Philip Morris Products S.a.

Arjen Hamilcar Slooff

Lucas Chatelain

Dorothy Tritz

Luiz Andre Rodrigues

Philippe Bourgoin

Timothee Cailleaux

Sergey Krasiev

Ross Lange

Mathias Beutler

Elke Rutzinger

Cassandra Sandra Alcocer Beltran

Casandra Sandra Alcocer Beltran

A hinge-lid container comprises a resealable package of consumer goods, the package having an opening through which consumer goods can be removed; and a self-adhesive reclosable sticker covering the opening of the package and extending beyond the periphery of the opening of the package. The sticker comprises a first and a second layer of labelling web material. The first layer is affixed to the package by a first adhesive provided on the inner surface of the first layer extending about at least a sealing portion of the package at the periphery of the opening. The first layer comprises a cut-out aligned with the opening of the package. The second layer is at least partially releasably affixed to the first layer by a second adhesive provided on a first area of the inner surface of the second layer extending about at least the lower periphery of the cut-out of the first layer. The second adhesive is a removable adhesive and a peel strength for peeling the first layer from the package is greater than a peel strength for peeling the second layer from the first layer. The second layer of the self-adhesive reclosable sticker is permanently affixed to the inner surface of the lid.

Container with multilayer self-adhesive reclosable sticker

A container includes an inner package disposed within a housing. The inner package includes a first region that extends along a longitudinal axis of the inner package and includes first and second layers of a material that forms the inner package, and a second region adjacent the first region that also extends along the longitudinal axis. The second region includes only the first layer and not the second layer. The first region also includes a first line of weakness disposed in the first layer that defines a flap, and a second line of weakness disposed in the second layer that defines an access opening disposed in the first region. The access opening is covered by the flap when the flap is in a closed position and at least partially uncovered when the flap is in an open position.

Resealable inner package for a container

Containers that comprise a housing that comprises a box and a lid that is hingedly attached to the box. The lid comprises a front wall that has an inner surface, an outer surface and a bottom edge. The container also comprises an inner package disposed at least partially within the housing and at least partially defining an interior volume for housing consumer goods. The container also comprises a resealable label configured to open and close the inner package when the lid of the housing is opened and closed, wherein the resealable lable is positioned adjacent the inner surface of the front wall of the lid. The container also comprises an insert comprising a line of weakness and a communication portion, wherein the insert is coupled to the resealable label to maintain connection of the insert with the container until the line of weakness is broken.

Resealable container including insert

A container comprises a housingthat comprises a boxand a lidthat is hingedly attached to the box. The lidcomprises a front wallthat has an inner surface, an outer surfaceand a bottom edge. The box comprises a front wallthat has an upper edgeand an access region. At least some portion of the upper edgeof the box is formed by at least some portion of the access region. The container also comprises an inner packagedisposed at least partially within the housing and at least partially defining an interior volume for housing consumer goods. The inner packagecomprises a first layerand a second layer. The first layercomprises a flapwhich is attached to the inner surface of the lid and is configured to be releasably attached to a sealing regionof the second layerto open and close the inner package by opening and closing the lid of the container. The container also comprises an insertpositioned between the inner surfaceof the front wallof the box and the outer surfaceof the front wallof the inner package. The inserthas an upper edgewhich is accessible via the access region

A container includes a housing and an outer film. The housing has an inner surface, an outer surface, a rear wall and a circumferential length. The housing includes a box and a lid hingedly attached to the box at a hinge line on the rear wall of the housing. The housing also includes an opening line. The outer film is disposed on the outer surface of the housing. The outer film includes a covering portion and an opening portion. The opening portion has a length that is less than the circumferential length of the housing and the opening portion is disposed along the opening line of the housing.

Container including outer film

There is provided a container () of consumer goods, the container () comprising a wrapped bundle of consumer goods () comprising a wrapper () wrapped around one or more consumer goods. The wrapper () comprises a folded laminar blank comprising at least one carrier layer () and at least one conductive layer (), the at least one conductive layer () forming at least one power transfer receiver coil () configured to wirelessly receive a supply of electrical energy. The container () further comprises an outer housing () containing the wrapped bundle of consumer goods (), and an electronic device () connected to the at least one power transfer receiver coil () to receive the supply of electrical energy.

Container of consumer goods having a wirelessly powered electronic device

A package () of consumer goods has an opening for removing the goods and a reclosable adhesive label () occluding the opening. The label () comprises a bottom layer () and a top layer (). The bottom layer () is affixed to the package () by means of permanent adhesive provided on a first area () of the inner surface of the bottom layer extending about the periphery of the opening, the bottom layer comprising a cut-out portion () at least partly aligned with the opening of the package. The top layer () is at least partly affixed to the bottom layer () by permanent adhesive provided on a back hinge area () of the inner surface of the top layer, and at least partly releasably affixed to the bottom layer by means of a second adhesive provided on a peeling area () of the inner surface of the top layer extending distal from the hinge area (). Thus, the top layer () is movable from a closed position, wherein it overlies at least the access opening, and an open position, wherein it is lifted off the bottom layer () to reveal the cut-out portion (). The second adhesive is a permanent or semi-permanent adhesive and a layer of a release agent is provided between the bottom layer () and the top layer (). In the closed position, a front end portion of the peeling area () of the inner surface of the top layer () at least partially overlies the release agent.

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Rhenen, Netherlands

Arjen Hamilcar Slooff