Method and system for using an inner pack frame to contain loose elongated smoking articles in a hinge lid pack

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a hinge lid pack for containing loose elongated smoking articles is disclosed, the method includes forming a box and a lid connected to the box about a hinge line extending across a back wall of the pack. The box can include a front wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a back wall, and a bottom wall, and the lid can include a lid top wall, a lid left side wall, a lid right side wall, and a lid back wall. A perforation line is formed in a front panel of an inner frame, the inner frame including the front panel, a right side panel, and a left side panel, and at least a portion of the inner frame is glued to the front wall of the box of the hinge lid pack.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of manufacturing a hinge lid pack for containing loose elongated smoking articles, the method comprising:
 forming a box and a lid connected to the box about a hinge line extending across a back wall of the pack, the box having a front wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a back wall, and a bottom wall, and the lid having a lid top wall, a lid left side wall, a lid right side wall, and a lid back wall;   forming a perforation line in a front panel of an inner frame, the inner frame comprising the front panel, a right side panel, and a left side panel, and wherein the perforation line in the front panel is configured to allow at least one of the left or right side panels and a portion of the front panel of the inner frame to fold inward creating an inner cavity between the inner frame and the box of the hinge lid pack; and   gluing at least a portion of the inner frame to the front wall of the box of the hinge lid pack.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 gluing one or more of the side panels of the inner frame to at least one of the side walls of the box.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 gluing at least one of the side panels of the inner frame to at least one of the side walls of the box with a glue dot, and wherein the glue dot between the at least one side panels of the inner frame and the at least one of the side walls of the box can be broken to allow the at least one side panel of the inner frame to fold inward.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the gluing at least a portion of the inner frame to the front wall of the box of the hinge lid pack comprises:
 gluing the front panel of the inner frame to front wall of the box, which does not fold inward.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 forming a perforation line in at least one of the side panels of the inner frame; and   folding the at least one side panel of the inner frame inward along the perforation line in the at least one side panel to create the inner cavity.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , comprising:
 forming a retention cut along the perforation line in at least one of the side panels of the inner frame, and wherein the retention cut extends outward and creates friction to help retain the lid of the hinge lid pack in a closed position.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 forming a retention cut along the perforation line in the front panel of the inner frame, wherein the retention cut in the front panel extends outward forming a retention tab, which creates friction to help retain the lid of the hinge lid pack in a closed position.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the gluing at least a portion of the inner frame to the front wall of the box of the hinge lid pack comprises:
 placing glue dots on the front panel of the inner frame, which does not fold inward.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 filling the box of the hinge lid pack with a plurality of elongated smoking articles.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , comprising:
 removing at least a portion of the plurality of elongated smoking articles from the hinge lid pack; and   folding at least one of the side panels of the inner frame inward to create the inner cavity within the box of the hinge lid pack.   
     
     
         11 . A hinge lid pack, the hinge lid pack comprising:
 a box and a lid, the box having a front wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a back wall, and a bottom wall, and the lid having a lid top wall, a lid left side wall, a lid right side wall, and a lid back wall; and   an inner frame mounted within the box, the inner frame having a front panel, a left side panel, and a right side panel, and wherein the inner frame includes a perforation line in the front panel, which is configured to allow at least one of the left or right side panels and a portion of the front panel to fold inward to create an inner cavity between the inner frame and the box,   one or more glue dots for gluing at least a portion of the inner frame to a front wall of the box of the hinge lid pack.   
     
     
         12 . A hinge lid pack, the hinge lid pack comprising:
 a box and a lid, the box having a front wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a back wall, and a bottom wall, and the lid having a lid top wall, a lid left side wall, a lid right side wall, and a lid back wall; and   an inner frame mounted within the box, the inner frame having a front panel, a left side panel, and a right side panel, and wherein the inner frame includes a perforation line in the front panel, which is configured to allow at least one of the left or right side panels and a portion of the front panel to fold inward to create an inner cavity between the inner frame and the box,   one or more glue dots for gluing the left side panel and/or the right side panel of the inner frame to the left side wall and/or the right side wall of the box.   
     
     
         13 . A hinge lid pack, the hinge lid pack comprising:
 a box and a lid, the box having a front wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a back wall, and a bottom wall, and the lid having a lid top wall, a lid left side wall, a lid right side wall, and a lid back wall; and   an inner frame mounted within the box, the inner frame having a front panel, a left side panel, and a right side panel, and wherein the inner frame includes a perforation line in the front panel, which is configured to allow at least one of the left or right side panels and a portion of the front panel to fold inward to create an inner cavity between the inner frame and the box,   a retention cut along the perforation line in the front panel of the inner frame, wherein the retention cut in the front panel extends outward forming a retention tab, which creates friction to help retain the lid of the hinge lid pack in a closed position   
     
     
         14 . An inner frame formed from a blank for use with a hinge lid pack, the inner frame comprising:
 a front panel, a left side panel, a right side panel; and   wherein the inner frame includes a perforation line in the front panel, which is configured to allow at least one of the left or right side panels and a portion of the front panel to fold inward to create an inner cavity between the inner frame and a box of the hinge lid pack.   
     
     
         15 . The inner frame of  claim 14 , wherein at least one of the left side panel and the right side panel of the inner frame has a perforation line and a retention cut, and wherein the retention cut extends outward and creates friction to help retain a lid of the hinge lid pack in a closed position upon assembly of the pack. 
     
     
         16 . The inner frame of  claim 14 , comprising:
 a retention cut along the perforation line in the front panel of the inner frame, wherein the retention cut in the front panel extends outward forming a retention tab, which creates friction to help retain the lid of the hinge lid pack in a closed position.