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EP3166859A1 - Rigid packet of cigarettes and respective blank - Google Patents

Rigid packet of cigarettes and respective blank

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EP3166859A1
EP3166859A1 EP15754002.2A EP15754002A EP3166859A1 EP 3166859 A1 EP3166859 A1 EP 3166859A1 EP 15754002 A EP15754002 A EP 15754002A EP 3166859 A1 EP3166859 A1 EP 3166859A1
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Prior art keywords
flap
hinge
weakening line
inner frame
incision
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP3166859B1 (en
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Roberto Polloni
Giuseppe Marchitto
Stefano Negrini
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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
    • B65D85/1048—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge characterized by the shape of the container
    • 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
    • B65D85/1081—Inserts or accessories added or joined to the container, e.g. coins, pens, cards, spacers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F15/00—Receptacles or boxes specially adapted for cigars, cigarettes, simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor
    • A24F15/12—Receptacles or boxes specially adapted for cigars, cigarettes, simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor for pocket use
    • 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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid 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
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/54—Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing
    • B65D5/5405—Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing for opening containers formed by erecting a blank in tubular form
    • B65D5/542—Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing for opening containers formed by erecting a blank in tubular form the lines of weakness being provided in the container body
    • B65D5/5425—Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing for opening containers formed by erecting a blank in tubular form the lines of weakness being provided in the container body and defining after rupture a lid hinged to the upper edge of the container body
    • B65D5/543—Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing for opening containers formed by erecting a blank in tubular form the lines of weakness being provided in the container body and defining after rupture a lid hinged to the upper edge of the container body the container being provided with an internal frame or the like for maintaining the lid in the closed position by friction
    • 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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid 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
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/64—Lids
    • B65D5/66—Hinged lids
    • B65D5/6602—Hinged lids formed by folding one or more extensions hinged to the upper edge of a tubular container body
    • B65D5/662—Hinged lids formed by folding one or more extensions hinged to the upper edge of a tubular container body the container being provided with an internal frame or the like for maintaining the lid in the closed position by friction
    • 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

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a rigid packet with hinged lid containing a group of smoke articles of reduced dimension and to the corresponding blank.
  • the present invention is advantageously applied to a packet of cigarettes, to which the following description will refer explicitly without thereby narrowing the scope of the invention.
  • a packet of cigarettes with a rigid hinged lid comprises a container that is cup-shaped and has an open upper end, and a lid, which is also cup-shaped, hinged on the container along a hinge for rotating, with respect to the container, between an open position and a closed position of the open end.
  • the cup-shaped container is suitable for housing an inner wrapper that encloses a group of smoke articles, in particular cigarettes.
  • the outer container has a dimension that is substantially the same as that of the inner wrapper to house the inner wrapper without appreciable clearance. Nevertheless, in some embodiments the outer container is noticeably bigger than the inner wrapper, for example if the inner wrapper has a reduced longitudinal dimension with respect to the longitudinal dimension of the container, because the cigarettes contained therein have a reduced longitudinal dimension.
  • Patent US4241827A1 describes a rigid packet of cigarettes with hinged lid provided with supporting means, which is integral with the outer container, provides a lower support to the inner wrapper of reduced longitudinal dimension and comprises two pairs of flaps that rest on the bottom wall, are hinged on inner panels of the side walls and are folded with respect to the inner panels towards the inside of the container.
  • the flaps are obtained by suitable cuts of the blank with which the rigid packet is obtained.
  • the inner wrapper is normally devoid of glue and encloses a group of cigarettes that are not connected to one another; consequently, when the lower support of the inner wrapper is not suitable, the cigarettes arranged in the centre may even deform locally the inner wrapper sheet downwards in an undesired manner. Further, when the inner wrapper is pressed downwards (for example when the user extracts a cigarette from the inner wrapper), the flaps may collapse because of the buckling load, causing an undesired dent in the inner wrapper.
  • One object of the present invention is to provide a rigid packet for smoke articles which is free of the drawbacks disclosed above and which, in particular, is simple and cheap to make.
  • FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a rigid packet for cigarettes according to the present invention, comprising a container and a hinged lid, in a closed lid position;
  • figure 2 is a rear perspective view of the rigid packet for cigarettes of figure 1 in the closed position
  • figure 3 is a perspective view of the rigid packet for cigarettes of figure 1 in an open position, that shows an inner wrapper and an inner frame housed in the container and further shows supporting means of the inner frame that provides a lower support to the inner wrapper;
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the rigid packet for cigarettes of figure 3, in which the inner wrapper is not present for reasons of clarity;
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the inner frame and of the inner wrapper as arranged inside the rigid packet of figures 1 to 4, in which the container and the lid are not present for reasons of clarity and in which the supporting means of the inner frame provides a lower support to the inner wrapper;
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the inner frame of figure 5, in which the inner wrapper is not present for reasons of clarity;
  • figure 7 is a frontal view of the inner frame and of the inner wrapper of figure 5;
  • figure 8 is a side view of the inner frame and of the inner wrapper of figure 5;
  • figure 9 is a plan view of the inner frame and of the inner wrapper of figure 5, from the side of the lower border of the inner frame;
  • FIG. 10 a top plan view of a blank used to make the inner frame of figures 3 to 9;
  • figure 1 1 is a frontal view of the inner frame of figure 6;
  • FIG. 12 is a side view of the inner frame of figure 6;
  • FIG. 13 is a plan view of the inner frame of figure 6, from the side of the lower border of the inner frame.
  • the packet 1 comprises a container 2 of parallelpipedon shape and an inner wrapper 3, illustrated in figure 3, that encloses a group of cigarettes 100, and is housed inside the container 2.
