Packaging for smoking articles provided with a weakened outer wrapper

Abstract

A package (1) for smoking articles, having: an outer container (2); an outer wrapper (14) which surrounds and wraps the outer container (2) and is composed of a wrapping sheet (15) which is folded around the outer container (2) and is stabilized by at least one heat-sealed portion; and a tear-off strip (16) which is coupled to the outer wrapper (14) and is designed to be pulled in order to divide the outer wrapper (14) into a first portion (17) which is not connected to the tear-off strip (16) and a second portion (18) which is integral to the tear-off strip (16). The wrapping sheet (15) has two opposite flaps (20, 21) which overlap and are heat-sealed to each other, forming a longitudinal seal (22). The lower portion (17) of the outer wrapper (14) has at least one pre-weakened line (26) which helps to tear it, which starts close to an edge of the first portion (17) and is disposed near the longitudinal seal (22).

Description

[0001] Cross-citation of related applications

[0002] This patent application claims priority to Italian patent application 102020000032231, filed on December 23, 2020, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] This invention relates to packaging for smoking articles with an outer wrapping.

[0004] The present invention is advantageously applicable to the production of hard cigarette packs containing a set of cigarettes, as will become clear with reference to the following discussion, without losing any generality. Background Technology

[0005] Hard cigarette packaging includes a soft package consisting of a group of cigarettes wrapped in a metal foil package, and a hard outer container that houses the package.

[0006] Hard-pack cigarette boxes typically feature a sealed outer wrapper (or an airtight sealed outer wrapper) that protects the tobacco from external environmental influences, particularly for maintaining proper humidity within the tobacco. This sealed outer wrapper surrounds and encloses the outer container, consisting of a sheet of transparent plastic material (typically cellophane or polypropylene), and includes a tear-off strip. The user grasps and pulls the tear strip to separate (cut) the outer wrapper in half, thus allowing for simple and quick removal of at least part of the outer wrapper.

[0007] In some hard-pack cigarette boxes, especially those with sliding openings or so-called "wallet-style" hard-pack cigarette boxes, it is often necessary to completely remove the sealed outer packaging to allow the cigarettes to be removed, for example, from a hard-pack cigarette box with a side-hinged lid. However, while the upper portion of the outer packaging (directly attached to the tear strip) is very easy to remove, removing the lower portion (not attached to the tear strip) is significantly more difficult and complex, especially when the outer packaging has been well-extended around the outer container using heat shrink treatment (which gives the outer packaging a particularly pleasing appearance).

[0008] To facilitate complete removal of the outer packaging, for example, as described in patent application EP0601583A1, it has been proposed to tilt the tear strip relative to the packaging sheet such that the tear strip is positioned along the diagonal of the cigarette pack; in any case, this approach requires significant changes to the tear strip application unit and therefore requires very high equipment costs.

[0009] To enable complete removal of the outer wrapper, for example as described in patent application EP 1839845 A1, it is proposed to make in the lower portion of the outer wrapper weakening notches which, after removal of the upper portion of the outer wrapper (pull-tab), induce the breaking of the lower portion of the outer wrapper; in any case, these weakening notches compromise the integrity of the plastic material which constitutes the outer wrapper, causing a loss of the outer seal and therefore at least partially losing the protective function of the outer medium of the outer wrapper.

[0010] To enable complete removal of the outer wrapper, for example as described in patent application WO 2014132171 A1, it is proposed to apply to the outer wrapper a tearing element consisting of a glued label; in any case, this solution is particularly expensive as it requires both the addition of a new material (label) to the cigarette pack and the addition of a new assembly to apply the label to the packaging machine.

[0011] To facilitate complete removal of the outer wrapper, for example as described in patent application WO 2015145304 A1, it is proposed to apply to the outer wrapper an additional auxiliary tear-off strip starting from the transversal extension of the main tear-off strip; in any case, this solution requires significant changes to the tear-off strip application unit and therefore very high equipment costs.

[0012] Patent application EP 1666376 A1 describes a sealed outer wrapper having a tear-off strip and at least one weakening line arranged close to the tear-off strip and perpendicular to the smaller tear-off strip. SUMMARY

[0013] The object of the present invention is to provide a cigarette pack provided with an outer wrapper. The cigarette pack makes it possible to easily remove the entire outer wrapper and at the same time is easy and economical to produce.

[0014] According to the present invention, a cigarette pack with hinged lid provided with an outer wrapper is provided as claimed in the attached claims.

