EP3181482B1 - Steife verpackung für tabakwaren - Google Patents

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EP3181482B1
EP3181482B1 EP16203679.2A EP16203679A EP3181482B1 EP 3181482 B1 EP3181482 B1 EP 3181482B1 EP 16203679 A EP16203679 A EP 16203679A EP 3181482 B1 EP3181482 B1 EP 3181482B1
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Alessandro Melchiorre
Roberto Polloni
Marcello TENAGLIA
Luca Federici
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
    • B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
    • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • B65D85/1036—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank
    • B65D85/1045—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge
    • B65D85/1056—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge characterized by the lid
    • B65D85/10564—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge characterized by the lid having means for holding the lid in a closed position

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  • the present invention relates to a rigid pack for tobacco articles.
  • the present invention relates to a rigid pack for tobacco articles with a hinged lid and internally provided with a collar having an upper wall and a rear wall.
  • the present invention finds advantageous application to a pack of cigarettes containing a group of small-sized cigarettes, to which the following description will make explicit reference without implying any loss of generality
  • EP2311632-A1 , EP0443365-A2 , EP0801011-A1 and EP2666736-A1 describe a rigid pack of cigarettes with a hinged lid which is internally provided with a collar and has been modified to house a group of small-sized cigarettes, namely a group of cigarettes smaller than the total inner volume.
  • the collar is of a standard type whereas the container is provided with containment elements that protrude inwards to rest against the group of cigarettes in order to prevent the group of cigarettes from "shaking" inside the pack of cigarettes.
  • the container is of a standard type and the collar is provided with containment elements that protrude inwards to rest against the group of cigarettes in order to prevent the group of cigarettes from "shaking" inside the pack of cigarettes.
  • the document WO2015067999-A1 illustrates a pack of cigarettes provided with a collar which is suitably folded so as to act as a filler for wrapping for small-sized or reduced number cigarettes.
  • the collar is provided with upper walls that are arranged at a different height than the height of the upper wall of the inner wrap of the group of cigarettes; in particular, the upper surface of the collar is lower than the upper surface of the group of cigarettes, so as to ensure ease of extraction of the cigarettes.
  • Said filler collar is, however, not very stable since being devoid of a rear wall, i.e. it surrounds the wrapped group of cigarettes only on three of its five free sides that come out from the pull-out opening of the container body.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a rigid pack for tobacco articles with a hinged lid and internally provided with a collar which is free from the drawbacks described above and, in particular, is simple and inexpensive to produce. According to the present invention a rigid pack for tobacco articles is provided, as claimed in the attached claims.
  • number 1 denotes as a whole a rigid pack of cigarettes.
  • the pack 1 of cigarettes comprises a parallelepiped shaped container 2, a parallelepiped shaped lid 3 which is hinged to the rear part of the container 2 for rotating between a closed position (illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 ) and an open position (illustrated in Figure 3 ), and an inner wrap 4 (partially illustrated in Figure 3 ) which encloses a group of cigarettes and is housed inside the container 2.
  • the inner wrap 4 is formed by the group of cigarettes wrapped in a wrapping sheet of metalized paper which is provided with a tear-off upper portion removable at the first opening of the pack 1 of cigarettes; alternatively, the inner wrap 4 may be formed by the group of cigarettes wrapped in a wrapping sheet of waterproof and heat-sealable plastic material which is provided with a pull-out opening covered by a repositionable closing label (i.e. usable several times) .
  • cross section means a section of the pack 1 or of the inner wrap 4 obtained perpendicularly to its prevailing development direction.
  • width means a dimension measured parallel to the front wall and perpendicular to the side walls and to the prevailing development direction of the pack 1.
  • the term "height” means a dimension measured parallel to the front wall and to the prevailing development direction of the pack 1, and perpendicular to the lower and upper walls.
  • the term “depth” means a dimension measured perpendicular to the front wall and to the prevailing development direction of the pack 1, and parallel to the side walls.
  • the container 2 is cup-shaped, has a parallelepiped shape and has an open upper end, a lower wall 5 opposite to the open upper end, a front wall 6, a rear wall 7 (parallel and opposite to the front wall 6), and two side walls 8 (parallel and opposite to each other).
  • a front wall 6, a rear wall 7 parallel and opposite to the front wall 6
  • two side walls 8 parallel and opposite to each other.
  • In the container 2, between the front and rear walls 6 and 7, respectively, and the side walls 8 four longitudinal edges are defined, which are arranged parallel to the cigarettes of the group of cigarettes.
