EP0618151B1 - Packaging for elongated objects like cigarettes and blank for forming the same - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a packaging for rod-shaped objects, such as cigarettes or other smoking articles, in particular a folding box with a lid, which is connected in an articulated manner to a rear wall of a box part, the box part furthermore having a front wall, side walls and bottom wall and means for arranging a part number of the articles in a position offset from another part number of objects are provided.

Folding boxes (hinge-lid packs) are a worldwide form of pack for cigarettes. A group of cigarettes arranged in rows is surrounded by an inner wrapping made of tin foil or paper. The folding box is made of thin cardboard and has a box part and lid. A collar is usually arranged in the box part, a portion of which protrudes from the box part and is surrounded by the lid in the closed position. To make it easier to remove the first object, adjacent rows can be arranged offset in height from one another.

The object of the invention is to propose a new type of packaging corresponding to the height offset of the objects.

To achieve the object, the packaging according to the invention is characterized in that a lower edge of the front wall - lower front edge - is offset in height relative to a lower edge of the rear wall - lower rear edge. Neighboring adjacent areas of the bottom wall can thus also be automatically offset from one another, so that objects standing on the bottom wall in the area of the lower front edge are offset in height relative to the objects near the lower rear edge. As a result, the ends of the objects which are visible when the lid is open are naturally offset in height from one another, in particular a front row compared to a rear row. With further rows, more gradations may result.

A package design in which the lower front edge is offset downward from the lower rear edge is particularly appealing. When the lid is open, this gives the visual impression of rows of objects which are stepped against one another. The reverse case is also advantageous. Then the front row of objects is arranged higher than the rear row, so that the first object can be removed particularly easily.

The bottom wall itself can be designed in different ways. A solution is advantageous in which the bottom wall for connecting the lower front edge to the lower rear edge is directed obliquely upwards from the front to the rear. This variant saves material and is easy to manufacture.

In another variant, the bottom wall for connecting the lower front edge to the lower rear edge is stepped, in particular in a step-like manner with two floor levels offset with respect to one another in height. Depending on the number of rows of objects, further gradations with further floor levels can also be made. A particular advantage here is that the individual objects stand on the bottom wall with the largest possible contact surface. The risk of damage from vibrations or the like is largely excluded.

According to a further feature of the invention, it is particularly advantageous if separating members are arranged within the box part, which extend between the objects in such a way that they are positioned at a distance from one another, in particular one or more transverse support walls with rows of recesses for the passage one object each (each recess). The rows of objects which are offset in height from one another appear particularly appealing with the intended spacing from one another and can be removed even more easily. In addition, resulting effects such as friction or the like can be avoided by touching the objects with one another.

A special design of a separating element, regardless of the height offset of the leading edge and the trailing edge mentioned at the outset, results from claim 14.

Advantageously, the two transverse support walls are connected to each other by an upright intermediate piece that bears against the rear wall or front wall of the box part, the support walls forming a support insert with the intermediate piece and preferably being folded from a common blank. You can go to the top Connect the support wall in one piece to a collar arranged in the box part.

In the case of rows of objects terminating at different heights, it is advantageous not to additionally fix objects resting on the cover or on an upper wall of the cover. According to a feature of the invention, for this purpose a holding member for loading or holding down at least some of the objects, in particular a rear or front row of the objects, is arranged inside the cover.

Advantageously, the holding member is connected to a blank part forming the lid, in particular in such a way that an inwardly folded lid inner tab is connected to a lid front wall and a tab, which is preferably directed transversely to the lid front wall, for holding down (hold-down device). In a further development of this idea, the hold-down device can be supported against the top wall of the cover by a support flap which is approximately transverse to this, the support tab being preferably integrally connected to the hold-down device and folded transversely with respect to it.

The invention also relates to a blank for forming a package, in particular the packaging according to the invention described above. Its features and other features essential to the invention can be found in the claims and the description.

Fig. 1

einen ausgebreiteten Zuschnitt für eine Klappschachtel,

Fig. 2

eine fertiggestellte, geschlossene Verpackung in Vorderansicht,

Fig. 3

einen Vertikalschnitt durch die Verpackung gemäß Fig. 2 in einer Schnittebene III-III,

Fig. 4

einen ausgebreiteten Zuschnitt für einen Stützeinsatz,

Fig. 5

einen Horizontalschnitt durch die Verpackung gemäß Fig. 2 in der Schnittebene V-V,

Fig. 6a

einen ausgebreiteten Zuschnitt für eine andere Ausführungsform einer Klappschachtel,

Fig. 6b

eine fertiggestellte, geschlossene Verpackung, entsprechend dem Zuschnitt gemäß Fig. 6a, in Vorderansicht,

Fig. 6c

einen Vertikal schnitt durch die Verpackung gemäß Fig. 6b in einer Schnittebene VI-VI.

