Global Patent Index - EP 3166859 B1

EP 3166859 B1 20190327 - RIGID PACKET OF CIGARETTES AND RESPECTIVE BLANK

Title (en)

RIGID PACKET OF CIGARETTES AND RESPECTIVE BLANK

Title (de)

STEIFE ZIGARETTENPACKUNG UND ENTSPRECHENDER ZUSCHNITT

Title (fr)

PAQUET DE CIGARETTES RIGIDE ET BLANC RESPECTIVE

Publication

EP 3166859 B1 20190327 (EN)

Application

EP 15754002 A 20150708

Priority

  • IT BO20140397 A 20140710
  • IB 2015055161 W 20150708

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016005914A1] A rigid packet (1) for smoke articles comprises a container (2), which has a parallelpipedon shape and has a front wall (9), a rear wall (10), a lower wall (8) and two side walls (11) and has an open upper end (4); a lid (5), which is hinged on the container (2) to close the open upper end (4) of the container (2); an inner wrapper (3) that encloses a group of smoke articles, which is housed inside the container (2) and has a longitudinal dimension that is less than the longitudinal dimension of the container (2). The rigid packet (1) further comprises an inner frame (15) which is arranged inside the container (2) to protrude partially outside the open upper end (4) and has a first side wall (16) which rests on a side wall (11) of the container (2), a front wall (17) which rests on the front wall (9) of the container (2) and a second side wall (18) that rests on the other side wall (11) of the container (2) and is opposite the first side wall (16) of the inner frame (15) and further has an upper border (19) facing the open upper end (4) and a lower border (20). The rigid packet (1) further comprises supporting means (21, 22) for providing a lower support to the inner wrapper (3), which comprises a first flap (21) and a second flap (22) folded inside the container (2), wherein the first flap (21) and the second flap (22) are bounded by the lower border (20) of the inner frame and are separated from the inner frame (15) respectively by a first incision (23) and a second incision (24), the first flap (21) having a respective first end connected to the inner frame (15) by a first hinge (21a) and a second end connected to the inner frame (15) by a second hinge (21b) and further comprising a third hinge (21c) arranged between the first hinge (21a) and the second hinge (21b), the second flap (22) having a respective first end connected to the inner frame (15) by a first hinge (22a) and a respective second end connected to the inner frame (15) by a second hinge (22b) and further comprising a third hinge (22c) arranged between the first hinge (22a) and the second hinge (22b).

IPC 8 full level

B65D 5/496 (2006.01); B65D 85/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A24F 15/12 (2013.01 - KR); B65D 5/543 (2013.01 - KR); B65D 5/662 (2013.01 - KR); B65D 85/1045 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 85/1048 (2020.05 - KR); B65D 85/1081 (2013.01 - EP KR US)

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2016005914 A1 20160114; EP 3166859 A1 20170517; EP 3166859 B1 20190327; ES 2731586 T3 20191118; KR 20170032284 A 20170322; PL 3166859 T3 20191031; TR 201908519 T4 20190722

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2015055161 W 20150708; EP 15754002 A 20150708; ES 15754002 T 20150708; KR 20177000517 A 20150708; PL 15754002 T 20150708; TR 201908519 T 20150708