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US4942961A
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Cigarette pack, especially hinge-lid pack
Assignee: Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1990-01-19
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Granted: 1990-07-24
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Expires: 2010-01-19
Abstract
Abstract Cigarette groups (11) are wrapped in an inner blank (16) made of tinfoil or the like within a cigarette pack designed as a hinge-lid pack. To make it easier to extract cigarettes (12), the inner blank (16) is equipped with a flap (26) which can be pulled off as a result of punching lines (27). To make it even easier to extract cigarettes (12), the inner blank (16) is equipped, by means of lateral punching lines (31, 32), with a lift-out strip (30) which makes it possible to lift a number of cigarettes (12) in order to extract them. The lift-out strip (30) extends by means of a gripping tab (34) into the region of the flap (26). When the latter is pulled off, the gripping tab (34) is exposed, in such a way that it projects from the opened cigarette pack and can be grasped by hand. The lift-out strip (30) is connected permanently to the inner blank (16) as part of the latter.
Inventors
- 👤 Heinz Focke
- 👤 Kurt Liedtke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:53
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D85/00; B65D85/07; B65D85/08; B65D85/10; B65D85/1009; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W30/00; Y02W30/50; Y02W30/80; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
280 words
A hinge-lid cigarette pack having an inner blank in which a cigarette group is wrapped, said inner blank comprising; a pull-off flap (26) separable from the inner blank (16) by pulling off as a result of transverse punchings (27) in a front wall (18) and adjoining side tabs (22) of said inner blank (16); and wherein: the flap adjoins a lift-out strip (30) which has a gripping tab (34) and which extends in said front wall (18) of the inner blank (16) and at least into a region of a bottom wall (17) of the inner blank; the lift-out strip (30) is delimited from the pull-off flap (26) by a flap punching line (33) in such a way that the flap (26), when being pulled off, can be easily separated from the lift-out strip (30); the lift-out strip (30) extends into a region of the flap (26) and within the latter is delimited by an approximately U-shaped said flap punching line (33) in such a way that, when said flap (26) is pulled off, said gripping tab (34), which is free relative to the front wall (18) of the inner blank (16) and which is an upper free end portion of the lift-out strip (30), is exposed; and said pack (39) comprises a hinge-lid (41) pivotably connected to a rear wall (45) of a pack part (40) also having a front wall (43) in an upper region of which there is provided an internal pack collar (42) which surrounds said blank punchings (27) before flap (26) is pulled off and from which said gripping tab (34) upwardly projects after said flap (26) is pulled off from said inner blank (16).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
280 words
A hinge-lid cigarette pack having an inner blank in which a cigarette group is wrapped, said inner blank comprising; a pull-off flap (26) separable from the inner blank (16) by pulling off as a result of transverse punchings (27) in a front wall (18) and adjoining side tabs (22) of said inner blank (16); and wherein: the flap adjoins a lift-out strip (30) which has a gripping tab (34) and which extends in said front wall (18) of the inner blank (16) and at least into a region of a bottom wall (17) of the inner blank; the lift-out strip (30) is delimited from the pull-off flap (26) by a flap punching line (33) in such a way that the flap (26), when being pulled off, can be easily separated from the lift-out strip (30); the lift-out strip (30) extends into a region of the flap (26) and within the latter is delimited by an approximately U-shaped said flap punching line (33) in such a way that, when said flap (26) is pulled off, said gripping tab (34), which is free relative to the front wall (18) of the inner blank (16) and which is an upper free end portion of the lift-out strip (30), is exposed; and said pack (39) comprises a hinge-lid (41) pivotably connected to a rear wall (45) of a pack part (40) also having a front wall (43) in an upper region of which there is provided an internal pack collar (42) which surrounds said blank punchings (27) before flap (26) is pulled off and from which said gripping tab (34) upwardly projects after said flap (26) is pulled off from said inner blank (16).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
74 words
Cigarette pack according to claim 1, wherein a corresponding recess is formed in said flap (26) when said gripping tab is exposed; and wherein said lift-out strip (30) is defined in said front wall (18) of said inner blank (16) by lateral punching lines (31, 32) having spaced residual connections, and in said bottom wall (17) and a rear wall (19) of said inner blank (16) by lateral punching lines (31,32) which are continuous.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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