CA2400056A1 - Cigarette/cd pack - Google Patents

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CA2400056A1
CA2400056A1 CA002400056A CA2400056A CA2400056A1 CA 2400056 A1 CA2400056 A1 CA 2400056A1 CA 002400056 A CA002400056 A CA 002400056A CA 2400056 A CA2400056 A CA 2400056A CA 2400056 A1 CA2400056 A1 CA 2400056A1
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David Robert Seaward
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Mpac Group PLC
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/4212Information or decoration elements, e.g. content indicators, or for mailing
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
    • B65D85/08Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
    • B65D85/10Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • B65D85/1081Inserts or accessories added or joined to the container, e.g. coins, pens, cards, spacers

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  • Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)

Abstract

A packaging (1) is provided, particularly for rolled smoking articles (8), comprising a rectilinear container (2), said container having a substantiall y flat wall with inner and outer surfaces, a compact disc carrying electronic data assembled with said container, and holding means (16, 7) for holding sa id compact disc (5) contiguous this inner or outer surface of said wall; wherei n said compact disc (5) comprises a shape having an outer edge and an annular data-carrying zone (10) that is disposed wholly within said outer edge, and is arranged such that said outer edge is disposed wholly within the area of sai d inner or outer surface. A method of packaging a substance into a packaging ( 1) in accordance with the invention is also provided.

Description

PACKAGE FOR ARTICLES COMPRISING AN ASSOCIATED COMPACT DISC AND METHOD OF
PACKAG
ING THE ARTICLES
The present invention relates to improvements in and relating to packaging, in particular for rolled smoking articles, such as cigarettes, cigars and the like. The invention further encompasses a method for packaging, and packages, particularly packages of rolled smoking articles, produced according to this method.
Conventionally, packaging for rolled smoking articles such as cigarettes comprises a robust paper or cardboard packet. The packet may comprise a box arranged to open at one end thereof; one such packet well known in the art comprises a hinged top. Typically, the packet is cuboidal in shape, having rectangular side, front and rear walls, and is sized to accommodate between ten and twenty cigarettes. The packet is therefore conveniently sized to be placed within the pocket or handbag of a user.
For various reasons, particularly to assist in combatting counterfeiting, it is desirable to enable the tracing of cigarette packets from manufacturer to 2 0 consumer, such that details of the time and place of sale and use of particular packets or batches of packets can be made known to the manufacturer, distributor, or another interested party. This may be conveniently achieved by associating electronic data with each cigarette packet, which data may subsequently be traced by the interested party. There is a need in the art for a convenient means for enabling the association of electronic data with a conventional cigarette packet.
According to one aspect of the present invention therefore there is provided a packaging, which packaging comprises a rectilinear container, said 3 0 container having a substantially flat wall with inner and outer surfaces;
a compact disc carrying electronic data assembled with said container, and holding means for holding said compact disc contiguous the inner or outer surface of said wall; wherein said compact disc comprises a shape having an outer edge and an annular data-carrying zone that is disposed wholly within said outer edge, and is arranged such that said outer edge is disposed wholly within the area of said inner or outer surface.
Said compact disc may carry electronic data associated with said packaging, and may be formatted such that use of the disc by a consumer will enable access by an interested third party to said data. Additionally or alternatively, said compact disc may carry electronic data to enable the user for example to download or access software, information, music, or the like on the Internet. Said compact disc may be adapted to carry up to SMB or more of electronic data.
Said packaging may be handled without the risk of damaging said compact disc, owing to the fact that said compact disc is held flat against said flat wall, and is disposed wholly within the area of the inner or outer surface of said flat wall so that no part of the compact disc protrudes outside the area 2 0 of the wall.
In a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of packaging a substance, material or articles, comprising the steps of providing a rectilinear container adapted to contain said substance, material or articles, 2 5 said container having a substantially flat wall with inner and outer surfaces;
placing said substance, material or articles in said container; and assembling a compact disc carrying electronic data with said container; such that said compact disc is held contiguous the inner or outer surface of said wall by holding means; characterised in that said compact disc comprises a shape 3 0 having an outer edge and an annular data-carrying zone that is disposed wholly within said outer edge, and is assembled with said container such that said outer edge is disposed wholly within the area of said inner or outer surface.
In yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a package for a substance, material or articles, comprising a substance, material or articles packaged by a packaging in accordance with the present invention.
Typically, said container will be adapted to contain a plurality of rolled smoking articles, and said packaging will comprise a packaging for rolled smoking articles.
Preferably, said compact disc comprises a shape which corresponds to said wall. In particularly preferred embodiments, said wall is rectangular in shape, and said compact disc also comprises a rectangular shape, the dimensions of which correspond to the dimensions of the rectangular shape of said wall.
Thus, when assembled with said container, said compact disc entirely covers said inner or outer surface of the wall.
2 0 In one aspect of the present invention, said holding means may be arranged to hold said compact disc contiguous said outer surface of the wall. Said holding means may comprise an outer wrapping, such as a plastic film wrapping, which is arranged to envelope said container and said compact disc, thereby holding said compact disc contiguous said outer surface of the wall. l~Iternatively or additionally, said holding means may comprise an adhesive, such as a hot-melt adhesive of the kind well known to those skilled in the art, which is adapted to affix said compact disc directly to said outer surface of the wall. The exposed surface of said compact disc may optionally be coloured and/or decorated, for example so as to resemble said 3 0 outer surface of the wall.

