Packet of cigarettes

• US 20060157357A1
• Filed: 02/19/2004
• Published: 07/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: G. D. Societa Per Azioni
• Original Assignee: G.D. Societa per Azioni.
• Inventors: Draghetti, Fiorenzo, Serafini, Stefano
• Granted Patent: US 7,455,177 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/268
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/4204 Inspection openings or windows
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/6691 the container being provided with an internal frame or the like for maintaining the lid in the closed position by friction
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 75/5833 for tearing out a portion of the wall
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/1045 having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge

Abstract

A packet of cigarettes having a rigid container in turn having a hinged lid; and a group of cigarettes housed inside the container and enclosed in an inner foil wrapping having a front tear-off portion; a front wall of the container has a transparent window superimposed over the front tear-off portion of the inner foil wrapping.

Claims

1. A packet of cigarettes comprising a container (2) in turn comprising a wall (13) having a window (18);

and a group (3) of cigarettes (4) housed inside the container (2);

the packet (1) being characterized in that the group (3) of cigarettes (4) is enclosed in an inner wrapping (5) having a tear-off portion (27) located facing the window (18) so as to internally and at least partly cover the window (18).

2. The packet as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the window (18) is defined by a through hole (19) in the relative wall (13) of the container.

3. The packet as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the window (18) is a transparent window defined by a through hole (19) in the relative wall (13) of the container, and by a sheet (20) of transparent plastic material glued to the container (2) at the hole (19).

4. The packet as claimed in claim 3 characterized in that the sheet (20) of transparent plastic material is glued to an inner surface of the corresponding wall (13) of the container (2).

5. The packet as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the container (2) is substantially parallelpiped-shaped, and comprises two, respectively top and bottom, end walls (10, 11), and a lateral surface (9) bounding the end walls (10, 11) and defined by two, respectively front and rear, major lateral walls (13, 14), and by two minor lateral walls (12);

the window (18) being located in the front major lateral wall (13) of the container (2); and

the tear-off portion (27) comprising at least part of a front wall (13) of the inner wrapping (5).

8. The packet as claimed in claim 5 characterized in that the bottom portion of the tear-off portion (27) is substantially the same width as the window (18).

9. The packet as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the portion of the tear-off portion (27) superimposed over the window (18) is substantially the same width as the window (18).

6. The packet as claimed in claim characterized in that the container (2) comprises an open top end (6);

a lid (7) hinged to the container (2) along a hinge (8) to rotate, with respect to the container (2), between an open position and a closed position respectively opening and closing the open top end (6); and

a collar (15) fitted inside the container (2) so as to project partly outwards of the open top end (6) and engage a corresponding inner surface of the lid (7) when the lid (7) is in the closed position;

the collar (15) being designed so as not to cover the window (18) when fitted inside the container (2).

7. The packet as claimed in claim 6 characterized in that the collar (15) has a front wall (16) connected to an inner surface of the front major lateral wall (13) of the container (2) and having a hole (29), which is at least the same size as the window (18) and is superimposed over the window (18).