For A Pack Of Cigarettes Or Cigars Patents (Class 229/87.13)
  • Patent number: 11772881
    Abstract: A box blank useful for forming a container includes a first layer comprising paperboard, a second layer comprising a paper layer and a foil layer, and an adhesive layer adhering the first layer to the second layer, wherein the foil layer is between the paperboard and the paper layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Bellamah, James S. Bigelow
  • Patent number: 10843865
    Abstract: A container for consumer goods comprises a package of consumer goods, the package being formed from a sheet blank. The sheet blank comprises a base layer comprising a fibrous cellulosic material; a metal-containing layer provided on an outer side of the base layer; and a first sealable layer comprising a sealable polymeric material provided on at least a seal area of an inner side of the base layer, wherein the first sealable layer is substantially transparent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Timothee Cailleaux, Marion Birgit Simone Kamphoff, Peter Nimpsch
  • Publication number: 20150001109
    Abstract: A wrapper (10) comprising a film (11) having a reinforcing tear strip (12) extending at least partially across the film. The tear strip (12) includes an incision (17). No lines of weakening are provided in the tear strip to assist the tearing thereof other than the incision (17). The wrapper is configured such that, when a first portion of the tear strip (12) on one side of the incision (17) is pulled away from a second portion of the tear strip (12) on the other side of the incision, a tear will propagate from the incision along the length of the tear strip (12) and through the film (11) so that the tear strip and film separate into two portions (11a, 11b) with a first portion (11a) of the film attached to the first tear strip portion, and a remaining, second portion (11b) of the film attached to the second tear strip portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Paul Gibson, Robert Whiffen
  • Patent number: 8783454
    Abstract: A wrapped container of consumer goods includes a container, at least one bundle of consumer goods housed within the container and wrapped in an inner liner, an outer wrapper wrapped around the filled container, and at least one adhesive label removably mounted on a separate carrier element. The carrier element is provided inside the outer wrapper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventor: Zsolt Igo
  • Patent number: 8740049
    Abstract: A film wrapper (99) comprises a tear tape (30) and at least one weakening line (10, 12) next to the tear tape (30), the longitudinal axis of the at least one weakening line (10, 12) being substantially perpendicular to the tear tape (30) (perpendicular weakening lines (10, 12)). An article is wrapped into the film wrapper. A multi-bladed knife (100) used for producing the film wrapper comprises a U-shaped or V-shaped first blade (110) and a second linear blade (112) parallel to the longitudinal axis of said first blade (110) and a third linear blade (111) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first blade (110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventor: Bernard Tallier
  • Patent number: 8579108
    Abstract: A cigarette package includes an inner wrapping body formed by folding an inner wrapper having a film material ply sandwiched between a paper ply and a heat seal material ply into a substantially cuboidal shape, including substantially-parallel two half-cut lines extending from a top face into an upper portion of a front face of an inner boxy body each formed of a cut penetrating through the paper ply into the film material ply, a cut line formed of a cut penetrating through an outer layer constituting an overlap on the front face of the inner box body, at an upper location. A heat-sealed part is formed to surround the cut line by heat-sealing inner and outer layers, wherein an outer side of the outer layer is bonded to an inner side of a front lid, in a section above the cut line within a region surrounded by the heat-sealed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tanbo, Hiroyuki Yamashita
  • Patent number: 8365978
