Package, especially for a group of cigarette packs, plus method and device for manufacturing same

US6491161B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Focke & Co. · DE

Inventors

• Heinz Focke · Verden, DE
• Hermann Blome · Thedinghausen, DE
• Andreas Gümmer · Dörverden, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 4, 2000
• Grant date: Dec 10, 2002
• Expiry date: Apr 4, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D75/5827
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Package for a group of cigarette packs which are surrounded by an outer wrapping (11) made of paper, foil, thin cardboard or the like. For easy opening of such a package for cigarette packs in particular, a perforated line (27) is formed in the region of a long side wall (17), specifically in the region of a separation plane (14) between subgroups of the cigarette packs (10).