Carton of Soft Packets of Cigarettes, Containing a Reusable Rigid Box

Abstract

A carton of soft packets of cigarettes, having: an outer package; a group of soft packets of cigarettes housed inside the outer package, and each having an inner package having a first sheet of flexible packing material folded about a respective group of cigarettes; and at least one reusable rigid box housed inside the outer package and containing a soft packet of cigarettes, while the other soft packets of cigarettes serve as refills for the reusable rigid box; the inner package of each soft packet of cigarettes having a tear-off top portion separated from the rest of the inner package by a tear line.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a carton of soft packets of cigarettes, containing a reusable rigid box.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Rigid, hinged-lid packets of cigarettes are currently the most widely marketed, by being easy to produce, practical and easy to use, and by effectively protecting the cigarettes inside.[0003]A rigid, hinged-lid packet of cigarettes comprises an inner package comprising a foil-wrapped group of cigarettes; and a rigid outer package housing the inner package. The outer package comprises a cup-shaped container housing the group of cigarettes and having an open top end; and a cup-shaped lid hinged to the container along a hinge to rotate, with respect to the container, between an open and a closed position opening and closing the open end respectively. A U-folded collar is normally fitted inside the container, and projects partly outwards of the open end to engage a corresponding inner surface of the lid when the lid is in the closed position.[...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]It is an object of the present invention to provide a carton of soft packets of cigarettes, containing a reusable rigid box and designed to eliminate the aforementioned drawbacks while at the same time being cheap and easy to produce.

Problems solved by technology

A soft packet of cigarettes, however, does not protect the cigarettes nearly as well as a rigid packet, and withdrawal of the cigarettes is more awkward, particularly when the packet is nearly empty.

Conventional soft packets of cigarettes, however, are unsuitable for withdrawing the cigarettes from inside the reusable rigid box, which is often so awkward as to call for partial removal of the soft packet from the reusable rigid box.

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