  • the container 2 between the walls 6, 7 and 8 and the lower wall 5 four transverse edges are defined, which are arranged perpendicular to the cigarettes of the group of cigarettes.
  • the lid 3 is cup-shaped, has a parallelepiped shape and has an upper wall 9 (parallel and opposite to the lower wall 5 of the container 2 when the lid 3 is arranged in the closed position), a front wall 10 (coplanar and adjacent to the front wall 6 of the container 2 when the lid 3 is arranged in the closed position), a rear wall 11 (hinged to the rear wall 7 of the container 2 and coplanar with the rear wall 7 of the container 2 when the lid 3 is arranged in the closed position), and two side walls 12 (coplanar and adjacent to the corresponding side walls 8 of the container 2 when the lid 3 is arranged in the closed position).
  • the lid 3 between the front and rear walls 10 and 11, respectively, and the side walls 12 four longitudinal edges are defined, which are arranged parallel to the cigarettes of the group of cigarettes (when the lid 3 is arranged in the closed position).
  • the lid 3 between the walls 10, 11 and 12 and the upper wall 9 four transverse edges are defined, which are arranged perpendicular to the cigarettes of the group of cigarettes (when the lid 3 is arranged in the closed position).
  • edges are straight; according to other embodiments not illustrated and perfectly equivalent part of the longitudinal and/or transverse edges may be bevelled or rounded.
  • the inner wrap 4 has a cross section (significantly) smaller than the cross section of the container 2, and therefore in the container 2 a space of significant size (approximately 10-40% of the total volume of the container 2) remains unoccupied by the inner wrap 4.
  • the inner wrap 4 is narrower than the container 2 (i.e. the width of the inner wrap 4 is smaller than the inner width of the container 2); according to a different embodiment not illustrated, the inner wrap 4 may be (additionally or alternatively) shallower than the container 2 (i.e. the depth of the inner wrap 4 could be less than the depth of the container 2).
  • the pack 1 of cigarettes comprises a collar 13 which embraces the inner wrap 4, is internally glued to the container 2 and comes out of the upper open end of the container 2.
  • the collar 13 in cross section is substantially "U"-shaped and has a front wall 14 which is superimposed on and glued to the front wall 6 of the container 2 and two side walls 15 that are folded by 90° relative to the front wall 14 and are superimposed on and glued to the side walls 8 of the container 2.
  • the collar 13 comprises an upper wall 16 which is arranged perpendicular to the front wall 14 and to the side walls 15 and is parallel to and facing (and substantially in contact with) the upper wall 9 of the lid 3, when the lid 3 is in the closed position (illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 ).
  • the collar 13 comprises a rear wall 17 which is perpendicular to the upper wall 16 and to the side walls 15, is parallel and opposite to the front wall 6, and is superimposed on and glued to the rear wall 7 of the container 2; furthermore, the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 is parallel to and facing (and substantially in contact with) the rear wall 11 of the lid 3, when the lid 3 is in the closed position (illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 ).
  • the front wall 14 and the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 are in direct contact with (i.e. rest on) the front wall and the rear wall of the inner wrap 4, respectively, whereas the side walls 15 of the collar 13 are arranged at a given distance from the side walls of the inner wrap 4 and touch the side walls of the inner wrap 4 by means of respective inner protrusions which will be better described hereinafter.
  • the collar 13 has a pull-out opening for the cigarettes which is centrally arranged and extends on a portion of the front wall 14 of the collar 13 and on an upper portion of the wall 16 of the collar 13.
  • the pull-out opening 18 is defined by a through incision having a closed shape which is obtained through the collar 13 and internally delimits a throwaway portion of the collar 13 which is eliminated before folding the collar 13 around the inner wrap 4.
  • the pull-out opening 18 extends on the entire depth of the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 and therefore the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 is physically present only at the two opposite sides of the pull-out opening 18; according to a different embodiment illustrated only in Figure 22 , the pull-out opening 18 does not extend on the entire depth of the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 and therefore the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 is physically present both at the two opposite sides of the pull-out opening 18, and in the back of the pull-out opening 18 (i.e. the upper wall 16 of collar 13 comprises a fixed frame which is "U"-shaped and surrounds an upper part of the pull-out opening 18 from three sides).
  • the collar 13 has the function of keeping the inner wrap 4 in a correct position, i.e. to prevent the inner wrap 4 from performing unwanted movement inside the container 2 (since the inner wrap 4 is smaller than the container 2). Furthermore, the collar 13 also has the function of keeping the lid 3 in the closed position with a certain force to avoid unwanted openings of the lid 3 itself; said function of "restraining" the lid 3 in the closed position is carried out thanks to the fact that when the lid 3 is in the closed position the inner collar 13 partially protrudes from the open end of the container 2 and then engages a corresponding inner surface of lid 3: in this way to open the lid 3 it is necessary to elastically and slightly deform the lid 3 and/or the collar 13 and is therefore necessary to apply a given force to the lid 3 in order to open the lid 3 itself.
