CIGARETTE PACKAGING

摘要

An improved cigarette package is provided. The cigarette package first comprises a container which serves as a housing for a plurality of cigarettes. The housing is a rectangularly-shaped outer container formed from a blank. The package also includes a lid, which is hingedly connected to the container at an upper end. Opening and closing the lid provides selective access and closure to the container. The package further includes an inner layer of foil. The inner foil layer is configured to reside along an inner surface of the container. The package additionally includes a substrate. The substrate resides along an inner surface of the lid, and includes an adhesive material. When the lid is in a closed state, the distal end of the substrate generally mates with upper edges of an upper contour of a front surface of the container, while a tab has a distal end that matches an upper contour of the front surface of the inner lining above the front surface of the container, thereby enabling a one-step closure and seal for the cigarette package and thereby increasing the life of the cigarettes inside the box. A method of sealing a cigarette package is also provided herein.

主权项

1. A cigarette package, comprising:
an outer container formed from a blank, the container configured to closely hold a plurality of cigarettes; a lid pivotally connected to the container proximate an upper end to provide selective access to the cigarettes, the lid being movable between open and closed positions; a moisture-proof lining residing within at least a portion of the outer container, the lining being fabricated from a metallic material, and the lining having a front surface that receives the lid when the lid is in its closed position; a substrate fixedly coupled to and residing along the under-surface of the lid, wherein an adhesive material on the substrate releasably secures the lid to the front surface of the moisture-proof lining when the lid is in its closed position; and a tab extending up from a back of the container and fixedly coupled to and residing along the substrate, the tab also being fabricated from a moisture-proof material to increase the shelf life of the cigarettes when the cigarettes are placed inside the box and when the lid is in its closed position; wherein:
the substrate comprises a distal end that received the adhesive material, and that has a contour that generally matches an upper contour of a front surface of the container, andthe tab comprises a distal end having a contour that generally matches an upper contour of the front surface of the lining above the front surface of the container,thereby enabling a one-step closure and seal for the cigarette package.