Patent SG-11201810351U-A (SG)
Title: Improved container of consumer articles comprising an element of discernible thickness and blank therefor
Inventor: CAILLEAUX TIMOTHEE
IPC: B65D85/10
Filed: 2017-09-27
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......0\"\" WO 2018/020487 A2 01 February 2018 (01.02.2018) W I P0 I P C T (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: CIVERA, Andrea; Reddie & Grose LLP, The B65D 5/42 (2006.01) White Chapel Building, 10 Whitechapel High Street, Lon- (21) International Application Number: don Greater London El 8QS (GB). PCT/IB2017/055915 (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (22) International Filing Date: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 27 September 2017 (27.09.2017) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (25) Filing Language: English DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (26) Publication Language: English HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, (30) Priority Data: MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, 16181558.4 27 July 2016 (27.07.2016) EP OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, (71) Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. [CH/CH]; Quai Jeanrenaud 3, 2000 Neuchatel (CH). (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (72) Inventors: CAILLEAUX, Timothee; 96 B Rue du Jura, kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, 01220 Divonne-les-Bains (FR). PITTON, David; Rue de GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, l'Oree 80, 2000 Neuchatel (CH). UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, Title: IMPROVED CONTAINER OF CONSUMER ARTICLES COMPRISING AN ELEMENT OF DISCERNIBLE THICK- (54) NESS 100 102 .a00 ....................... : t s e * r : —:— i 104 104 — 202 Fig. 1 N (57) : A container for consumer goods is formed from a laminar blank (100; 300) having a blank thickness (T1); and a three IN dimensional element (104; 304) having a thickness (T2) from about 50 micrometres to about 500 micrometres. An inner surface of *1: a first wall of the container comprises an affixing area (108) for at least partly receiving the element (104), the affixing area (108) 71' c;;;;) comprising a debossed or ablated area having a residual thickness (T3) less than the blank thickness. The element (104) is affixed to N the container by means of adhesive provided on the debossed or ablated zone of the affixing area (108). A difference between the blank 0 --..... thickness (T1) and the residual thickness (T3) is less than the element thickness (T2), such that the element (104) projects beyond the 00 0 inner surface of the container by an incremental thickness (T4) less than the element thickness (T2). Further, the container comprises c:::: ) a thickness compensating means (112; 312) on a region of the inner surface of the container. N O [Continued on next page] WO 2018/020487 A2 lilillEMBIRENHOIRIMIIHIIHEOHREDIS TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — without international search report and to be republished upon receipt of that report (Rule 48.2(g)) — with information concerning request for restoration of the right of priority in respect of one or more priority claims; the decision of the receiving Office regarding the request for restoration is pending and will be published separately once available (Rules 26bis.3 and 48.20))