  • the front wall 14 of the inner container 3 is provided with a pair of extensions 24 which laterally protrudes to engage with interference the lid 3 when the lid 3 is in the closed position so as to keep the lid 3 in the closed position with greater force.
  • the front wall 14 of the inner container 3 is devoid of the extensions 24.
  • the collar 13 comprises a pair of support elements 25, each of which raises (protrudes) from a corresponding side wall 15 of the collar 13 and rests against the inner wrap 4 to help keep the inner wrap 4 in the correct position.
  • the two support elements 25 protrude inwardly from the side walls 15 of the collar 13 and touch the side walls of the inner wrap 4.
  • Each support element 25 is, in its cross sectional view, "L"-shaped (clearly visible in Figure 4 ) and comprises a panel 26 which originates from a corresponding side wall 15 of the collar 13 and is arranged perpendicular to the side wall 15 itself and a panel 27 which is joined to the panel 26, originates from the front wall 14 of the collar 13, is arranged perpendicular to the front wall 14 and rests on a corresponding side wall of the inner wrap 4.
  • a filler element may be coupled, which is interposed between a rear wall of the inner wrap 4 and the rear wall 7 of the container 2.
  • the container 2 and the lid 3 are obtained by folding a blank 28 (illustrated in Figure 7 ) around the inner wrap 4 and the collar 13 (previously folded around to the inner wrap 4), which comprises a plurality of panels that will be marked with accented reference numbers equal to the reference numbers that distinguish the corresponding walls of the container 2 and of the lid 3.
  • the blank 28 has two longitudinal folding lines 29 (which define the longitudinal edges of the container 2 and of the lid 3) and a plurality of transverse folding lines 30 which define, between the two longitudinal folding lines 29, a panel 6' which forms the front wall 6 of the container 2, a panel 5' which forms the lower wall 5 of the container 2 and is directly connected to the panel 6' along a transverse folding line 30, a panel 7' which forms the rear wall 7 of the container 2 and is directly connected to the panel 5' along a transverse folding line 30, a panel 11' which forms the rear wall 11 of the lid 3 and is directly connected to the panel 7' along a transverse folding line 30, a panel 9' which forms the upper wall 9 of the lid 3 and is directly connected to the panel 11' along a transverse folding line 30, a panel 10' which forms the front wall 10 of the lid 3 and is directly connected to the panel 9' along a transverse folding line 30.
  • the blank 28 comprises a flap 31, which is connected to the panel 10' along a transverse folding line 30, is folded by 180° against the panel 10', and is internally glued to the panel 10' itself.
  • the blank 28 comprises a pair of wings 8', which are arranged on opposite sides of the panel 6', are connected to the panel 6' along the two longitudinal folding lines 29, and form part of side walls 8 of the container 2.
  • the blank 28 comprises a pair of wings 8", which are arranged on opposite sides of the panel 7', are connected to the panel 7' along the two longitudinal folding lines 29, form part of side walls 8 of the container 2, and are glued to and superimposed on the corresponding wings 8'.
  • Each wing 8" comprises a tab 32 which is folded by 90° relative to the wing 8" and is superimposed on and glued to the panel 5' inside of the container 2.
  • the blank 28 comprises a pair of wings 12', which are arranged on opposite sides of the panel 10', are connected to the panel 10' along the two longitudinal folding lines 29, and form part of the side walls 12 of the lid 3.
  • the blank 28 comprises a pair of wings 12", which are arranged on opposite sides of the panel 11', are connected to the panel 11' along the two longitudinal folding lines 29, form part of the side walls 12 of the lid 3, and are glued to and superimposed on the corresponding wings 12'.
  • Each wing 12" comprises a tab 33 which is folded by 90° relative to the wing 12" and is superimposed on and glued to the panel 9' inside of the lid 3.
  • the collar 13 is obtained by folding, around the inner wrap 4, a blank 34 (illustrated in Figure 8 ) comprising a plurality of panels that are marked with accented reference numbers equal to the reference numbers that distinguish the corresponding walls of the collar 13.
  • the blank 28 comprises a panel 14' which forms the front wall 14 of the collar 13, a panel 16' (divided into two opposite parts) which forms the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 and is directly connected to the panel 14' along a transverse folding line, and a panel 17' which forms the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 and is directly connected to the panel 16' along a transverse folding line.