  • the inner wrapper 3 is of parallelpipedon shape and consists of a metallised sheet of wrapper wound around the group of cigarettes.
  • the wrapper 3 has a longitudinal dimension that is lower than the longitudinal dimension of the container 2 and forms a cavity inside the container 2.
  • the container 2 has an open upper end 4 and is provided with a lid 5, which is cup- shaped and is hinged on the container 2 along a hinge 6 for rotating, with respect to the container 2, between an open position, illustrated in figures 3 and 4, and a closed position, illustrated in figures 1 and 2, of the open upper end 4.
  • the lid 5 between the side walls 1 1 and the front wall 9 and rear wall 10 four longitudinal edges 12 are defined, whereas between the upper wall 7 and lower wall 8 and the front wall 9, rear wall 10 and side wall 1 1 1 eight transverse edges are defined; in particular, between the upper wall 7 and lower wall 8 and the front wall 9 and rear wall 10 four greater transverse edges 13 are defined, whilst between the upper wall 7 and lower wall 8 and the side walls 1 1 four lesser transverse edges 14 are defined.
  • the packet 1 further comprises an inner frame 15, which is arranged inside the container 2 to protrude partially outside the open upper end 4 and engage a corresponding inner surface of the lid 5 when the lid 5 is arranged in the aforesaid closed position.
  • the inner frame 15 has a first side wall 16, which rests on a side wall 1 1 of the packet 1 , a front wall 17, which rests on the front wall 9 of the packet 1 , and a second side wall 18 which is opposite the first side wall 16 and rests on the side wall 1 1 of the packet 1.
  • the inner frame 15 has further an upper border 19 facing the open upper end 4 and a lower border 20, which is opposite the upper border 19 and faces the lower wall 8 of the container 2.
  • the inner frame 15 is folded into a "U" inside the container 2 and further, as shown in figures 3 and 4, is maintained in position inside the container 2 inasmuch as the lower border 20 of the inner frame 15 rests on the lower wall 8 of the container 2.
  • the inner frame 15 is maintained in position inside the container 2 inasmuch as it is fixed thereto by adhesive material, in particular the front wall 17 of the inner frame 15 is glued to an inner surface of the front wall 9 of the container 2 and the first side wall 16 and the second side wall 18 of the inner frame 15 are glued to inner surfaces of the corresponding side walls 1 1 of the container 2.
  • the packet further comprises supporting means for providing a lower support to the inner wrapper 3, which comprises a first flap 21 and a second flap 22 folded inside the container 2.
  • the first flap 21 and the second flap 22 are bounded by the lower border 20 of the inner frame 15 and are separated from the latter respectively by a first incision 23 and a second incision 24.
  • the first flap 21 has a respective first end which is connected to the inner frame 15 by a first hinge 21a and has further a second end which is connected to the inner frame 15 by a second hinge 21b.
  • the first flap 21 is an area of the inner frame 15 bounded above by the first incision 23, below by a portion of the lower border 20 between the first hinge 21 a and the second hinge 21b and laterally by the first hinge 21 a and by the second hinge 21b.
  • the upper border of the first flap 21 corresponds to the first incision 23.
  • the first flap 21 further comprises a third hinge 21 c, which is arranged between the first hinge 21 a and the second hinge 21b and defines in the first flap 21 a first portion 2 I d, arranged between the first hinge 21 a and the third hinge 21c, and a second portion 21 e, arranged between the third hinge 21 c and the second hinge 21b.
  • a third hinge 21 c which is arranged between the first hinge 21 a and the second hinge 21b and defines in the first flap 21 a first portion 2 I d, arranged between the first hinge 21 a and the third hinge 21c, and a second portion 21 e, arranged between the third hinge 21 c and the second hinge 21b.
  • the flap 22 has a respective first end which is connected to the inner frame 15 by a first hinge 22a and has further a second end which is connected to the inner frame 15 by a second hinge 22b.
  • the second flap 22 is an area of the inner frame 15 bounded above by the second incision 24, below by a portion of the lower border 20 between the first hinge 22a and the second hinge 22b and laterally by the first hinge 22a and by the second hinge 22b.
  • the upper border of the second flap 22 corresponds to the second incision 24.
  • the second flap 22 further comprises a third hinge 22c, which is arranged between the first hinge 22a and the second hinge 22b and identifies in the second flap 22 a first portion 22d, arranged between the first hinge 22a and the third hinge 22c, and a second portion 22e arranged between the third hinge 22c and the second hinge 22b.
  • the first 21 a, the second 21b and the third hinge 21 c of the first flap 21 and also the first 22a, the second 22b and the third hinge 22c of the second flap 22 extend respectively from the first incision 23 as far as the lower border 20 and from the second incision 24 as far as the lower border 20.
  • the front wall 17 of the inner frame 15 is bounded by two longitudinal edges 25, which are in particular right edges and parallel to the longitudinal axis A, which are defined between the front wall 17 and the first side wall 16 of the inner frame 15 and between the front wall 17 and the second side wall 18.
  • the longitudinal edges 25 of the inner frame 15 are parallel to the longitudinal edges 12 of the packet and rest on the latter when the inner frame 15 is inside the container 2.
  • the first hinge 21 a, the second hinge 21b and the third hinge 21c of the first flap 21 and the first hinge 22a, the second hinge 22b and the third hinge 22c of the second flap 22 are parallel to the two longitudinal edges 25 of the inner frame 15.
