Hat box packaging

Abstract

The invention relates to a hat box type package for a group of elongated tobacco products, comprising a box part (11) together with a frame (16) and a hinged cover (12) and also comprising an inner package (13) for packaging contents, which is made of a shape-stable material, and has narrow side walls formed by overlapping inner and outer side laminates of a blank (26) for the inner package (13), a front wall connecting the narrow side walls, a rear wall connecting the narrow side walls, a removal opening (27) for the tobacco products and a closure label (30) that can be operated multiple times and covers the removal opening (27) in the closed position.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a package of the hatbox type for a group of elongate tobacco articles. Background Art

[0002] Hat boxes (Kappenschachteln) are used to package cigarettes all over the world. This type of packaging usually includes a rectangular, possibly square, flat box portion with a box bottom and upright side walls. A lid constructed in a similar manner is pivotally connected to the box portion, usually by a material strip or paper strip connecting the box portion and the lid to each other. When the lid is opened, the (large area) opening side of the box portion is completely exposed, so that the cigarettes are laid flat with full length. Usually, a frame formed by a strip of material is provided in the box portion, which extends around and protrudes from the box portion with a portion exceeding. A cigarette or a group of cigarettes is therefore surrounded by the frame. For example, such packaging is known from US5 938 018.

[0003] As a further improvement of this type of packaging, it is known to increase their sealing properties to prevent fragrance and moisture loss. For this purpose, EP 2 170 734 stipulates that the open side of the box portion is provided with a large-area sealing film. As an alternative, an inner package made of film is set, which is placed in the box portion. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to further improve such a hat box with increased sealing to prevent the loss of aroma and / or moisture.

[0005] The object is achieved by a packaging.

[0006] According to the invention, a cap-box type package for a group of elongated tobacco products is proposed, which comprises an inner package for packaging contents, preferably for a group of cigarettes, preferably configured as a sealing block, the inner package being made of a shape-stable material, in particular of a coated or uncoated (thin) cardboard, the inner package having narrow side walls formed by overlapping inner and outer side laminations of a blank for the inner package, a (large-area) front wall connecting the narrow side walls, a (large-area) rear wall connecting the narrow side walls, a removal opening for the tobacco products and a closure label that covers the removal opening in a closed position and can be operated multiple times. The package also has an outer package, which has the following features:

[0007] a) a (flat) box portion for accommodating elongated tobacco products oriented parallel to the bottom wall of the box portion, having (upright) side walls extending perpendicularly to the bottom wall and accommodating an inner package therein, such that each of said narrow side walls of the inner package is facing towards one of the side walls of the box portion,

[0008] b) a cover connected to the box portion by a wire hinge, and

[0009] c) A preferably circumferential frame arranged on the box part, in particular on the side wall, whose free upper edge on each side wall of the box part facing one of the narrow side walls of the inner packaging protrudes beyond the free longitudinal end edge of the outer side laminate of the narrow side wall of the inner packaging facing the relevant side wall, in particular in a direction perpendicular to the bottom wall of the box part.

[0010] Therefore, according to the invention, a hat box type package with high sealing performance to prevent the loss of fragrance and / or moisture is provided, wherein on the one hand, the inner package is basically made of a shape-stable material, such as cardboard, so that the use of plastic can be greatly reduced compared with such hat boxes in the prior art that use film inner packaging or a closed label extending on the entire opening side of the box portion. On the other hand, the structural design of the package ensures that the edges that affect the appearance of the inner packaging narrow side wall due to the overlap of the corresponding external side laminate and the internal side laminate are not visible when the outer package is opened. This is because the height of the box frame or the height of its free upper edge is matched with the narrow side wall or the external side laminate so that it is ensured that its free longitudinal end edges are covered by the frame in the lateral direction when the package is opened.

[0011] According to a preferred extension of the present invention, for this purpose, the lateral dimension of the outer side lamination of the relevant narrow side wall, i.e. its dimension transverse to its longitudinal extension, is smaller than the height of the free upper edge of the frame relative to the bottom wall of the box part or its distance from the bottom wall (inner side), and more precisely on the side wall of the box part facing the narrow side wall.

[0012] With regard to a preferred orientation of the inner package in the outer packaging box, it can be provided that the free longitudinal end edges of the outer side flaps of the narrow side walls of the inner package point upwards or (in its closed state) towards the lid of the outer package.

