Hinge-lid box for cigarettes or the like and blank for producing the same

• US 5,634,556 A
• Filed: 05/03/1995
• Issued: 06/03/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Focke & Company
• Original Assignee: Focke & Company
• Inventors: Buse, Henry, Focke, Heinz
• Primary Examiner(s): Ackun, Jacob K.
• Application Number:
  US08/433,729
• Time in Patent Office: 762 Days
• Field of Search: 206/271, 206/273, 206/264, 206/265, 206/268, 206/274, 229/160.1, 229/87.13, 229/225
• US Class Current: 206/268
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/1045 having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge

Abstract

In order to reduce the material and production costs, a hinge-lid box comprising a single all-in-one blank is desirable. In the case of a blank designed, in particular, in accordance with the transverse folding principle, the collar (12) is connected to a main blank (27) for the hinge-lid box, in the region of the folding tabs of the lid (11), via approximately triangular folding gussets (46, 47). The folding gussets (46, 47) are positioned such that, by folding the collar (46, 47) over against the inner side of the main blank, the collar automatically passes into the position which is appropriate for the pack. The folding gussets (46, 47) are connected to the collar (12) by material remnants (52, 53). When the lid (11) is opened for the first time, the material remnants (52, 53) are severed.

Claims

1. A hinge-lid box made of a material, and comprising a box part (10), a lid (11) connected pivotably thereto, and a collar (12) which is anchored in the box part (10) and has a sub-region that projects out of the box part, the collar (12) being connected to the lid by severable remnants (52, 53) of the material which are severed when the lid (11) is opened for the first time,

wherein the collar (12) is connected to the lid (11) via intermediate folding gussets (46, 47), wherein the severable material remnants (52, 53) are formed between the collar (12) and the intermediate folding gussets (46, 47), and

wherein the folding gussets (46, 47) are connected to an inner side of the lid (11) by adhesive bonding such that, when the lid (11) is opened for the first time and the material remnants (52,53) are severed, the folding gussets (46, 47) remain anchored in the lid (11).

2. The hinge-lid box according to claim 1, wherein the folding gussets (46, 47) are formed in a region of folding edges (48, 49) of the collar (12), on the one hand, and in a region of longitudinal folding lines (50, 51) of the lid, on the other hand, and

wherein the folding gussets (46, 47) are positioned in a region of front, upper corners of the lid (11) and are connected to adjoining parts of the lid (11) by adhesive bonding.

3. The hinge-lid box according to claim 1, wherein, before the lid (11) is opened for the first time, a lid front wall (18) and lid side walls (20, 21) are connected to a box front wall (13) and box side walls (15, 16) via severable webs (40, 41) of the material.

4. A box blank, made of a material, for hinge-lid boxes, comprising a main blank (27) having regions, which are delimited by folding lines, for forming a box part (10) and a lid (11) connected thereto, and further comprising a collar (12) which is connected to the main blank (27) via remnants (52, 53) of the material such that, when the lid (11) of a hinge-lid box formed from said box blank is opened for the first time, the material remnants (52, 53) are severed,

(a) wherein the collar (12) is connected to the main blank (27) via intermed folding gussets (46, 47) which are formed between a free collar border (44) and folding tabs for forming parts of the lid (11),

(b) wherein the severable material remnants (52, 53) are provided between the collar border (44) and the folding gussets (46, 47),

(c) wherein the folding gussets (46, 47) are connected to the main blank (27), in a region of the lid (11), by respective articulation webs (54, 55) of the material, and

(d) wherein each of the articulation webs (54, 55) and of the material remnants (52, 53) extends in a region of longitudinal folding lines (50, 51) of the main blank and in a region of predefined folding edges (48, 49) of the collar (12).

5. The box blank according to claim 4, wherein the folding gussets (46, 47) for connecting the collar (12) and the main blank (27) are arranged in a region of the predetermined folding edges (48, 49) of the collar (12), on the one hand, and in a region of the longitudinal folding lines (50, 51) of the main blank (27) and of the lid (11), on the other hand.

6. The box blank according to claim 5, wherein the collar (12) is separated from the main blank (27) by a separation cut (39) running along the collar border (44), the separation cut separating the folding gussets (46, 47) from the collar (12) except for at least one of said material remnants (52, 53) for each folding gusset.