  • the blank 34 comprises a pair of tabs 15', which are arranged on opposite sides of the panel 14', are connected to the panel 14' along two longitudinal folding lines, and form the side walls 15 of the collar 13.
  • the panel 16' (i.e. the upper wall 16 of the collar 13) comprises a pair of connection tabs 35, each of which is folded by 90° relative to the panel 16' (i.e. relative to the upper wall 16 of the collar 13) and is glued to an inner face of a corresponding wing 15' (i.e. of a corresponding side wall 15 of the collar 13).
  • the connection tabs 35 are moved from the panel 16' (i.e. from the upper wall 16 of the collar 13) to the wings 15' (i.e. to the side walls 15 of the collar 13), therefore in this embodiment, each wing 15' (i.e.
  • each side wall 15 of the collar 13 comprises a connection tab 35, which is folded by 90° relative to the wing 15' (i.e. to the corresponding side wall 15 of the collar 13) and is glued to an inner face of the panel 16' (i.e. of the upper wall 16 of the collar 13).
  • the function of the connection tabs 35 is to establish a mechanical connection between the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 and the side walls 15 of the collar 13 (which are glued to the side walls 8 of the container 2) so as to make the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 more stable, and then, among other things, improve the containment of the inner wrap 4.
  • the panel 17' (i.e. the rear wall 17 of the collar 13) comprises a pair of connection tabs 36, each of which is folded by 90° relative to the panel 17' (i.e. relative to the rear wall 17 of the collar 13) and is glued to an inner face or to an outer face of a corresponding wing 15' (i.e. of a corresponding side wall 15 of the collar 13).
  • connection tabs 36 The function of the connection tabs 36 is to establish a mechanical connection between the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 and the side walls 15 of the collar 13 (which are glued to the side walls 8 of container 2) to make the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 more stable (and indirectly make the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 more stable, which is directly connected to the rear wall 17 of the collar 13) and therefore, among other things, improve the containment of the inner wrap 4.
  • the connection tabs 36 serve to stabilize the rear wall 17 of the collar 13, i.e. to make the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 more stable in its own position thus preventing the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 from performing (small) unwanted movement particularly during the rotation of the lid 3.
  • connection tabs 36 Due to the presence of the connection tabs 36 the lid 3 is prevented from jamming against the collar 13 when the lid 3 is closed again after a complete 180° opening. Moreover, thanks to the presence of the connection tabs 36 the keeping of the lid 3 in the closed position is improved.
  • each panel 27 has an appendage 28 protrudes from the panel 27 itself, protruding from the plane defined by the corresponding panel 26; the appendage 28 is obtained by means of a through incision, which is "U"-shaped and is made through the corresponding panel 26.
  • the connection tabs 36 are glued to an outer face of a corresponding wing 15' (i.e. of a corresponding side wall 15 of the collar 13) and are therefore visible from the outside (as illustrated in Figure 10 ).
  • the blank 34 which is similar to the blank 34 illustrated in Figure 9 , is illustrated, and is adapted to form the collar 13 provided with the appendages 28 illustrated in Figure 11 .
  • FIG 12 a further alternative of the blank 34 illustrated in Figure 8 is illustrated which differs from the blank 34 illustrated in Figure 8 for the rounded shape of the connection tabs 36.
  • the side walls 15 of collar 13 are higher than the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 along the vertical direction of the prevailing development of the pack 1 (i.e. the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 is arranged lower than the upper edge of the side walls 15 of the collar 13); in this embodiment, the inner wrap 4 can have the same height as the side walls 15 of the collar 13 (in this case the inner wrap 4 comes out from the pull-out opening 18 reaching beyond the upper wall 16 of the collar 13) or the inner wrap 4 can have the same height as the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 (in this case the inner wrap 4 ends flush with the upper wall 16 of the collar 13, i.e. ends lower than the upper edge 15 of the side walls of the collar 13).
  • the blank 34 which is similar to blank 34 illustrated in Figure 8 , is illustrated and is adapted to form the collar 13 illustrated in Figure 13 .
  • the inner wrap 4 is less deep than the container 2 (i.e. the depth of the inner wrap 4 is less than the depth of the container 2) and the collar 13 has a support element 37 (better illustrated in Figure 16 ), which raises (protrudes) from the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 and rests against the inner wrap 4 (in particular against the rear wall of the inner wrap 4) to help keep the inner wrap 4 in the correct position.
  • the support element 37 protrudes towards the inside of the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 and touches the rear wall of the inner wrap 4.