[0013] If the front wall of the inner packaging is formed by or by two overlapping side laminates of the inner packaging blank or by two side laminates of the inner packaging blank, which are butted against each other in the front wall region with free ends or butt edges, then the front wall of the inner packaging can preferably face the bottom wall of the outer packaging box part. Because in this case, the aesthetically pleasing edges of the outer side laminates of the front wall will not be visible or will be covered by the bottom wall of the box part. The same applies to possible butt edges between the side laminates.

[0014] Preferably in this orientation of the inner pack of the packaging according to the invention, the removal opening of the inner pack furthermore extends at least partially in the rear wall of the inner pack, which is directed in the direction of the cover when the cover of the outer pack is closed. The removal opening of course only occupies a partial area of ​​the rear wall at this point.

[0015] In the case of a closure label of an inner packaging that can be operated multiple times and covers a removal opening, the closure label can be permanently connected to the inner side of the lid so that the closure label can also be opened or closed by operating the lid, and the inner side of the lid faces the inner packaging, especially the rear wall, when the lid of the outer packaging is in the closed state.

[0016] According to another embodiment of the present invention, at least one packaging edge connecting the front wall of the inner packaging and the narrow side wall can be configured as a bevel edge or a round edge. This helps to introduce the inner packaging, which is preferably manufactured separately, into the box portion of the outer packaging during the manufacturing process of the packaging.

[0017] As for the frame arranged on the box part, the frame preferably comprises edge strips, which are respectively assigned to one of the side walls of the outer packaging box part. The edge strips are preferably connected to the inner side of the corresponding side wall, especially bonded thereto.

[0018] Here, the removal opening of the inner pack can be directed toward a side strip of the frame assigned to the removal opening, which side strip is provided with a recess for facilitating the removal of cigarettes from the removal opening, in particular a side strip directed toward the frame, which side strip or its free upper edge preferably has a reduced height area in the middle forming a recess.

[0019] With regard to the width of the recess, it is preferably determined or matched to the width of the closure label of the inner packaging so that when the lid of the outer packaging is opened, the closure label fixed to the lid moves or can be moved into the recess.

[0020] Furthermore, the removal opening of the inner package is preferably oriented in the direction of the side wall of the box assigned to the wire hinge of the cover or in the direction of the side strip of the box frame, in particular in the direction of the side wall connected to the wire hinge.

[0021] As an alternative, the removal opening of the inner packaging can also be directed toward a side wall of the box or a strip of the box frame, which extends perpendicularly to the side wall or strip of the linear hinge assigned to the lid.

[0022] In another embodiment of the present invention, the packaging edge connecting the rear wall of the inner packaging and its narrow side wall can be configured as a bevel edge or a rounded edge.

[0023] In this case, the side strip of the outer packaging box frame assigned to the side wall of the box facing the beveled edge or the rounded edge, or its corresponding free upper edge, may be smaller in height relative to the bottom wall of the box than the beveled edge or the rounded edge, so that the beveled edge or the rounded edge (in a direction perpendicular to the bottom wall of the box) protrudes beyond the side strip of the frame or its free upper edge.

[0024] Furthermore, the inner package is preferably fixed to the box part, in particular by bonding, preferably by bonding a front wall of the inner package to a bottom wall of the outer package box part. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Other features of the present invention are given from the subsequent description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are as follows:

[0026] Figure 1 a packaging in the form of a hat box shown in a perspective view in a closed position;

[0027] Figure 2 It also shows in perspective Figure 1 A package wherein the lid is opened and the inner package is opened;

[0028] Figure 3 Shown along Figure 1 A cross-sectional view along section line III-III in FIG.

[0029] Figure 4 Shown along Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the section line IV-IV in FIG.

[0030] Figure 5 Shown along Figure 2 A cross-sectional view of the section line VV in FIG.

[0031] Figure 6 A top view is shown for use according to Figure 1 The inner packaging blank;

[0032] Figure 7 A blank for an alternative inner package is also shown in a top view;

[0033] Figure 8 Shows something like Figure 5 , but with the lid of the package closed and the inner package corresponding to Figure 7 The blank in the

[0034] Fig. 9 Shown for manufacturing according to Figure 3-6 A schematic diagram of the folding steps of the inner package of an embodiment;

[0035] Fig.10 An alternative embodiment of a package with an inner package having an alternative package edge is shown in a perspective view;

[0036] Fig.11 A further alternative embodiment of a packaging with an inner packaging is shown, which has a further alternative packaging edge;

[0037] Fig.12 Shown along Fig.10 A cross-sectional view along section line XII-XII in FIG.

