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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2013
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Mathias Beutler, Vallon, CH;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
Method for producing a plurality of blanks from a continuous strip of material. Firstly, a continuous strip of material () is provided, the strip having a plurality of cut-outs () spaced along a longitudinal direction thereof. Then, the continuous strip is cut along a plurality of cut lines () to form the plurality of blanks (), each cut line comprising a straight transverse section and a curved section. Each cut line intersects a respective cut-out in the strip in the curved section of the cut line. Each cut line, together with its respective intersected cut-out, corresponds to an edge () of at least one of the plurality of blanks. There is also provided a blank () formed by the method and a container () for consumer goods, the container comprising an inner frame () formed from a blank formed according by the method.