Global Patent Index - EP 0725018 A1

EP 0725018 A1 19960807 - Cigarette parcel, container including a plurality of such cigarette parcels, and method of feeding the cigarette parcels to a vending machine

Title (en)

Cigarette parcel, container including a plurality of such cigarette parcels, and method of feeding the cigarette parcels to a vending machine

Title (de)

Zigarettenstange, Verpackung mit einer Mehrzahl solcher Zigarettenstangen, und Verfahren zum Füllen eines Verkaufsautomates mit Zigarettenstangen

Title (fr)

Cartouche de cigarettes, emballage contenant plusieurs de ces cartouches, et méthode d'alimentation d'un distributeur à l'aide de ces cartouches

Publication

EP 0725018 A1 19960807 (EN)

Application

EP 96300736 A 19960202

Priority

JP 1735195 A 19950203

Abstract (en)

A cigarette parcel (2) for cigarette packs (4) is provided with a pack set (10) in which a plurality of cigarette packs (4) are stacked and a pair of pack bands (6,8) wound around the pack set (10) for binding the pack set (10), and these pack bands (6,8) are wound in directions crossing each other and their both ends (20,22:32,34) are connected separably. A method for feeding cigarette packs to a vending machine is also described, where a plurality of cigarette packs (4) bound by a band (6,8) is inserted in a column (52) of a vending machine, and thereafter the band (6,8) is pulled out. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B65D 85/10; B65D 71/02

IPC 8 full level

A24F 15/00 (2006.01); B65D 71/02 (2006.01); B65D 85/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 71/02 (2013.01); B65D 85/1072 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0725018 A1 19960807; EP 0725018 B1 19990616; DE 69602856 D1 19990722; DE 69602856 T2 19991007; JP 3402820 B2 20030506; JP H08207958 A 19960813

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 96300736 A 19960202; DE 69602856 T 19960202; JP 1735195 A 19950203