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A RIGID PACKET WITH A HINGED LID STEIFE SCHACHTEL MIT SCHWENKBAREM DECKEL PAQUET RIGIDE AVEC PARTIE D'OUVERTURE BASCULANTE |
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Technical Field
[0002] In particular, the invention relates to a rigid packet of hinge-lid type fashioned from a flat precreased blank of cardboard or similar material.
[0003] The present invention finds application to advantage in the manufacture of cigarette packets, the field to which reference is made explicitly in the following specification, albeit implying no limitation, but could be applied likewise in the manufacture of cartons or packs designed to contain a plurality of packets of cigarettes.
Background Art
[0004] Rigid packets of the type in question, that is to say packets of parallelepiped geometry typically rectangular in section, present certain drawbacks deriving from a shape not readily adaptable to the human anatomy, and from the fact that the side walls constituting the flanks of the packet are somewhat lacking in rigidity and can buckle easily. This type of drawback is aggravated further by the fact that the flanks are subjected to the heaviest stresses, oriented in a direction parallel to the two larger side faces when the packet is gripped during use, and in particular when the packet is opened for the first time.
[0005] Such conventional packets of rectangular section are intended exclusively to contain groups of cigarettes formed by two or more layers arranged parallel to the two larger side faces, of which the innermost layer or layers will present a number of cigarettes greater or less than that of the two outermost layers.
[0006] It is known from document DE 36 24 345 another type of packet which is made of cardboard and formed from a substantially cuboid container with a hinged lid in the form of the so-called hinged-lid packs, in which a releasable and reclosable, positive-locking closure is formed between the hinged lid and a frame (8) inserted in the container
[0007] The object of the present invention is to provide a rigid hinge-lid packet that will be unaffected by the drawbacks described above.
[0008] A further object of the invention is to provide a rigid packet of hinge-lid type requiring a quantity of cardboard for its manufacture less than that needed for a similarly proportioned parallelepiped packet of perfectly rectangular section.
Disclosure of the Invention
[0011] The invention will now be described in detail, by way of example, with the aid of the accompanying drawings, in which:
- figure 1 illustrates a preferred embodiment of the packet according to the present invention, viewed in perspective from the front and shown in a closed configuration;
- figure 2 shows the packet of figure 1 in the open configuration, viewed in perspective from the front;
- figure 3 shows the packet of figure 1 in the closed configuration, viewed in perspective from the rear;
- figures 4 and 5 show the packet of figure 1 viewed in plan from above and from beneath, respectively;
- figures 6, 7, 10 and 12 illustrate four different types of diecut blank utilized in manufacturing the packet of figure 1;
- figure 8 illustrates the packet of figure 1 in a version designed to contain a particular group of cigarettes, viewed in cross section;
- figure 9 illustrates a portion of the blank used to manufacture the packet of figure 1, shown in a further embodiment;
- figures 11 and 13 are plan views of cigarette packets obtainable respectively from the blank of figure 10 and from the blank of figure 12.
[0012] With reference to figures 1 to 5 of the drawings, 1 denotes a packet, in its entirety, containing a group of cigarettes 2 arranged in layers; in the example of figure 2 there are three such layers, of which an intermediate layer has one cigarette 2 less than the two outermost layers.
[0013] The packet 1 comprises a container 3 of cupped appearance with an open top end, denoted 4, and a lid 5 likewise of cupped appearance hinged to the container 3 and rotatable thus relative to the container 3 between an open position and a closed position in which the top end 4 is concealed.
[0014] With the lid 5 occupying the closed position, the packet 1 assumes the appearance of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped compassed by a front face 6 and a rear face 7 parallel one with another, two flank faces 8 substantially parallel one with another and presenting a convex profile, disposed substantially perpendicular to the front and rear faces 6 and 7 and joined to these same faces 6 and 7 along respective sharp corner edges 9, also a top end face 10 and a bottom end face 11 parallel one with another and perpendicular to the remaining four faces 6, 7 and 8.
[0015] Each flank face 8 comprises a flat central portion 12 of substantially rectangular outline, delimited at the top by a rectilinear central portion 13 presented by one shorter side 14 of the top end face 10, and delimited at the bottom by a rectilinear central portion 15 presented by one shorter side 16 of the bottom end face 11; the top and bottom rectilinear central portions 13 and 15 are identical one to another. Each flank face 8 further comprises two longitudinal lateral bands 17 located one on each side of the central portion 12, between the central portion 12 and the relative corner edge 9. Each band 17 is rendered pliable internally by longitudinal crease lines 18, so as to assume a curved profile with the concave face directed inwards, and presents a top edge offered to a curved portion 19 presented by the shorter side 14 of the top end face 10, and a bottom edge offered to a curved portion 20 presented by the shorter side 16 of the bottom end face 11; the top and bottom curved portions 19 and 20 are identical one to another.