[0015] The claims describe an embodiment of the invention which forms an integral part of the present description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] The present invention will now be described with reference to the attached drawings which show some non-limiting embodiments of the present invention, in which:

[0017] Figure 1 and Figure 2 are two perspective views, respectively front and rear perspective views, of a hard cigarette pack with hinged lid provided with a transparent outer wrapper;

[0018] Figure 3 andFigure 4 yes Figure 1 and Figure 2 Two perspective views of a cigarette box after the transparent outer packaging has been removed, but which is still a closed structure: a front perspective view and a rear perspective view.

[0019] Figure 5 and Figure 6 yes Figure 1 and Figure 2 Two exploded perspective views of the transparent outer packaging of a cigarette box, namely the front exploded perspective view and the rear exploded perspective view;

[0020] Figure 7 It is used for production Figure 1 and Figure 2 A plan view of the transparent outer wrapping sheet of a cigarette box;

[0021] Figure 8 yes Figure 7 A plan view of a variant of the packaged piece;

[0022] Figure 9 and Figure 10 yes Figure 1 and Figure 2 The cigarette box in the image has two side views, one before and one after the upper part of the transparent outer wrapping is removed.

[0023] Figure 11 It is a front perspective view of a rigid cigarette box with a sliding opening and a transparent outer casing;

[0024] Figure 12 It is after the transparent outer covering has been removed and the structure is in an open state. Figure 11 The cigarette pack in the image is shown in a front perspective view of its open structure; and

[0025] Figure 13 and Figure 14 yes Figure 11 and Figure 12 The cigarette box in the image has two side views, one before and one after the upper part of the transparent outer packaging has been removed. Detailed Implementation

[0026] exist Figure 1 and Figure 2 In the accompanying drawing, reference numeral 1 generally indicates a rigid cigarette box with a hinged lid. The cigarette box 1 includes an outer container 2, made of rigid cardboard or cardboard and shaped like a cup, and a soft wrapping 3 (partially shown) housed within the outer container 2. Figure 12 (in the middle), and the soft package surrounds a group of cigarettes.

[0027] In the following description of the cigarette pack 1, it will be assumed that the pack is arranged so that the main direction of extension, i.e. the longitudinal direction, coincides with the vertical direction, and terms such as "lower" and "upper" and "above" and "below" will be used to designate the position of parts of the cigarette pack. However, the lower wall and the upper wall are arranged "below" and "above", respectively, and the transverse direction is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.

[0028] The outer container 2 has an open upper end and is provided with a lid 4 which is cup-shaped and hinged to the outer container 2 along a hinge 5 (shown in Figure 2 ) so as to rotate with respect to the outer container 2 between an open position (not shown) of the open upper end and a closed position (shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 ).

[0029] According to what is better shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the outer container 2 has a substantially parallelepiped, rectangular shape oriented according to a vertical main direction of extension, which is cup-shaped and has an open upper end, a lower wall 6 opposite the open upper end, a front wall 7 and a rear wall 8 (here the hinge 5 is arranged) parallel and opposite to each other, and two side walls 9 parallel and opposite to each other. Four longitudinal corners are defined between the front wall 7, the rear wall 8 and the side walls 9 of the outer container 2, while four transverse corners are defined between the walls 7, 8 and 9 of the outer container 2 and the lower wall 6.

[0030] The lid 4 has a substantially parallelepiped, rectangular shape which is cup-shaped and has an open lower end (facing the open upper end of the outer container 2 when the lid 4 is in the closed position), an upper wall 10 (which is parallel and opposite to the lower wall 6 of the outer container 2 when the lid 4 is in the closed position), a front wall 11 (which is parallel and aligned with the front wall 7 of the outer container 2 when the lid 4 is in the closed position), a rear wall 12 (which is parallel and aligned with the rear wall 8 of the outer container 2 when the lid 4 is in the closed position and hinged to the rear wall 8 of the outer container 2 along the hinge 5), and two side walls 13 parallel and opposite to each other (which are parallel and aligned with the side walls 9 of the outer container 2, in particular coplanar and adjacent to them, when the lid 4 is in the closed position 4). Four longitudinal corners are defined between the front wall 11, the rear wall 12 and the side walls 13 of the lid 4, while four transverse corners are defined between the walls 11, 12 and 13 of the lid 4 and the upper wall 10. When the lid 4 is in the closed position, the longitudinal corners and the transverse corners of the lid 4 are parallel and aligned with the corresponding longitudinal corners and transverse corners of the outer container 2.

