Wrapped bundle of smoking articles

• US 8,136,661 B2
• Filed: 06/18/2008
• Issued: 03/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Philip Morris USA Incorporated (Altria Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Philip Morris USA Incorporated (Altria Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lutzig, Bodo-Werner, Schmitt, Eduardo
• Primary Examiner(s): GEHMAN, BRYON P
• Application Number:
  US12/213,357
• Publication Number:
  US 20080308432A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,371 Days
• Field of Search: 206/245, 206264-275, 229/87.13, 229/160.1, 229/87.01
• US Class Current: 206/265
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 65/14 with areas coated with adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/1018 Container formed by a flexible material, i.e. soft-packages

Abstract

A wrapped bundle comprises an inner liner wrapped about a predetermined collation of smoking articles. The inner liner comprises an inner liner outer edge and at least two sections defining an opening in the wrapped bundle. At least one section of the at least two sections is provided with an adhesive for releasably attaching the at least two sections to reclose the opening. The at least one section comprises a part of the inner liner outer edge.

Claims

1. A wrapped bundle of a hinged lid pack, said wrapped bundle comprising:

a resealable inner liner formed of a rectangular sheet of material wrapped about a predetermined collation of smoking articles, said predetermined collation of smoking articles defining a front and a back, said smoking articles having a longitudinal direction, the resealable inner liner including;

an inner liner outer edge;

a first section; and

a second section, said first section and said second section defining an opening in the resealable inner liner, the first section being provided with an adhesive for resealably attaching the first section and the second section to reclose the opening, the first section being longer than the second section in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the smoking articles and extending front-to-back of the predetermined collation of smoking articles,

wherein the adhesive is disposed along said first section,

wherein the first section and the second section include overlappingly arranged flaps, and

wherein the first section and the second section each partially cover the predetermined collation of smoking articles.

2. The wrapped bundle of claim 1, wherein the adhesive is applied to the first section in a dotted pattern.

3. The wrapped bundle of claim 1, wherein the adhesive is applied to the first section in a line pattern.

4. The wrapped bundle of claim 1, wherein the adhesive is a pressure sensitive adhesive.

5. The wrapped bundle of claim 1, wherein the adhesive is a water based polyethylene adhesive.

6. The wrapped bundle of claim 1, wherein the adhesive is a removable acrylic based adhesive.

7. The wrapped bundle of claim 1, wherein the adhesive is on an inner side of the first section.