Fig. 7a

einen ausgebreiteten Zuschnitt für eine weitere Ausführungsform einer Klappschachtel,

Fig. 7b

eine fertiggestellte, geschlossene Verpackung, entsprechend dem Zuschnitt gemäß Fig. 7a, in Vorderansicht,

Fig. 7c

einen Vertikal schnitt durch die Verpackung gemäß Fig. 7b in einer Schnittebene VII-VII,

Fig. 8a

einen ausgebreiteten Zuschnitt für eine andere Ausführungsform eines Stützeinsatzes,

Fig. 8b

eine fertiggestellte, geschlossene Verpackung, mit dem Stützeinsatz gemäß Fig. 8a, in Vorderansicht,

Fig. 8c

einen Vertikal schnitt durch die Verpackung gemäß Fig. 8b in einer Schnittebene VIII-VIII.

Particular embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to drawings. Show it:

Fig. 1

a spread blank for a hinged box,

Fig. 2

a finished, closed packaging in front view,

Fig. 3

3 shows a vertical section through the packaging according to FIG. 2 in a sectional plane III-III,

Fig. 4

a spread blank for a support insert,

Fig. 5

3 shows a horizontal section through the packaging according to FIG. 2 in the section plane VV,

Fig. 6a

a spread blank for another embodiment of a hinged box,

Fig. 6b

a finished, closed package, corresponding to the cut according to FIG. 6a, in front view,

Fig. 6c

a vertical section through the packaging according to Fig. 6b in a section plane VI-VI.

Fig. 7a

a spread blank for another embodiment of a hinged box,

Fig. 7b

a finished, closed package, corresponding to the cut according to FIG. 7a, in front view,

Fig. 7c

a vertical section through the packaging according to FIG. 7b in a section plane VII-VII,

Fig. 8a

a spread blank for another embodiment of a support insert,

Fig. 8b

a finished, closed packaging, with the support insert according to FIG. 8a, in front view,

Fig. 8c

a vertical section through the package of FIG. 8b in a section plane VIII-VIII.

A preferred embodiment of a novel blank is shown in FIG. 1. The basic form of a conventional folding box with a box part 10 and a lid 11 is assumed. Areas are delimited by fold lines 12 to form a front wall 13, a bottom wall 14 and a rear wall 15. Side walls 16 and 17 of the folding box consist of two side tabs 18 and 19, which overlap each other and are connected to each other by gluing. The side tabs 18 adjoining the rear wall 15 lie on the inside.

The lid 11 is formed analogously with a lid rear wall 20, a lid upper wall 21 and a lid front wall 22, which connect in this order to the rear wall 15 of the box part. A hinge line 23 is formed between the lid rear wall 20 and rear wall 15 for the pivoting movements of the lid 11 when opening and closing. Lid side walls 24, 25 consist of lid side tabs 26 and 27 analogous to the design of the side walls 16, 17. An inner tab 28 is attached to the free edge of the lid front wall 22, which in the finished pack is on the inside of the lid front wall 22 is present, cf. 3, 6c, 7c, 8c.

The hinged box serves to hold a group of elongated, rod-shaped objects 29. These can be conventional cigarettes, but also other cigarette-like products. In the present exemplary embodiment, the package is dimensioned such that 10 objects 29 are positioned in two rows 30, 31 (five objects each) within the hinged box in an upright position. The objects 29 are spaced apart. Within a row 30, 31 are the same Clearances provided. The distances from row to row can have different dimensions.

In order to maintain the relative position of the objects 29, each object 29 is supported and kept at a distance. In the present exemplary embodiment, two support walls 32, 33 are arranged within the box part 10. The support walls 32, 33 are arranged at a distance from one another in the longitudinal direction of the objects 29 and also at a distance from the bottom wall 14 and from the cover 11. The support walls 32, 33 run approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the objects 29.

Each support wall 32, 33 is provided with a number of recesses 34, 35 corresponding to the number of objects 29. These are positioned according to the relative position of the objects 29, that is to say in rows 30, 31. The recesses 34, 35 of the two support walls 32, 33 are positioned coaxially, that is to say one above the other, so that each object 29 has a recess 34, 35 of one and another support wall 32, 33 passes through.

