Lighter-holder for cigarette packet

Abstract: Lighter-holder for cigarette packets, consisting in a laminated holder element (1), of a size and shape similar to those of a lighter (4), lengthened at the base with a lamina or plate (2) designed for insertion in the bottom of a packet (10) to keep the holder (1) in place and separable.

Description: The main purpose of this invention is to make it easier to incorporate a lighter to a standard cigarette packet, to form a unit so that the cigarette and the means to light it are at hand in a single action. The state of the art on this problem is unquestionably complex, comprising implements and devices, which are usually closed (Letters Patent US-A4844254; FR-A-1316197; GB-A-2199727), of the single-strip type, which are difficult to adjust and are intended to close the opening of the cigarette packet (FR-A-2414688; US-A-3608704), of or an extremely complex structure (US-A-4363432). Thus, the closure and lighter-holder for cigarette packets referred to in Patent US-A-4750613 refers to a flat horizontal plate which is placed in the top of the cigarette packet and closes it. Said plate is hinged to another, which is vertical, whose base forms a smaller horizontal platform, on the upper third of which there is a flat rectangular clamp. It is true that, using the design described in said Patent US-A-4750613, a lighter can be stored together with the cigarette packet. It is seen, however, that the main aim of this technique is to ensure that the opening of the cigarette packet is tightly closed, while the lighter-holder forming its vertical plate remains loose so that its attachment to the packet depends at all times on the adjustment of the upper plate, at the same time, there is a virtually constant pendular movement because of the hinging (15) of the two elements. Furthermore, said lighter-holder is designed only to hold flat lighters since both the clamp (16) and the small base (18) do not admit other types. By using the device to be described, the smoker always has the lighter at his or her disposal, and the means to light the cigarette he or she is about to smoke is visible and to hand. To simplify the explanation, some drawings accompany the present report to represent, for ilustrative and not limitative purposes, an example of production of a lighter-holder for cigarette packets, in accordance with the claims. In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective of a lighter carrier and holder according to the invention. Figure 2 represents the device described fitted to a cigarette packet and holding a lighter ready for immediate use. The elements marked with numbers in the drawings correspond to the parts mentioned below. The device described and indicated comprises a holder portion (1) and a long flat extension (2) perpendicular to it. Both are a single lamellated piece obtained by stamping-out, preferably of ferric metal plate, possibly heat-treated to increase mechanical resistance and resistance to surface alterations. The holder portion, 1, comprises a frame of the appropriate shape and size to hold a conventional lighter, disposable or otherwise, with flint and a deposit for gas or liquid fuel. The internal dimensions of the holder are slightly larger than those of the lighter to ensure tight housing. At the front, portion 1 has a vertical cut-out 3 which exposes part of the lighter body 4, and at the rear, which will be adjacent to the packet, a slot 5, to provide elasticity to the holder element whose top 6 is open to allow the insertion and use of the lighter. The extension 2 has an advantageously oblong shape, is in the same plane as the bottom 7 of the holder 1 and comprises a U-shaped slot 8 which produces a flap 9 with some elasticity to help in keeping the lighter-holder against the body of the packet 10. The attachment of the functional device described to a cigarette packet is carried out by inserting the extension 2 into one of the edges or short sides of the base of the packet so that its outside part 11 remains, for example, on the inside and the flap on the outside, or vice versa. With the extension held in place, the holder is firmly attached to the packet and the lighter 4 contained in it is immediately available at any time. The invention, within its speciality, may be realized in other ways which differ in detail from that indicated as an example in the preceding description and which will be similarly covered by the protection requested. It may therefore be constructed in any shape or size and with the most appropriate materials, within the scope of the claims.

Claims: Lighter holder for a cigarette packet, comprising a lamellated holder portion (1) defining a shape for holding a lighter beside the packet and having a plate (7) defining the base of the holder portion, characterised in that the plate extends beyond the holder portion to define a support element (2) for insertion into and across the bottom of the packet. Lighter holder for a cigarette packet, as in Claim 1, characterised by the fact that the holder portion (1) presents on the outer side a wide vertical cut-out (3) revealing the lighter and on the inside, adjacent to the packet, a vertical slot (5) which provides elasticity, while the support element (2) makes up a single unit with the plate and comprises a U-shaped slot (8) producing a longitudinal flap which helps to keep the holder against the bottom of the packet.

Inventors: CAMACHO PEREZ FELIPE, TORRAS ROCA GABRIEL, CAMACHO PEREZ, FELIPE, TORRAS ROCA, GABRIEL
Applicants: MAR PLANET SA, MAR PLANET, S.A.
Application year: 1990
Main classification: A24F15
IPC codes: A24F15