[0016] In the light of the foregoing it will be evident, as clearly discernible from figures 4 and 5, that the distance between the central portions 12 of the flank faces 8 is greater than the corresponding distance between the corner edges 9.
[0017] The front, rear and flank faces 6, 7 and 8 each include an upper portion denoted by the suffix "a", coinciding with a relative face of the lid 5, and a lower portion denoted by the suffix "b" coinciding with a relative face of the container 3, whilst the top end face 10 coincides with the top of the lid 5 and the bottom end face 11 with the bottom of the container 3.
[0018] With the lid 5 occupying the closed position, the three upper portions 6a, 7a and 8a lie with the respective free edges 21, 22 and 23 offered to the free edges 24, 25 and 26 of the lower portions 6b, 7b and 7b; more exactly, the edge 22 presented by the rear face 7a of the lid 5 is joined permanently to the edge 25 presented by the rear face 7b of the container 3, the two combining to create a hinge 27 extending transversely between two corner edges 9, about which the lid 5 is rotatable between the open and closed positions.
[0019] Lastly, the rigid packet 1 comprises a stiffening frame 28 of U-profile projecting partially beyond the open top end 4, composed of a breast piece 29 rigidly associated with the inside of the front face 6, and, connected to the breast piece 29, two side pieces 30 each rigidly associated which the inside of a relative flank face 8.
[0020] Each such side piece 30 presents a flat central portion 31 destined to adhere to the respective inside surface of the flat central portion 12 presented by the relative flank face 8 of the packet 1, and two respective precreased lateral bands 32 of curved profile destined to adhere in part to the inside surfaces of the lateral bands 17 presented by the flank face 8. The flat central portions 31 of the side pieces 30 are connected by the lateral bands 32 to the breast piece 29 of the frame 28 by way of respective sharp corner edges 33 coinciding with the corner edges 9 of the front face 6.
[0021] Each lateral band 32 is rendered pliable by a respective plurality of longitudinal crease lines, and each corner edge 33 presents a longitudinal slot 34 serving in conventional manner to create a respective lip 35 positioned to interact with an internal surface of the lid 5 in such a way as to hold the selfsame lid 5 in the closed position. Finally, the breast piece 29 of the frame 28 presents a central cutaway portion 36 directed toward the lid 5.
[0022] With reference to figures 6 and 7, the packet 1 is fashioned preferably from a flat diecut blank 37 of substantially elongated rectangular outline, of which the parts are denoted using the same numbers, primed, as those used to indicate the corresponding parts of the erected packet 1.
[0023] The blank 37 is referable to a predominating longitudinal axis 38 of symmetry and presents two crease lines 39 and 40 disposed one on either side of the axis 38, extending parallel to the axis 38 and dividing the blank 37 into three longitudinal sectors 41, 42 and 43 lying side by side. The three sectors 41, 42 and 43 are crossed by a plurality of crease lines transverse to the axis 38 and denoted by the numbers 44 to 49.
[0024] The middle sector 42 is divided by the transverse crease lines 44 to 49 into: a panel 6a' positioned between the lines denoted 44 and 45; a panel 10' between lines 45 and 46; a panel 7a' between lines 46 and 47; a panel 7b' between lines 47 and 48; a panel 11' between lines 48 and 49, substantially identical to the panel denoted 10'; and an end panel 6b' joined to the panel denoted 11'.
[0025] The blank 37 further comprises a plurality of lateral wings 50, 51, 52 and 53 joined in pairs along the longitudinal crease lines 39 and 40 to the outer edges of the panels 6a', 7a', 7b' and 6b', respectively, of which the wings denoted 51 carry longitudinal appendages 54 joined along the transverse crease line denoted 46 and directed toward the wings denoted 50. Similarly, the wings denoted 52 carry longitudinal appendages 55 joined along the transverse crease line denoted 48 and directed toward the wings denoted 53.
[0026] The wings 50, 51, 52 and 53 are destined to make up the flank faces 8 of the erected packet 1, and comprise respective flat central portions 56, 57, 58 and 59 each forming a part of one respective flat central portion 12 of the flank faces 8; the flat portions 56, 57, 58 and 59 in question present a substantially rectangular appearance and are of width substantially equal to the length of the rectilinear central portions 13 and 15 presented by the shorter sides 14 and 16 of the end faces.