  • the first incision 23 and the second incision 24 have the same dimension and the flaps 21 and 22 are symmetrical and specular with respect to the line of symmetry S (and also to the axis of longitudinal symmetry A of the packet 1 ) to increase the stability of the lower support of the inner wrapper 3.
  • first flap 21 and the second flap 22 are folded in such a manner that the third hinge 21c of the first flap 21 and the third hinge 22c of the second flap 22 are pushed towards the inside of the container 2, the upper border of the first flap 21 , which corresponds to the first incision 23 and the upper border of the second flap 22, which corresponds to the second incision 24, lie on a plane parallel to the lower wall 8 of the packet 1 to ensure stable support to the inner wrapper 3.
  • the lower support that the first flap 21 and the second flap 22 provide for the inner wrapper 3 lies on a plane parallel to the lower wall 8 of the packet 1 , as will be seen better below.
  • the first hinge 21 a of the first flap 21 is located in the first side wall 16 of the inner frame 15 and the second hinge 21b of the first flap 21 is located in the front wall 17 of the inner frame 15. Further, the second hinge 22b of the second flap 22 is located in the front wall 17 of the inner frame 15 and the first hinge 22a of the second flap 22 is located in the second side wall 18 of the inner frame 15.
  • the third hinge 21c of the first flap 21 and the third hinge 22c of the second flap 22 are located between the respective first hinges 21a and 22a and second hinges 21b and 22b of the corresponding flaps 21 and 22 in a geometrical position that is such that when the first flap 21 and the second flap 22 are folded inside the container 2, the flaps adopt an "L" shape in which the first portion 2 Id of the first flap 21 is perpendicular to the second portion 21 e of the first flap 21 and the first portion 22d of the second flap 22 is perpendicular to the second portion 22e of the second flap 22.
  • first portion 21d of the first flap 21 is arranged at 90° with respect to the first side wall 16 whereas the second portion 21 e is arranged at 90° with respect to the front wall 17.
  • first portion 22d of the second flap 22 is arranged at 90° with respect to the second side wall 18, the second portion 22e of the second flap 22 is arranged at 90° with respect to the front wall 17.
  • the second portion 21 e of the first flap 21 and the second portion 22e of the second flap 22 are parallel to one another and perpendicular to the front wall 17.
  • the flaps 21 and 22 can be such as to support the inner wrapper 3 transversely almost completely, owing to the upper border of the flap 21e and of the flap 22e.
  • the packet of cigarettes 1 disclosed above is obtained by a set of two blanks that are independent of and separate from one another.
  • the container 2 is made by folding a traditional blank for packets of rigid type which is already known and will not be disclosed below.
  • a blank 26 for making the inner frame 15 in the rigid packet 1 disclosed above is on the other hand shown in figure 10.
  • the blank 26 is bounded by the upper border 19 and by the lower border 20 and has a first and a second longitudinal weakening line, which are respectively indicated by 27 and 28, which are parallel to one another and constitute the two longitudinal edges 25 of the inner frame 15.
  • the first longitudinal weakening line 27 and the second longitudinal weakening line 28 define a first panel 29 constituting the first side wall 16, a second panel 30 constituting the front wall 17 and a third panel 31 constituting the second side wall 18 of the inner frame 15.
  • the blank 26 has the first incision 23 and the second incision 24, the first flap 21 and the second flap 22 being bounded by the lower border 20 of the inner frame 15 and being separated therefrom by the first incision 23 and the second incision 24.
  • the first flap 21 is connected to the blank 26 by a third weakening line 32 that defines the first hinge 21a of the first flap 21 and is further connected to the blank 26 by a respective fourth weakening line 33 that defines the second hinge 21b of the first flap 21.
  • the second flap 22 is connected to the blank 26 by a fifth weakening line 34 that defines the first hinge 22a of the second flap 22 and is further connected to the blank 26 by a respective sixth weakening line 35 that defines the second hinge 22b of the second flap 22.
  • the first flap 21 and the second flap 22 further comprise a seventh weakening line 36 and an eighth weakening line 37 that respectively define the third hinge 21 c of the first flap 21 and the third hinge 22c of the second flap 22.
  • the third weakening line 32, the fourth weakening line 33 and the seventh weakening line 36 extend from the first incision 23 to the lower border 20 of the inner frame 15.
  • the fifth weakening line 34, the sixth weakening line 35 and the eighth weakening line 37 extend from the second incision 24 to the lower border 20 of the inner frame 15.
  • the third weakening line 32, the fourth weakening line 33, the fifth weakening line 34, the sixth weakening line 35, the seventh weakening line 36 and the eighth weakening line 37 are parallel to one another and are parallel to the first and to the second longitudinal weakening line 27 and 28.
  • this line of symmetry S lies in the second panel 30 and constitutes the line of symmetry of the blank 26.
  • the fourth weakening line 33 and the sixth weakening line 35 are symmetrical with the line of symmetry S.
  • the first incision 23 and the second incision 24 have the same dimension
  • the third weakening line 32 and the fifth weakening line 34 are symmetrical with the line of symmetry S
  • the seventh weakening line 36 and the eighth weakening line 37 are symmetrical with the line of symmetry S.
  • the third weakening line 32 is arranged in the first panel 29 whereas the fourth weakening line 33 is arranged in the second panel 30 so that the first incision 23 extends for a portion of the first panel 29 and for a portion of the second panel 30, in particular from the third weakening line 32 to the fourth weakening line 33.
  • the fifth weakening line 34 is arranged in the third panel 31 whereas the sixth weakening line 35 is arranged in the second panel 30 so that the second incision 24 extends for a portion of the third panel 31 and for a portion of the second panel 30, in particular from the fifth weakening line 34 to the sixth weakening line 35.