[0038] Fig.13 Shown along Fig.11 A cross-sectional view taken along section line XIII-XIII in FIG.

[0039] Fig.14 Shown for manufacturing according to Fig.10 , 12 (Left) Half of the inner packaging blank and the blank for manufacturing according to Fig.11 , 13 (right) half of the inner packaging blank;

[0040] Fig.15 A further alternative packaging is shown in an oblique view, which has an inner packaging which is rotated by 90° compared to the other embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] Figure 1-6 , 9 for elongated tobacco products (in this case cigarettes 10) of the first embodiment of the packaging has an outer package 25, the outer package having a lower flat box portion 11 and a (upper) cover 12. In this embodiment, the package is called a hat box. The package content is an inner package 13 made of a shape-stable material, in particular of a coated or uncoated (thin) cardboard, in the present case in the form of a sealed package.

[0042] The flat box portion 11, which is constructed as a cuboid open upward, has a bottom wall 14 and four surrounding upright side walls 15. In the present case, these are four box side walls 15, which are arranged opposite to each other in pairs at a certain distance.

[0043] At present, an insert, i.e. a surrounding frame 16 configured as a material strip, is provided in the box part 11. The frame consists of side strips 17, each of which is respectively assigned to one of the side walls 15 of the box part 11, i.e., at present, it is arranged so that the corresponding side strip 17 is arranged on the inner side on the side wall 15 assigned to it.

[0044] Preferably, the respective edge strip 17 is adhesively bonded to the side wall 15 assigned to it.

[0045] In the present exemplary embodiment, the respective edge strip 17 extends as far as the bottom wall 14 , but this is not essential.

[0046] The frame 16 is dimensioned in such a way that the side strips 17 protrude above the correspondingly assigned side wall 15 upwards or in a direction perpendicular to the box bottom wall 14. This applies in particular to the surrounding free (mostly horizontally extending) upper edge 18 of the frame or the corresponding upper edge 18a of each side strip 17.

[0047] The cover 12 is fastened pivotably to the (separate) box part 11 , in the present case by means of a wire hinge 19 , which is designed in particular as a material strip.

[0048] The lid 12 is a flat tray-shaped container (a cuboid open downwards) having a lid wall 20 and a surrounding lid side wall 21 extending perpendicularly to the lid wall. The lid 12 is dimensioned so that in the closed position the lid side wall 21 rests flush against the free upper edge 22 of the side wall 15 of the box part 11.

[0049] In the closed position of the cover 12, the upper region of the frame 16 is partially surrounded by the cover 12. To ensure the closed position, a projection, a nose 23 which in the present case projects toward the free side, is formed in the region of one of the strips 17 of the frame 16.

[0050] The nose engages with the counterpart of the cover 12, ie the corresponding cover side wall 21 facing the edge strip 17. In the cover side wall 21 facing now there is a (small) opening 24, into which the nose 23 enters with a hooking effect.

[0051] The box part 11 with the frame 16 and the cover 12 together form an outer packaging 25 of the packaging, in which the inner packaging 13 is arranged.

[0052] An important feature of the present invention is that in current hat box design, inner packaging 13 is constructed as a sealed packaging made of a material that is stable in shape, manufactured separately. For this purpose, inner packaging 13 is made of a blank 26 made of a material that is stable in shape.

[0053] The blank 26 is preferably made of a (thin) cardboard with a coating on one or both sides. The coating can be constructed so that the packaging material is moisture-proof or aroma-tight as a whole. In particular, the coating can be composed of plastic and / or lacquer layers and / or metal or metallized layers. Preferably, the cardboard is coated only on the outside. Through the coating, the cardboard can be used as a moisture reservoir and, for example, protect the package contents from drying out or alternatively absorb a large amount of moisture from the environment to prevent the package contents from becoming too moist. The exchange of moisture and / or fragrances between the package and the environment can also be limited by the coating. In short, a relatively moisture-proof and aroma-tight inner package 13 can be produced in this way.

[0054] The inner package 13 forms a closed, in the present case cuboid container for the cigarettes 10 or for a corresponding group of cigarettes.

[0055] For removing the package contents, ie the cigarettes 10 , a removal opening 27 is provided which extends in the region of a large-area inner rear wall 28 of the inner pack 13 and at least in the region of an adjacent inner top wall 29 of the inner pack 13 .