  • the support element 37 is, in its cross sectional view "L"-shaped (clearly visible in Figure 17 ) and comprises a panel 38 which originates from the upper wall 16 of the collar 13, is arranged perpendicular to the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 and is arranged parallel to the rear wall 17 of the collar 13, and a panel 39 which originates from the rear wall 17 of the collar 13, is arranged perpendicular to the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 and is arranged parallel to the upper wall 16 of the collar 13; therefore the panel 38 is connected on one side to the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 and, on the opposite side, to the panel 39, whereas the panel 39 is connected on one side to the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 and on the opposite side to the panel 38.
  • the collar 13 further comprises two support elements 40, each of which raises (protrudes) from a corresponding side wall 15 of the collar 13 and rests against the inner wrap 4 to help keep the inner wrap 4 in the correct position.
  • the two support elements 40 protrude inwardly from the side walls 15 of the collar 13 and touch the rear wall of the inner wrap 4.
  • Each support element 40 is made up of one single panel 41 which is hinged on one side to a corresponding side wall 15 and is folded by 90° relative to the side wall 15 itself.
  • the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 may be glued by means of the glue 42 to the wall 7 of the container 2 to make the collar 13 more rigid in the area of the support element 37 (obviously the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 can never be glued to the rear wall 11 of the lid 2 otherwise it would be impossible to open the lid 2).
  • FIG 18 the blank 34, which is similar to the blank 34 illustrated in Figure 8 , is illustrated and is adapted to form the collar 13 illustrated in Figures 15 , 16 and 17 ; note the panels 38 and 39 interposed between the panel 16', which forms the upper wall 16 of the collar 13, and the panel 17', which forms the rear wall 17 of the collar 13.
  • the pull-out opening 18 is defined by a closed shape through incision which is formed through the collar 13 and internally delimits a throwaway portion of the collar 13 which is eliminated before folding the collar 13 around the inner wrap 4; in other words, the part of the collar 13 delimited by the closed shape through incision is separated and eliminated from the remaining part of the collar 13 (thus creating the pull-out opening 18) before folding the collar 13 around the inner wrap 4.
  • the through incision which defines the pull-out opening 18 has an open "U"-shape, and therefore the collar 13 comprises an inner panel 43 which reproduces the shape of the pull-out opening 18 (since the pull-out opening 18 is obtained by separating the inner panel 43 from the remaining part of the collar 13), always remains connected to the remaining part of the collar 13 and is connected to the remaining part of the collar 13 along a folding line 44 (i.e. a pre-weakened folding line); in this way, the inner panel 43 of the collar 13 is moved away from the walls 14 and 16 of the collar 13, thus releasing (opening) the pull-out opening 18.
  • a folding line 44 i.e. a pre-weakened folding line
  • the inner panel 43 is folded around the folding line 44 and rests against the rear wall 17 of the collar 13: in the embodiment illustrated in Figure 19 , the inner panel 43 is folded by 90° around the folding line 44 and rests against the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 in front of the rear wall 17 itself (i.e. the inner panel 43 is located between the rear wall 17 and the inner wrap 4); alternatively, the inner panel 43 is folded by 180° around the folding line 44 and rests against the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 behind the rear wall 17 itself (i.e. the inner panel 43 is located between the rear wall 17 of the collar 13, on one side, and the rear wall 11 of the lid 3 and the rear wall 7 of the container 2 on the other side).
  • Figure 20 the blank 34, which is similar to blank 34 illustrated in Figure 8 , is illustrated and is adapted to form the collar 13 illustrated in Figure 19 ; note the inner panel 43 which is separated from the remaining part of the collar 13 by an open "U"-shaped through incision and is connected to the panel 17' which forms the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 along the folding line 44.
  • the inner wrap 4 is less deep than the container 2 (i.e. the depth of the inner wrap 4 is less than the depth of the container 2) and the collar 13 has the support element 37, which is formed by folding into a "Z" the inner panel 43, raises (protrudes) from the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 and rests against the inner wrap 4 (in particular against the rear wall of the inner wrap 4) to help keep the inner wrap 4 in the correct position.
  • the inner panel 43 is divided into a portion 43' which is connected to the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 along the folding line 44, is arranged perpendicular to the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 and is arranged parallel to the rear wall 17 of the collar 13, in a portion 43" which is connected to the portion 43', is arranged perpendicular to the portion 43' and is arranged perpendicular to the rear wall 17 of the collar 13, and in a portion 43"' which is connected to the portion 43", is arranged perpendicular to the portion 43" and is arranged parallel to (and rests on) the rear wall 17 of the collar 13.