  • first incision 23 and the second incision 24 are perpendicular to the longitudinal weakening lines 27, 28 and 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37 present in the blank 26.
  • the support plane has a component that is parallel to the side wall 16 of the inner frame 15 (the upper border of the second portion 21e defined by the first incision 23) and a component that is parallel to the front wall 17 of the inner frame 15 (the upper border of the first portion 2 Id defined by the first incision 23).
  • the flap 22 has a component that is parallel to the side wall 16 of the inner frame 15 (the upper border of the second portion 21e defined by the first incision 23) and a component that is parallel to the front wall 17 of the inner frame 15 (the upper border of the first portion 2 Id defined by the first incision 23).
  • a correct alignment of the first incision 23 and of the second incision 24 enables the coplanarity of the two support planes to be guaranteed that are respectively defined by the first portion 2 Id and second portion 21e of the first flap 21 and by the first portion 22d and second portion 22e of the second flap 22.
  • the packaging machine is significantly simplified, inasmuch as the inner frame can be manipulated into a wrapper line that is different from the main wrapper line that is suitable for folding the blank with which the container 2 and the lid 5 hinged thereupon are made.
  • the inner frame can be for example suitably manipulated for making the flaps 21 and 22 and folding the flaps 21 and 22 towards the inside of the packet 1 before being associated with the inner wrapper 3.
  • further manipulating elements can be added in a zone of the packaging machine in which there are no problems of space, so as to associate the inner frame 15 that is already provided with the flaps 21 and 22 with the inner wrapper 3.
  • the supply of the set consisting of an inner frame 15 and an inner wrapper 3 to the main wrapper line does not therefore require variations on the latter, which can be maintained as simple as possible.

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Description

"Rigid packet of cigarettes and respective blank"
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a rigid packet with hinged lid containing a group of smoke articles of reduced dimension and to the corresponding blank.
The present invention is advantageously applied to a packet of cigarettes, to which the following description will refer explicitly without thereby narrowing the scope of the invention.
PRIOR ART
Rigid packets for cigarettes with hinged lids are the most commonly found packets for cigarettes on the market because they are simple to make, are easy and practical to use and provide good mechanical protection for the cigarettes contained therein. A packet of cigarettes with a rigid hinged lid comprises a container that is cup-shaped and has an open upper end, and a lid, which is also cup-shaped, hinged on the container along a hinge for rotating, with respect to the container, between an open position and a closed position of the open end. The cup-shaped container is suitable for housing an inner wrapper that encloses a group of smoke articles, in particular cigarettes.
Normally, the outer container has a dimension that is substantially the same as that of the inner wrapper to house the inner wrapper without appreciable clearance. Nevertheless, in some embodiments the outer container is noticeably bigger than the inner wrapper, for example if the inner wrapper has a reduced longitudinal dimension with respect to the longitudinal dimension of the container, because the cigarettes contained therein have a reduced longitudinal dimension.
Patent US4241827A1 describes a rigid packet of cigarettes with hinged lid provided with supporting means, which is integral with the outer container, provides a lower support to the inner wrapper of reduced longitudinal dimension and comprises two pairs of flaps that rest on the bottom wall, are hinged on inner panels of the side walls and are folded with respect to the inner panels towards the inside of the container. The flaps are obtained by suitable cuts of the blank with which the rigid packet is obtained.
The support system disclosed in patent US4241827A1 has the drawback of not offering suitable support to the inner wrapper, which is supported below only at the upper edges of the four flaps that have a very reduced extent.
In this connection it should be remembered that the inner wrapper is normally devoid of glue and encloses a group of cigarettes that are not connected to one another; consequently, when the lower support of the inner wrapper is not suitable, the cigarettes arranged in the centre may even deform locally the inner wrapper sheet downwards in an undesired manner. Further, when the inner wrapper is pressed downwards (for example when the user extracts a cigarette from the inner wrapper), the flaps may collapse because of the buckling load, causing an undesired dent in the inner wrapper. It is further added that in order to make the supporting flaps hinged on inner panels of the side walls and folded with respect to the inner panels towards the inside of the container, it is necessary to introduce significant constructional complications into the packaging machine, in particular into a wrapper wheel suitable for handling the blank with which the rigid packet is obtained. It is in fact necessary to introduce additional handling elements that are suitable for folding and positioning the flaps correctly, the introduction of which is problematic in view of little free space existing in the wrapper wheel itself and for which handling elements it would be necessary to design a new blank wrapper wheel, with a consequent increase in the costs of producing the packaging machine.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
One object of the present invention is to provide a rigid packet for smoke articles which is free of the drawbacks disclosed above and which, in particular, is simple and cheap to make.
According to the present invention a rigid packet for smoke articles is provided according to what is claimed in the attached claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present invention will now be disclosed with reference to the attached drawings that illustrate some embodiments thereof by way of non-limiting example, in which:
- figure 1 is a front perspective view of a rigid packet for cigarettes according to the present invention, comprising a container and a hinged lid, in a closed lid position;
- figure 2 is a rear perspective view of the rigid packet for cigarettes of figure 1 in the closed position;
- figure 3 is a perspective view of the rigid packet for cigarettes of figure 1 in an open position, that shows an inner wrapper and an inner frame housed in the container and further shows supporting means of the inner frame that provides a lower support to the inner wrapper;
- figure 4 is a perspective view of the rigid packet for cigarettes of figure 3, in which the inner wrapper is not present for reasons of clarity;
- figure 5 is a perspective view of the inner frame and of the inner wrapper as arranged inside the rigid packet of figures 1 to 4, in which the container and the lid are not present for reasons of clarity and in which the supporting means of the inner frame provides a lower support to the inner wrapper;
- figure 6 is a perspective view of the inner frame of figure 5, in which the inner wrapper is not present for reasons of clarity;
- figure 7 is a frontal view of the inner frame and of the inner wrapper of figure 5;
- figure 8 is a side view of the inner frame and of the inner wrapper of figure 5;
- figure 9 is a plan view of the inner frame and of the inner wrapper of figure 5, from the side of the lower border of the inner frame;
- figure 10 a top plan view of a blank used to make the inner frame of figures 3 to 9;
- figure 1 1 is a frontal view of the inner frame of figure 6;
- figure 12 is a side view of the inner frame of figure 6;
- figure 13 is a plan view of the inner frame of figure 6, from the side of the lower border of the inner frame.
PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION
In this description alike elements that are common to the various illustrated embodiments have been indicated by the same numbering.
In figures 1 to 4, with the number 1 overall a rigid packet of cigarettes has been indicated extending along a longitudinal axis A of greater extent. The packet 1 comprises a container 2 of parallelpipedon shape and an inner wrapper 3, illustrated in figure 3, that encloses a group of cigarettes 100, and is housed inside the container 2. The inner wrapper 3 is of parallelpipedon shape and consists of a metallised sheet of wrapper wound around the group of cigarettes. The wrapper 3 has a longitudinal dimension that is lower than the longitudinal dimension of the container 2 and forms a cavity inside the container 2.
The container 2 has an open upper end 4 and is provided with a lid 5, which is cup- shaped and is hinged on the container 2 along a hinge 6 for rotating, with respect to the container 2, between an open position, illustrated in figures 3 and 4, and a closed position, illustrated in figures 1 and 2, of the open upper end 4.
The lid 5, when in the closed position thereof shown in figures 1 and 2, gives the packet 1 a rectangular parallelpipedon shape having an upper wall 7 and a lower wall 8 that are parallel and opposite one another, a front wall 9 and a rear wall 10 that are parallel and opposite one another, and two side walls 1 1 that are parallel and opposite one another. Between the side walls 1 1 and the front wall 9 and rear wall 10 four longitudinal edges 12 are defined, whereas between the upper wall 7 and lower wall 8 and the front wall 9, rear wall 10 and side wall 1 1 eight transverse edges are defined; in particular, between the upper wall 7 and lower wall 8 and the front wall 9 and rear wall 10 four greater transverse edges 13 are defined, whilst between the upper wall 7 and lower wall 8 and the side walls 1 1 four lesser transverse edges 14 are defined.
According to what is illustrated in figures 3 to 13, the packet 1 further comprises an inner frame 15, which is arranged inside the container 2 to protrude partially outside the open upper end 4 and engage a corresponding inner surface of the lid 5 when the lid 5 is arranged in the aforesaid closed position.
The inner frame 15 has a first side wall 16, which rests on a side wall 1 1 of the packet 1 , a front wall 17, which rests on the front wall 9 of the packet 1 , and a second side wall 18 which is opposite the first side wall 16 and rests on the side wall 1 1 of the packet 1. The inner frame 15 has further an upper border 19 facing the open upper end 4 and a lower border 20, which is opposite the upper border 19 and faces the lower wall 8 of the container 2.
The inner frame 15 is folded into a "U" inside the container 2 and further, as shown in figures 3 and 4, is maintained in position inside the container 2 inasmuch as the lower border 20 of the inner frame 15 rests on the lower wall 8 of the container 2.
In addition or alternatively, according to an embodiment that is not illustrated, the inner frame 15 is maintained in position inside the container 2 inasmuch as it is fixed thereto by adhesive material, in particular the front wall 17 of the inner frame 15 is glued to an inner surface of the front wall 9 of the container 2 and the first side wall 16 and the second side wall 18 of the inner frame 15 are glued to inner surfaces of the corresponding side walls 1 1 of the container 2.
The packet further comprises supporting means for providing a lower support to the inner wrapper 3, which comprises a first flap 21 and a second flap 22 folded inside the container 2.
The first flap 21 and the second flap 22 are bounded by the lower border 20 of the inner frame 15 and are separated from the latter respectively by a first incision 23 and a second incision 24.
The first flap 21 has a respective first end which is connected to the inner frame 15 by a first hinge 21a and has further a second end which is connected to the inner frame 15 by a second hinge 21b.
In other words, the first flap 21 is an area of the inner frame 15 bounded above by the first incision 23, below by a portion of the lower border 20 between the first hinge 21 a and the second hinge 21b and laterally by the first hinge 21 a and by the second hinge 21b. The upper border of the first flap 21 corresponds to the first incision 23.
The first flap 21 further comprises a third hinge 21 c, which is arranged between the first hinge 21 a and the second hinge 21b and defines in the first flap 21 a first portion 2 I d, arranged between the first hinge 21 a and the third hinge 21c, and a second portion 21 e, arranged between the third hinge 21 c and the second hinge 21b.
Similarly, the flap 22 has a respective first end which is connected to the inner frame 15 by a first hinge 22a and has further a second end which is connected to the inner frame 15 by a second hinge 22b.
In other words, the second flap 22 is an area of the inner frame 15 bounded above by the second incision 24, below by a portion of the lower border 20 between the first hinge 22a and the second hinge 22b and laterally by the first hinge 22a and by the second hinge 22b. The upper border of the second flap 22 corresponds to the second incision 24.
