Packaging for smoking articles

a technology for smoking articles and packaging, applied in the field of smoking articles, can solve the problems of adding further expense to the smoking experience, unable to detect smoke, and loosely retaining the ignition source by the smoker, and achieve the effects of convenient use, package-protected ignition sources, and convenient us

US20050040055A1Inactive Publication Date: 2005-02-24BAGOIAN VICK
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US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
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Publication Date
2005-02-24
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

An integrated cigarette pack incorporating or integrating a plurality of ignition matches within the structure of a cigarette pack. According to one embodiment, the ignition matches are secured within a concavity provided between the front panel of the cigarette pack and an inner sleeve, providing to the smoker sufficient access to the base of the match for detachment from the cigarette pack, and ignited using a strike strip also integrated into the cigarette pack. According to another embodiment, the ignition matches are integrally formed with a structural wall of the cigarette pack. According to either embodiment, in the closed, packaged condition, the matches are fully secured within the cigarette pack beneath the pack cover.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates to smoking articles such as tobacco products and packaging therefore, and more particularly to an improved package-based accessory providing enhanced convenience features for use with smoking articles.

[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0004] Smoking articles such as cigarettes and cigarillos (hereinafter “cigarettes”) are commonly sold in prepackaged, sealed boxes or packs sized and shaped to fully receive a plurality of cigarettes, secured for dispensing when the box and interior protective wrapping is opened. Such containers have a depth sufficient to receive a substantial portion of the cigarette within a lower body portion thereof, with an upper body portion operable, typically via a hinged support, to enable access to a cigarette contained therein. Commonly, such cigarette packs are configured to receive 20 cigarettes, although cigarette packs containing lesser or greater n...

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[0023] With reference now to the drawings, FIGS. 1-5 show the integrated cigarette pack and match assembly 10 of the present invention, including a cigarette pack 12, according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Cigarette pack 12 has a pack cover 14 defining a first concavity 16, and a pack body 18 defining a second concavity 20. Pack body 18 includes front wall 22, a back wall 24, side walls 26, and a bottom wall 28. An inner sleeve 30 is sized and shaped to be entirely received within the second concavity 20 of pack body 18, for fully receiving a bundle of cigarettes 32 previously wrapped in a protective sheath or wrap 34, as well as providing additional rigidity to the cigarette pack 12. The cigarette pack 12 including inner sleeve 30 is constructed so as to provide a sturdy, secure structure comprised of a laminated paper or paperboard material in a rectilinear box shape for holding a plurality of cigarettes, the paperboard material being typically cut or formed fro...