The shape of the recesses 34, 35 corresponds to the outer contour of the object 29. In the present case - with a cylindrical design of the objects 29 - circular recesses 34, 35 are stamped into the support walls 32, 33. Corresponding stamped parts are completely removed when producing the recesses 34, 35.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the support walls 32, 33 are connected to one another to form a one-piece blank (FIG. 4). Furthermore, a collar 36 is formed by the same cut. In the case of hinged boxes, such a collar is common as an insert in the box part 10. The collar 36 consists of the collar front wall 37 and collar side flaps 38, 39. The collar front wall 37 lies against the inside of the front wall 13 of the box part. The collar side tabs 38, 39 extend on the inside in the area of the side walls 16, 17. A partial area of the collar 36 protrudes from the box part 10 and is covered by the cover 11 in the closed position (FIGS. 3, 6c, 7c, 8c). 4 is formed in a special way to form a support insert 40 within the box part 10. The width of the cut for this support insert 40 corresponds to the required width of the collar 36. This results in the area of the support walls 32, 33 on both sides of the same folding tabs 41 and 42. The distance between the support walls 32, 33 is determined by an intermediate piece 43 of the support insert 40 determined, also with side folding flaps 44.

In the present exemplary embodiment, a spacer tab 45 is also formed on the side opposite the collar 36 in the central region, which adjoins the free side of the lower support wall 33. The contour of this spacer flap 45 corresponds to the contour of a conventional recess 46 formed in the region of the collar front wall 37. This overall contour makes it possible to produce the blank for the support insert 40 without waste from a continuous material web made of thin cardboard or the like by punching.

The collar side tabs 38, 39 and the folding tabs 41, 42 and 44 are separated from one another by punch cuts 47.

The support insert 40 is shaped three-dimensionally such that the collar 36 faces the front wall 13 as an upright leg. The upper support wall 32 adjoins this by transverse folding. The rectangular intermediate piece 43, which bears against the rear wall 15 of the box part 10, then follows as an upright folding part. The lower support wall 33 adjoins the lower edge of the intermediate piece 43 by transverse folding. The downwardly folded spacer tab 45 is located on the side opposite the intermediate piece 43. The dimensions of the support insert 40 can thus be selected be that the spacer tab 45 stands up on the bottom wall 14. Parts of the support insert 40, in particular collar 36 and / or intermediate piece 43, can be connected to the facing parts of the pack by adhesive bonding. The areas of the support insert 40 are delimited from one another by parallel fold lines 48.

The box part 10 is designed in a special way. The bottom wall 14 is directed obliquely with respect to the position of a bottom wall in a usually cuboid-shaped package. The bottom wall 14 extends obliquely upwards from a lower edge 49 of the front wall 13 to a lower edge 50 of the rear wall 15. The angle of inclination is approximately 25 °. The bevel results in a slightly lower front row 30 compared to the rear row 31 of the objects 29. This results in a visually appealing image when the package is open. In particular, the removal of the objects 29 is simplified by the graduated arrangement thereof.

The cut for the box part 10 is designed in a special way to form the inclined bottom wall 14. The side tabs 19 are diamond-shaped with bevelled bottom edges 51. "Bottom edges" because these edges lie against the bottom wall 14 in the fully folded package.

In an analogous manner, lower edges 52 of the side tabs 18 are directed obliquely, namely parallel to the bottom edges 51. The helix angle is also approximately 25 ° here.

Floor corner tabs 53, which are adjacent to the bottom wall 14 and adjoin the side tabs 18 downward, are formed in a special way. The outer edge 54 extends in continuation to an outer edge 55 of the side tabs 18, but bevelled (inwards) to this, with a helix angle that is at least as large as the previously mentioned helix angle α of 25 °. In the present embodiment The outer edge 54 runs perpendicular to the lower edge 52.

A special feature is in the area of the cover 11. 1, a flap 56a parallel to this, to form a hold-down device 56, adjoins the inner tab 28 to the outside. Its function is shown in more detail in FIG. 3. The hold-down device 56 is folded approximately perpendicular to the inner tab 28 and secures the front row 30 of the objects 29 against movements in the longitudinal direction thereof. The rear row 31 lies against the top of the lid 11 due to the inclination of the bottom wall 14.

The hold-down device 56 is formed narrower than the recess 46 in the collar 36. "Narrow" means in the direction from the cover side wall 24 to the cover side wall 25. This prevents the collar front wall 37 from touching.

