Method of displaying electronic vaping device, display packages with divider, blanks for forming display package for containing electronic vaping device, and method of manufacturing display package for electronic vaping device

• US 10,729,173 B2
• Filed: 05/24/2018
• Issued: 08/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Altria Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Altria Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Fath, Scott A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheung, Chun Hoi
• Application Number:
  US15/988,071
• Publication Number:
  US 20180263281A1
• Time in Patent Office: 803 Days
• Field of Search: 206 15, 206528-540, 229125125
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 65/48 using adhesives , i.e. using supplementary joining material; solvent bonding
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/4332 by folding a sheet over
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/712 Containers; Packaging elements or accessories, Packages closures therefor B29L2031/56; ink or toner cartridges B29L2031/7678; squeeze tubes B29L2023/20; suitcases B29L2031/7418
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/3607 formed by folding or erecting a single blank
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/4204 Inspection openings or windows
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/48014 formed by folding extensions hinged to the side edges of a tubular body B65D5/48004 takes precedence; partition separated by erecting the body B65D5/48048
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/5007 formed by inwardly protruding of folded parts of the body
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/5016 formed by folding inwardly of extensions hinged to the side edges of the body
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/542 the lines of weakness being provided in the container body
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1051 by folding

Abstract

The package includes a box structure defining an inner cavity and a side portion. The box structure includes a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel and a second side panel. The side portion is divided into a lower retention portion, an upper retention portion, and a window recess portion. The window recess portion, the upper retention portion and the lower retention portion is configured to retain the elongated body within the side portion to display the select portion through the window recess portion. A divider panel is in the inner cavity. The divider panel has a first end and a second end, the first end of the divider panel being connected to the second side panel. The divider panel is configured to support a universal serial bus (USB) charger to maintain the USB charger in a fixed position within the inner cavity. The blank forms the package.

Claims

1. A package configured to display a select portion of an elongated body, the package comprising:

a box structure defining an inner cavity and a side portion, the box structure including a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel and a second side panel, the second side panel being formed by a union of a first glue panel with a first complete side panel,

the side portion being divided into a lower retention portion, an upper retention portion, and a window recess portion, the window recess portion being between the upper retention portion and the lower retention portion,

the window recess portion, the upper retention portion and the lower retention portion being configured to retain the elongated body within the side portion to display the select portion through the window recess portion; and

a divider panel within said inner cavity, the divider panel having a first end and a second end, the first end of the divider panel being connected to the second side panel, the divider panel being configured to support a universal serial bus (USB) charger to maintain the USB charger in a fixed position within the inner cavity,

the second end of the divider panel being connected to an inner surface of the inner cavity, the second end of the divider panel including at least two collinear score lines that define a pivoting axis line running along a width of the divider panel, and portions of the divider panel on both sides of the pivoting axis line form an outer panel including an adhesive configured to be adhesively bonded to the inner surface.

2. The package of claim 1, wherein the at least two collinear score lines include a first score line intersecting a first upper edge of the divider panel and a second score line intersecting a first bottom edge of the divider panel,

the outer panel being partially circumscribed by the first score line, the second score line and at least one first cut line, the at least one first cut line extending from ends of the first score line and the second score line toward the first end of the divider panel.

3. The package of claim 2, wherein the first score line, the second score line and the at least one first cut line at least partially define an end of an inner panel of the divider panel, the divider panel further including,

a second upper edge, and

a first vertical extension extending from the inner panel, the first vertical extension separating the first upper edge from the second upper edge.

4. The package of claim 3, wherein the first vertical extension and the second upper edge at least partially define a recessed panel portion of the divider panel, the recessed panel portion being configured to support an end the USB charger so that at least a portion of the USB charger is near a top opening of the package.

5. The package of claim 3, wherein the divider panel further includes,

a second vertical extension extending from the inner panel, the second upper edge separating the first vertical extension from the second vertical extension,

the first vertical extension, the second vertical extension and the second upper edge at least partially defining a recessed panel portion of the divider panel, the recessed panel portion being configured to support an end the USB charger so that at least a portion of the USB charger is near a top opening of the package.