    Abstract: A package (2) comprises a box body (4) with an open end (22) at the top, a tongue-lid (6) adapted to close the open end (22), rotatably connected to a rear edge of the open end (22) by a lid hinge (30), and an inner pack (8) enclosed in the box body (4). The inner pack (8) includes an envelope (13) enclosing tobacco items (10) and keeping the inner pack (8) airtight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yoshimura, Hiroko Murai, Hidehisa Tokita, Masahiro Fukui, Akihiro Saito
  • Patent number: 8276750
    Abstract: A package of cigarettes, having: a group of cigarettes; an inner package enclosing the group of cigarettes and made from a sheet of wrapping folded about the group of cigarettes; and a U-shaped stiffener made of rigid material and located inside the inner package, contacting the group of cigarettes; the sheet of wrapping has two flaps which are superimposed and heat sealed to each other at a rear wall or front wall of the group of cigarettes defined by the cylindrical lateral walls of the cigarettes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: G.D Societa' per Azioni
    Inventors: Andrea Biondi, Luca Cavazza, Michele Squarzoni
  • Patent number: 8136661
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Philips Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Bodo-Werner Lutzig, Eduardo Schmitt
  • Patent number: 8118160
    Abstract: A cigarette packet of substantially parallelepiped geometry comprises an outer wrapper (3) divided into two portions (17, 18) connected one to another by a longitudinal hinge (19) extending along one of the two flanks (7, 8), each portion (17, 18) creating a compartment (20, 21) proportioned to accommodate a relative box (22), likewise parallelepiped, which is filled with a limited number of cigarettes (2); the outer wrapper (3) is topped by a lid (10) pivotable on a transverse hinge (16) between a closed position of contact with the top ends of the boxes (22), and an open position in which the boxes (22) are free to swing apart on the longitudinal hinge (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: G.D S.p.A.
    Inventors: Marco Ghini, Roberto Polloni, Stefano Negrini
  • Publication number: 20110084120
    Abstract: A package of cigarettes, having: a group of cigarettes; an inner package enclosing the group of cigarettes and made from a sheet of wrapping folded about the group of cigarettes; and a U-shaped stiffener made of rigid material and located inside the inner package, contacting the group of cigarettes; the sheet of wrapping has two flaps which are superimposed and heat sealed to each other at a rear wall or front wall of the group of cigarettes defined by the cylindrical lateral walls of the cigarettes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: G.D. SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Andrea Biondi, Luca Cavazza, Michele Squarzoni
  • Patent number: 7886900
    Abstract: A hinge-lid pack of smoking articles such as cigarettes comprises: a box portion; a lid portion hinged to the box portion; and at least two longitudinally offset tiers of smoking articles mounted in the box portion. Each of the at least two tiers comprises a separately wrapped bundle of smoking articles. In one embodiment, the smoking articles in each of the at least two tiers are of substantially the same length and the upper ends and the lower ends of the separately wrapped bundles of smoking articles are longitudinally offset relative to one another. In another embodiment, the smoking articles in each of the at least two tiers are of different length and the upper ends of the separately wrapped bundles of smoking articles are longitudinally offset relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Jacques Weiss, Philippe Bourgoin, Pierre-Yves Gindrat, Miles Richard Hawley, Matthew Rees
  • Publication number: 20100282626
    Abstract: In a pack (1) known familiarly as a cigarette carton, the carton (2) appears as a wrapper (3) containing multiple packets (13) of cigarettes (21), each with its own individual wrapper (14). Both the wrapper (3) of the carton (2) and the wrappers (14) of the single cigarette packets (13) are provided with a window (23, 24) in at least one of the main side faces; a window (23) in the wrapper (3) of the carton (2) is placed to coincide with a window (24) in the wrapper (14) of at least one packet (13), in such a way as to create an opening (A) through which the name or brand emblem (25) printed on single cigarettes (21) can be seen beneath the transparent overwrappings of the unopened pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: G.D S.P.A.
