a front panel ( 23 ) and a side panel ( 24, 25 ), wherein the front ( 12 ) and/or side panels ( 24, 25 ) comprise multiple layers.

First claim

1 . A pack comprising
a body having front and rear walls separated by side walls, a hinged lid integrally connected to the rear wall at a hinge line such that it is pivotable relative to the rear wall between open and closed positions, and an inner frame received in the body that comprises a front panel that abuts the front wall and two side panels that extend along fold lines perpendicular to the front panel so that each side panel abuts a respective side wall of the body, wherein the front and/or side panels comprise multiple layers, each layer having a major surface which abuts the major surface of another layer in the same panel, wherein the side reinforcement layers overlap the whole surface area of the corresponding panel.

2 . The pack according to claim 1 , wherein the front and side panels are formed from a single sheet of material.

3 . The pack according to claim 2 , wherein the sheet of material includes fold lines to enable the sheet to be folded about said fold lines to form said multiple layers.

4 . The pack according to claim 3 , comprising a side panel and a side reinforcement panel, the side reinforcement panel being positionable so that it overlaps its corresponding side panel to form a multi-layered side wall.

5 . The pack according to claim 4 , wherein the side panel joins the front panel at a first fold line.

6 . The pack according to claim 5 , wherein the side reinforcement panel joins the side panel at a second fold line.

7 . The pack according to claim 6 , wherein the first and second fold lines are parallel.

8 . The pack according to claim 6 , wherein the first and second fold lines extend at an angle relative to each other.

9 . The pack according to claim 1 , wherein the front panel comprises a front reinforcement panel that joins the front panel at a front panel fold line, the front reinforcement panel being foldable about said front panel fold line so that it overlaps the front panel to form a multi-layered front wall.

10 . The pack according to claim 3 , wherein the front panel comprises a front reinforcement panel that joins the front panel at a front panel fold line and side reinforcement panels that extend from the front reinforcement panel and are joined thereto by a second fold line, the front reinforcement panel being folded about the front panel fold line so that the front reinforcement panel overlaps the front panel and the side reinforcement panels overlap corresponding side wall panels to form multi-layered front and side walls.

11 . A blank for forming an inner frame as claimed in claim 1 for a pack.

12 . A method of forming an inner frame comprising the steps of providing a blank comprising a front panel, a side panel and a side reinforcement panel, and positioning the side reinforcement panel so that it overlaps the side panel.

13 .- 15 . (canceled)

Assignees

• British American Tobacco Co

Inventors

• Hodges Paul

Classifications

• B65D85/1045 Primary

  having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge · CPC title

• A24F15/00

  Receptacles or boxes specially adapted for cigars, cigarettes, simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor (adaptations for use in vehicles B60N3/12; packages specially adapted for cigarettes B65D85/10) · CPC title

• B65D5/441

  Reinforcements (linings B65D5/56) · CPC title

• B65D85/10564 Primary

  having means for holding the lid in a closed position · CPC title

• B65D85/1081

  Inserts or accessories added or joined to the container, e.g. coins, pens, cards, spacers (B65D85/1009 takes precedence) · CPC title