Apparatus and method for packaging packets of smoking articles
US-12534251-B2 · Jan 27, 2026 · US
Slide-open package of tobacco articles with a coupon, and packing method and machine for producing the same
US8997980B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8997980-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113881342-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | Oct 27, 2010 |
| Publication date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
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A slide-open package of tobacco articles, having a parallelepiped-shaped inner container housing a group of tobacco articles and having a bottom wall, an extraction opening opposite the bottom wall, two parallel opposite major lateral walls, and two parallel minor lateral walls interposed between the major lateral walls; a parallelepiped-shaped outer container, which houses the inner container to allow the inner container to slide between a closed position, in which the inner container is inserted inside the outer container, and an open position, in which the inner container is at least partly extracted from the outer container; and a coupon folded about the group of tobacco articles and located between the group of tobacco articles and the inner container.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A slide-open package of tobacco articles, comprising: a parallelepiped-shaped rigid inner container ( 3 ) housing a wrapped group ( 2 ) of tobacco articles and having a bottom wall ( 5 ), an extraction opening ( 9 ) opposite the bottom wall ( 5 ), two parallel opposite major lateral walls ( 7 ), and two parallel minor lateral walls ( 8 a , 8 b ) interposed between the major lateral walls ( 7 ); a parallelepiped-shaped rigid outer container ( 4 )…
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- What does patent US8997980B2 cover?
- A slide-open package of tobacco articles, having a parallelepiped-shaped inner container housing a group of tobacco articles and having a bottom wall, an extraction opening opposite the bottom wall, two parallel opposite major lateral walls, and two parallel minor lateral walls interposed between the major lateral walls; a parallelepiped-shaped outer container, which houses the inner container …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ghini Marco, Biondi Andrea, Gd Spa
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B65B19/226. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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