[0027] Each lateral wing 50, 51, 52 and 53 also presents two respective precreased longitudinal lateral bands 60, 61, 62 and 63 disposed one on each side of the relative central portion 56, 57, 58 and 59, one extending adjacent to the relative longitudinal crease line 39 or 40, the other adjacent to the free outermost longitudinal edge of the wing 50, 51, 52 and 53.
[0028] The transverse dimensions of the lateral bands 60, 61, 62 and 63 are identical one to another and to the dimensions of the curved portions 19 and 20 presented by the shorter sides 14 and 16 of the end faces; moreover, the lateral bands 60, 61, 62 and 63 are one and the same as the longitudinal lateral bands 17 of the flank faces 8.
[0029] The panel 6a' first mentioned is also joined along the first transverse crease line 44 to a reinforcing flap 64 of width substantially equal to the width of the selfsame panel 6a'.
[0030] It will be seen that the essentially rectangular panels 10' and 11' destined to become the top end face 10 and the bottom end face 11 of the packet 1, respectively, are fashioned with the respective shorter sides 14' and 16' substantially aligned on the longitudinal crease lines 39 and 40, convexly profiled and presenting respective rectilinear central portions 13' and 15' that coincide with the top and bottom rectilinear portions 13 and 15 mentioned previously. Each rectilinear portion 13' and 15' extends at the opposite ends into two relative curved portions 19' and 20' coinciding with the curved portions 19 and 20 presented by the shorter sides 14 and 16 of the end faces 10 and 11 when packet 1 is erected.
[0031] In the example of figure 6, the aforementioned appendages 54 and 55 present a transverse dimension substantially the same as the respective transverse dimensions of the flat central portions 57 and 58 to which they are joined.
[0033] The longer wings 52 and 53 will be bent at right angles to the respective panels 7b' and 6b' with which they are associated. These same panels 6b' and 7b' are then bent toward one another at right angles to the intermediate panel 11', with the result that the wings 52 of one pair will overlap the wings 53 of the other pair, causing the lateral bands 62 and 63 to assume a curved profile relative to the corresponding central portions 58 and 59 and thus form the flank faces 8b of the container 3. Similarly, the appendages 55 are bent inwards at right angles to the respective wings 52 and rotated together with the wings 52 to the point of engaging the inside surface of the corresponding panel 11', with which they combine to establish the bottom end face 11 of the packet 1.
[0034] In like manner, the shorter wings 50 and 51 are bent at right angles to the respective panels 6a' and 7a' with which they are associated. The flap 64 is bent double against the internal surface of the adjoining panel 6a', whereupon the two panels 6a' and 7a' are bent toward one another at right angles to the intermediate panel 10' so that the wings 50 of one pair ultimately overlap the wings 51 of the other pair, causing the lateral bands 60 and 61 to assume a curved profile in relation to the central portions 56 and 57 and thus form the flank faces 8a of the lid 5. Similarly, the appendages 54 are bent inwards at right angles to the respective wings 51 and rotated together with the wings 51 to the point of engaging the inside surface of the corresponding panel 10', with which they combine to establish the top end face 10 of the packet 1.
[0035] The two longitudinal lines 39 and 40 are creased more forcibly than the lines generating the lateral bands 60, 61, 62 and 63, so that when the lateral wings 50, 51, 52 and 53 are bent along these same crease lines 39 and 40, the sharp corner edges 9 of the packet 1 will be formed decisively and without difficulty.
[0036] It will be seen that the operations of folding the blank 37 as described above are pertinent only to the container 3 and the lid 5; accordingly, the stiffening frame 28 is prepared preferably by means of separate folding operations and then assembled with the container 3.
[0037] In the example of figure 7, the appendages 54 and 55 are attached respectively to the rectilinear central portions 13' presented by the shorter sides 14' and 16' of the intermediate panels 10' and 11' and exhibit a width dimension, measured parallel to the longitudinal axis 38, substantially equal to the width dimension, measured transversely to the longitudinal axis 38, presented by the flat central portions 56, 57, 58 and 59 of the lateral wings 50, 51, 52 and 53.
[0038] The packet 1 in the example of figure 8 is formed in exactly the same way as the packet 1 illustrated in figures 1, 2 and 3 but serves to accommodate a group of cigarettes 2 comprising four layers, of which the two innermost layers 65 include one cigarette more than the outermost layers 66.
