Cigarette pack comprising twin cigarette packets

Abstract

A cigarette pack comprises a pair of complementary packets each of which comprises a box that includes a straight or angled or non-orthogonal side panel and wherein each box contains a group of cigarettes. The packets are arranged adjacent one another along their straight or non-orthogonal sides and then overwrapped to produce the cigarette pack. Each packet includes ten cigarettes for a total pack count of twenty cigarettes. The individual packets promote ease of transport and overall freshness. The packet may have rounded or beveled corners, and each packet may have a hinge lid or comprise an outer shell and interior cigarette holding slide. The packets may hold reduced diameter cigarettes with the advantage that the overall length and width of a pack of twin packets are substantially the same as the length and width or a pack of conventional diameter cigarettes. The packs may then be packaged in conventional ten pack cartons and tax stamped with standard stamping equipment without modification of that equipment.

1 . A cigarette pack comprising first and second complementary packets, each packet having a non-orthogonal panel, and the packets being releaseably attached together along their non-orthogonal panels so as to establish a single cigarette pack with two individual packets.  
   
   
       2 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 1  wherein each packet includes ten cigarettes for a total pack count of twenty cigarettes.  
   
   
       3 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 1  wherein each packet includes a hinge lid.  
   
   
       4 . A cigarette pack comprising first and second packets releaseably wrapped together so as to establish a complete twenty count (or more) pack of cigarettes, each packet comprising a box with a hinge lid, and the box having a front panel, a back panel, an orthogonal side panel perpendicular to the front panel and back panels, and an angled side panel.  
   
   
       5 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 4  wherein a complete twenty count pack accommodates a 7-6-7 collation of cigarettes, and wherein a first one of the aforementioned packets encloses a 4-3-3 collation and the other encloses a complementary 3-3-4 bundled collation of cigarettes.  
   
   
       6 . A cigarette pack comprising first and second complementary packets, each packet comprising a box, and the packets being releaseably attached together so as to establish a single cigarette pack with two individual packets.  
   
   
       7 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 6  wherein each box includes a hinge lid.  
   
   
       8 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 6  wherein each box comprises a shell with a slide therein holding a group of cigarettes.  
   
   
       9 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 6  wherein each packet includes ten cigarettes for a total pack count of twenty cigarettes.  
   
   
       10 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 6  wherein each packet includes front, back and opposing interconnecting side panels, and overwrap material around the packets oriented in side-by-side relationship with one another.  
   
   
       11 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 6  wherein each packet has a generally square cross section.  
   
   
       12 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 6  including rounded corners on at least two corners of each packet.  
   
   
       13 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 6  wherein each packet includes front, back and opposing interconnecting side panels, and rounded corners on each packet where the front, back and side panels adjoin one another.  
   
   
       14 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 6  including beveled corners on at least two corners of each packet.  
   
   
       15 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 6  wherein each packet includes front, back and opposing interconnecting side panels, and beveled corners on each packet where the front, back and side panels adjoin one another.  
   
   
       16 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 15  wherein each packet has a generally octagonal cross section.  
   
   
       17 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 6  wherein each packet has a generally trapezoidal cross section.  
   
   
       18 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 6  wherein each packet has a generally rectangular cross section.  
   
   
       19 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 18  wherein each packet is constructed and arranged to hold ten cigarettes in two rows with five cigarettes in each row.  
   
   
       20 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 18  wherein each packet is constructed and arranged to hold ten reduced diameter cigarettes having a circumference of approximately 23.0 mm in two rows with five cigarettes in each row.  
   
   
       21 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 18  wherein each packet has wide front and back panels and narrow opposing interconnecting side panels.  
   
   
       22 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 21  wherein the packets are arranged with the back panel of one packet against the front panel of the other packet.  
   
   
       23 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 22  wherein each packet is individually wrapped with overwrap material and both individually wrapped packets are additionally wrapped together with overwrap material.  
   
   
       24 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 22  wherein both packets are wrapped together with overwrap material.  
   
   
       25 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 21  wherein the packets are arranged with the side panel of one packet adjacent the side panel of the other packet.  
   
   
       26 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 25  wherein each packet is individually wrapped with overwrap material and both individually wrapped packets are additionally wrapped together with overwrap material.  
   
   
       27 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 25  wherein both packets are wrapped together with overwrap material.  
   
   
       28 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 6  wherein each packet has a generally square cross section, and wherein each packet is constructed and arranged to hold ten cigarettes with a collation of 3-2-3-2 cigarettes from side-to-side thereof.  
   
   
       29 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 28  wherein each packet is constructed and arranged to hold ten reduced diameter cigarettes each having a circumference of approximately 23.0 mm.  
   
   
       30 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 29  wherein the overall width and length of both packets are substantially equal to the width and length of a pack of cigarettes of approximately 24.8 mm circumference having a 7-6-7 cigarette collation from front-to-back.  
   
   
       31 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 6  wherein each packet has a generally square cross section, and wherein each packet is constructed and arranged to hold ten cigarettes with a collation of 2-3-2-3 cigarettes from side-to-side thereof.  
   
   
       32 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 31  wherein each packet is constructed and arranged to hold ten reduced diameter cigarettes each having a circumference of approximately 23.0 mm.  
   
   
       33 . A cigarette pack as in  claim 32  wherein the overall width and length of both packets are substantially equal to the width and length of a pack of cigarettes of approximately 24.8 mm circumference having a 7-6-7 cigarette collation from front-to-back.