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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2002
Silvano Boriani, Bologna, IT;
Fiorenzo Draghetti, Medicina, IT;
G.D Societa per Azioni, Bologna, IT;
Abstract
A rigid parallelepiped-shaped carton ( ) for packets ( ) of cigarettes is disclosed. The carton has a cup-shaped bottom container ( ) and a substantially cup-shaped top lid ( ) connected to the bottom container ( ) along at least one preweakened tear line ( ) running along two parallel, facing vertical lateral walls ( ), and along a vertical front wall ( ), so as to divide each vertical wall ( ) into a respective bottom portion ( ) forming part of the container ( ), and a respective remaining top portion ( ) forming part of the lid ( ); each packet ( ) of cigarettes being housed inside the carton ( ) with a major lateral wall ( ) of the packet parallel to the front wall ( ); and the preweakened tear line ( ) being located at a first height (H ) along the vertical lateral walls ( ) and dropping to a second height (H ), lower than the first height (H ), along the vertical front wall ( ).