6a, 6b, 6c show modifications of the previously described embodiment. On the one hand there is a different design of the bottom wall 14 and on the other hand a further development of the cover 11 in the area of the hold-down device 56. As far as possible the same reference numbers are used in FIGS. 6a, 6b, 6c as before.

6a, the bottom wall 14 is formed in three parts with a front floor level 57 adjoining the front wall 13, a rear floor level 58 adjoining the rear wall 15 and an intermediate piece 59 connecting the two levels 57, 58. The three levels are mutually separated by fold lines 60 delimited. Bottom edges 61 delimiting the side tabs 19 run approximately perpendicular to the outer edge 55 or to the main direction of extent of the blank shown in FIG. 6a. Accordingly, in this embodiment there is no beveled floor, but rather a step-like stepped bottom wall 14, cf. Fig. 6c. As can be seen in FIG. 3, this results in the present embodiment Height offset of the front row 30 of the objects 29 compared to the rear row 31. The front row 30 is in turn lower.

For folding the stair-shaped bottom wall 14, bottom corner tabs 62 with a width b that correspond to the width B of the rear floor level 58 are formed on the side tabs 18 in FIG. The floor corner flaps 62 are approximately rectangular and come to lie in the fully folded packaging on the rear floor level 58, cf. Fig. 6c.

In this context, there is a special feature regarding the length or arrangement of the side tabs 19. These are offset with respect to a fold line 63 between the front floor plane 57 and the front wall 13 in FIG. 6 downwards - towards the lid in the finished package. The height offset h of the folding line 63 with respect to the bottom edges 61 is as large as half the width (height H) of the intermediate level 59, h = ½H. In the finished package according to FIG. 6c, this results in a protrusion of the bottom edges 61 downward with respect to the rear bottom plane 58. At the same time, the bottom edge 61 does not extend all the way down to the front floor level 57. This is particularly advantageous when assembling two packs into a small dressing, not shown. The packs are in each case with their stair-shaped bottom walls 14 so that the bottom plane 58 of one pack abuts the bottom plane 57 of the other pack - and vice versa. The part of the side tab 19 of the one pack projecting beyond the rear bottom plane 58 then covers the area of the other pack in the area of the front bottom plane 57 which is not covered by the side tab 19.

A further deviation from FIGS. 1 to 3 is provided in the area of the hold-down device 56. 6a, 6b, 6c, a support tab closes the tab 56a as a support member 64 on. This is folded transversely with respect to the flap 56a and thus extends in a plane parallel to the inner flap 28. The support flap 64 is supported against the upper lid wall 21 or against the corner corner flaps 65 lying against the upper lid wall 21. Shape and dimensions of the supporting flap 64 correspond approximately to the flap 56a. The width of the support tab 64, that is, the distance from the tab 56a to the top wall 21 corresponds approximately to the height offset of the two rows 30, 31. The support tab 64 provides an even better protection of the objects 29 of the front row 30 against movements in the longitudinal direction thereof .

Fold lines 66 are provided between the flap 56a and the support flap 64 or the inner flap 28. Instead, an interrupted punch line 67 is shown in FIG. 1.

FIGS. 7a, 7b, 7c show a pack made from a blank modified compared to FIG. 1. The modification lies in the area of the cover 11 or in the area adjoining the cover front wall 22. If there is agreement with FIGS. 1 to 3, the same reference numbers are given. According to FIG. 7a, an inner tab 68 adjoins the cover front wall 22 at the top. This is longer than the inner tab 28 according to FIG. 1 and, according to FIG. 7c, extends almost to the top wall 21 of the tab. A tab extension 69 adjoins the inner tab 68, the same width as the former. In the fully folded package, the tab extension 69 is parallel to the top wall 21 and thus angled with respect to the inner tab 68. At the angle 70 between the inner tab 68 and the tab extension 69, a plurality of shoulders 71 are provided side by side in the direction from the side wall to the side wall. These perform the function of the hold-down device 56, analogously to the flap 56a according to FIGS. 3 and 6c. The shoulders are formed by two mutually parallel separating cuts and are folded out of the angle 70 by a fold opposite to it. This results in two legs 73, 74 for each step 71. The former starts from the inner tab 68 and is angled towards this. The second leg 74 starts from the tab extension 69 and is angled relative to this and the leg 73. 7b, a total of four shoulders 71 are arranged in a row 30 for five objects 29. The latter are arranged on a gap and act as hold-downs against two neighboring objects. This arrangement on gap, the paragraphs 71 are inevitably offset from the side walls inwards. A disability by the collar 36 is thus excluded. Rather, the shoulders 71 lie in the region of the collar recess 46. The length of the leg 73 extends approximately to half the diameter of the objects in the front row 30. The length of the leg 74 corresponds approximately to the height offset of the two rows 30, 31.