[0056] In the present case, the removal opening 27 is formed by punching out the material of the blank 26 for the inner pack 13 .

[0057] The removal opening 27 is covered by a reusable actuating member, namely by a closing label 30 which is in the present case designed as an adhesive tape.

[0058] The closure label is made of a film and is provided with an adhesive 31 on the side (lower side) facing the inner package 13. In the present case, in such a region, it is arranged on the inner rear wall 28 around the removal opening 27 in the closed state of the closure label 30, in which the closure label is attached to the inner package 13, and also partially extends on the inner top wall 29 and the large-area inner front wall 32 of the inner package 13. The adhesive is weakly viscous, so that multiple operations of the closure label 30 can be achieved.

[0059] The blank 26 for the inner package 13 is constructed in a special way.

[0060] In use for manufacturing Figure 1-6 In the first embodiment of the inner package 13 shown in FIG. 9 , the inner rear wall 28 extends continuously over the entire size or length (height) of the inner package 13 .

[0061] In contrast, the inner front wall 32 of the inner package 13 is divided approximately in the middle. A first (upper) partial wall 33 is connected to the inner top wall 29. A second (lower) partial wall 34 is connected to the inner bottom wall 35 of the inner package 13.

[0062] In the finished inner package 13 , the two partial walls 33 , 34 are butted together to form the inner front wall 32 in the region of the transversely oriented (butting) transverse end edges 36 a , 36 b of the partial walls 33 and 34 .

[0063] In a second alternative embodiment of the packaging or in particular the inner packaging 13 (see Figure 7 The alternative blank 26 and according to Figure 8 In an alternative inner packaging 13), on the contrary, the transverse end edges 36a, 36b are not butted together because the partial walls 33, 34 overlap in the overlapping area when forming the inner front wall 32, the partial wall 34 being arranged on the outside with its transverse end edge 36b and the partial wall 33 being arranged on the inside.

[0064] In order to form the inner narrow side walls 37 , 38 of the inner pack 13 , the blank 26 of the inner pack 13 has inner side layers which overlap one another in the overlapping region and are connected to one another by gluing.

[0065] Here, in a first embodiment, the outer inner side laminate 52 - similar to the inner front wall 32 - is separated and forms an outer partial side laminate 40 or 41 respectively, which respectively have a longitudinal end edge 48 (separated and parallel to the longitudinal extension of the inner packaging 13), and the partial side laminates 40, 41 are butted against each other at their own transverse end edges or butt edges 42a, 42b in the folded inner packaging 13 while continuing the transverse end edges or butt edges 36a, 36b of the partial wall 33 or 34.

[0066] The inner inner laminate 39 extends continuously over the entire length or height of the inner packaging.

[0067] A corner lamination, namely an inner bottom corner lamination 43 , is provided on each of the inner inner laminations 39 and is used for contacting against the inner side of the inner bottom wall 35 .

[0068] In the above-mentioned alternative embodiment of the packaging or inner packaging 13 (see Figure 7 , 8 ), the outer inner laminate 52 is also not separated accordingly, and the unseparated outer inner laminate 52 extends over the entire length or height of the inner packaging and completely overlaps with the continuous inner inner laminate 39 in the overlapping area while forming a continuous (disposed on the outside) longitudinal end edge 48.

[0069] Furthermore, the blank 26 has top corner tabs 44 which are arranged on both sides of the inner top wall 29 and are connected thereto via fold lines.

[0070] also, Figure 6 The blank in FIG. 1 is also shown in two parts in order to be able to simultaneously show two different variants of the packaging edge.

[0071] according to Figure 6 The right half of the blank - its Figure 4 Corresponding to the right half of the cross-sectional view of - a packaging edge or the (two) packaging edges connecting the inner front wall 32 and the corresponding inner narrow side wall 37 or 38 can be configured as a bevel edge 46. This is conducive to introducing the inner package 13 into the box portion 11 during packaging manufacturing.

[0072] on the contrary, Figure 6 The left half of the blank - its Figure 4 The left half of the sectional view of corresponds to a variant in which the packaging edge is designed as a usual right-angled standard packaging edge 45 .

[0073] The inner packaging 13 produced from the blank 26 substantially completely fills the outer packaging 25 or the box part 11 thereof.