  • the portion 43" of the inner panel 43 may be glued to the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 by means of the glue 45 and/or may be glued to the rear wall 7 of the container 2 by means of the glue 46 (in this way the collar 13, in the area of the support element 37, is made more rigid); obviously the portion 43" of the inner panel 43 can never be glued to the rear wall 11 of the lid 2 otherwise it would be impossible to open the lid 2 itself.
  • the blank 34 is illustrated which is similar to the blank 34 illustrated in Figure 9 , and is adapted to form the collar 13 illustrated in Figure 21 ; note the inner panel 43 which is separated from the remaining part of the collar 13 by an open "U"-shaped through incision, is connected to the panel 16' which forms the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 along the folding line 44, and is divided into the three portions 43', 43" and 43"' by means of corresponding folding lines parallel to the folding line 44.
  • the inner wrap 4 is arranged symmetrical (i.e. centered) relative to the side walls 8 of the container 2, therefore the side walls of the inner wrap 4 are equidistant from the corresponding side walls 8 of the container 2.
  • the inner wrap 4 is arranged asymmetrical (i.e. not centered) relative to the side walls 8 of the container 2, therefore the side walls of the inner wrap 4 are not equidistant from the corresponding side walls 8 of the container 2; in this embodiment a support element 25 is wider than the other support element 25 or a single support element 25 is provided (therefore, from the opposite side, the inner wrap 4 is arranged in contact with the corresponding side wall 8 of the container 2).
  • the inner wrap 4 has the same depth of the container 2 and the same width of the container 2 (therefore the collar 13 is devoid of the support elements 25, 37 and 40); in this case, it is not necessary to provide any special containment to the inner wrap 4 as the inner wrap 4 has the same size of the container 2 and the presence of the upper wall 16 and of the rear wall 17 of the collar 13 is justified by the fact of allowing a greater stability to the collar 13 itself.
  • the pack 1 of cigarettes described above has numerous advantages.
  • the pack 1 of cigarettes described above ensures in all conditions an adequate restraint of the inner wrap 4 (i.e. it is always able to effectively prevent the inner wrap 4 from "shaking" inside the container 2); said result is obtained thanks to the fact that the collar 13 has the upper wall 16 and the rear wall 17 which give to the collar 13 a greater rigidity and thus allow a better containment of the inner wrap 4.
  • the presence of the pull-out opening 18 allows to pull-out the cigarettes contained inside the inner wrap 4 even in the presence of the upper wall 16.
  • the pack 1 of cigarettes described above uses a relatively modest amount of wrapping material (i.e. only slightly higher than the amount of wrapping material used in a standard type rigid pack with a hinged lid).
  • the pack 1 of cigarettes described above also has a great aesthetic impact at the opening of the lid 3, since the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 by upwardly closing the spaces not occupied by the inner wrap 4 (otherwise visible) transmit to the consumer a feeling of "completeness” and "solidity” that are particularly appreciated.
  • the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 can also be printed with trademarks, designs or writings (due to its very visible position, the upper wall 16 of the collar 13 allows to optimally enhance the printing provided on the upper wall 16 itself).
  • the pack 1 of cigarettes described above can be made in a fast and inexpensive manner, since both the blank 34 and the collar 13 have a relatively conventional shape (i.e. similar to the blanks known and normally used to make the collars of a rigid pack of cigarettes with a hinged lid currently on the market); in this context, it is important to note that the blank used to make the container 2 and the lid 3 is entirely conventional (i.e. identical to the blanks known and normally used to make a rigid pack of cigarettes with a hinged lid currently on the market).
  • the shape of said pack 1 of cigarettes can be integrally destined also for making a packet of other types of smoking articles (such as cigars, cigarettes, electronic charging cartridges for electronic cigarettes, pieces of tobacco for electronic cigarettes).