[0031] According to what is better shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the cigarette pack 1 comprises an outer wrapper 14 which surrounds and encloses the outer container 2 and the lid 4 (the lid 4 being an integral part of the outer container 2), the outer wrapper consisting of a wrapper sheet 15 (shown in Figure 7 detail in Figure 5 and Figure 6 ) of transparent plastic material (typically, cellophane or polypropylene) folded around the outer container 2 and the lid 4, and which is provided with a tear-off strip 16 which is grasped and pulled by the user in order to divide (cut) the outer wrapper 14 into two portions 17 and 18, and thereby enable the outer wrapper 14 to be removed simply and quickly. In particular, and according to and

[0032] , the tear-off strip 16 divides (cuts) the outer wrapper 14 into a lower portion 17 (which is completely disconnected from the tear-off strip 16, i.e. it has no point of connection with the tear-off strip 16) and an upper portion 18 (which is connected to the tear-off strip 16, i.e. it is integral to the tear-off strip 16). Figure 7 Figure 8 In order to achieve the grip, the tear-off strip 16 has a starting end 19 which is completely separated from the outer wrapper 14 and which protrudes from the outer wrapper, and which is formed by the wrapper sheet 15 by means of a suitable cutting shape when the continuous band of plastic wrapping material (as clearly shown in and

[0033] ) is separated. Figure 5 Figure 6 The wrapper sheet 15 is folded around the outer container 2 and the lid 4, and thereby stabilised by means of heat sealing (i.e. by joining the overlapping portions of the wrapper sheet 15 via heat sealing). According to Figure 7 and Figure 5 , the wrapper sheet 15 has two opposite flaps 20 and 21 (shown separately in Figure 6 ), which overlap each other and are heat sealed to form a longitudinal seal 22 which helps to stabilise the outer wrapper 14; in addition, the outer wrapper 14 comprises two further transverse seals 23 (only one of which is shown in and

[0034] ), which are provided at opposite ends of the outer wrapper 14, extend perpendicularly to the longitudinal seal 22 and help to stabilise the outer wrapper 14. Figures 1 to 4 According to , the lid 4 has a front edge 24 which delimits the front wall 11 at the bottom, and two side edges 25 which each delimit a side wall 13 at the bottom and connect one end of the front edge 24 to one end of the hinge 5. The front edge 24 of the lid 4 (when the lid 4 is closed) lies on the front edge of the outer container 2, and similarly, the side edges 25 of the lid 4 (when the lid 4 is closed) lie on the corresponding side edges of the outer container 2.

[0035] Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the tear-off strip 16 is arranged between the upper wall 10 of the lid 4 and the front edge 24 of the lid 4. In this way, the upper portion 18 of the overwrap 14 is smaller than the lid 4, and the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 14 also extends over part of the lid 4 (i.e. partially covers the lid 4). In this way, once the upper portion 18 of the overwrap 14 is removed by pulling the tear-off strip 16, it is still not possible to open the lid 4, since the lid 4 is blocked by the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 14. Therefore, when the cigarette pack 1 is opened for the first time, the user is forced to remove not only the upper portion 18 of the overwrap 14, but also the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 14, and therefore, are forced to properly recycle both portions 17 and 18 of the overwrap 14 (i.e. the entire overwrap 14).

[0036] According to a possible embodiment, the tear-off strip 16 is arranged closer to the upper wall 10 of the lid 4 than to the front edge 24 of the lid 4. Figure 1 Figure 2 According to a possible embodiment, the tear-off strip 16 is arranged closer to the upper wall 10 of the lid 4 than to the front edge 24 of the lid 4.

[0037] According to a possible embodiment, the tear-off strip 16 is arranged closer to the upper wall 10 of the lid 4 than to the front edge 24 of the lid 4.

[0038] According to a possible embodiment, the tear-off strip 16 is arranged closer to the upper wall 10 of the lid 4 than to the front edge 24 of the lid 4. Figure 1 Figure 2 According to a possible embodiment, the tear-off strip 16 is arranged closer to the upper wall 10 of the lid 4 than to the front edge 24 of the lid 4.