[0074] Furthermore, the inner package 13 can be fixed in the outer package 25 by means of adhesive portions 47. In particular, the bottom wall 14 of the box 11 is connected to the inner front wall 32 of the inner package 13 by means of these adhesive portions 47.

[0075] In addition, the closure label 30 may be Figure 5 The cover 12 is permanently connected to the inner side of the cover 12 facing the inner packaging 13 in the closed state of the cover 12, in particular is bonded to the inner side of the cover on the outside, so that the closure label 30 can also be opened or closed by operating the cover 12 or can be opened manually.

[0076] It is advantageous here that the inner pack 13 is oriented in the box 11 in such a way that the removal opening 27 is assigned to and faces a side strip 17 of the frame 16 which is provided with a recess 51 for facilitating the removal of the cigarettes 10 from the removal opening 27. For this purpose, the corresponding side strip 17 of the frame 16 or its free upper edge 18 preferably has a reduced height region in the middle forming the recess 51.

[0077] In the present embodiment, the corresponding edge strip 17 is the edge strip 17 which is arranged on the side wall 15 of the box part 11 and is assigned to the wire hinge 19 or is connected to the wire hinge 19 (the wire hinge is fixed thereto).

[0078] The width of the recess 51 is preferably determined or matched to the width of the closure label 30 of the inner packaging 13 so that when the lid 12 of the outer packaging is opened, the closure label 30 fixed to the lid 12 moves or can move into the recess 51 .

[0079] The outer packaging 25 and the inner packaging 13 are matched to each other in a special way so that Figure 1-6 In the embodiment of 9, the butt edges 36a, 36b of the inner front wall 32 and the butt edges 42a, 42b of part of the side laminate 40 or 41 and their corresponding longitudinal end edges 48 that affect the appearance are visually hidden from the user of the package.

[0080] In accordance with Figure 7 , 8 In the embodiment of , the outer transverse end edge 36b of the outer partial wall 34 of the inner front wall 32 or the two longitudinal end edges 48 of the outer inner laminations 52 of the inner narrow side walls 37 , 38 should be visually covered accordingly.

[0081] For this purpose, inner packing 13 is integrated into outer packing 25 or box portion 11 like this on the one hand, makes inner front wall 32 towards the bottom wall 14 of box portion 11.Therefore, the butt edge 36a, 36b of inner front wall 32 or possible transverse end edge 36b are not visible.When opening outer packing 25, the user can only see the one-piece inner rear wall 28 of inner packing 13.

[0082] On the other hand, in order to make the abutting edges 42a, 42b of the partial side laminations 40, 41 of the outer inner laminations 52 of the inner narrow side walls 37, 38 and the free longitudinal end edges 48 of the corresponding partial side laminations 40, 41 or the longitudinal end edges 48 of the continuous outer inner laminations 52 extending along the corresponding inner narrow side walls 37, 38 in other embodiments invisible, according to the present invention, the free upper edges 18a of the corresponding side strips 17 assigned to the corresponding narrow side walls 37, 38 protrude upward or in a direction perpendicular to the bottom wall 14 of the box portion 11 beyond the corresponding free longitudinal end edges 48 (see in particular Figure 4 ).

[0083] For this purpose, the transverse dimension "X" (see Figure 4 ) is smaller than the height "Y" of the corresponding free upper edge 18a of the edge strip 17 relative to the bottom wall 14 of the box part 11 or its distance from the bottom wall 14 - more precisely, on the side wall 15 of the box part 11 or relative to the side wall 15 facing the relevant inner narrow side wall 37 or 38.

[0084] exist Fig. 9 The manufacture of the above-mentioned packaging is exemplarily shown in FIG.

[0085] It can be seen that the inner package 13 on the one hand and the outer package 25 with the corresponding frame 16 on the other hand are produced separately from one another.

[0086] For the production of the inner pack 13, the unfolded blank 26 is punched into a recess of a folding turret (not shown) but known per se and brought into a first intermediate folded position there, i.e. by erecting the second partial wall 34 and the partial laminate 41 of the outer inner laminate 52 connected thereto, the inner bottom wall 35 and the inner laminate 52. Furthermore, the inner bottom corner laminate 43 is folded and the cigarettes 10 of the cigarette group are supplied.

[0087] In the next step, the second partial wall 34 is folded onto the cigarettes 10 of the cigarette group and the first partial wall 33 of the inner top wall 29 and the inner front wall 32 is erected. Then, the first partial wall 33 is folded onto the cigarettes 10 of the cigarette group like the second partial wall 34.