In another aspect of the present invention, said holding means may be arranged to hold said compact disc contiguous said inner surface of the wall.
Optionally, said holding means may comprise an inner wrapping which is adapted to enfold said rolled smoking articles; the arrangement being such that said compact disc is interposed said inner wrapping and said inner surface of the wall.
Typically, said rolled smoking articles will comprise cigarettes or cigars.
Said rolled smoking articles may however comprise other substantially cylindrical tobacco products, such as cigarillos.
Advantageously, said container may comprise a paper or cardboard packet, preferably with a hinge- or flip-topped lid. In some embodiments, an inner wrapping is provided for enfolding said rolled smoking products. Preferably, said inner wrapping can be resealed, so as to preserve the freshness of said rolled smoking articles.
Following is a description, by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings, of embodiments of the present invention.
In the drawings:
Figure 1 is a perspective from above and to one side of a rear of a cigarette package in accordance with the present invention, comprising a cigarette ~ 5 packet and a compact disc held contiguous the outer surface of the rear wall of the cigarette packet.
Figure 2 shows a cross-sectional side view of the cigarette package shown in Figure 1, along the line II-II in Figure 1.
Figure 3 shows a cross-sectional side view of another cigarette package in accordance with the present invention, comprising a cigarette packet and a compact disc held contiguous the inner surface of the rear wall of the cigarette packet.
A cigarette package 1 as shown in Figures 1 and 2 comprises a container 2 having an integral hinged lid 3 and a substantially flat rectangular rear wall 4; a compact disc 5; and an outer wrapping 6 which envelopes said compact disc 5 and said container 2, thereby serving to hold said compact disc 5 contiguous the outer surface of said rear wall 4, and to seal the contents of the container.
As shown in Figure l, said compact disc 5 has a rectangular shape which corresponds to the rectangular shape of said rear wall 4, such that said compact disc 5 covers substantially the whole of the outer surface of said rear wall 4 but does not protrude outside the area of said rear wall 4. Said compact disc 5 comprises an annular data-carrying zone 10, which is disposed wholly within the area of said rear wall 4. Zone 10 carries electronic data, optionally for enabling the tracing of said cigarette package 2 0 1, and/or fox enabling the user of said compact disc 5 to access or download information, music and the like from the Internet. Said compact disc 5 comprises an upper layer 11 which can be decorated with colourings, graphics and the like, and a lower layer (not shown) which comprises a protective transparent plastics material. Said compact disc 5 is oriented such that said lower layer is disposed contiguous the outer surface of said rear wall 4, whilst said upper layer 11 is exposed.
Said container 2 comprises an inner lining 7, and is adapted to accommodate cigarettes 8. Container 2 is formed in a manner known to the skilled man 3 0 from a light robust material such as cardboard.
Said outer wrapping 6 comprises a transparent plastics material, and is shrink-wrapped around said compact disc 5 and said container 2 in a manner well known in the art. When purchased by a consumer, said outer wrapping 6 can be removed from the container 2 and discarded, thereby allowing the consumer to detach the compact disc 5 from the package 1.
A similar cigarette package in accordance with the present invention is illustrated in Figure 3. Features of this embodiment which are identical to those shown in Figures 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 3, said compact disc 5 is disposed within said container 2, and is held contiguous the inner surface of said rear wall 4, interposed said lining 7 and the rear wall 4. Upon removal of said outer wrapping 6 by a consumer, said compact disc can be withdrawn from the container 2 for use. Said compact disc can subsequently be replaced in said container 2, for storage therein.

