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Films for envelopment of packages and methods of making thereof

a technology of film and packaging, applied in the direction of packaging goods, flexible packaging containers, tobacco, etc., can solve the problems of loss of information printed on such films, easy torn conventional films used to envelop packages,

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-07-21
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC
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[0008] According to the first embodiment, the two tear-tapes allow the tear-away strip to be removed while maintaining the shape of the tear-away strip. Therefore, information may be printed on the tear-away strip and the information will not be damaged or truncated when the tear-away strip is removed from the film. According to one aspect of the first embodiment, the tear-away strip may have information printed on an interior surface of the tear-away strip. Information printed on the interior surface is therefore available only after purchase of a product enveloped in the film.
[0010] According to the second embodiment, the tear-tape allows a tear-away strip to be removed from the film. Therefore, information may be printed on the tear-away strip and the information will not be damaged or truncated when the strip is removed from the film. According to one aspect of the second embodiment, the tear-away strip may have information printed on an interior surface of the tear-away strip, allowing access to the information after the tear-away strip is removed.
[0012] According to the third embodiment, the tear-tape defines a tear-away strip that may be removed from the film. Therefore, information may be printed on the tear-away strip and the information will not be damaged or truncated when the strip is removed from the film. According to one aspect of the third embodiment, the tear-away strip may have information printed on an interior surface of the tear-away strip, allowing access to the information after the tear-away strip is removed.

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Conventional films used to envelop packages, however, are easily torn.
Therefore, information printed on such films may be lost when the films are removed from the packages.

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[0024]FIGS. 1-4 illustrate a package 50 enclosed in a film 100. According to one aspect of the invention, the film 100 includes a tear-tab 110 that allows a person to tear away a strip 120 (illustrated in FIG. 3), which may be referred to as the “tear-away strip”120, of the film 100. The tear-away strip 120 can be pulled away by the tear-tab 110. Information may be printed, for example, on the interior and on the exterior of the tear-away strip 120. For example, the interior of the tear-away strip 120 can include information such as coupon, contest, product information, or other information. FIGS. 5-7 illustrate a method of making the film 100 and enveloping the film 100 about the package 50.

[0025]FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a package 50 enclosed in the film 100. The package 50 may be, for example, packaging for cigarettes or other tobacco products. FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the package 50 enclosed in the film 100. FIG. 3 illustrates removal of the tear-away st...

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Abstract

Films for enveloping packages include tear-tapes that define tear-away strips of the films. The tear-tapes help to maintain the shape of the tear-away strips when removed from the films.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] The present application claims the benefit of provisional application Ser. No. 60 / 533,261, filed Dec. 31, 2003, in their entirety for all useful purposes.BACKGROUND [0002] 1. Technical Field [0003] The technical field is film envelopment of packages. More particularly, the technical field includes films having tear-away portions. [0004] 2. Background Art [0005] Film envelopment of packages, such as packages containing cigarettes, is known. Conventional films used to envelop packages, however, are easily torn. Therefore, information printed on such films may be lost when the films are removed from the packages. [0006] There is therefore a need to provide a film for enveloping packages that allows sections of the film to be removed while maintaining an integrity or shape of the removed section. SUMMARY [0007] According to a first embodiment, a package is enveloped in a film. The film comprises two tear-tapes extending across the film and s...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D75/54B65D75/66B65D75/68B65D77/00B65D85/10
CPCB65D75/54B65D75/66B65D85/1045B65D77/003B65D85/10B65D75/68B65D85/1018
Inventor PHAM, XUAN M.
Owner PHILIP MORRIS USA INC
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