Package for a smoking article with an elongated shape

Abstract

Package for a smoking article with an elongated shape; the package comprises: a front wall; a rear wall opposite the front wall; a lower wall, which connects the front wall to the rear wall; an upper wall, which is parallel to and opposite the lower wall and connects the front wall to the rear wall; and an intermediate wall, which is parallel to the lower wall and to the upper wall, is arranged between the lower wall and the upper wall, and has a through hole, through which the smoking article is arranged; in the area comprised between the intermediate wall and the upper wall there are no side walls arranged perpendicularly to the front, rear, lower and upper walls, so that the smoking article can be seen from the side.

1 . A package ( 1 ) for at least one smoking article ( 2 ) with an elongated shape; the package ( 1 ) comprises:
 at least one smoking article ( 2 );   a front wall ( 3 );   a rear wall ( 4 ), which is opposite to the front wall ( 3 );   a lower wall ( 5 ), which connects the front wall ( 3 ) to the rear wall ( 4 );   an upper wall ( 6 ), which is parallel to and opposite the lower wall ( 5 ) and connects the front wall ( 3 ) to the rear wall ( 4 ); and   a first intermediate wall ( 7 ) arranged between the lower wall ( 5 ) and the upper wall ( 6 ), and has a first through hole ( 8 ), through which the smoking article ( 2 ) is arranged;   wherein in the area comprised between the first intermediate wall ( 7 ) and the upper wall ( 6 ) there are no side walls arranged perpendicularly to the front, rear, lower and upper walls ( 3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ) so that the smoking article ( 2 ) can be seen from the side;   the package ( 1 ) is characterized in that it comprises two support walls ( 9 ,  10 ), each connected, on one side, to the lower wall ( 5 ) and, on the other side, to the first intermediate wall ( 7 ).   
     
     
         2 . The package ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 a first support wall ( 9 ) is connected to the first intermediate wall ( 7 ) along a pre-weakened folding line; and   a second support wall ( 10 ) ends with a first connecting tab ( 11 ), which is glued to the first intermediate wall ( 7 ).   
     
     
         3 . The package ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein each support wall ( 9 ,  10 ) comprises two second connecting tabs ( 12 ), which are glued to the front wall ( 3 ) and to the rear wall ( 4 ), respectively. 
     
     
         4 . The package ( 1 ) according to  claim 1  and comprising a second intermediate wall ( 13 ), which is parallel to the lower wall ( 5 ) and to the upper wall ( 6 ) is arranged between the first intermediate wall and the upper wall ( 6 ), and has, at the centre, a second through hole ( 14 ), through which the smoking article ( 2 ) is arranged. 
     
     
         5 . The package ( 1 ) according to  claim 4 , wherein:
 the first through hole ( 8 ) has a circular shape and is arranged at a distance other than zero both from the front wall ( 3 ) and the rear wall ( 4 ); and   the second through hole ( 14 ) has a rectangular shape, which extends from the front wall ( 3 ) to the rear wall ( 4 ).   
     
     
         6 . The package ( 1 ) according to  claim 4 , wherein:
 the upper wall ( 6 ) is formed by overlapping an outer panel ( 15 ), which is connected along a pre-weakened folding line to the front wall ( 3 ) or to the rear wall ( 4 ), and an inner panel ( 16 ), which is connected along a pre-weakened folding line to the rear wall ( 4 ) or to the front wall ( 3 ); and   the second intermediate wall ( 13 ) is connected to the inner panel ( 16 ) without interruptions.   
     
     
         7 . The package ( 1 ) according to  claim 6 , comprising a third connecting tab ( 17 ) interposed between the inner panel ( 16 ) and the second intermediate wall ( 13 ) and rests against as well as is glued to the front wall ( 3 ) or to the rear wall ( 4 ), and a fourth connecting tab ( 18 ), which is opposite the third connecting tab ( 17 ), is connected to the second intermediate wall ( 13 ), and rests against as well as is glued to the rear wall ( 4 ) or to the front wall ( 3 ). 
     
     
         8 . The package ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper wall ( 6 ) has a smaller size than the lower wall ( 5 ) and, therefore, the front wall ( 3 ) and the rear wall ( 4 ) are not perfectly parallel to one another, but are inclined towards one another, so as to converge towards a point arranged higher than the upper wall ( 6 ). 
     
     
         9 . The package ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 an accessory is provided; and   the first intermediate wall ( 7 ) has a third through hole ( 20 ), through which the accessory is arranged.   
     
     
         10 . The package ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the package ( 1 ) is made by folding and gluing a single blank ( 19 ) comprising:
 a first panel ( 15 ), which makes up an outer part of the upper wall ( 6 );   a second panel ( 3 ′), which makes up the front wall ( 3 ) and is connected to the first panel ( 15 ) along a pre-weakened folding line;   a third panel ( 5 ′), which makes up the lower wall ( 5 ) and is connected to the second panel ( 3 ′) along a pre-weakened folding line;   a fourth panel ( 4 ′), which makes up the rear wall ( 4 ) and is connected to the third panel ( 5 ′) along a pre-weakened folding line; and   a fifth panel ( 16 ), which makes up an inner part of the upper wall ( 6 ), overlaps and is glued to the first panel ( 15 ), and is connected to the fourth panel ( 4 ′) along a pre-weakened folding line.   
     
     
         11 . The package ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the first intermediate wall ( 7 ) is parallel to the lower wall ( 5 ) and to the upper wall ( 6 ).