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Container with a lifting element

a technology of lifting element and container, which is applied in the direction of de-stacking articles, packaging goods, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of damage to the rod end, significant modification of the inner liner blank, and extensive modification

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-01-27
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC
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Benefits of technology

A container that facilitates the easy removal of the smoking articles, while being able to be manufactured at high quality and cost efficiently is desirable.

Problems solved by technology

However, the inner liner of this pack requires a significant modification of the inner liner blank compared to a prior art container for smoking articles and requires extensive modification to the packaging machine.
Furthermore, the lifting part and the liftable front wall of the inner liner exert pressure on the rod end of the smoking article during the lifting process which may damage the rod end.

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first embodiment

In FIG. 1 a perspective view of a container 1 according to the invention is shown. The container 1 includes a cup shaped box 2 and a lid 3 that are connected along a hinge line 4. The lid 3 can be pivoted along the hinge line 4 in an open state as shown. The cup shaped box 2 includes a box front wall 5, a box right side wall, a box left side wall, a box bottom wall 8, and a box back wall 9 which is adjacent to the hinge line 4. The lid 3 includes a lid front wall 10, a lid right side wall, a lid left side wall, a lid top wall 13, and a lid back wall 14 that is adjacent to the hinge line 4. Preferably, the box 2 and the lid 3 are formed of one blank that is folded and glued so as to form described geometry.

The container 1 includes an inner frame 15 that is fixed to the inside of the box front wall 5, box right side wall, and box left side wall, so as to protrude parallel to the aforementioned box walls. The inner frame 15 engages with the lid 3 when it is closed, such that the lid 3 ...

third embodiment

In FIG. 12 a container 1 according to the present invention is depicted. The lifting element 20 that is an insert, includes additionally at least one second flap 29 that is folded along a second fold 30 disposed on a lower position with respect to the fold 26. The second flap 29 extends towards the box front wall 5.

When the lifting element 20 is fully lifted as in FIG. 13, the second flap 29 engages with the container 1 and provides a stop to prevent the lifting element 20 from being fully removed from the container 1. This allows, that the lifting element 20 is reusable, i.e. that after the removal of the first smoking article 17 the lifting element 20 can again be lowered together with the remaining lifted smoking articles 17. In a further removal operation another smoking article 17 can be lifted with the lifting element 20. Preferably the second flap 29 engages the lower edge of the inner frame 15 in the lifted position, and the lifting element 20 is flush with the upper end of ...

fourth embodiment

FIG. 14 shows the invention, wherein the lifting element 20 that is an insert, is disposed in between two rows of smoking articles 17 and within the bundle of smoking articles 17 contained in the inner liner 18. When the lid 3 of the container 1 is opened, the pull foil 19 can be removed and a handle portion 31 of the lifting element 20 can be accessed by the consumer. The consumer then lifts the handle portion 31 and therefore enables the engagement of the flap 22 of the lifting element 20 with the smoking article 17, in particular at the edge 24 of the tipping paper 23. The smoking articles 17 are then lifted until the lifting element 20 is removed from within the box 2. Thus, smoking articles 17 of the second row of the box 2 can be easily accessed by the consumer.

Regarding the embodiment of FIG. 14, it is also possible that the handle portion 31 is fixed by a fixation means, such as glue, to the pull foil 19 of the inner liner 18. By pulling on the pull foil 19 and removing the ...

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Abstract

A container including smoking articles also includes a cup shaped box for the smoking articles. The cup shaped box includes a bottom wall, side walls and an opening. The container further includes a lifting element correlated to at least one smoking article for lifting the smoking article of the bottom wall of the container. The lifting element has an engaging portion, engageable with the outside upper end portion of the smoking article.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONThis application claims priority to EP09009682.7, filed Jul. 27, 2009, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by this reference thereto.WORKING ENVIRONMENTSmoking articles can be provided in hinged-lid containers which are formed from a blank. In order to access the smoking articles in the container, the consumer removes a transparent outer wrapper, opens the lid and removes a section of the inner liner that covers the upper ends of the smoking articles. The upper end of the smoking article is the mouth end of the smoking article. When removing such a smoking article from the container, the consumer touches the mouth end of the smoking article.Some consumers prefer to avoid touching the mouth end of the filter, particularly, where the mouth end of the smoking article comprises a recessed filter. A smoking article with a recessed filter is disclosed for example in the European Patent EP1299012.The U.S. Pat. No. 4,949,841 discloses a h...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D83/02B65D85/10
CPCB65D85/1045B65D85/1009B65D5/721A24C5/397A24F15/12B65D85/1027B65D85/1081B65D85/1048
Inventor EMMETT, ROBERTDE OLIVEIRA, DANIEL SEYFFERTH
Owner PHILIP MORRIS USA INC