Cigarette packet

• US 9,156,604 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2011
• Issued: 10/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: GD SPA (Is Company SRL)
• Original Assignee: GD SPA (Is Company SRL)
• Inventors: Roila, Patrizio, Biondi, Andrea
• Primary Examiner(s): Yu, Mickey
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHEUNG, CHUN HOI
• Application Number:
  US13/884,548
• Publication Number:
  US 20130248392A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,427 Days
• Field of Search: 206249-255, 206/267, 206/271, 206/468, 206/817, 206/815, 229/125.125
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/646 comprising a slidable panel or wall B65D5/723 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/6685 formed by extensions hinged to the upper edge of a container body formed by erecting a blank to U-shape
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/723 Sliding elements for covering and uncovering discharge openings of containers, e.g. slide-closures
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/1009 provided with proffering means B65D85/1054 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/1036 Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank

Abstract

A cigarette packet substantially having the shape of a parallelepiped and containing a group of cigarettes includes an outer case formed by two larger lateral walls, respectively a front wall and a rear wall, and by two smaller lateral walls or sides, by a lower wall or base and by an upper wall or lid. An inner case is inserted in the outer case. The outer case includes a projection for controlling the lid, the projection being interposed between the front wall of the outer case and a front wall of the inner case and moveable between a first position in which the lid is closed and a second position in which the lid is open. A mechanism is provided for reciprocal engagement of the projection and the inner case for partially extracting the group of cigarettes from the outer case.

Claims

1. A cigarette packet substantially having a shape of a parallelepiped, elongate according to an axis, containing a group of cigarettes and comprising:

an outer case formed by two larger lateral walls, respectively a front wall and a rear wall, and by two smaller lateral walls or sides, by a lower wall or base and by an upper wall or lid;

an inner case being inserted in the outer case and formed by two larger lateral walls, respectively a front wall and a rear wall, by two smaller lateral walls or sides, by a lower wall or base and wherein a top part of the inner case includes an opening located at an upper face of the group of cigarettes,

wherein the inner case is inserted in the outer case such that the inner case can slide axially,

the outer case comprising a projection for controlling the outer case upper wall or lid, the projection being interposed between the front wall of the outer case and the front wall of the inner case and being able to move between a first position in which the outer case upper wall or lid is closed and a second position in which the outer case upper wall or lid is open, and further comprising means for reciprocal engagement of the projection and the inner case, and wherein the outer case upper wall or lid is connected on one side to the outer case rear wall by a hinge line and on an opposite side to the projection by a fold line.

2. The cigarette packet according to claim 1, wherein the projection comprises an opening substantially coinciding with the opening in the inner case in the open position.

3. The cigarette packet according to claim 1, wherein the means for reciprocal engagement comprises means for coupling the projection and the front wall of the inner case.

4. The cigarette packet according to claim 3, wherein the coupling means comprises a fold line of at least one flap of the front wall of the inner case operating in conjunction with an edge of an indentation made in the projection.

5. The cigarette packet according to claim 1, wherein the projection comprises two strips connected to the upper wall or lid of the outer case the two strips delimiting therebetween an opening of the projection, wherein the two strips form, in the open position, elements designed to make contact with the upper face of the group.

6. The cigarette packet according to claim 1, and further comprising at least one zone on the inner case for operating the projection;

an opening in the outer case through which the operating zone can be accessed, for controlling lid opening and closing.

7. The cigarette packet according to claim 6, wherein the opening in the outer case is positioned in the front wall of the outer case such that a part of the projection is exposed through the opening in the outer case.

8. The cigarette packet according to claim 6, wherein the opening in the outer case is positioned in at least one of the two smaller lateral walls or sides of the outer case such that a flap which is laterally connected to the projection is exposed through the opening of the outer case.

9. The cigarette packet according to claim 8, wherein the flap is interposed between at least one of the two smaller lateral walls or sides of the outer case and at least one of the two smaller lateral walls or sides of the inner case.

10. The cigarette packet according to claim 8, wherein the flap is interposed between two flaps which form one of the two smaller lateral walls or sides of the outer case.

11. The cigarette packet according to claim 6, wherein the projection comprises at least one lateral flap, the opening in the outer case being made in a position such that an edge formed between a panel of the projection and the lateral flap is exposed through the opening of the outer case.

12. The cigarette packet according to claim 6, wherein the zone for operating the projection includes a zone with a high friction coefficient.

13. The cigarette packet according to claim 1, wherein the projection comprises a portion connected to the upper wall or lid of the outer case by a fold line and forming a wall between the front wall of the inner case and the front wall of the outer case.

14. The cigarette packet according to claim 13,

wherein when the upper wall or lid of the outer case is in the open position rotated through 90°

from the closed position, the front wall of the upper wall or lid of the outer case is positioned in contact with the upper face of the group.

15. The cigarette packet according to claim 13,

wherein when the upper wall or lid of the outer case is in the open position rotated through 90°

from the closed position, the upper wall or lid of the outer case is coplanar with the rear wall of the outer case.

16. A cigarette packet substantially having a shape of a parallelepiped, elongate according to an axis, containing a group of cigarettes and comprising:

an outer case formed by two larger lateral walls, respectively a front wall and a rear wall, and by two smaller lateral walls or sides, by a lower wall or base and by an upper wall or lid;

an inner case being inserted in the outer case and formed by two larger lateral walls, respectively a front wall and a rear wall, by two smaller lateral walls or sides, by a lower wall or base and wherein a top part of the inner case includes an opening located at an upper face of the group of cigarettes,

wherein the inner case is inserted in the outer case such that the inner case can slide axially,

the outer case comprising a projection for controlling the outer case upper wall or lid, the projection being interposed between the front wall of the outer case and the front wall of the inner case and being able to move between a first position in which the outer case upper wall or lid is closed and a second position in which the outer case upper wall or lid is open, and further comprising means for reciprocal engagement of the projection and the inner case,

wherein the projection comprises two strips connected to the upper wall or lid of the outer case and delimiting therebetween an opening of the projection, wherein said strips form, in the open position, elements designed to make contact with the upper face of the group.

17. A cigarette packet substantially having a shape of a parallelepiped, elongate according to an axis, containing a group of cigarettes and comprising:

an outer case formed by two larger lateral walls, respectively a front wall and a rear wall, and by two smaller lateral walls or sides, by a lower wall or base and by an upper wall or lid;

an inner case being inserted in the outer case and formed by two larger lateral walls, respectively a front wall and a rear wall, by two smaller lateral walls or sides, by a lower wall or base and wherein a top part of the inner case includes an opening located at an upper face of the group of cigarettes,

wherein the inner case is inserted in the outer case such that the inner case can slide axially,

the outer case comprising a projection for controlling the outer case upper wall or lid, the projection being interposed between the front wall of the outer case and the front wall of the inner case and being able to move between a first position in which the outer case upper wall or lid is closed and a second position in which the outer case upper wall or lid is open, and further comprising means for reciprocal engagement of the projection and the inner case, and

wherein the projection comprises a portion connected to the lid by a fold line and forming a wall between the front wall of the inner case and the front wall of the outer case.

18. The cigarette packet according to claim 17, wherein, when the upper wall or lid of the outer case is in the open position rotated through 90°

from the closed position, the front wall of the upper wall or lid of the outer case is positioned in contact with the upper face of the group.

19. The cigarette packet according to claim 17, wherein, when the upper wall or lid of the outer case is in the open position rotated through 90°

from the closed position, the upper wall or lid of the outer case is coplanar with the rear wall of the outer case.