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  1. Starre Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel, die Folgendes umfasst:
    einen Behälter (2), der parallelepipedförmig ist und ein offenes oberes Ende, eine untere Wand (5), eine vordere Wand (6), eine hintere Wand (7) und zwei Seitenwände (8) besitzt;
    einen Deckel (3), der an dem Behälter (2) angelenkt ist, parallelepipedförmig ist und eine obere Wand (9), eine vordere Wand (10), eine hintere Wand (11) und zwei Seitenwände (12) besitzt;
    eine innere Umhüllung (4), die eine Gruppe von Tabakartikeln umgibt, innerhalb des Behälters (2) untergebracht ist und einen Querschnitt besitzt, der kleiner als der Querschnitt des Behälters (2) ist; und
    einen Kragen (13), der die innere Umhüllung (4) umgibt, mit dem Behälter (2) innen verklebt ist, aus dem offenen oberen Ende des Behälters (2) vorsteht und eine vordere Wand (14), zwei Seitenwände (15) und eine obere Wand (16), die senkrecht zu der vorderen Wand (14) angeordnet ist, besitzt;
    wobei der Kragen (13) wenigstens ein Stützelement (25; 37) umfasst, das von einer entsprechenden Wand (15; 17) des Kragens (13) vorsteht und an der inneren Umhüllung (4) anliegt, um die Beibehaltung der korrekten Position der inneren Umhüllung (4) zu unterstützen; und
    wobei der Kragen (13) eine Herausziehöffnung (18) für die Tabakartikel umfasst, die sich an einem Abschnitt der vorderen Wand (16) des Kragens (13) und an einem Abschnitt der oberen Wand (16) des Kragens (13) erstreckt;
    wobei die Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass der Kragen (13) eine hintere Wand (17) umfasst, die senkrecht zu der oberen Wand (16) angeordnet ist und parallel zu der vorderen Wand (14) ist und dieser gegenüberliegt und mit der hinteren Wand (7) des Behälters (2) überlappt;
    wobei die Herausziehöffnung (18) durch einen offenen "U"-förmigen durchgehenden Einschnitt definiert ist; und
    wobei der Kragen (13) eine innere Platte (43) aufweist, die die Form der Herausziehöffnung (18) wiederholt und mit dem verbleibenden Teil des Kragens (13) längs einer Faltlinie (44) verbunden ist.
  2. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 1, wobei die hintere Wand (17) des Kragens (13) seitlich ein Paar erster Verbindungslaschen (36) besitzt, die auf gegenüberliegenden Seiten der hinteren Wand (17) angeordnet sind, um 90° in Bezug auf die hintere Wand (17) gefaltet sind und an die entsprechenden Seitenwände (15) des Kragens (13) geklebt sind.
  3. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die obere Wand (16) des Kragens (13) ein Paar zweiter Verbindungslaschen (35) besitzt, wovon jede an der oberen Wand (16) angelenkt ist, um 90° in Bezug auf die obere Wand (16) gefaltet ist und an eine entsprechende Seitenwand (15) des Kragens (13) geklebt ist.
  4. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei jede Seitenwand (15) des Kragens (13) eine zweite Verbindungslasche (35) aufweist, die an der Seitenwand (15) angelenkt ist, um 90° in Bezug auf die Seitenwand (15) gefaltet ist und an die obere Wand (16) des Kragens (13) geklebt ist.
  5. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei:
    die innere Umhüllung (4) einen im Vergleich zu dem Querschnitt des Behälters (2) engeren Querschnitt besitzt; und
    der Kragen (13) wenigstens ein erstes Stützelement (25) aufweist, das von einer entsprechenden Seitenwand (15) des Kragens (13) vorsteht und an der inneren Umhüllung (4) anliegt, um die Beibehaltung der korrekten Position der inneren Umhüllung (4) zu unterstützen.
  6. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 5, wobei das erste Stützelement (25) im Querschnitt "L"-förmig ist und eine erste Platte (26), die von einer entsprechenden Seitenwand (15) des Kragens (13) ausgeht und senkrecht zu der Seitenwand (15) angeordnet ist, und eine zweite Platte (27), die mit der ersten Platte (26) verbunden ist, von der vorderen Wand (14) des Kragens (13) ausgeht, senkrecht zu der vorderen Wand (14) angeordnet ist und an einer entsprechenden Seitenwand der inneren Umhüllung (4) anliegt, umfasst.
  7. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 6, wobei:
    die zweite Platte (27) einen Anhang (28) besitzt, der von der zweiten Platte (27) vorsteht und sich somit aus der Ebene, die durch die entsprechende erste Platte (26) definiert ist, erstreckt; und
    der Anhang (28) durch einen durchgehenden Einschnitt erhalten wird, der "U"-förmig ist und durch die entsprechende erste Platte (26) hindurch ausgebildet ist.
  8. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei:
    die innere Umhüllung (4) einen im Vergleich zu dem Querschnitt des Behälters (2) weniger tiefen Querschnitt besitzt; und
    der Kragen (13) wenigstens ein zweites Stützelement (37) aufweist, das von der hinteren Wand (17) des Kragens (13) vorsteht und an der inneren Umhüllung (4) anliegt, um die Beibehaltung der korrekten Position der inneren Umhüllung (4) zu unterstützen .
