Wrapped bundle of smoking articles

• US 20080308432A1
• Filed: 06/18/2008
• Published: 12/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Philip Morris USA Incorporated (Altria Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Philip Morris USA Incorporated (Altria Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lutzig, Bodo-Werner, Schmitt, Eduardo
• Granted Patent: US 8,136,661 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/265
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 65/14 with areas coated with adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/1018 Container formed by a flexible material, i.e. soft-packages

Abstract

A wrapped bundle comprises an inner liner wrapped about a predetermined collation of smoking articles, the inner liner comprising an inner liner outer edge, the inner liner further comprising at least two sections defining an opening in the wrapped bundle, at least one section of the at least two sections being provided with means for releasably attaching the at least two sections to reclose the opening, wherein at least one section comprises a part of the inner liner outer edge.

Claims

1. A wrapped bundle, comprising an inner liner wrapped about a predetermined collation of smoking articles, the inner liner comprising an inner liner outer edge, the inner liner further comprising at least two sections defining an opening in the wrapped bundle, at least one section of the at least two sections being provided with means for releasably attaching the at least two sections to reclose the opening, wherein at least one section comprises a part of the inner liner outer edge.

2. A wrapped bundle according to claim 1, wherein the at least two sections defining the opening comprise overlappingly arranged flaps.

3. A wrapped bundle according to claim 1, wherein the means for reconnecting the at least two sections comprises an adhesive.

4. A wrapped bundle according to claim 3, wherein the adhesive is applied to at least one of the at least two sections in a dotted pattern.

5. A wrapped bundle according to claim 3, wherein the adhesive is applied to at least one of the at least two sections in a lines pattern.

6. A wrapped bundle according to claim 3, wherein the adhesive is applied to at least one of the at least two sections in a grid pattern.

7. An inner liner to wrap a collation of smoking articles to form a wrapped bundle according to claim 1.

8. A pack for smoking articles comprising the wrapped bundle according to claim 1.