EP2305567A4 - Sliding-action hinged-lid package - Google Patents

Sliding-action hinged-lid package

Info

Publication number: EP2305567A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: sliding; lid package; action hinged; hinged; action
Prior art date: 2008-06-06
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP09758301A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2305567B1 (en

EP2305567A1 (en

Inventor

Tetsuya Nakamura

Shunsuke Tawada

Hidehisa Tokita

Masahiro Fukui

Akihiro Saito

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Japan Tobacco Inc

Original Assignee

Japan Tobacco Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2008-06-06

Filing date

2009-06-02

Publication date

2012-04-25

2009-06-02 Application filed by Japan Tobacco Inc filed Critical Japan Tobacco Inc

2011-04-06 Publication of EP2305567A1 publication Critical patent/EP2305567A1/en

2012-04-25 Publication of EP2305567A4 publication Critical patent/EP2305567A4/en

2013-08-14 Application granted granted Critical

2013-08-14 Publication of EP2305567B1 publication Critical patent/EP2305567B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2029-06-02 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
- B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
- B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
- B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
- B65D85/1036—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank
- B65D85/1045—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge
- B65D85/1054—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge combined with an outer sleeve connected to the lid

Landscapes

Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
Cartons (AREA)
Closures For Containers (AREA)

EP09758301.7A 2008-06-06 2009-06-02 Sliding-action hinged-lid package Active EP2305567B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2008149236A JP5323399B2 (en)	2008-06-06	2008-06-06	Hinge lid type package with slide function
PCT/JP2009/060019 WO2009148034A1 (en)	2008-06-06	2009-06-02	Sliding-action hinged-lid package

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2305567A1 EP2305567A1 (en)	2011-04-06
EP2305567A4 true EP2305567A4 (en)	2012-04-25
EP2305567B1 EP2305567B1 (en)	2013-08-14

Family

ID=41398111

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP09758301.7A Active EP2305567B1 (en)	2008-06-06	2009-06-02	Sliding-action hinged-lid package

Country Status (12)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20110062175A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP2305567B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP5323399B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR20110002087A (en)
CN (1)	CN102046478A (en)
CA (1)	CA2724107C (en)
ES (1)	ES2431356T3 (en)
MY (1)	MY152552A (en)
RU (1)	RU2478540C2 (en)
TW (1)	TW201000369A (en)
UA (1)	UA101373C2 (en)
WO (1)	WO2009148034A1 (en)

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CA2724107A1 (en)	2009-12-10
WO2009148034A1 (en)	2009-12-10
TW201000369A (en)	2010-01-01
EP2305567B1 (en)	2013-08-14
RU2010154115A (en)	2012-07-20
US20110062175A1 (en)	2011-03-17
JP2009292516A (en)	2009-12-17
EP2305567A1 (en)	2011-04-06
RU2478540C2 (en)	2013-04-10
JP5323399B2 (en)	2013-10-23
MY152552A (en)	2014-10-31
UA101373C2 (en)	2013-03-25
CA2724107C (en)	2013-12-10
KR20110002087A (en)	2011-01-06
CN102046478A (en)	2011-05-04
ES2431356T3 (en)	2013-11-26

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