| 摘要 |
A method for making a hinge-lid pack of cigarettes, which finds particular application in the manufacture of a pack with rounded or bevelled vertical edges having retention means to facilitate consistent lid closure, comprises: positioning an inner frame (16) on a bundle (14) of cigarettes; folding a first end (18) of a blank (12) for a hinge-lid cigarette pack over one end of the bundle (14) of cigarettes to at least partially form the lid of the pack; and moving the inner frame (16) relative to the blank (12) in the direction of the at least partially formed lid. Apparatus for making a hinge-lid pack of cigarettes by folding a blank (12) for a hinge-lid cigarette pack about a bundle (14) of cigarettes having an inner frame (16) thereon, includes means for forming a portion of the blank (12) into the lid of the pack, the apparatus further comprises means for moving the inner frame (16) relative to the blank (12) towards the at least partially formed lid. Preferably, the apparatus comprises a wheel (10) indexable between a number of stations, the wheel (10) having a plurality of pockets spaced about its periphery.
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