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Method of manufacturing rigid cigarette packs including deforming at least one lateral face of the wrapper

  • US 7,395,643 B2
  • Filed: 12/06/2001
  • Issued: 07/08/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of manufacturing packs of rigid type for tobacco products, comprising a wrapper that comprises a container with an opening, a lid serving to open and close the opening, and an inner wrapper enveloping a group of tobacco products, wherein the pack includes a plurality of lateral faces, a top end face and a bottom end face, the method comprising the steps of advancing the packs along an outfeed line of a packer machine, and plastically deforming at least one of the lateral faces of the wrapper along a crease line impressed thereon by subjecting the pack to a force of compression applied to at least two opposite faces of the wrapper lying transversely to the face to be plastically deformed.

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