[0039] According to a possible embodiment, the tear-off strip 16 is arranged closer to the upper wall 10 of the lid 4 than to the front edge 24 of the lid 4. Figures 5 to 6 Figures 9 to 10 As shown, the lower portion 17 of the overwrap 14 has at least one pre-weakened line 26 that facilitates tearing of the lower portion, the pre-weakened line starting near the upper edge of the lower portion 17 and extending towards the lower wall 6; according to a possible embodiment, the pre-weakened line 26 can start exactly at the upper edge of the lower portion 17 (i.e. close to the tear-off strip 16), the pre-weakened line 26 can start outside the upper edge of the lower portion 17 (i.e. also including a small piece of the tear-off strip 16), or the pre-weakened line 26 can start at a small distance from the upper edge of the lower portion 17 (i.e. at a small distance from the tear-off strip 16).

[0040] ​​​According to a preferred, but not limiting, embodiment, the pre-weakened line 26 is parallel to the longitudinal corner of the outer container 2 (defined between the front wall 7 and the rear wall 8 and the two side walls 9); alternatively, the pre-weakened line 26 can be slightly inclined with respect to the longitudinal corner of the outer container 2 and can also have a zigzag extension.

[0041] According to a preferred embodiment, the pre-weakened line 26 consists of at least one through cut completely passing through the wrapping sheet 15; that is, the pre-weakened line 26 can consist of a single continuous through cut, or it can consist of a series (row) of through cuts equally spaced, i.e. arranged at a certain distance from each other.

[0042] According to a preferred embodiment, the pre-weakened line 26 is arranged near the longitudinal seal 22 (consisting of the two flaps 20 and 21 of the joining wrapping sheet 5) so that the pre-weakened line 26 is completely surrounded by the joining portion at which the two flaps 20 and 21 are sealed together. In this way, the pre-weakened line 26 does not put the inner part of the outer wrapper 14 in communication with the external environment, thus ensuring the sealing of the outer wrapper 14, which in any case remains completely sealed from the external environment.

[0043] According to a preferred embodiment, the longitudinal seal 22 internally has a neutral zone 27, between the two flaps 20, 21, without any seal, inside which the pre-weakened line 26 is contained and which is completely surrounded by the joining portion at which the two flaps 20, 21 are sealed together. The function of the neutral zone 27 is, among others, to avoid making a seal above the pre-weakened line 26, to avoid the seal "closing" the pre-weakened line 26 (i.e. at least partially restoring the continuity of the wrapping material across the pre-weakened line 26) eliminating its functionality. An additional (auxiliary) function of the neutral zone 27 is to increase the local weakening of the lower portion 17 of the outer wrapper 14 in order to facilitate the breaking of the lower portion 17 of the outer wrapper 14.

[0044] According to one possible embodiment, the neutral zone 27 has a longitudinal extension (i.e. an extension parallel to the longitudinal corner of the outer container 2 (defined between the front wall 7 and the rear wall 8 and the two side walls 9)) greater than the transverse extension, i.e. the "length" of the neutral zone 27 is greater than the "width".

[0045] According to one possible embodiment, the neutral zone 27 has a longitudinal extension (i.e. an extension parallel to the longitudinal corner of the outer container 2 (defined between the front wall 7 and the rear wall 8 and the two side walls 9)) greater than the longitudinal extension of the pre-weakened line 26, i.e. the neutral zone 27 is greater than the pre-weakened line, to increase the local weakening of the lower portion 17 of the outer wrapper 14.

[0046] In general, the pre-weakened line 26 comprises only one of the two flaps 20 and 21 of the wrapper 15; that is, the pre-weakened line 26 is formed only on the inner flap 20 of the wrapper 15 (as shown in Figure 8 ) ; that is, or it is formed only in the outer flap 21 of the wrapper 15 (as shown in Figure 7 ). It is also possible that only the flap 20 of the wrapper 15 has several pre-weakened lines 26 separated from each other and parallel, or only the flap 21 of the wrapper 15 has several pre-weakened lines separated from each other and parallel. In general, it is avoided to form two different pre-weakened lines 26 on both the flap 20 and the flap 21 of the wrapper 15, so as to avoid any possible overlap (even only accidental due to the effect of construction tolerances) of the two different pre-weakened lines 26 on both the flap 20 and the flap 21 of the wrapper 15, which would put the inside of the outer wrapper 14 in communication with the external environment.

[0047] According to a possible embodiment not shown, the pre-weakened line 26 is also formed near the upper portion 18 of the outer wrapper 14, with the same construction method as the pre-weakened line 26 formed near the lower portion 17 of the outer wrapper 14. Obviously, the pre-weakened line 26 also formed in the upper portion 18 of the outer wrapper 14 must be arranged above the tear-off strip 16 (that is, it must not affect, unless slightly, the tear-off strip 16), so as to avoid weakening the tear-off strip 16 and therefore causing any unwanted breakage thereof upon pulling the tear-off strip 16.