[0039] The blank 37 illustrated in figure 12 differs from the blanks 37 of figures 6 and 7 in that the wings 50, 51, 52 and 53 have no outer precreased lateral bands 60, 61, 62 and 63. In this instance the plan view of the packet 1 in figure 4 becomes as indicated in figure 13, where the flank faces 8 of the packet 1 are assembled with overlapping contact restricted to the flat central portions 12, generated by the flat portions 56 and 58 of the corresponding wings 50 and 53.
[0040] The blank 37 illustrated in figure 10 differs from the blanks 37 of figures 6 and 7 in that just two of the pairs of wings 51 and 53 have no outer precreased lateral bands 61 and 63, whereas the remaining wings 50 and 52 are identical to those of the blanks 37 in figures 6 and 7.
[0041] In this instance the plan view of the packet 1 in figure 4 becomes as indicated in figure 11, where the flank faces 8 of the packet 1 are assembled with overlapping contact between the flat central portions 12 generated by the flat portions 56 and 58 of the corresponding wings 50 and 53 and between the lateral bands 17 adjacent to the sharp corner edges 9 of the front face 6.
[0042] Finally, in the example of figure 9, each of the appendages 54 and 55 comprises a substantially rectangular central portion 67 attached to the flat portions 57 and 58 of the corresponding lateral wings 51 and 52, and two lateral portions 68 and 69 located on either side of the central portion 67.
[0043] The lateral portions 68 and 69 are substantially trapezoidal in appearance, and the respective sides nearer the wings 51 and 52, extending from the line along which the appendages 54 and 55 are joined to the corresponding flat portions 57 and 58, present a curved profile identical to that of the curved portions 19' and 20' presented by the intermediate panels 10' and 11'.
1. A rigid packet with a hinged lid, appearing substantially as a rectangular parallelepiped
comprising: a front face (6) and a rear face (7) substantially parallel one with another;
two flank faces (8) disposed parallel one with another and substantially perpendicular
to the front and rear faces (6, 7); the front and rear faces (6, 7) being joined to
the flank faces (8); each of the flank faces (8) presenting a respective flat central
portion (12) and two lateral bands (17); each lateral band being joined to the front
face (6) or rear face (7) along a sharp corner edge (9), characterized in that each lateral band (17) presents a curved profile with the concave side directed inwards
and is blended with the relative flat central portion (12).
2. A packet as in claim 1, wherein the lateral bands (17) present a plurality of longitudinal
crease lines (18).
3. A packet as in claim 1 or 2, wherein the distance between the flat central portions
(12) is greater than the distance between the sharp corner edges (9), measured parallel
respectively to the front face (6) and to the rear face (7).
4. A packet as in claims 1 to 3, comprising a container (3) of cupped appearance with
an open top end (4), a lid (5) likewise of cupped appearance hinged to the open top
end (4) and rotatable between positions in which the container (3) is open and closed,
and a stiffening frame (28) anchored to the container (3) and projecting in part from
the open top end (4).
5. A packet as in claim 4, wherein the frame (28) presents a flat breast piece (29) destined
to adhere in part to the inside of the front face (6) of the packet, and two side
pieces (30) each presenting a flat portion (31) destined to adhere to the respective
inside surface of the flat central portion (12) presented by the relative flank face
(8) of the packet (1), also two respective precreased lateral bands (32) destined
to adhere in part to the inside surfaces of the lateral bands (17) presented by the
flank face (8), the flat central portions (31) of the side pieces (30) being connected
by the lateral bands (32) to the breast piece (29) of the frame (28) by way of respective
sharp corner edges (33).
6. A packet as in claim 5, fashioned from a flat diecut blank (37) of cardboard or similar
material, referable to a predominating longitudinal axis (38) and presenting a substantially
rectangular outline.
7. A packet as in claim 6, wherein the blank (37) presents two longitudinal crease lines
(39, 40), and a plurality of transverse crease lines (44...49) delimiting respective
front panels (6a', 6b'), intermediate panels (10', 11') and rear panels (7a', 7b')
of the lid (5) and of the container (3) between the longitudinal crease lines (39,
40), of which the front panels (6a', 6b') and the rear panels (7a', 7b') are associated
on opposite sides with corresponding pairs of longitudinally oriented lateral wings
(50, 51, 52, 53) each presenting a flat central portion (56, 57, 58, 59) and two precreased
lateral bands (60, 61, 62, 63).
