Package for tobacco-related articles

US8464867B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Imperial Tobacco Limited · GB

Inventors

• Steve Holloway · Arlington, US
• Tim Collins · Oxford, US
• Solvey Knorr · Hamburg, DE
• Neil Southey · Slough, GB
• Paul M. Jenkins · Hendersonville, US
• Alistair Buckingham · Slough, GB
• Regine Wolfgramm · Hamburg, DE
• Inga Gurke · Hamburg, DE
• Slavomir Novak · Hamburg, DE
• Guillaume Devivier

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 18, 2010
• Grant date: Jun 18, 2013
• Expiry date: Nov 18, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D85/1056
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A package (1) for tobacco-related articles comprises an outer shell (2), a lid (4) which is adapted to close the top side of the outer shell (2) and can be swivelled about a hinge line, and an inner shell (6). The inner shell (6) accommodates a plurality of tobacco-related articles and can be shifted in the outer shell (2) from a retracted position to an advanced position, which enables access to the tobacco-related articles. A cutout (20) in the outer shell (2) exposes part of the inner shell (6) and enables transmitting a force onto the inner shell (6) for moving the inner shell (6). A connector (50) pushes the lid (4) into its opened state when the inner shell (6) is moved into its advanced position and pulls the lid (4) into its closed state when the inner shell (6) is moved into its retracted position.