[0048] According to an alternative embodiment shown in Figure 11 and Figure 12 , the cigarette pack 1 has a sliding opening and comprises an outer container 2 having an open end no longer arranged above (as in the embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 4 ) but arranged sideways; in addition, the cigarette pack 1 comprises an inner container 28 containing the wrapper 3 and housed so that it can slide in the outer container 2, so as to slide between a closed position (shown in Figure 11 ) in which the inner container 28 is completely arranged in the outer container 2 and an open position (shown in Figure 12 ) in which the inner container 28 is partially extracted from the outer container 2.

[0049] In the example of the cigarette pack 1 shown in Figure 11 and Figure 12 , it is clear that in any case it is necessary to completely remove the outer wrapper 14 in order to be able to access the cigarettes, that is, it is necessary to remove both the lower portion 17 of the outer wrapper 14 and the upper portion 18 of the outer wrapper 14, regardless of the position of the tear-off strip 16, to be able to access the cigarettes.

[0050] In the example of the cigarette pack 1 shown in Figure 11, Figure 13 and Figure 14 In the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1-3, the tear-off strip 16 is arranged (approximately) in the middle, so that the two portions 17 and 18 of the outer wrapper 14 have (approximately) the same size. According to other embodiments, the tear-off strip 16 can be arranged higher (so that the lower portion 17 of the outer wrapper 14 is greater than the upper portion 18 of the outer wrapper 14) or even lower (so that the lower portion 17 of the outer wrapper 14 is smaller than the upper portion 18 of the outer wrapper 14) than in Figs. 1-3. Figure 11 , Figure 13 and Figure 14 In the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1-3, the tear-off strip 16 is arranged (approximately) in the middle, so that the two portions 17 and 18 of the outer wrapper 14 have (approximately) the same size. According to other embodiments, the tear-off strip 16 can be arranged higher (so that the lower portion 17 of the outer wrapper 14 is greater than the upper portion 18 of the outer wrapper 14) or even lower (so that the lower portion 17 of the outer wrapper 14 is smaller than the upper portion 18 of the outer wrapper 14) than in Figs. 1-3.

[0051] Obviously, in the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1-3, the outer wrapper 14 is provided with a pre-weakened line 26 (made as described above, i.e. arranged in the neutral area 27 of the longitudinal seal 22), so as to also facilitate the removal of the lower portion 17 of the outer wrapper 14 after the upper portion 18 of the outer wrapper 14 has already been removed. Figure 11 , Figure 13 and Figure 14 In the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1-3, the tear-off strip 16 is arranged (approximately) in the middle, so that the two portions 17 and 18 of the outer wrapper 14 have (approximately) the same size. According to other embodiments, the tear-off strip 16 can be arranged higher (so that the lower portion 17 of the outer wrapper 14 is greater than the upper portion 18 of the outer wrapper 14) or even lower (so that the lower portion 17 of the outer wrapper 14 is smaller than the upper portion 18 of the outer wrapper 14) than in Figs. 1-3.

[0052] According to one possible embodiment, an indication (symbol and / or text) explaining (showing) how to perform the quick removal of the lower portion 17 of the outer wrapper 14 can be printed on the outer wrapper 14 (i.e. on the wrapper sheet 15).

[0053] The embodiments described herein can be combined among them without departing from the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0054] The cigarette pack 1 described above has numerous advantages.

[0055] First of all, in the cigarette pack 1 described above, the removal of the lower portion 17 of the outer wrapper 14 is simple and quick thanks to the presence of the pre-weakened line 26, which makes it possible to easily break the lower portion 17 of the outer wrapper 14 (including when the outer wrapper 14 has already been stretched via heat shrinking) simply by pulling the outer wrapper 14 at the pre-weakened line 26 with the fingers. To this end, it is important to observe that the presence of the pre-weakened line 26 does not affect the sealing of the outer wrapper 14, which in any case remains completely sealed from the outside environment, thanks to the particular positioning of the pre-weakened line 26 within the longitudinal seal 22 of the wrapper sheet 15.