Similarly, the second flap 22 further comprises a third hinge 22c, which is arranged between the first hinge 22a and the second hinge 22b and identifies in the second flap 22 a first portion 22d, arranged between the first hinge 22a and the third hinge 22c, and a second portion 22e arranged between the third hinge 22c and the second hinge 22b. Preferably, the first 21 a, the second 21b and the third hinge 21 c of the first flap 21 and also the first 22a, the second 22b and the third hinge 22c of the second flap 22 extend respectively from the first incision 23 as far as the lower border 20 and from the second incision 24 as far as the lower border 20.
It should be noted that the front wall 17 of the inner frame 15 is bounded by two longitudinal edges 25, which are in particular right edges and parallel to the longitudinal axis A, which are defined between the front wall 17 and the first side wall 16 of the inner frame 15 and between the front wall 17 and the second side wall 18. The longitudinal edges 25 of the inner frame 15 are parallel to the longitudinal edges 12 of the packet and rest on the latter when the inner frame 15 is inside the container 2.
The first hinge 21 a, the second hinge 21b and the third hinge 21c of the first flap 21 and the first hinge 22a, the second hinge 22b and the third hinge 22c of the second flap 22 are parallel to the two longitudinal edges 25 of the inner frame 15.
If, further, there is considered a line of longitudinal symmetry S in the front wall of the inner frame 17, shown in figures 7, 10 and 1 1 , preferably the second hinge 21b of the first flap 21 and the second hinge 22b of the second flap 22 are arranged in the front wall 17 symmetrically with respect to the line of longitudinal symmetry S.
Preferably in fact, the first incision 23 and the second incision 24 have the same dimension and the flaps 21 and 22 are symmetrical and specular with respect to the line of symmetry S (and also to the axis of longitudinal symmetry A of the packet 1 ) to increase the stability of the lower support of the inner wrapper 3.
It should be noted that, when the first flap 21 and the second flap 22 are folded in such a manner that the third hinge 21c of the first flap 21 and the third hinge 22c of the second flap 22 are pushed towards the inside of the container 2, the upper border of the first flap 21 , which corresponds to the first incision 23 and the upper border of the second flap 22, which corresponds to the second incision 24, lie on a plane parallel to the lower wall 8 of the packet 1 to ensure stable support to the inner wrapper 3.
In this manner, the lower support that the first flap 21 and the second flap 22 provide for the inner wrapper 3 lies on a plane parallel to the lower wall 8 of the packet 1 , as will be seen better below.
Preferably, the first hinge 21 a of the first flap 21 is located in the first side wall 16 of the inner frame 15 and the second hinge 21b of the first flap 21 is located in the front wall 17 of the inner frame 15. Further, the second hinge 22b of the second flap 22 is located in the front wall 17 of the inner frame 15 and the first hinge 22a of the second flap 22 is located in the second side wall 18 of the inner frame 15.
The third hinge 21c of the first flap 21 and the third hinge 22c of the second flap 22 are located between the respective first hinges 21a and 22a and second hinges 21b and 22b of the corresponding flaps 21 and 22 in a geometrical position that is such that when the first flap 21 and the second flap 22 are folded inside the container 2, the flaps adopt an "L" shape in which the first portion 2 Id of the first flap 21 is perpendicular to the second portion 21 e of the first flap 21 and the first portion 22d of the second flap 22 is perpendicular to the second portion 22e of the second flap 22.
In detail, the first portion 21d of the first flap 21 is arranged at 90° with respect to the first side wall 16 whereas the second portion 21 e is arranged at 90° with respect to the front wall 17. Similarly, the first portion 22d of the second flap 22 is arranged at 90° with respect to the second side wall 18, the second portion 22e of the second flap 22 is arranged at 90° with respect to the front wall 17.
The second portion 21 e of the first flap 21 and the second portion 22e of the second flap 22 are parallel to one another and perpendicular to the front wall 17. The upper border of the first flap 21 and of the second flap 22, defined respectively by the first incision 23 and by the second incision 24, each folded into an "L", thus create the lower support that enables the inner wrapper 3 to be supported stably on opposite sides thereof. Further, by sizing in a suitable manner the first incision 23 and the second incision 24, the flaps 21 and 22 can be such as to support the inner wrapper 3 transversely almost completely, owing to the upper border of the flap 21e and of the flap 22e.
The packet of cigarettes 1 disclosed above is obtained by a set of two blanks that are independent of and separate from one another. The container 2 is made by folding a traditional blank for packets of rigid type which is already known and will not be disclosed below.
A blank 26 for making the inner frame 15 in the rigid packet 1 disclosed above is on the other hand shown in figure 10.
The blank 26 is bounded by the upper border 19 and by the lower border 20 and has a first and a second longitudinal weakening line, which are respectively indicated by 27 and 28, which are parallel to one another and constitute the two longitudinal edges 25 of the inner frame 15.
The first longitudinal weakening line 27 and the second longitudinal weakening line 28 define a first panel 29 constituting the first side wall 16, a second panel 30 constituting the front wall 17 and a third panel 31 constituting the second side wall 18 of the inner frame 15.
The blank 26 has the first incision 23 and the second incision 24, the first flap 21 and the second flap 22 being bounded by the lower border 20 of the inner frame 15 and being separated therefrom by the first incision 23 and the second incision 24.
The first flap 21 is connected to the blank 26 by a third weakening line 32 that defines the first hinge 21a of the first flap 21 and is further connected to the blank 26 by a respective fourth weakening line 33 that defines the second hinge 21b of the first flap 21.
The second flap 22 is connected to the blank 26 by a fifth weakening line 34 that defines the first hinge 22a of the second flap 22 and is further connected to the blank 26 by a respective sixth weakening line 35 that defines the second hinge 22b of the second flap 22.