[0088] Then, the top corner laminate 44 is folded and subsequently the partial side laminates 40 , 41 of the outer inner side laminate 52 are folded into the plane of the inner narrow side wall 37 or 38 .

[0089] Then, in the region of a labeling station (also not shown), a closing label 30 is placed and folded into a U-shape. Finally, the inner package 13 produced in this way is inserted with the inner front wall 32 pointing downward or toward the bottom wall 14 into the box part 11 of the already separately produced, opened outer package 25, which has been provided with corresponding adhesive portions 47. Finally, the lid 12 of the outer package 25 is closed.

[0090] at last, Fig.10 and 11 A further alternative embodiment of a package is shown in which - unless otherwise stated - all features of the above-described embodiment are identical, but with the differences described below.

[0091] Compared to the first embodiment, the package has a package edge connecting the inner rear wall 28 and the corresponding inner narrow side wall 37 or 38, which is configured as a bevel edge 49 (see Fig.11 ) or is configured as a rounded edge 50 (see Fig.10 ).

[0092] In this case, the height of the side strip 17 of the frame 16 or its corresponding free upper edge 18a on the side wall 15 of the box portion 11 facing the beveled edge or rounded edge 49 or 50 is constructed to be smaller than the height of the beveled edge or rounded edge 49 or 50, so that the latter protrudes upward or in a direction perpendicular to the bottom wall 14 of the box portion 11 from the side strip 17 of the frame 16 or its free upper edge 18a.

[0093] at last, Fig.15 A packaging is shown in which the removal opening 27 of the inner packaging 13 faces a side wall 15 of the box 11 or a strip 17 of the frame 16 of the box 11, which extends perpendicularly to the side wall 15 or strip 17 assigned to or toward the linear hinge 19 of the lid.

[0094] Reference numerals list

[0095] 10. Cigarettes

[0096] 11 Box Department

[0097] 12 Cover

[0098] 13 Inner packaging

[0099] 14 bottom wall of box portion

[0100] 15 Side wall of box

[0101] 16 Frames

[0102] 17 Edge strips

[0103] 18 Upper edge of the frame

[0104] 18a Upper edge of the side strip

[0105] 19-wire hinge

[0106] 20 Cover wall

[0107] 21 Cover side wall

[0108] 22 Upper edge of side wall

[0109] 23 Nose

[0110] 24 openings

[0111] 25 Outer packaging

[0112] 26 blanks

[0113] 27 Remove the opening

[0114] 28 Inner posterior wall

[0115] 29 inner ceiling wall

[0116] 30 closed labels

[0117] 31 Adhesives

[0118] 32 inner front wall

[0119] 33 The first part of the wall

[0120] 34 The second part of the wall

[0121] 35 inner bottom wall

[0122] 36a Transverse end edge of the first partial wall

[0123] 36b Transverse end edge of the second part wall

[0124] 37 inner narrow side wall

[0125] 38 inner narrow side wall

[0126] 39 internal inner lamination

[0127] 40 part side lamination

[0128] 41 part side lamination

[0129] 42a Butt edge of part of the side lamination

[0130] 42b Butt edge of part of the side lamination

[0131] 43 inner bottom corner lamination

[0132] 44 top corner lamination

[0133] 45 standard packaging edge

[0134] 46 Bevel Edge

[0135] 47 Adhesive part

[0136] 48 longitudinal end edge

[0137] 49 Bevel Edge

[0138] 50 rounded edges

[0139] 51 Notch in side strip

[0140] 52 external inner lamination

Claims

1. A hat-box type package for a group of elongated tobacco products, the package comprising an inner package (13) for packaging the contents, the inner package having narrow side walls formed by overlapping inner and outer side laminates of a blank (26) for the inner package (13), a front wall connecting the narrow side walls, a rear wall connecting the narrow side walls, a removal opening (27) for the tobacco products and a closure label (30) that can be operated multiple times and covers the removal opening (27) in a closed position, the package also having an outer package (25), the outer package having: A box portion (11) for accommodating an elongated tobacco product oriented parallel to a bottom wall of the box portion (11), the box portion having side walls extending perpendicularly to the bottom wall, and accommodating the inner package (13) in the box portion such that each of the narrow side walls of the inner package (13) faces one of the side walls of the box portion (11); a cover (12) connected to the box portion (11) by a wire hinge; and A frame (16) arranged on the box portion (11), the frame comprising two first side strips facing one of the narrow side walls of the inner package (13) and a second side strip facing the removal opening (27) of the inner package (13), the free upper edge of the first side strip of the frame protruding from the free longitudinal end edge of the outer side laminate of the narrow side wall of the inner package (13), characterized in that: The inner package (13) is made of a shape-stable material, and the second side strip of the frame (16) is provided with a notch (51) for facilitating the removal of cigarettes from the removal opening (27), and the inner package (13) is fixed to the box portion (11).

