Hinged-Lid Packaging

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021114799-A1
Application number	US-201816770446-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 7, 2018
Priority date	Dec 8, 2017
Publication date	Apr 22, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A container for consumer goods includes a box for receiving goods, the box having an open end; a lid rotatable between open and closed positions for respectively opening and closing the open end of the box; a hinged connector that connects the lid to the box, where the hinged connector is connected to the lid at a connector-lid hinge line and connected to the box at a connector-box hinge line; and, a resilient mechanism arranged between the box and the connector such that, during lid opening, the resilient mechanism causes relative movement of the box to the connector.

First claim

1 . A container for consumer goods, comprising:
a box for receiving goods, the box comprising an open end; a lid rotatable between open and closed positions for respectively opening and closing the open end of the box; a hinged connector that connects the lid to the box, where the hinged connector is connected to the lid at a connector-lid hinge line and connected to the box at a connector-box hinge line; and, a resilient mechanism arranged between the box and the connector such that, during lid opening, the resilient mechanism causes relative movement of the box to the connector.

2 . The container for consumer goods according to claim 1 , wherein the connector-lid hinge line and the connector-box hinge lines are substantially parallel to each other.

3 . The container for consumer goods according to claim 1 , wherein the resilient mechanism is articulately mounted to the hinged connector and the box.

4 . The container for consumer goods according to claim 1 , wherein the resilient mechanism comprises at least one articulated structure.

5 . The container for consumer goods according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one articulated structure comprises at least two panels including a first panel rotatably mounted to the hinged connector along a panel-connector rotation axis, and a second panel rotatably mounted to the box along a panel-box rotation axis.

6 . The container for consumer goods according to claim 5 , wherein the panel-connector rotation axis and the panel-box rotation axis are substantially parallel to each other when the lid is in the closed position.

7 . The container for consumer goods according to claim 6 , wherein the panel-connector rotation axis is substantially perpendicular to the connector-lid hinge line.

8 . The container for consumer goods according to claim 6 , wherein movement of the lid from the closed position towards the open position causes the panel-connector rotation axis and the panel-box rotation axis to rotate relative to each other so as to form an angle with each other in the open position.

9 . The container for consumer goods according to claim 6 , wherein the panel-connector rotation axis and the panel-box rotation axis remain substantially parallel to each other during movement of the lid between the open and closed positions.

10 . The container for consumer goods according to claim 9 , wherein the panel-connector rotation axis is substantially coincident with the connector-lid hinge line.

11 . The container for consumer goods according to claim 5 , wherein the first panel is hingedly connected to the second panel along a panel-panel hinge line.

12 . The container for consumer goods according to claim 11 , wherein the panel-panel hinge line is substantially parallel to the panel-connector rotation axis and to the panel-box rotation axis during movement of the lid between the open and closed positions.

13 . The container for consumer goods according to claim 11 , wherein the panel-panel hinge line is at a first angle with respect to the panel-connector rotation axis, wherein the panel-panel hinge line is at a second angle with respect to the panel-box rotation axis, and wherein the first and second angles are substantially the same.

14 . A blank for forming a container for consumer goods, comprising a box portion, a lid portion, and a connector portion, the connector portion connected to the box portion along a connector-box hinge line and to the lid portion along a connector-lid hinge line;
the blank further comprising at least two panels hingedly connected to each other, wherein one of the panels is connected to either the box portion along a panel-box hinge line or to the connector portion along a panel-connector hinge line.

15 . The blank for forming a container for consumer goods according to claim 14 , wherein the connector-lid hinge line and the connector-box hinge lines are substantially parallel to each other.

16 . A container for consumer goods, comprising:
a box for receiving goods, the box comprising an open end; a lid rotatable between open and closed positions for respectively opening and closing the open end of the box; a hinged connector that connects the lid to the box, where the hinged connector is connected to the lid at a connector-lid hinge line and connected to the box at a connector-box hinge line; and, at least two panels including a first panel rotatably mounted to the hinged connector along a panel-connector rotation axis, and a second panel rotatably mounted to the box along a panel-box rotation axis, wherein the at least two panels are arranged between the box and the connector such that, during lid opening, the at least two panels cause relative movement of the box to the connector.

Assignees

• Jt Int Sa

Inventors

• Kulkarni Pranav
• Zhurba Oleksandr

Classifications

• B65D85/10566 Primary

  having means for holding the lid in an open position · CPC title

• B65D85/1045 Primary

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

• B65D5/6614 Primary

  with means for retaining the lid in open position · CPC title

• B65D5/4266

  Folding lines, score lines, crease lines · CPC title

• B65D85/10568

  opening of the lid opens simultaneously an inner package within the container · CPC title