Claims (8)

1. A packaging, which packaging comprises a rectilinear container, said container having a substantially flat wall with inner and outer surfaces, which packaging comprises a compact disc carrying electronic data assembled with said container, and holding means for holding said compact disc contiguous the inner or outer surface of said wall; said compact disc comprising a shape having an outer edge and an annular data-carrying zone that is disposed wholly within said outer edge; said compact disc being arranged such that said outer edge is disposed wholly within the area of said inner or outer surface; characterised in that said compact disc has a shape which corresponds to the shape of said wall and is arranged to entirely cover said inner or outer surface of the wall.
2 A packaging for rolled smoking articles, which packaging comprises a rectilinear container that is adapted to contain a plurality of rolled smoking articles, said container having a substantially flat wall with inner and outer surfaces; characterised in that said packaging comprises a compact disc carrying electronic data assembled with said container, and holding means for holding said compact disc contiguous the inner or outer surface of said wall; and said compact disc comprises a shape having an outer edge and an annular data-carrying zone that is disposed wholly within said outer edge, and is arranged such that said outer edge is disposed wholly within the area of said inner or outer surface.
3 A packaging as claimed in claim 2, wherein said compact disc has a shape which corresponds to the shape of said wall and is arranged to entirely cover said inner or outer surface of the wall.
4 A packaging as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said wall is rectangular in shape, and said compact disc also comprises a rectangular shape, the dimensions of which correspond to the dimensions of the rectangular shape of said wall.
5 A packaging as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said compact disc is adapted to carry up to 5MB or more of electronic data
6 A method of packaging a substance, material or articles, comprising the steps of providing a rectilinear container adapted to contain said substance, material or articles, said container having a substantially flat wall with inner and outer surfaces and placing said substance, material or articles in said container; characterised by assembling a compact disc with said container, such that said compact disc is held contiguous the inner or outer surface of said wall by holding means; said compact disc carrying electronic data, and having a shape with an outer edge and an annular data-carrying zone that is disposed wholly within said outer edge, said shape corresponding to the shape of said wall of the container; said compact disc being assembled with said container such that said outer edge is disposed wholly within the area of said inner or outer surface and such that said compact disc entirely covers said inner an outer surface of the wall.
7 A method of packaging rolled smoking articles, comprising the steps of providing a rectilinear container adapted to contain said rolled smoking articles, said container having a substantially flat wall with inner and outer surfaces and placing said rolled smoking articles in said container, characterised by assembling a compact disc carrying electronic data with said container, such that said compact disc is held contiguous the inner or outer surface of said wall by holding means; wherein said compact disc comprises a shape having an outer edge and an annular data-carrying zone that is disposed wholly within said outer edge, and is assembled with said
8 container such that said outer edge is disposed wholly within the area of said inner or outer surface.
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GBGB0003392.8A GB0003392D0 (en) 2000-02-14 2000-02-14 Improvements in and relating to packaging
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PCT/GB2001/000593 WO2001058782A1 (en) 2000-02-14 2001-02-13 Package for articles comprising an associated compact disc and method of packaging the articles

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