A further embodiment of the packaging according to the invention is shown in FIGS. 8a, 8b and 8c. The pack, that is to say the box part 10 with the lid 11, is here cuboid-shaped in the conventional manner, that is to say without a sloping bottom (FIG. 3) or a stepped bottom (FIG. 6c). Nevertheless, means are also provided here by means of which a part number of the objects in the package is arranged offset in height from another part number. For this purpose, the support insert 40 is designed in a special way. A central area with collar front wall 37, support wall 32, intermediate piece 43 and support wall 33 corresponds to the embodiment according to FIG. 4 - in FIG. 8a, the intermediate piece 43 is somewhat shorter, so that the support walls 32, 33 in the finished package have a smaller size Have a distance from each other. Instead of the individual tabs 38, 39, 41, 42, 44, a collar side tab 75 is provided on both sides of the collar front wall 37 in FIG. 8a. This is articulated laterally on the collar front wall 37 and at the same time extends downwards, that is to say in the direction of the intermediate piece 43, approximately up to half of the upper support wall 32.

As a special feature, a further support wall 76 adjoining the lower support wall 33 is provided here. This is somewhat longer than the respective support walls 32, 33, so that it does not fit transversely into the packaging, but rather is arranged obliquely (FIG. 8c). A lower edge 77 of the support wall 76 lies close to the lower rear edge 50 on the package bottom (bottom wall 14). An upper edge 78 parallel to this, which at the same time marks a fold line between the support wall 33 and the lowermost support wall 76, lies against the lower rear edge 50 at a height offset on the front wall 13.

Only a number of recesses 79 are provided in the support wall 76. These are elliptically shaped, so that the objects of the front row 30 find almost no play in the recesses 79. A region 80 of the support wall 76 in the finished package in the region of the rear row 31 has no recesses. The objects in the rear row 31 are supported on this area 80 or rest here. This automatically results in a height offset of the rear row 31 supported on the area 80 with respect to the front objects of the front row 30 protruding through the recesses 79. The area 80 is designed to be slightly narrower than the support wall 76 in the rest for easier insertion into the pack .

According to an embodiment not shown, the inclined support wall 76 is part of a collar cut, without further support walls lying in between.

8b, 8c no holding members for holding down the respectively lower row of objects are shown. Nevertheless, these can be present in accordance with the described embodiments. The embodiments for the height offset of the objects can also be combined with the embodiments with regard to the holding members.

Claims (18)

