PACKING METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HINGED-LID, SLIDE-OPEN PACKAGE OF TOBACCO ARTICLES WITH A SEALING FLAP
First Claim
1. A packing method for producing a package (1) of tobacco articles comprising:
- an inner container (3), which houses a wrapped group (2) of tobacco articles, has an open top end (5), and comprises a lid (6) hinged to the inner container (3) along a hinge (7) to close the open top end (5);
an outer container (4) housing the inner container (3) so as to allow the inner container (3) to slide with respect to the outer container (4) between a closed configuration, in which the inner container (3) is inserted inside the outer container (4), and an open configuration, in which the inner container (3) is extracted partly from the outer container (4); and
a sealing flap (22), which is hinged along a transverse fold line (23) to a top edge of a front wall (17) of the outer container (4), and is movable between a work position, in which the sealing flap (22) is perpendicular to the front wall (17) of the outer container (4) and located beneath a top wall (12) of the lid (6) of the inner container (3), and a rest position, in which the sealing flap (22) is substantially parallel to the front wall (17) of the outer container (4);
the packing method comprising the steps of;
folding a first blank (24) about the wrapped group (2) of tobacco articles to form the inner container (3); and
folding a second blank (25) about the inner container (3) to form the outer container (4);
the packing method being characterized by comprising the further steps of;
folding the second blank (25), except for the sealing flap (22), about the inner container (3), so as to leave the sealing flap (22) in an initial position substantially coplanar with the front wall (17) of the outer container (4);
extracting the inner container (3) partly from the outer container (4) by sliding the inner container (3) with respect to the outer container (4);
folding the sealing flap (22) 90°
about the transverse fold line (23) towards the open top end (5) of the inner container (3) and into the work position beneath the top wall (12) of the lid (6) of the inner container (3); and
inserting the inner container (3) fully inside the outer container (4) by sliding the inner container (3) with respect to the outer container (4).
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Abstract
A packing method for producing a package of tobacco articles having: an inner container, which houses a group of tobacco articles, and has an open top end and a hinged lid to close the open top end; an outer container housing the inner container so as to allow the inner container to slide with respect to the outer container between a closed configuration and an open configuration; and a sealing flap, which is hinged to a top edge of a front wall of the outer container, and is movable between a work position, in which the sealing flap is perpendicular to the front wall of the outer container and located beneath a top wall of the lid of the inner container, and a rest position, in which the sealing flap is substantially parallel to the front wall of the outer container.
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10 Claims
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1. A packing method for producing a package (1) of tobacco articles comprising:
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an inner container (3), which houses a wrapped group (2) of tobacco articles, has an open top end (5), and comprises a lid (6) hinged to the inner container (3) along a hinge (7) to close the open top end (5); an outer container (4) housing the inner container (3) so as to allow the inner container (3) to slide with respect to the outer container (4) between a closed configuration, in which the inner container (3) is inserted inside the outer container (4), and an open configuration, in which the inner container (3) is extracted partly from the outer container (4); and a sealing flap (22), which is hinged along a transverse fold line (23) to a top edge of a front wall (17) of the outer container (4), and is movable between a work position, in which the sealing flap (22) is perpendicular to the front wall (17) of the outer container (4) and located beneath a top wall (12) of the lid (6) of the inner container (3), and a rest position, in which the sealing flap (22) is substantially parallel to the front wall (17) of the outer container (4); the packing method comprising the steps of; folding a first blank (24) about the wrapped group (2) of tobacco articles to form the inner container (3); and folding a second blank (25) about the inner container (3) to form the outer container (4); the packing method being characterized by comprising the further steps of; folding the second blank (25), except for the sealing flap (22), about the inner container (3), so as to leave the sealing flap (22) in an initial position substantially coplanar with the front wall (17) of the outer container (4); extracting the inner container (3) partly from the outer container (4) by sliding the inner container (3) with respect to the outer container (4); folding the sealing flap (22) 90°
about the transverse fold line (23) towards the open top end (5) of the inner container (3) and into the work position beneath the top wall (12) of the lid (6) of the inner container (3); andinserting the inner container (3) fully inside the outer container (4) by sliding the inner container (3) with respect to the outer container (4). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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