Global Patent Index - EP 3887283 B1

EP 3887283 B1 20240103 - CONTAINER FOR CONSUMER GOODS

Title (en)

CONTAINER FOR CONSUMER GOODS

Title (de)

BEHÄLTER FÜR KONSUMGÜTER

Title (fr)

RÉCIPIENT POUR DES BIENS DE CONSOMMATION

Publication

EP 3887283 B1 20240103 (EN)

Application

EP 19805308 A 20191120

Priority

  • EP 18208557 A 20181127
  • EP 2019081980 W 20191120

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2020109114A1] The present invention relates a container (1) for consumer goods (5) comprising an outer housing (10) comprising a box portion (17) having a top opening closable by a lid portion (13), the box portion (17) comprising a front wall (12) and a back wall (16) connected to each other by a bottom wall (15) opposite the top opening and two side walls (14, 18); and a bundle of elongated consumer goods (5) wrapped with an inner liner (20) and being arranged within the outer housing (10), and an inner frame (30) arranged between outer housing (10) and inner liner (20), wherein the inner frame (30) comprises a front panel (32) and two side panels (34, 36) and further comprises a first vertical crease or perforated line (31) across at least part of the front panel (32) for defining at least one foldable portion (40) which can be folded to the inside of the container (1) for selectively limiting the space within the container (1); wherein the inner liner (20) is formed out of an inner liner sheet (60) which comprises an L-shaped perforation (24) for separating a removable portion (22) from the remainder of the inner liner (20); and the removable portion (22) defining an access opening (8) through which consumer goods (5) can be taken out, and wherein the perforation (24) of the inner liner (20) extends along the front wall (12), a first side wall (14) and the back wall (16) of the container (1). The present invention further relates to a corresponding inner liner (20) and a method of wrapping a plurality of elongated consumer goods (5) within an inner liner (20).

IPC 8 full level

B65D 85/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A24F 15/12 (2013.01 - KR); B65B 19/22 (2013.01 - US); B65D 5/6691 (2013.01 - KR); B65D 85/10484 (2020.05 - EP KR US)

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 2020109114 A1 20200604; CA 3116275 A1 20200604; CN 113165796 A 20210723; EA 202191155 A1 20210812; EP 3887283 A1 20211006; EP 3887283 B1 20240103; JP 2022507976 A 20220118; KR 20210094539 A 20210729; PH 12021550881 A1 20220221; TW 202019676 A 20200601; US 2022009703 A1 20220113; ZA 202101980 B 20220928

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2019081980 W 20191120; CA 3116275 A 20191120; CN 201980079395 A 20191120; EA 202191155 A 20191120; EP 19805308 A 20191120; JP 2021529378 A 20191120; KR 20217015196 A 20191120; PH 12021550881 A 20210420; TW 108141555 A 20191115; US 201917291733 A 20191120; ZA 202101980 A 20210324