  9. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 8, wobei das zweite Stützelement (37) einen "L"-förmigen Querschnitt besitzt und Folgendes umfasst:
    eine dritte Platte (38), die von der oberen Wand (16) des Kragens (13) ausgeht, senkrecht zu der oberen Wand (16) des Kragens (13) angeordnet ist, parallel zu der hinteren Wand (17) des Kragens (13) angeordnet ist und an einer hinteren Wand der inneren Umhüllung (4) anliegt; und
    eine vierte Platte (39), die von der hinteren Wand (17) des Kragens (13) ausgeht, senkrecht zu der hinteren Wand (17) des Kragens (13) angeordnet ist, parallel zu der oberen Wand (16) des Kragens (13) angeordnet ist und mit der dritten Platte (38) verbunden ist.
  10. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, wobei der Kragen (13) zwei dritte Stützelemente (40) aufweist, wovon jedes von einer entsprechenden Seitenwand (15) des Kragens (13) vorsteht und an der inneren Umhüllung (4) anliegt, um die Beibehaltung der korrekten Position der inneren Umhüllung (4) zu unterstützen.
  11. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 10, wobei jedes dritte Stützelement (40) aus einer einzigen Platte (41) hergestellt ist, die an einer Seite an einer entsprechenden Seitenwand (15) angelenkt ist und um 90° in Bezug auf die Seitenwand (15) gefaltet ist.
  12. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11, wobei die Seitenwände (15) des Kragens (13) höher als die obere Wand (16) des Kragens (13) sind.
  13. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 12, wobei die innere Umhüllung (4) die gleiche Höhe wie die Seitenwände (15) des Kragens (13) besitzt und von der Herausziehöffnung (18) vorsteht und über die obere Wand (16) des Kragens (13) hinaus ragt.
  14. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 12, wobei die innere Umhüllung (4) die gleiche Höhe wie die obere Wand (16) des Kragens (13) besitzt und bündig mit der oberen Wand (16) des Kragens (13) endet.
  15. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 14, wobei die innere Umhüllung (4) eine im Vergleich zu der Dicke des Behälters (2) kleinere Dicke besitzt und ein Füllelement vorgesehen ist, das zwischen eine hintere Wand der inneren Umhüllung (4) und die hintere Wand (7) des Behälters (2) eingefügt ist, um die Beibehaltung der korrekten Position der inneren Umhüllung (4) zu unterstützen.
  16. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 15, wobei die innere Platte (43) mit der hinteren Wand (17) des Kragens (13) längs der Faltlinie (44) verbunden ist und gegen die hintere Wand (17) des Kragens (13) um die Faltlinie (44) gefaltet ist.
  17. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 15, wobei die innere Wand (43) mit der oberen Wand (16) des Kragens (13) längs einer Faltlinie (44) verbunden ist und um die Faltlinie (44) gefaltet ist.
  18. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 17, wobei die innere Umhüllung (4) einen im Vergleich zum Querschnitt des Behälters (2) weniger tiefen Querschnitt besitzt; und
    der Kragen (13) wenigstens ein zweites Stützelement (37) aufweist, das von der hinteren Wand (17) des Kragens (13) vorsteht, an der inneren Umhüllung (4) anliegt, um die Beibehaltung der korrekten Position der inneren Umhüllung (4) zu unterstützen, und aus der inneren Platte (43), die geeignet gefaltet ist, hergestellt ist.
  19. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 18, wobei die innere Platte (43) Folgendes umfasst:
    einen ersten Abschnitt (43'), der mit der oberen Wand (16) des Kragens (13) längs der Faltlinie (44) verbunden ist, senkrecht zu der oberen Wand (16) des Kragens (13) angeordnet ist und parallel zu der hinteren Wand (17) des Kragens (13) angeordnet ist;
    einen zweiten Abschnitt (43"), der mit dem ersten Abschnitt (43') verbunden ist, senkrecht zu dem ersten Abschnitt (43') angeordnet ist und senkrecht zu der hinteren Wand (17) des Kragens (13) angeordnet ist; und
    einen dritten Abschnitt (43"'), der mit dem zweiten Abschnitt (43") verbunden ist, senkrecht zu dem zweiten Abschnitt (43") angeordnet ist und parallel zu der hinteren Wand (17) des Kragens (13) angeordnet ist.
  20. Verpackung (1) für Tabakartikel nach Anspruch 19, wobei der dritte Abschnitt (43"') der inneren Platte (43) an die hintere Wand (17) des Kragens (13) geklebt ist und/oder an die hintere Wand (7) des Behälters (2) geklebt ist.
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