Inner Frame

Abstract

An inner frame ( 12 for a pack ( 1 ) is disclosed. It comprises a front panel ( 23 ) and a side panel ( 24, 25 ), wherein the front ( 12 ) and/or side panels ( 24, 25 ) comprise multiple layers.

1 . A pack comprising
 a body having front and rear walls separated by side walls,   a hinged lid integrally connected to the rear wall at a hinge line such that it is pivotable relative to the rear wall between open and closed positions, and   an inner frame received in the body that comprises a front panel that abuts the front wall and two side panels that extend along fold lines perpendicular to the front panel so that each side panel abuts a respective side wall of the body,   wherein the front and/or side panels comprise multiple layers, each layer having a major surface which abuts the major surface of another layer in the same panel,   wherein the side reinforcement layers overlap the whole surface area of the corresponding panel.   
     
     
         2 . The pack according to  claim 1 , wherein the front and side panels are formed from a single sheet of material. 
     
     
         3 . The pack according to  claim 2 , wherein the sheet of material includes fold lines to enable the sheet to be folded about said fold lines to form said multiple layers. 
     
     
         4 . The pack according to  claim 3 , comprising a side panel and a side reinforcement panel, the side reinforcement panel being positionable so that it overlaps its corresponding side panel to form a multi-layered side wall. 
     
     
         5 . The pack according to  claim 4 , wherein the side panel joins the front panel at a first fold line. 
     
     
         6 . The pack according to  claim 5 , wherein the side reinforcement panel joins the side panel at a second fold line. 
     
     
         7 . The pack according to  claim 6 , wherein the first and second fold lines are parallel. 
     
     
         8 . The pack according to  claim 6 , wherein the first and second fold lines extend at an angle relative to each other. 
     
     
         9 . The pack according to  claim 1 , wherein the front panel comprises a front reinforcement panel that joins the front panel at a front panel fold line, the front reinforcement panel being foldable about said front panel fold line so that it overlaps the front panel to form a multi-layered front wall. 
     
     
         10 . The pack according to  claim 3 , wherein the front panel comprises a front reinforcement panel that joins the front panel at a front panel fold line and side reinforcement panels that extend from the front reinforcement panel and are joined thereto by a second fold line, the front reinforcement panel being folded about the front panel fold line so that the front reinforcement panel overlaps the front panel and the side reinforcement panels overlap corresponding side wall panels to form multi-layered front and side walls. 
     
     
         11 . A blank for forming an inner frame as claimed in  claim 1  for a pack. 
     
     
         12 . A method of forming an inner frame comprising the steps of providing a blank comprising a front panel, a side panel and a side reinforcement panel, and positioning the side reinforcement panel so that it overlaps the side panel. 
     
     
         13 .- 15 . (canceled)