8. A packet as in claim 6, wherein the blank (37) presents two longitudinal crease lines
(39, 40), and a plurality of transverse crease lines (44...49) delimiting respective
front panels (6a', 6b'), intermediate panels (10', 11') and rear panels (7a', 7b')
of the lid (5) and of the container (3) between the longitudinal crease lines (39,
40), of which the front panels (6a', 6b') and the rear panels (7a', 7b') are associated
on opposite sides with corresponding pairs of longitudinally oriented lateral wings
(50, 51, 52, 53) each presenting a flat portion (56, 57, 58, 59) and one precreased
lateral band (60, 61, 62, 63) interposed between the flat portion (56, 57, 58, 59)
and the relative longitudinal crease line (39, 40).
9. A packet as in claim 6, wherein the blank (37) presents two longitudinal crease lines
(39, 40), and a plurality of transverse crease lines (44...49) delimiting respective
front panels (6a', 6b'), intermediate panels (10', 11') and rear panels (7a', 7b')
of the lid (5) and of the container (3) between the longitudinal crease lines (39,
40), of which the front panels (6a', 6b') and the rear panels (7a', 7b') are associated
on opposite sides with corresponding pairs of longitudinally oriented lateral wings
(50, 51, 52, 53), each of the wings (51, 53) associated with two panels (6b', 7a')
presenting a flat portion (57, 59) and one precreased lateral band (61, 63) interposed
between the flat portion (57, 59) and the relative longitudinal crease line (39, 40),
each of the wings (50, 52) associated with other two panels (6a', 7b') presenting
a flat central portion and two precreased lateral bands (60, 62).
10. A packet as in claims 7 to 9, wherein the longitudinally oriented lateral wings (51,
52) associated on each side with the rear panels (7b', 7a') of the container (3) and
the lid (5) are furnished with respective appendages (54, 55) connected to the respective
flat portions (57, 58) of the selfsame lateral wings (51, 52).
11. A packet as in claim 10, wherein the appendages (54, 55) comprise a substantially
rectangular central portion (67) attached to the respective flat portions (57, 58)
of the lateral wings (51, 52), and two lateral portions (68, 69) of substantially
trapezoidal outline on opposite sides of the central portion (67), of which at least
the sides extending from the line along which the appendages (54, 55) are joined to
the relative flat portions (57, 58) present a curved outline identical to that of
curved portions (19', 20') presented by the intermediate panels (10', 11').
12. A packet as in claims 7 to 9, wherein the intermediate panels (10', 11') are furnished
on each side with respective appendages (54, 55) extending transversely to the longitudinal
axis (38) and presenting a dimension, measured parallel to the longitudinal axis (38),
substantially equal to the dimension, measured transversely to the longitudinal axis
(38), presented by the flat central portions (56, 57, 58, 59) of the lateral wings
(50, 51, 52, 53).
1. Steife Schachtel mit einem angelenkten Deckel und von einem im wesentlichen rechteckigen,
parallelflachen Aussehen, enthaltend: eine Vorderseite (6) und eine Rückseite (7),
die im wesentlichen parallel zueinander sind; zwei Seitenflächen (8), angeordnet parallel
zueinander und im wesentlichen lotrecht zu den Vorder- und Rückseiten (6, 7); wobei
die Vorder- und Rückseiten (6, 7) an die Seitenflächen (8) angeschlossen sind; wobei
jede der Seitenflächen (8) einen jeweiligen flachen mittleren Abschnitt (12) und zwei
Seitenstreifen (17) aufweist; wobei jeder Seitenstreifen an die Vorderseite (6) oder
die Rückseite (7) entlang einer scharfen Kante (9) angeschlossen ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jeder Seitenstreifen (17) ein mit der konkaven Seite nach innen gerichtetes gebogenes
Profil aufweist und in den entsprechenden flachen mittleren Abschnitt (12) übergeht.
2. Schachtel nach Patentanspruch 1, bei welcher die Seitenstreifen (17) eine Anzahl von
längsverlaufenden Prägelinien (18) aufweisen.
3. Schachtel nach Patentanspruch 1 oder 2, bei welcher der Abstand zwischen den flachen
mittleren Abschnitten (12) grösser ist als der Abstand zwischen den scharfen Kanten
(9), gemessen parallel jeweils zu der Vorderseite (6) und zu der Rückseite (7).
4. Schachtel nach den Patentansprüchen von 1 bis 3, enthaltend einen Behälter (3) von
becherförmigem Aussehen mit einem offenen oberen Ende (4), einem Deckel (5), ebenfalls
von becherförmigem Aussehen, angelenkt an das offene obere Ende (4) und schwenkbar
zwischen Positionen, in welchen der Behälter (3) geöffnet und geschlossen ist, sowie
einen Versteifungsrahmen (28), der an dem Behälter (3) befestigt ist und zum Teil
aus dem offenen oberen Ende (4) herausragt.
