Rigid Package Of Tobacco Articles

Abstract

A rigid package of tobacco articles, having two first containers, each housing a group of tobacco articles and housed inside a second container so as to slide with respect to the second container between a closed position, in which the first container is fully inserted inside the second container, and an open position, in which part of the first container projects from the second container.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present invention relates to a rigid package of tobacco articles.

[0002] The present invention may be used to particular advantage in a rigid packet of cigarettes, to which the following description refers purely by way of example. BACKGROUND ART

[0003] Rigid, slide-open packets of cigarettes are known of the type described in Patent Application FR-2499947-A3, U.S. Pat. No. 4,534,463 A1, or U.S. Pat. No. 5,080,227 A1. A rigid, slide-open packet of cigarettes comprises a first container, which contains a group of cigarettes wrapped in a sheet of foil, and is housed inside a second container so as to slide, with respect to the second container, between a closed position, in which the first container is fully inserted inside the second container, and an open position, in which part of the first container projects from the second container.

[0004] Rigid, slide-open packets of cigarettes of the type described above are marketed, by being relatively easy to prod...

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Embodiment Construction

[0014] Number 1 in the accompanying drawings indicates as a whole a rigid packet of cigarettes comprising two containers 2, each containing a group 3 of cigarettes wrapped in a sheet of foil; and a single container 4 housing containers 2, so that each container 2 slides with respect to container 4 between a closed position (FIG. 1) in which container 2 is fully inserted inside container 4, and an open position (FIG. 2) in which part of container 2 projects from container 4. It should be pointed out that the two containers 2 slide independently with respect to container 4, so that either one or both of containers 2 may be in the open position (FIG. 2).

[0015] By way of example, each group 3 of cigarettes comprises 12 to 20 cigarettes normally arranged in two parallel rows, so that packet 1 contains a total of 24 to 40 cigarettes.

[0016] As shown in FIG. 3, container 4 is parallelepiped-shaped, and comprises a bottom end wall 5, a top end wall 6, and a lateral surface 7 bounded by end...

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present invention relates to a rigid package of tobacco articles.

[0002] The present invention may be used to particular advantage in a rigid packet of cigarettes, to which the following description refers purely by way of example. BACKGROUND ART

[0003] Rigid, slide-open packets of cigarettes are known of the type described in Patent Application FR-2499947-A3, U.S. Pat. No. 4,534,463 A1, or U.S. Pat. No. 5,080,227 A1. A rigid, slide-open packet of cigarettes comprises a first container, which contains a group of cigarettes wrapped in a sheet of foil, and is housed inside a second container so as to slide, with respect to the second container, between a closed position, in which the first container is fully inserted inside the second container, and an open position, in which part of the first container projects from the second container.

[0004] Rigid, slide-open packets of cigarettes of the type described above are marketed, by being relatively easy to prod...

Examples

Embodiment Construction

[0014] Number 1 in the accompanying drawings indicates as a whole a rigid packet of cigarettes comprising two containers 2, each containing a group 3 of cigarettes wrapped in a sheet of foil; and a single container 4 housing containers 2, so that each container 2 slides with respect to container 4 between a closed position (FIG. 1) in which container 2 is fully inserted inside container 4, and an open position (FIG. 2) in which part of container 2 projects from container 4. It should be pointed out that the two containers 2 slide independently with respect to container 4, so that either one or both of containers 2 may be in the open position (FIG. 2).

[0015] By way of example, each group 3 of cigarettes comprises 12 to 20 cigarettes normally arranged in two parallel rows, so that packet 1 contains a total of 24 to 40 cigarettes.

[0016] As shown in FIG. 3, container 4 is parallelepiped-shaped, and comprises a bottom end wall 5, a top end wall 6, and a lateral surface 7 bounded by end...

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