6. The package of claim 2, wherein,

the window recess portion includes a first cavity panel and a second cavity panel, the inner surface of the inner cavity being the first cavity panel,

the at least one first cut line at least partially defines a cut out in the divider panel, and

a first depth of the outer panel, from an end of the cut out to a second end of the divider panel, is about equal to a second depth of the first cavity panel.

7. The package of claim 6, wherein the second depth of the first cavity panel is greater than a third depth of the second cavity panel.

8. A blank for forming a package configured to display a select portion of an elongated body, the blank comprising:

a first complete side panel connected to a front panel along a first fold line, the first fold line extending along a first side edge of the front panel;

a cavity side panel connected to the front panel along a second fold line, the second fold line extending along a second side edge of the front panel;

a back panel connected to the cavity side panel along a third fold line, the third fold line extending along a first side edge of the back panel;

a first glue panel connected to the back panel along a fourth fold line, the fourth fold line extending along a second side edge of the back panel; and

a divider panel with a first end and a second end, the first end of the divider panel being connected to the first glue panel,

the front panel and cavity side panel defining an upper cut line and a lower cut line, the upper cut line and the lower cut line respectively dividing the cavity side panel into an upper cavity side panel and a lower cavity side panel, a fifth fold line extending from the upper cut line to the lower cut line to divide a portion of the front panel and the cavity side panel into a first cavity panel and a second cavity panel,

wherein upon assembly of the package,

the first glue panel and the first complete side panel are connected,

the upper cavity side panel and the lower cavity side panel are perpendicular to the front panel to partially define an upper retention portion and a lower retention portion, the upper retention portion and the lower retention portion being configured to retain ends of the elongated body,

the first cavity panel and the second cavity panel form a window recess portion, the window recess portion being configured to display the select portion, and

the divider panel extends within an inner cavity adjacent to the window recess portion, the divider panel being configured to support a universal serial bus (USB) charger to maintain the USB charger in a fixed position within the inner cavity, wherein upon assembly of the package,

the second end of the divider panel is connected to an inner surface of the inner cavity, the second end of the divider panel including at least two collinear score lines that define a pivoting axis ling running along a width of the divider panel, wherein portions of the divider panel on both sides of the pivoting axis line form an outer panel including an adhesive configured to be adhesively bonded to the inner surface.

9. The blank of claim 8, wherein the at least two collinear score lines include a first score line intersecting a first upper edge of the divider panel and a second score line intersecting a first bottom edge of the divider panel, and

the outer panel being is partially circumscribed by the first score line, the second score line and at least one first cut line, the at least one first cut line extending from ends of the first score line and the second score line toward the first end of the divider panel.

10. The blank of claim 9, wherein the first score line, the second score line and the at least one first cut line at least partially define an end of an inner panel of the divider panel, the divider panel further including,

a second upper edge, and

a first vertical extension extending from the inner panel, the first vertical extension separating the first upper edge from the second upper edge.

11. The blank of claim 10, wherein the first vertical extension and the second upper edge at least partially define a recessed panel portion of the divider panel, and

upon assembly of the package the recessed panel portion is configured to support an end the USB charger so that at least a portion of the USB charger is near a top opening of the package.

12. The blank of claim 10, wherein the divider panel further includes,

a second vertical extension extending from the inner panel, the second upper edge separating the first vertical extension from the second vertical extension,

the first vertical extension, the second vertical extension and the second upper edge at least partially defining a recessed panel portion of the divider panel, and

upon assembly of the package the recessed panel portion is configured to support an end the USB charger so that at least a portion of the USB charger is near a top opening of the package.

13. The blank of claim 9, wherein,

the inner surface of the inner cavity is the first cavity panel,

the at least one first cut line at least partially defines a cut out in the divider panel, and

a first depth of the outer panel, from an end of the cut out to a second end of the divider panel, is about equal to a second depth of the first cavity panel.

14. The blank of claim 13, wherein the second depth of the first cavity panel is greater than a third depth of the second cavity panel.