    Inventors: Ivanoe Bertuzzi, Andrea Biondi
  • Patent number: 7828143
    Abstract: A cigarette box has a box body, a lid that opens/closes the box body, an outer wall superposed on a rear wall of the box body and forms a pocket (P) in cooperation with the rear wall, and a sheet-like pouch removably contained in the pocket (P), the pouch being used as a portable ash container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiko Tosaka, Tetsuya Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7798320
    Abstract: A sealed pocket formed on a package overwrap, such as the overwrap around a cigarette package, is provided with an aromatic. The pocket containing the aromatic is placed proximate to a tear strip. As the tear strip is pulled along and removed from the package the pocket is opened, the aromatic is exposed to the air and an aroma is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventor: Xuan Minh Pham
  • Patent number: 7428967
    Abstract: A rigid package for tobacco articles, having a cup-shaped container having an open end; and a cup-shaped lid hinged to the container along a hinge to rotate, with respect to the container, between an open position and a closed position respectively opening and closing the open end; a mechanical sound member being provided to generate an audible sound as the lid is opened, and which is located astride the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: G.D Societa′ Per Azioni
    Inventors: Luca Petrucci, Stefano Negrini
  • Patent number: 7290652
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container, especially for cigarettes, having a base and a lid. The base includes a bottom area and a first wall, and the lid includes a cover area and a second wall. The base and the lid are hinged to each other on a first side of the first wall and a first side of the second wall. When the container is in a closed state, a gap is formed between the other sides of the first wall and the other sides of the second wall. A protective cover is disposed around the base and the lid when the container is in the closed state. The protective cover, in the area of the gap, is provided with a perforated section and is at least partially linked with the base and/or the lid, especially glued to it or linked with it in a similar manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Inventor: Josef Rath
  • Patent number: 7147103
    Abstract: A lift mechanism for use with a “hard pack” of cigarettes wherein the “hard pack” of cigarettes consists of a housing having four side walls and a bottom wall, a prismatic lid hingeably secured to one of the upper ends of the side walls and a quantity of cigarettes encapsulated in a tear open foil wrap, the lift mechanism positioned within the foil wrap, the lift mechanism having a horizontal planar leg positioned between the foil wrap bottom wall and the cigarettes encapsulated in the foil wrap, the lift mechanism defining a planar surface beneath the cigarettes and at least one vertical surface, the vertical surface secured to a cord, the cord extending upwardly and being secured to the upper inner surface of the prismatic lid such that opening the prismatic lid tensions the cord and raises the lift member elevating a portion of the cigarettes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Inventor: Marian Retelski
  • Patent number: 6929121
    Abstract: A rigid type wrapper (1) with a hinged lid (13) is fashioned from a flat diecut blank (42) presenting a treated face and an untreated face and comprising a main portion (45) destined to form the container (11) and the lid (13) of the wrapper (1), also an appendage (50), destined to provide a stiffening frame (23), appearing as a first portion (51) and two connecting arms (52) terminating at the opposite ends in first and second precreased fold lines (53, 54) along which the arms (52) are hinged respectively to the main portion (45) and to the first portion (51) of the blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: G.D. S.p.A.
    Inventors: Silvano Boriani, Roberto Polloni, Fiorenzo Draghetti
  • Publication number: 20010013476
    Abstract: A cigarette pack is described which is made from a thermoplastic film. In addition, an opening device for opening cigarette film packs made from thermoplastics and a process for the production of an opening device are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 1999
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Inventors: KLAUS THOEREN, HORST KROMER, RUTH AEY
  • Patent number: 6244435
    Abstract: Soft pack of cigarettes having simultaneous opening structure to be removed by a single manipulation of removal of the tear tape and thereby providing direct access to the contents of the package, said opening structure being comprised of outer wrapper, tear tape, inner wrapper having dividing part, and adhesive being provided between said dividing part of the inner wrapper and the outer wrapper and providing firm bond therebetween. Web of outer wrapper having a plurality of outer wrapper for cigarette packs, each of said outer wrapper having extending means connected to the tear tape such that the outer wrapper and dividing part of the inner wrapper of a soft pack of cigarettes can simultaneously be removed by only removing the tear tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Inventor: Myong Ho Cho
  • Patent number: 6216859
    Abstract: In a cigarette packet with an inner wrapping enveloping a group of cigarettes, and an outer wrapping folded around the inner wrapping, the outer wrapping is fashioned from a layered material consisting in a first inner layer of paper material and, bonded to the first layer, a second layer of exposed finish material different to the paper material of the inner layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: G. D S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Manservigi, Fiorenzo Draghetti