5. Schachtel nach Patentanspruch 4, bei welcher der Rahmen (28) einen flachen vorderen
Teil (29) aufweist, dazu bestimmt, teilweise an der Innenfläche der Vorderseite (6)
der Schachtel anzuhaften, sowie zwei Seitenteile (30), jeder einen flachen Abschnitt
(31) aufweisend, der dazu bestimmt ist, an den jeweiligen Innenflächen des flachen
mittleren Abschnittes (12) anzuhaften, der von der jeweiligen Seitenfläche (8) der
Schachtel (1) aufgewiesen wird, und ebenfalls zwei jeweilige vorgeprägte Seitenstreifen
(32), dazu vorgesehen, zum Teil an den Innenflächen der Seitenstreifen (17) anzuhaften,
die von der Seitenfläche (8) aufgewiesen sind, wobei die flachen mittleren Abschnitte
(31) der Seitenteile (30) durch die Seitenstreifen (32) an den vorderen Teil (29)
des Rahmens (28) angeschlossen sind, und zwar mit Hilfe jeweiliger scharfer Kanten
(33).
6. Schachtel nach Patentanspruch 5, hergestellt aus einem flachen Zuschnitt (37) aus
Karton oder ähnlichem Material, mit einer vorherrschenden Längsachse (38) und einen
im wesentlichen rechteckigen Umriss aufweisend.
7. Schachtel nach Patentanspruch 6, bei welcher der Zuschnitt (37) zwei längsverlaufende
Prägelinien (39, 40) und eine Anzahl von querverlaufenden Prägelinien (44...49) enthält,
die jeweilige Frontpaneele (6a', 6b'), Zwischenpaneele (10', 11') und rückwärtige
Paneele (7a', 7b') des Deckels (5) und des Behälters (3) begrenzen, und zwar zwischen
den längsverlaufenden Prägelinien (39, 40), von welchen die Frontpaneele (6a', 6b')
und die rückwärtigen Paneele (7a', 7b') auf den entgegengesetzten Seiten mit entsprechenden
Paaren von längs ausgerichteten seitlichen Flügeln (50, 51, 52, 53) verbunden sind,
jeder einen flachen mittleren Abschnitt (56, 57, 58, 59) und zwei vorgeprägte Seitenstreifen
(60, 61, 62, 63) aufweisend.
8. Schachtel nach Patentanspruch 6, bei welcher der Zuschnitt (37) zwei längsverlaufende
Prägelinien (39, 40) und eine Anzahl von querverlaufenden Prägelinien (44...49) enthält,
die jeweilige Frontpaneele (6a', 6b'), Zwischenpaneele (10', 11') und rückwärtige
Paneele (7a', 7b') des Deckels (5) und des Behälters (3) begrenzen, und zwar zwischen
den längsverlaufenden Prägelinien (39, 40), von welchen die Frontpaneele (6a', 6b')
und die rückwärtigen Paneele (7a', 7b') auf den entgegengesetzten Seiten mit entsprechenden
Paaren von längs ausgerichteten seitlichen Flügeln (50, 51, 52, 53) verbunden sind,
jeder einen flachen Abschnitt (56, 57, 58, 59) und einen vorgeprägten Seitenstreifen
(60, 61, 62, 63) aufweisend, angeordnet zwischen dem flachen Abschnitt (56, 57, 58,
59) und der entsprechenden längsverlaufenden Prägelinie (39, 40).
9. Schachtel nach Patentanspruch 6, bei welcher der Zuschnitt (37) zwei längsverlaufende
Prägelinien (39, 40) und eine Anzahl von querverlaufenden Prägelinien (44...49) enthält,
die jeweilige Frontpaneele (6a', 6b'), Zwischenpaneele (10', 11') und rückwärtige
Paneele (7a', 7b') des Deckels (5) und des Behälters (3) begrenzen, und zwar zwischen
den längsverlaufenden Prägelinien (39, 40), von welchen die Frontpaneele (6a', 6b')
und die rückwärtigen Paneele (7a', 7b') auf den entgegengesetzten Seiten mit entsprechenden
Paaren von längs ausgerichteten seitlichen Flügeln (50, 51, 52, 53) verbunden sind,
jeder der Flügel (51, 53) zwei Paneelen (6b', 7a') zugeordnet und einen flachen Abschnitt
(57, 59) und einen vorgeprägten Seitenstreifen (61, 63) aufweisend, angeordnet zwischen
dem flachen Abschnitt (57, 59) und der entsprechenden längsverlaufenden Prägelinie
(39, 40), wobei jeder der Flügel (50, 52) zwei weiteren Paneelen (6a', 7b') zugeordnet
ist, die einen flachen mittleren Abschnitt und zwei vorgeprägte Seitenstreifen (60,
62) aufweisen.