[0056] Moreover, the cigarette pack 1 described above is very easy to make compared to similar known cigarette packs, since it is sufficient to make the following changes: insert an additional blade for making the pre-weakened line 26 in the cutting unit (already present); and slightly change the shape of the welder to make the neutral area 27 within the longitudinal seal 22.

[0057] The embodiments shown in the attached drawings refer to the making of a packet of cigarettes, but the present application can be applied to the making of any other type of packet of smoking articles (for example, packets of cigars, packets of electronic cigarettes of the liquid-vapor smoke type, packets of new-generation cigarettes without tobacco combustion) without significant changes.

[0058] List of reference signs of the attached drawings

[0059] 1 packet of cigarettes

[0060] 2 outer container

[0061] 3 wrapping element

[0062] 4 lid

[0063] 5 hinge

[0064] 6 lower wall

[0065] 7 front wall

[0066] 8 rear wall

[0067] 9 side wall

[0068] 10 upper wall

[0069] 11 front wall

[0070] 12 rear wall

[0071] 13 side wall

[0072] 14 outer wrapping element

[0073] 15 wrapping sheet

[0074] 16 tear-open strip

[0075] 17 lower portion

[0076] 18 upper portion

[0077] 19 starting end

[0078] 20 inner flap

[0079] 21 outer flap

[0080] 22 longitudinal seal

[0081] 23 transverse seal

[0082] 24 front edge

[0083] 25 side edge

[0084] 26 pre-weakened line

[0085] 27 neutral area

[0086] 28 inner container

[0087] D distance

Claims

1. A package (1) for smoking articles, comprising: outer container(2); An outer wrapping (14) surrounds and encloses the outer container (2) and is composed of a wrapping sheet (15) folded around the outer container (2) and stabilized by at least one heat-sealed part; as well as A tear strip (16) is coupled to the outer wrapping (14) and is designed to be pulled to divide the outer wrapping (14) into a first part (17) not connected to the tear strip (16) and a second part (18) integrated into the tear strip (16). The package (15) has two opposing flaps (20, 21) that overlap and heat-seal each other to form a longitudinal seal (22); and The first portion (17) of the outer wrapping (14) has at least one pre-weakened line (26) to help tear the first portion, the pre-weakened line starting near the edge of the first portion (17) and located near the longitudinal seal (22). The packaging (1) for smoking articles is characterized in that the longitudinal sealing portion (22) has a neutral region (27) inside, which is not sealed between the two flaps (20, 21) and is contained within the pre-weakened line (26) and is completely surrounded by the joint portion sealed by the two flaps (20, 21) to each other.

2. The packaging (1) for smoking products according to claim 1, wherein, The neutral region (27) has a longitudinal extension that is greater than the lateral extension.

3. The packaging (1) for smoking articles according to claim 1, wherein, The neutral region (27) has a longitudinal extension that is greater than the longitudinal extension of the pre-weakened line (26).

4. The packaging (1) for smoking articles according to claim 1, wherein, The pre-weakened line (26) is parallel to the longitudinal corner of the outer container (2).

5. The packaging (1) for smoking articles according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The pre-weakened line (26) consists of at least one through cut that completely passes through the wrapping sheet (15).

6. The packaging (1) for smoking articles according to claim 5, wherein, The pre-weakened line (26) only affects one of the two flaps (20, 21) of the wrapping piece (15).

7. The packaging (1) for smoking articles according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: It is provided with a lid (4), which is hinged to the outer container (2) along a hinge (5) and has an upper wall (10), a front wall (11), a rear wall (12) and two side walls (13). The cover (4) has a front edge (24) that defines the front wall (11) at the bottom, and two side edges (25) that define each side wall (13) at the bottom and connect the end of the front edge (24) to the end of the hinge (5); and The tear strip (16) is disposed between the upper wall (10) of the cover (4) and the front edge (24) of the cover (4), such that the second portion (18) of the outer wrapping (14) is smaller than the cover (4), and the first portion (17) of the outer wrapping (14) partially covers the cover (4).

8. The packaging (1) for smoking articles according to claim 7, wherein, The tear strip (16) is positioned above the front edge (24) of the cover (4) so ​​that it does not have any portion overlapping the front edge (24) of the cover (4).

9. The packaging (1) for smoking articles according to claim 7, wherein, The tear strip (16) is positioned at a non-zero distance (D) from the front edge (24) of the cover (4).

10. The packaging (1) for smoking articles according to claim 7, wherein, The tear strip (16) is positioned at a distance (D) equal to at least 2 mm from the front edge (24) of the cover (4).

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