Foldable Sleeve Blank With Pocket For Cigarette Packs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging solutions for tobacco products and promotional items lack an efficient and customizable way to form sleeves that can snugly fit around containers like cigarette packs while accommodating additional items in a pocket.
Innovation Solution
A foldable elongate blank comprising multiple panels with specific vertical and horizontal fold lines, adhesive materials, and optional features like semicircular cutouts, allowing the formation of a sleeve with a pocket that can securely hold promotional products and tobacco pouches, suitable for various container shapes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a simple sleeve structure is used, then the manufacturing complexity is reduced, but the ability to accommodate additional items in a pocket is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The sleeve structure is segmented into multiple functional zones: an inner sleeve portion for holding the cigarette pack, and an outer pocket portion for holding promotional items. This segmentation allows each part to serve its specific function while maintaining overall structural simplicity through a single blank design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the sleeve and pocket into a single integrated blank structure. The inner sleeve panels and outer pocket panels are connected through fold lines, creating a unified component that combines both containment functions without requiring separate parts or complex assembly.
2Ease of manufacture
If a fixed sleeve design is used, then the manufacturing process is simplified, but the adaptability to different container shapes is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The sleeve incorporates dynamic elements including angled edges that can flex and adapt to different container shapes, and a tear-out portion that allows the consumer to open the sleeve. The fold lines enable the structure to conform to various container geometries while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The design allows for parameter variations in the blank dimensions and panel configurations to accommodate different container sizes and shapes. The basic structure remains the same, but specific dimensional parameters can be adjusted during manufacturing to fit different product requirements.
3Stability of the object's composition
If adhesive materials are applied to all panels, then the sleeve stability is improved, but the manufacturing time and material cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
Adhesive materials are applied selectively only to specific panels that require bonding, such as the inner right side panel and inner left side panel, rather than all panels. This localized application maintains the structural stability needed for proper sleeve assembly while reducing unnecessary adhesive material usage and application time.
Data Source
AI summary
An elongate blank for forming a sleeve includes a plurality of panels. The panels include two rear panels. When the blank is folded to form the sleeve, an outer rear panel overlies an inner rear panel and a pocket is formed between these panels. The pocket is configured to contain one or more objects. The sleeve is adapted to be placed on a container, such as a package containing smoking articles. The pocket can contain another tobacco product, such as one or more promotional smokeless tobacco products.