The first flap 21 and the second flap 22 further comprise a seventh weakening line 36 and an eighth weakening line 37 that respectively define the third hinge 21 c of the first flap 21 and the third hinge 22c of the second flap 22.
The third weakening line 32, the fourth weakening line 33 and the seventh weakening line 36 extend from the first incision 23 to the lower border 20 of the inner frame 15. The fifth weakening line 34, the sixth weakening line 35 and the eighth weakening line 37 extend from the second incision 24 to the lower border 20 of the inner frame 15.
In addition, the third weakening line 32, the fourth weakening line 33, the fifth weakening line 34, the sixth weakening line 35, the seventh weakening line 36 and the eighth weakening line 37 are parallel to one another and are parallel to the first and to the second longitudinal weakening line 27 and 28.
If the line of symmetry S of the front wall 17 is considered, this line of symmetry S lies in the second panel 30 and constitutes the line of symmetry of the blank 26.
Preferably, the fourth weakening line 33 and the sixth weakening line 35 are symmetrical with the line of symmetry S. Still more preferably, the first incision 23 and the second incision 24 have the same dimension, the third weakening line 32 and the fifth weakening line 34 are symmetrical with the line of symmetry S, the seventh weakening line 36 and the eighth weakening line 37 are symmetrical with the line of symmetry S.
The third weakening line 32 is arranged in the first panel 29 whereas the fourth weakening line 33 is arranged in the second panel 30 so that the first incision 23 extends for a portion of the first panel 29 and for a portion of the second panel 30, in particular from the third weakening line 32 to the fourth weakening line 33.
Similarly, the fifth weakening line 34 is arranged in the third panel 31 whereas the sixth weakening line 35 is arranged in the second panel 30 so that the second incision 24 extends for a portion of the third panel 31 and for a portion of the second panel 30, in particular from the fifth weakening line 34 to the sixth weakening line 35.
It should also be noted that the first incision 23 and the second incision 24 are perpendicular to the longitudinal weakening lines 27, 28 and 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37 present in the blank 26.
Advantageously, it is thus possible to obtain a pair of flaps 21 and 22 in the inner frame which make a stable support for the inner wrapper 3, containing smoke articles that are shorter than the longitudinal dimension of the packet 1 , when the flaps 21 and 22 are folded inside the packet 1.
Owing to the first portion 21d and to the second portion 21 e of the first flap 21 and to the first portion 22d and to the second portion 22e of the second flap 22, in which the first portion and the second portion are arranged as an "L" inside the packet 1 , a support plane is created for each flap 21 and 22, which is parallel to the lower wall 8 of the packet.
Considering the flap 21 , the support plane has a component that is parallel to the side wall 16 of the inner frame 15 (the upper border of the second portion 21e defined by the first incision 23) and a component that is parallel to the front wall 17 of the inner frame 15 (the upper border of the first portion 2 Id defined by the first incision 23). The same considerations also apply to the flap 22.
A correct alignment of the first incision 23 and of the second incision 24 enables the coplanarity of the two support planes to be guaranteed that are respectively defined by the first portion 2 Id and second portion 21e of the first flap 21 and by the first portion 22d and second portion 22e of the second flap 22.
Owing to the possibility of making a support in the inner frame 15, the packaging machine is significantly simplified, inasmuch as the inner frame can be manipulated into a wrapper line that is different from the main wrapper line that is suitable for folding the blank with which the container 2 and the lid 5 hinged thereupon are made. The inner frame can be for example suitably manipulated for making the flaps 21 and 22 and folding the flaps 21 and 22 towards the inside of the packet 1 before being associated with the inner wrapper 3. For example, further manipulating elements can be added in a zone of the packaging machine in which there are no problems of space, so as to associate the inner frame 15 that is already provided with the flaps 21 and 22 with the inner wrapper 3.
The supply of the set consisting of an inner frame 15 and an inner wrapper 3 to the main wrapper line does not therefore require variations on the latter, which can be maintained as simple as possible.

Claims

1. Rigid packet (1) for smoke articles (100) comprising:
a container (2), which has a parallelpipedon shape and has a front wall (9), a rear wall
(10) , a lower wall (8) and two side walls (1 1 ) and has an open upper end (4);
a lid (5), which is hinged on the container (2) to close the open upper end (4) of the container (2);
an inner wrapper (3) that encloses a group of smoke articles (100), which is housed inside the container (2) and has a longitudinal dimension that is less than the longitudinal dimension of the container (2);
an inner frame (15) which is arranged inside the container (2) to protrude partially outside the open upper end (4) and has a first side wall (16) which rests on a side wall
(1 1 ) of the container (2), a front wall (17) which rests on the front wall (9) of the container (2) and a second side wall (18) that rests on the other side wall (1 1 ) of the container (2) and is opposite the first side wall (16) of the inner frame (15), the inner frame further having an upper border (19) facing the open upper end (4) and a lower border (20);
supporting means (21 , 22) for providing a lower support to the inner wrapper (3), which comprises a first flap (21) and a second flap (22) folded inside the container (2), characterised in that
the first flap (21 ) and the second flap (22) are bounded by the lower border (20) of the inner frame and are separated from the inner frame (15) respectively by a first incision (23) and a second incision (24); the first flap (21 ) having a respective first end connected to the inner frame (15) by a first hinge (21a) and a second end connected to the inner frame (15) by a second hinge (21b) and further comprising a third hinge (21 c) arranged between the first hinge (21a) and the second hinge (21b); the second flap (22) having a respective first end connected to the inner frame (15) by a first hinge (22a) and a respective second end connected to the inner frame (15) by a second hinge (22b) and further comprising a third hinge (22c) arranged between the first hinge (22a) and the second hinge (22b).
