Cigarette pack with sealing block

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9950859-B2
Application number	US-201615133557-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 20, 2016
Priority date	Nov 4, 2013
Publication date	Apr 24, 2018
Grant date	Apr 24, 2018

Abstract

A sealing block for a cigarette group ( 12 ) is provided on the inside with an internal collar ( 42 ). The latter is composed of an internal front wall ( 45 ), an internal base wall ( 48 ), and internal side flaps ( 46 ). The internal base wall ( 48 ) is configured in a reinforcing manner by folding flaps disposed on top of one another, specifically by the base tab and the base flap.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cigarette pack in which cigarettes ( 10 ) of a cigarette group ( 12 ) are surrounded by a blank of foil, comprising a sealing block ( 11 ) formed about the cigarrette group ( 12 ), wherein a supportive element of thin cardboard forms an internal collar ( 42 ) disposed in the interior of the sealing block ( 11 ), the internal collar ( 42 ) comprising an internal front wall ( 45 ), an internal base wall ( 48 ), and internal side flaps ( 46 ) and which at least partially surrounds the cigarette group ( 12 ), wherein the internal collar ( 42 ) in a lower region that is proximal to the internal base wall ( 48 ) is configured so as to have a closed cross section in such a manner that the cigarette group ( 12 ) in the lower region is on all sides surrounded by the internal collar ( 42 ).

2. A cigarette pack in which cigarettes ( 10 ) of a cigarette group ( 12 ) are surrounded by a blank of foil, comprising a sealing block ( 11 ) formed about the cigarette group ( 12 ), wherein a supportive element of thin cardboard forms an internal collar ( 42 ) disposed in the interior of the sealing block ( 11 ), the internal collar comprising an internal front wall ( 45 ), an internal base wall ( 48 ), and internal side flaps ( 46 ) and which at least partially surrounds the cigarette group ( 12 ), wherein the internal base wall ( 48 ) is formed from a base flap ( 53 ) which on account of a corresponding punching line ( 52 ) is configured as a part-face of the internal front wall ( 45 ) and by folding by successive folding steps, is folded into place as the internal base wall ( 48 ).

3. The pack as claimed in claim 2 , wherein, on account of a correspondingly configured punching line ( 52 ), in the region of the internal front wall ( 45 ), a connection flap ( 54 ) is disposed below the base flap ( 53 ), and wherein, below the connection flap ( 54 ), a peripheral piece ( 56 ) as a base-side end region of the internal front wall ( 45 ) is formed, and wherein in an end position after the successive folding steps the connection flap ( 54 ) bears on the peripheral piece ( 56 ), and the base flap ( 53 ), attached to the connection flap ( 54 ), is folded into place as the internal base wall ( 48 ).

4. The pack as claimed in claim 3 , wherein for delimiting the base flap ( 53 ) and the internal front wall ( 45 ) at least one plug-in tongue ( 59 ) and an allocated plug-in slot ( 60 ) are disposed in a region of folding lines ( 55 , 57 , 58 ) in such a manner that the base flap ( 53 ) and the internal front wall ( 45 ), in the end position, after the successive folding steps, are secured by a plug-in connection.

5. The pack as claimed in claim 2 , wherein on account of an arrangement of a punching line ( 52 ), appendage pieces ( 61 ), which in the arrangement of the base flap ( 53 ) folded into place as the internal base wall ( 48 ), laterally adjoin the base flap ( 53 ) and extend in the region of the internal side walls and by folding in an upward direction bear on the internal side flaps ( 46 ) or find a receptacle in a corner clearance ( 63 ) formed by the internal side flaps ( 46 ), while connecting in a flush manner with the internal side flaps.

6. The pack as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the internal front wall ( 45 ) in the region of a top edge ( 50 ) is configured such that a corresponding punched feature has a clearance ( 51 ), and opposite thereto in a region of the internal base wall ( 48 ), or as an extension of the peripheral piece ( 56 ), respectively, has a tongue-type protrusion which as a base tab ( 49 ) is folded into place of the internal base wall ( 48 ) while bearing on the base flap ( 53 ).

7. The pack as claimed in claim 5 , wherein on the upper ends of the internal side flaps ( 46 ) and end flaps ( 64 ), of a size and contour corresponding to the corner clearances ( 63 ) on the opposite ends of the internal side flaps ( 46 ), are formed as a continuation, and wherein the end flaps ( 64 ) are folded over against an end face of the cigarette group ( 12 ), and against filters of the cigarettes ( 10 ).

Assignees

• Focke & Co

Inventors

• Steinkamp Irmin
• Lübeck Andreas
• Losereit Thomas

Classifications

• 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

• B65D77/30

  Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during filling or closing of containers {(B65D77/20 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B65D85/1045 Primary

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

• B65D2575/586

  with means for reclosing · CPC title

• B65D85/1048 Primary

  characterized by the shape of the container · CPC title