10. Schachtel nach den Patentansprüchen von 7 bis 9, bei welcher die auf jeder Seite den
rückwärtigen Paneelen (7b', 7a') des Behälters (3) und des Deckels (5) zugeordneten,
längs ausgerichteten seitlichen Flügel (51, 52) mit jeweiligen Ansätzen (54, 55) versehen
sind, angeschlossen an die jeweiligen flachen Abschnitte (57, 58) der seitlichen Flügel
(51, 52) selbst.
11. Schachtel nach Patentanspruch 10, bei welcher die Ansätze (54, 55) einen im wesentlichen
rechteckigen mittleren Abschnitt (67) enthalten, angeschlossen an die jeweiligen flachen
Abschnitte (57, 58) der seitlichen Flügel (51, 52), sowie zwei seitliche Abschnitte
(68, 69) von im wesentlichen trapezförmigem Umriss an den sich gegenüberliegenden
Seiten des mittleren Abschnittes (67), von welchen wenigstens die Seiten, die sich
von der Linie aus erstrecken, entlang welcher die Ansätze (54, 55) an die entsprechenden
flachen Abschnitte (57, 58) angeschlossen sind, einen gebogenen Umriss aufweisen,
der identisch ist mit dem der gebogenen Abschnitte (19', 20'), aufgewiesen von den
Zwischenpaneelen (10', 11').
12. Schachtel nach den Patentansprüchen von 7 bis 9, bei welcher die Zwischenpaneele (10',
11') auf jeder Seite mit jeweiligen Ansätzen (54, 55) versehen sind, die sich quer
zu der Längsachse (38) erstrecken und eine Abmessung aufweisen, gemessen parallel
zu der Längsachse (38), die im wesentlichen der quer zu der Längsachse (38) gemessenen
Abmessung entspricht, welche die flachen mittleren Abschnitte (56, 57, 58, 59) der
seitlichen Flügel (50, 51, 52, 53) haben.
1. Un paquet rigide avec couvercle articulé, ayant essentiellement la forme d'un parallélépipède
rectangulaire comprenant : une face avant (6) et une face arrière (7), essentiellement
parallèles entre elles ; deux faces de côté (8) parallèles entre elles et essentiellement
perpendiculaires aux faces avant et arrière (6, 7) ; les faces avant et arrière (6,
7) étant raccordées aux faces de côté (8) ; chacune des faces de côté (8) présentant
une partie centrale plate (12) respective et deux bandes latérales (17) ; chaque bande
latérale étant raccordée à la face avant (6) ou à la face arrière (7) le long d'une
arête vive (9), ledit paquet étant caractérisé en ce que chaque bande latérale (17) présente un profil courbe avec le côté concave orienté
vers l'intérieur et est raccordée à la partie centrale plate (12) correspondante.
2. Le paquet selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les bandes latérales (17) présentent une pluralité de lignes de pliage (18) longitudinales.
3. Le paquet selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la distance entre les parties centrales plates (12) est supérieure à la distance
entre les arêtes vives (9), mesurée parallèlement par rapport à la face avant (6)
et à la face arrière (7).
4. Le paquet selon les revendications de 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un contenant (3) en forme de godet avec une extrémité supérieure (4) ouverte,
un couvercle (5) également en forme de godet, articulé au niveau de l'extrémité supérieure
ouverte (4) et pouvant tourner entre des positions dans lesquelles le contenant (3)
est ouvert et fermé, ainsi qu'une armature de renforcement (28) associée au contenant
(3) et dépassant en partie de l'extrémité supérieure ouverte (4).
5. Le paquet selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que l'armature (28) présente une paroi frontale plate (29) destinée à adhérer en partie
à l'intérieur de la face avant (6) du paquet, et deux parois latérales (30) présentant
chacune une partie plate (31) destinée à adhérer à la surface intérieure respective
de la partie centrale plate (12) présentée par la face de côté (8) correspondante
du paquet (1) ainsi que deux bandes latérales prépliées (32) respectives destinées
à adhérer en partie aux surfaces intérieures des bandes latérales (17) présentées
par la face de côté (8), les parties centrales plates (31) des parois latérales (30)
étant raccordées par les bandes latérales (32) à la paroi frontale (29) de l'armature
(28) au niveau d'arêtes vives (33) respectives.
