Pack for smoking articles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9340347-B2
Application number	US-201113883974-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2011
Priority date	Nov 5, 2010
Publication date	May 17, 2016
Grant date	May 17, 2016

Abstract

A pack for smoking articles is disclosed. The pack comprises a lid ( 9 ) and a body ( 2 ) configured to move relative to one another. The lid has a front wall ( 13 ) with a lower front wall edge ( 15 ) and a tab ( 20 ) extending from the lower front wall edge which is adhered to a front panel ( 3 ) of the body. The tab ( 20 ) includes a line of weakening ( 23 ) that is broken to initially open the pack such that at least a portion of the tab remain adhered to the front panel of the body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pack for smoking articles comprising a lid and a body configured to move relative to one another and to form a line of closure when the pack is closed, the lid having a front wall with a lower front wall edge and an integral lid tab, extending from a section of the lower front wall edge which is adhered to a front panel of the body, wherein the lid is formed with a flap extending from the lower front wall edge along a fold-line, the flap being folded inwardly relative to the lid tab so as to lie against an inner surface of the lid, the flap comprising a cut-out corresponding to the lid tab, wherein the lid tab includes a line of weakening that is broken to initially open the pack such that at least a portion of the lid tab remains adhered to the front panel of the body, wherein the front wall and the front panel are substantially coplanar when the pack is closed, and wherein the line of weakening is substantially coincident with the line of closure of the pack, wherein the body is formed with a front panel edge and an integral body tab, the integral body tab extending from said front panel edge of the body and locating in a recess formed on an inner surface of the front wall of the lid when the pack is closed.

2. The pack according to claim 1 , wherein the integral lid tab is formed by an incision in said flap.

3. The pack according to claim 1 , wherein the integral lid tab is semi-circular.

4. The pack according to claim 1 , wherein an adhesive is used to connect the integral lid tab to the front panel of the body.

5. The pack according to claim 1 , wherein the cut-out defines the recess.

Assignees

• Holford Steven
• British American Tobacco Co

Inventors

• Holford Steven

Classifications

• B65D2401/15

  Tearable part of the closure (B65D2401/60 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D5/548 Primary

  for opening containers formed by erecting a blank to U-shape · CPC title

• B65D85/1045 Primary

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

• B65D2101/0023

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B65D5/54

  Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing ({B65D5/06, B65D5/5233, B65D5/5253 take precedence } ; break-in flaps, or members adapted to be torn-off, to provide pouring openings B65D5/70) · CPC title