Global Patent Index - EP 3871997 A1

EP 3871997 A1 20210901 - CONTAINER WITH FLEXIBLE PACKAGING BAG

Title (en)

CONTAINER WITH FLEXIBLE PACKAGING BAG

Title (de)

BEHÄLTER MIT FLEXIBLEM VERPACKUNGSBEUTEL

Title (fr)

RÉCIPIENT AVEC SAC D'EMBALLAGE SOUPLE

Publication

EP 3871997 A1 20210901 (EN)

Application

EP 20159427 A 20200225

Priority

EP 20159427 A 20200225

Abstract (en)

The present invention relates to a container (C) for accommodating consumer goods, like cigarettes, comprising an outer housing (OH). The outer housing (OH) comprises a box (B) having a front side (FS) and back side (BS); and a lid (L) hinged to the box (B) at the back side (BS) of the box (B) for opening and closing a box take-out opening (TO), wherein the box (B) and the lid (L) have an inner surface and an outer surface. The container C further comprises a flexible packaging bag (PB) for accommodating the consumer goods wherein the flexible packaging bag (PB) is provided inside the outer housing (OH) and has an access opening (AO) facing the box take-out opening (TO), wherein the flexible packaging bag (PB) is formed of at least one first film (102) forming the inner side of the flexible packaging bag (PB) and at least one second film (114) forming the outer side of the flexible packaging bag (PB) and being arranged on the first film (102) wherein at least one resealable adhesive layer (112) is provided between the first film (102) and the second film (114), wherein the first film (102) has at least one access opening area (108) defined therein at least partially by at least one weakening line for providing the access opening (210), wherein the second film (114) comprises at least one opening support area (109) for uncovering and recovering the access opening (210) and at least one packaging reinforcing area (115), wherein the opening support area (109) is partially weakened along its periphery, wherein the area size of the opening support area (109) of the second film (114) is larger than the area size of the access opening area (108) of the first film (102) and covers at least substantially fully the access opening area (108) of the first film (102), and wherein an adhesion-reduced area (110) being arranged between the first film (102) and the second film (114) is provided between two facing borderlines of the access opening area (108) of the first film (102) and the opening support area (109) of the second film (114).

IPC 8 full level

B65D 77/20 (2006.01); B65D 85/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 77/2068 (2013.01); B65D 85/1045 (2013.01); B65D 85/1054 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3871997 A1 20210901; BR 112022016831 A2 20221011; EP 4110707 A1 20230104; WO 2021170730 A1 20210902

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 20159427 A 20200225; BR 112022016831 A 20210225; EP 2021054707 W 20210225; EP 21706975 A 20210225