1. Pack for stick-shaped articles (29), such as cigarettes or other smoker's articles, especially hinge-lid pack, with a lid (11) which is connected in an articulated manner to a rear wall (15) of a pack part (10), a pack part (10) furthermore having a front wall (13), side walls (16, 17) and a bottom wall (14), and means being provided for arranging a part number of articles in a position offset in height relative to another part number of articles, characterized in that a lower edge of the front wall (13) - lower front edge (49) - is arranged offset in height relative to a lower edge of the rear wall (15) - lower rear edge (50).
2. Pack according to Claim 1, characterized in that the bottom wall (14) for connecting the lower front edge (49) to the lower rear edge (50) is directed obliquely upwards from the front wall (13) to the rear wall (15) and in that the bottom wall (14) preferably adjoins the rear wall (15), specifically along a folding line (12).
3. Pack according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the bottom wall (14) for connecting the lower front edge (49) to the lower rear edge (50) is stepped, in particular is designed in the manner of stairs with two bottom planes (57, 58) offset in height relative to one another.
4. Pack according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that preferably horizontal lower edges (bottom edges 61) of the side walls (side tabs 19) are arranged offset in height relative to the lower front edge (49) and the lower rear edge (50), in particular approximately at mid-height between the front edge (49) and the rear edge (50).
5. Pack according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that there are arranged within the pack part (10) one or more separating members which extend between the articles (29), in such a way that the latter are positioned at a distance from one another, especially in the form of one or more transversely directed supporting walls (32, 33) with rows of recesses (34, 35) for the passage of a respective article (29).
6. Pack according to Claim 5, characterized in that two transversely directed supporting walls (32, 33) are connected to one another by means of an upright intermediate piece (43) which bears against the rear wall (15) or front wall (13) of the pack part (10), the supporting walls (32, 33) forming with the intermediate piece (43) a supporting insert (40) and preferably being folded from a common blank.
7. Pack according to Claim 6, characterized in that a collar (36) arranged in the pack part (10) is made in one piece with the blank of the supporting insert (40) and, in particular, adjoins one edge (folding line 48) of the upper supporting wall (32).
8. Pack according to one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that a separating member, especially a supporting wall (76) with recesses (79) for some of the articles, is arranged obliquely within the pack part (10), in such a way that one row (30) of articles (29) is positioned in the recesses (79) and another row (31) stands offset in height relative to this on a portion (80) of the supporting wall (76).
9. Pack according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that there is arranged in the lid (11), on the inside, a holding member for loading or holding down at least some of the articles (29), especially a rear or a front row (30, 31) of articles.
10. Pack according to Claim 9, characterized in that the holding member is connected to a blank part forming the lid (11), especially in such a way that an inwardly folded inner tab (28) adjoins a lid front wall (22), and the holding member is designed as part of the inner tab (28) or so as to start from the latter.
11. Pack according to Claim 10, characterized in that there adjoins the inner tab (28) a tab extension (69) transverse thereto and preferably bearing against a lid top wall (21), and in that at least one heel (holdingdown device (56)) having legs directed transversely relative to one another is formed as a holding member between the inner tab (28) and tab extension (69).
12. Pack according to Claim 11, characterized in that the heel (71) is formed by incision, especially by mutually parallel cuts, and the inward folding of part of the transition between the inner tab (28) and tab extension (69), and in that a plurality of heels (71) are provided next to one another in the direction of the pack width, especially in such a way that one or two respective articles (29) adjacent to the front wall (13) are held down by a heel (71).
13. Pack according to one of Claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the means for arranging a part number of articles (29) in a position offset in height relative to another part number of articles are provided to offset rows (30, 31) of articles in height.
14. Pack for stick-shaped articles (29), such as cigarettes or smoker's articles, especially hinge-lid pack, with a lid (11) which is connected in an articulated manner to a rear wall (15) of a pack part (10), a pack part (10) furthermore having, in addition to a rear wall (15), a front wall (13), side walls (16, 17) and a bottom wall (14), characterized in that as a separating member a supporting wall (76) with recesses (79) for some of the articles is arranged obliquely within the pack part (10), in such a way that one row (30) of articles (29) is positioned in the recesses (79) and another row (31) stands offset in height relative to this on a portion (80) of the supporting wall (76).
15. Blank for forming a pack, especially according to one of Claims 1 to 13, with regions delimited by folding lines, for forming a front wall (13), a bottom wall (14), a rear wall (15), side walls (16, 17), preferably also a lid rear wall (20), lid top wall (21), lid front wall (22) and lid side tabs (26, 27), there adjoining side tabs (18, 19) forming the side walls, bottom corner tabs (53) which are separated therefrom and, in the finished pack, lie in one plane with the bottom wall (14), characterized in that lower edges (bottom edges 51, lower edges 52) of the side tabs (18, 19) are made bevelled to form a pack having an oblique bottom wall (14).
16. Blank according to Claim 15, characterized in that free lateral edges (54) of the bottom corner tabs (53) are made bevelled in relation to the spread-out blank, preferably in such a way that the lateral edges (54) and the lower edges (51, 52) of the side tabs (18, 19) are perpendicular to one another.
17. Blank for forming a pack, especially according to one of Claims 1 to 14, with regions delimited by folding lines, for forming a front wall (13), bottom wall (14), rear wall (15), side walls (16, 17), preferably also a lid rear wall (20), lid top wall (21), lid front wall (22) and lid side tabs (26, 27), there adjoining the side walls (side tabs 18 or 19) bottom corner tabs (53) which, in the finished pack, lie in one plane with the bottom wall (14), characterized in that, to form two planes offset in height relative to one another, the bottom wall (14) is divided in three by two parallel folding lines (60) into a rear bottom plane (58), an intermediate piece (59) and a front bottom plane (57).
18. Blank for forming a supporting insert (40), for use in a pack according to Claim 8 or 14, with one or more supporting walls which each have recesses (34, 35, 79) for the passage of articles (29), one supporting wall (76) having recesses (79) in a part region only and having no recesses suitable for the passage of the articles (29) in an outer free end region (80).

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