2. Packet according to claim 1 , wherein the front wall (17) of the inner frame (15) is bounded by two longitudinal, in particular right and parallel to a longitudinal axis (A) of the packet (1 ), edges (25), which are defined between the front wall (17) and the first side wall (16) of the inner frame (15) and between the front wall (17) and the second side wall (18), and wherein the first hinge (21a), the second hinge (21b) and the third hinge (21 c) of the first flap (21 ) and the first hinge (22a), the second hinge (22b) and the third hinge (22c) of the second flap (22) are parallel to said two longitudinal edges (25) of the inner frame (15).
3. Packet according to claim 2, wherein the upper edge of the first flap (21 ) corresponds to the first incision (23) and the upper edge of the second flap (22) corresponds to the second incision (24), and wherein, when the first flap (21 ) and when the second flap (22) are folded inside the container (2), the first incision (23) and the second incision (24) lie on a plane parallel to the lower wall (8) of the packet such that said lower support of the inner wrapper (3) is defined as parallel to the lower wall (8) of the packet (1).
4. Packet according to any preceding claim, wherein the first hinge (21a) of the first flap
(21) is placed in the first side wall (16) of the inner frame (15) and the second hinge (21b) of the first flap (21) is placed in the front wall (17) of the inner frame (15) and wherein moreover the first hinge (22a) of the second flap (22) is placed in the second side wall (18) of the inner frame (15) and the second hinge (22b) of the second flap (22) is placed in the front wall (17) of the inner frame.
5. Packet according to claim 4, wherein the first flap (21 ) has a first portion (2 Id) arranged between the first hinge (21 a) and the third hinge (21c) and a second portion (21e) arranged between the third hinge (21c) and the second hinge (21b) and wherein the second flap (22) has a first portion (22d) arranged between the first hinge (22a) and the third hinge (22c) and a second portion (22e) arranged between the third hinge (22c) and the second hinge (22b); and wherein, when the first flap (21) and the second flap
(22) are folded inside the container, the first portion (2 Id) of the first flap (21) is perpendicular to the second portion (21 e) of the first flap (21 ) and the first portion (22d) of the second flap (22) is perpendicular to the second portion (22e) of the second flap (22), the second portion (21e) of the first flap (21 ) and the second portion (22e) of the second flap (22) being both perpendicular to the front wall (17).
6. Packet according to any preceding claim, wherein the lower border (20) of the inner frame (15) rests on the lower wall (8) of the container (2) to maintain in position the inner frame (15) inside the container (2) and/or wherein the inner frame (15) is maintained in position inside the container (2) inasmuch as it is fixed thereto by adhesive material.
7. Blank (26) for making an inner frame (15) in a rigid packet (1 ) for smoke articles (100) according to any preceding claim, wherein the blank (26) is bounded by the upper border (19) and by the lower border (20) of the inner frame (15) and has a first longitudinal weakening line (27) and a second longitudinal weakening line (28) that are parallel to one another that constitute two longitudinal, in particular right and parallel, edges (25) of the inner frame (15), defined between the front wall (17) and the side walls (16, 18) of the inner frame (15), wherein the first (27) and the second longitudinal weakening line (28) define a first panel (29) constituting the first side wall (16), a second panel (30) constituting the front wall (17) and a third panel (31) constituting the second side wall (18) of the inner frame (15); and wherein the blank (26) has the first incision (23) and the second incision (24), the first flap (21) and the second flap (22) being bounded by the lower border (20) of the inner frame (15) and being separated therefrom by the first incision (23) and the second incision (24), and wherein the first flap (21) is connected to the first panel (29) by a third weakening line (32) that defines the first hinge (21 a) of the first flap (21 ) and is further connected to the second panel (30) by a respective fourth weakening line (33) that defines the second hinge (21b) of the first flap (21), and wherein the second flap (22) is connected to the third panel (31 ) by a fifth weakening line (34) that defines the first hinge (22a) of the second flap (22) and is further connected to the second panel (30) by a respective sixth weakening line (35) that defines the second hinge (22b) of the second flap (22); and wherein the first flap (21 ) and the second flap (22) comprises respectively a seventh weakening line (36) and an eighth weakening line (37) that define respectively the third hinge (21 c) of the first flap (21 ) and the third hinge (22c) of the second flap (22).
8. Blank according to claim 7, and wherein the third weakening line (32), the fourth weakening line (33) and the seventh weakening line (36) extend from the first incision (23) to the lower border (20) of the inner frame (15), and wherein moreover the fifth weakening line (34), the sixth weakening line (35) and the eighth weakening line (37) extend from the second incision (24) to the lower border (20) of the inner frame (15).
9. Blank according to claim 7, or 8, wherein the third weakening line (32), the fourth weakening line (33), the fifth weakening line (34), the sixth weakening line (35), the seventh weakening line (36) and the eighth weakening line (37) are parallel to one another and longitudinal, in particular parallel to the first longitudinal weakening line (27) and to the second longitudinal weakening line (28).
10. Blank according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the third weakening line (32) is arranged in the first panel (29) and the fourth weakening line (33) is arranged in the second panel (30), the first incision (23) extending from the third weakening line (32) to the fourth weakening line (33); and wherein the fifth weakening line (34) is arranged in the third panel (31 ) and the sixth weakening line (35) is arranged in the second panel (30), the second incision (24) extending from the fifth weakening line (34) to the sixth weakening line (35), the first incision (23) and the second incision (24) being perpendicular to the first longitudinal weakening line (27) and to the second longitudinal weakening line (28).
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