Rigid hinged-lid packet for elongated items, particularly cigarettes
First Claim
1. A rigid hinged-lid packet for elongated items, the packet comprising a cup-shaped container open at one end;
- a cup-shaped lid hinged to the rear edge of and for closing said open end; and
a collar inserted inside the container and projecting outwards of the container through said open end;
the packet being formed by folding a flat blank comprising a number of panels presenting respective pairs of longitudinal edges, and a longitudinal wing located outwards of each longitudinal edge of each panel;
a first and second of said panels, presenting respective pairs of respective first and second said wings, defining the front wall of the collar and the front wall of the container;
a longitudinal appendix connecting the first and second panels, and being folded inside the second panel so that the first panel partly contacts the inner surface of the second panel; and
a third and fourth of said panels, presenting respective pairs of respective third and fourth said wings, respectively defining the rear wall of the container and the rear wall of the lid, said respective pairs of respective third and fourth said wings being connected to each other by a hinge connecting said lid to said container;
the packet being characterized in that each third wing and the corresponding fourth wing define a recess engaged by the corresponding first wing;
each said recess being so shaped and sized as to permit the passage of the corresponding first wing.
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Abstract
A rigid hinged-lid packet for elongated items, particularly cigarettes; the packet being formed by folding a flat blank defined by a number of panels aligned with one another and each presenting two lateral wings; a first and second panel defining the front wall of a collar and the front wall of the container of the packet, and being connected to each other by an appendix foldable inside the second panel; a third and fourth panel defining the rear wall of the container and the rear wall of the lid of the container; each wing of the third panel and the corresponding wing of the fourth panel defining a recess engaged by the corresponding wing of the first panel; and each recess being so shaped and sized as to permit the passage of the corresponding wing of the first panel.
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1. A rigid hinged-lid packet for elongated items, the packet comprising a cup-shaped container open at one end;
- a cup-shaped lid hinged to the rear edge of and for closing said open end; and
a collar inserted inside the container and projecting outwards of the container through said open end;
the packet being formed by folding a flat blank comprising a number of panels presenting respective pairs of longitudinal edges, and a longitudinal wing located outwards of each longitudinal edge of each panel;
a first and second of said panels, presenting respective pairs of respective first and second said wings, defining the front wall of the collar and the front wall of the container;
a longitudinal appendix connecting the first and second panels, and being folded inside the second panel so that the first panel partly contacts the inner surface of the second panel; and
a third and fourth of said panels, presenting respective pairs of respective third and fourth said wings, respectively defining the rear wall of the container and the rear wall of the lid, said respective pairs of respective third and fourth said wings being connected to each other by a hinge connecting said lid to said container;
the packet being characterized in that each third wing and the corresponding fourth wing define a recess engaged by the corresponding first wing;
each said recess being so shaped and sized as to permit the passage of the corresponding first wing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- a cup-shaped lid hinged to the rear edge of and for closing said open end; and
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