Cigarette package

US6595353B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Focke & Co. · DE

Inventors

• Heinz Focke · Verden, DE
• Irmin Steinkamp · Seevetal, DE
• Gisbert Engel · Kirchlinteln, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 9, 2001
• Grant date: Jul 22, 2003
• Expiry date: Mar 9, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D85/1018
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Cigarette pack, i.e. a soft pack, composed of a blank of thin, foldable packaging material, which is made of a paper layer and an outer plastic layer of thermally sealable material. Due to respective folding in the area of bottom wall (16), top wall (17) and side wall (15), folding webs partially overlap with outer plastic layers (19) directly facing each other and being sealed together or with the plastic layer being joined by sealing with the paper layer or a further inner layer.