Easy top opening packet
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1. A blank for the production of a cigarette package, said blank consisting essentially of:
- two main surface regions;
at least two side surface regions;
at least one upper end surface region;
at least one upper end flap region;
at least one lower end surface region; and
at least one lower end flap region;
each of said regions having edges, and said side surface and main surface, side surface and end flap, end flap and end surface, and end surface and main surface regions being connected at shared internal edges to form the blank having external edges;
wherein a slit is provided in one upper end flap region, said slit starting at the external edge of said upper end flap region, running within the upper end flap in the direction of one connected side surface region, turning before or at the upper edge of the one connected side surface region, and continuing at least to the internal edge between the one upper end flap and one connected upper end surface region and ending at an internal endpoint.
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Abstract
The present invention describes a package blank and a cigarette package which are formed from a single wrapper. The cigarette package has a tab as the opening means which extends the upper end surface of the package and extends over one of the two side surfaces of the cigarette package.
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27 Claims
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1. A blank for the production of a cigarette package, said blank consisting essentially of:
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two main surface regions; at least two side surface regions; at least one upper end surface region; at least one upper end flap region; at least one lower end surface region; and at least one lower end flap region; each of said regions having edges, and said side surface and main surface, side surface and end flap, end flap and end surface, and end surface and main surface regions being connected at shared internal edges to form the blank having external edges; wherein a slit is provided in one upper end flap region, said slit starting at the external edge of said upper end flap region, running within the upper end flap in the direction of one connected side surface region, turning before or at the upper edge of the one connected side surface region, and continuing at least to the internal edge between the one upper end flap and one connected upper end surface region and ending at an internal endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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