Packet for articles of elongated shape

Abstract

A packet filled with articles of elongated shape comprises a substantially parallelepiped outer wrapper presenting a front wall, a rear wall or back, two flank walls, a top and a base, and scored or punched with a cutout delimiting a closure flap; the cutout appears as transverse line occupying a central area of the front wall, and two lines extending from the ends of the transverse line, at a predetermined distance from the corner edges of the relative flank walls, along the front wall and at least across the width of the top. The area of the wrapper occupied by the cutout is covered by an adhesive label furnished with a pull tab. The packet comprises an inner element serving to fill two longitudinal and substantially parallelepiped spaces within the wrapper, each coinciding positionally and dimensionally at one end with a relative portion of the top lying outside the line of the cutout.

1 ) A packet for articles of elongated shape, comprising:
 an outer wrapper of substantially parallelepiped appearance containing articles arranged parallel to a longitudinal axis of the packet, presenting a front wall, a rear wall or back, two flank walls, a top and a base, also a cutout, serving to delimit a closure element or tongue, composed of a portion lying transversely to the longitudinal axis of the packet and occupying a central area of the front wall, and two portions extending from the ends of the transverse portion, at a predetermined distance from the corner edges of the relative flank walls, along the front wall and at least across the width of the top;   an adhesive label covering the area occupied by the cutout, and furnished with a pull tab;   an inner element serving to fill two longitudinal and substantially parallelepiped spaces within the wrapper, each coinciding positionally and dimensionally at one end with the relative portion of the top located externally of the cutout.   
   
   
       2 ) A packet for articles of elongated shape as in  claim 1 , wherein the cutout comprises a portion disposed transversely to the longitudinal axis of the packet, occupying a central area of the front wall, also two portions disposed substantially parallel one with another and extending from the ends of the transverse portion at a predetermined distance from the corner edges of the relative flank walls, along the front wall and at least across the top, of which the respective free ends are located on the back of the wrapper. 
   
   
       3 ) A packet for articles of elongated shape as in  claim 1 , wherein the inner element is fashioned from stiff or semi-stiff material. 
   
   
       4 ) A packet for articles of elongated shape as in  claim 3 , wherein the inner element comprises a flat central portion of dimensions identical to those of the front wall and, associated with each longitudinal edge of the flat central portion, a rib of depth substantially equal to the depth of the wrapper, in such a way as to fill two substantially parallelepiped spaces within the wrapper, each coinciding positionally and dimensionally at one end with the relative portion of the top lying between the cutout and the flank wall. 
   
   
       5 ) A packet for articles of elongated shape as in  claim 4 , wherein the inner element is fashioned from a flat blank of cardboard or paperboard. 
   
   
       6 ) A packet for articles of elongated shape as in  claim 5 , wherein the flat blank appears symmetrical in relation to a longitudinal axis, and is divided by longitudinal crease lines into a plurality of panels consisting in a central panel connected on either side to a respective second panel, also to a third panel, a fourth panel and an end flap, of which the second, third and fourth panels on each side are subjectable to a folding operation resulting in the formation of a respective rib. 
   
   
       7 ) A packet for articles of elongated shape as in  claim 6 , wherein the flat blank presents a transverse crease line coinciding with one end of the central panel and delimiting a bottom flap designed to engage in contact with the base of the wrapper when the packet is assembled. 
   
   
       8 ) A packet for articles of elongated shape as in  claim 7 , wherein the flat blank comprises a further panel, joined along a further transverse crease line to the bottom flap on the side opposite from the central panel, designed to engage in contact with the back of the wrapper when the packet is assembled. 
   
   
       9 ) A packet for articles of elongated shape as in  claim 5 , wherein the flat blank presents appendages, each serving to enclose one end of a respective rib. 
   
   
       10 ) A packet for articles of elongated shape as in  claim 8 , wherein the further panel is furnished with two lateral flaps delimited by respective crease lines and designed to engage in contact with the flank walls of the wrapper when the packet is assembled.