6. Le paquet selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce qu'il est réalisé à partir d'une découpe à plat prépliée (37) de carton ou matériau similaire,
présentant un axe prédominant longitudinal (38) et un contour essentiellement rectangulaire.
7. Le paquet selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que la découpe (37) présente deux lignes de pliage longitudinales (39, 40), et une pluralité
de lignes de pliage transversales (44...49) délimitant, entre les lignes de pliage
longitudinales (39, 40), des panneaux avant (6a', 6b'), des panneaux intermédiaires
(10', 11') et des panneaux arrière (7a', 7b') respectifs pour le couvercle (5) et
le contenant (3), les panneaux avant (6a', 6b') et les panneaux arrière (7a', 7b')
étant associés sur des côtés opposés avec des paires correspondantes de rabats latéraux
longitudinaux (50, 51, 52, 53) présentant chacun une partie centrale plate (56, 57,
58, 59) et deux bandes latérales prépliées (60, 61, 62, 63).
8. Le paquet selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que la découpe (37) présente deux lignes de pliage longitudinales (39, 40), et une pluralité
de lignes de pliage transversales (44...49) délimitant, entre les lignes de pliage
longitudinales (39, 40), des panneaux avant (6a', 6b'), des panneaux intermédiaires
(10', 11') et des panneaux arrière (7a', 7b') respectifs pour le couvercle (5) et
le contenant (3), les panneaux avant (6a', 6b') et les panneaux arrière (7a', 7b')
étant associés sur des côtés opposés avec des paires correspondantes de rabats latéraux
longitudinaux (50, 51, 52, 53) présentant chacun une partie plate (56, 57, 58, 59)
et une bande latérale prépliée (60, 61, 62, 63) interposée entre la partie plate (56,
57, 58, 59) et la ligne de pliage longitudinale (39, 40) correspondante.
9. Le paquet selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que la découpe (37) présente deux lignes de pliage longitudinales (39, 40), et une pluralité
de lignes de pliage transversales (44...49) délimitant, entre les lignes de pliage
longitudinales (39, 40), des panneaux avant (6a', 6b'), des panneaux intermédiaires
(10', 11') et des panneaux arrière (7a', 7b') respectifs pour le couvercle (5) et
le contenant (3), les panneaux avant (6a', 6b') et les panneaux arrière (7a', 7b')
étant associés sur des côtés opposés avec des paires correspondantes de rabats latéraux
longitudinaux (50, 51, 52, 53), chacun des rabats (51, 53) associés aux deux panneaux
(6b', 7a') présentant une partie plate (57, 59) et une bande latérale prépliée (61,
63) interposée entre la partie plate (57, 59) et la ligne de pliage longitudinale
(39, 40) correspondante, chacun des rabats (50, 52) associés aux deux autres panneaux
(6a', 7b') présentant une partie centrale plate et deux bandes latérales prépliées
(60, 62).
10. Le paquet selon les revendications de 7 à 9, caractérisé en ce que les rabats latéraux longitudinaux (51, 52) associés de chaque côté avec les panneaux
arrière (7b', 7a') du contenant (3) et du couvercle (5) sont pourvus de prolongements
(54, 55) respectifs raccordés aux parties plates (57, 58) respectives des rabats latéraux
(51, 52) eux-mêmes.
11. Le paquet selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que les prolongements (54, 55) comprennent une partie centrale (67), essentiellement
rectangulaire, associée aux parties plates (57, 58) respectives des rabats latéraux
(51, 52), et deux parties latérales (68, 69), de forme essentiellement trapézoïdale,
situées de part et d'autre de la partie centrale (67) et dont au moins les côtés s'étendant
à partir de la ligne de raccordement des prolongements (54, 55) aux parties plates
(57, 58) correspondantes présentent une courbure identique à celle de parties courbes
(19', 20') présentées par les panneaux intermédiaires (10', 11').
12. Le paquet selon les revendications de 7 à 9, caractérisé en ce que les panneaux intermédiaires (10', 11') sont pourvus de chaque côté de prolongements
(54, 55) respectifs, s'étendant transversalement à l'axe longitudinal (38) et présentant
une dimension, mesurée parallèlement à l'axe longitudinal (38), essentiellement égale
à la dimension, mesurée transversalement à l'axe longitudinal (38), présentée par
les parties centrales plates (56, 57, 58, 59) des rabats latéraux (50, 51, 52, 53).