2. The packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that The transverse dimension of the outer side laminate of the narrow side wall, i.e. the dimension of the outer side laminate transverse to its longitudinal extension, is smaller than the height of the free upper edge of the first side strip of the frame (16) relative to the bottom wall of the box portion, or smaller than the distance between the free upper edge of the first side strip of the frame and the bottom wall of the box portion.

3. The packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that The inner package (13) is oriented in the box portion (11) of the outer package (25) such that the free longitudinal end edges of the outer side laminates of the narrow side walls of the inner package (13) point upward or toward the cover (12) of the outer package (25).

4. The packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that The front wall of the inner packaging (13) faces the bottom wall of the box portion (11) of the outer packaging (25), and the front wall of the inner packaging (13) is formed by two overlapping side laminates of the inner packaging (13) blank (26) or by two side laminates of the inner packaging (13) blank (26), and the side laminates are butted against each other at free ends or butt edges in the front wall area.

5. The packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that The removal opening (27) extends at least partially in the rear wall of the inner packaging (13), and when the lid (12) of the outer packaging (25) is closed, the rear wall points in the direction of the lid (12).

6. The packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that The closure label (30) which can be operated multiple times is permanently connected to the inner side of the cover (12), so that the closure label (30) is also opened or closed by operating the cover (12), and the inner side of the cover faces the inner package (13) when the cover (12) of the outer package (25) is in the closed state.

7. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that At least one packaging edge connecting the front wall and the narrow side wall of the inner packaging (13) is configured as a bevel edge or a rounded edge.

8. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that Each side strip (17) of the frame (16) is respectively connected to the inner side of one of the side walls of the box portion (11) of the outer packaging (25).

9. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that The width of the recess (51) is determined so that when the cover (12) of the outer packaging (25) is opened, the closure label (30) fixed to the cover (12) moves or can move into the recess (51).

10. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that The width of the recess (51) matches the width of the closure label (30) of the inner package (13), so that when the cover (12) of the outer package (25) is opened, the closure label (30) fixed on the cover (12) moves or can move into the recess (51).

11. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that The removal opening (27) of the inner package (13) points toward the side wall of the box portion (11) connected to the cover (12) via a linear hinge.

12. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that The removal opening (27) of the inner package (13) points to a side wall of the box portion (11), and the side wall extends perpendicularly to the side wall connected to the cover (12) via a linear hinge.

13. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that The packaging edge connecting the rear wall of the inner packaging (13) and the narrow side wall of the inner packaging is configured as a bevel edge or a rounded edge.

14. The package according to claim 13, characterized in that The side strip (17) of the outer packaging (25) box portion (11) frame (16) arranged on the side wall of the box portion (11) facing the beveled edge or the rounded edge, or its corresponding free upper edge, is shorter in height relative to the bottom wall of the box portion (11) than the beveled edge or the rounded edge, so that the beveled edge or the rounded edge protrudes from the side strip or its free upper edge of the frame (16) in a direction perpendicular to the bottom wall of the box portion.

15. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that The inner package (13) is fixed on the box portion (11) by bonding the front wall of the inner package to the bottom wall of the outer package box portion.

16. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that The inner package (13) is configured as a sealing block.

17. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that The package content is a group of cigarettes.

18. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that The frame (16) is arranged on a side wall of the box portion (11).

19. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that The frame (16) is of circumferential design.

20. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that The inner packaging (13) is made of coated or uncoated cardboard.

21. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that The second side strip of the frame (16) or the free upper edge of the second side strip has a region of reduced height forming a recess (51).

22. The package according to claim 21, characterized in that The area of ​​reduced height forming the recess (51) is arranged in the middle on the second side strip of the frame (16).

23. The package according to claim 8, characterized in that The corresponding side strips (17) are respectively bonded to the inner sides of the corresponding side walls.

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