Container For Consumer Goods

Abstract

A container for consumer goods includes an outer housing including a box portion closable by a lid portion and having front and back walls and two side walls; and an inner frame within the outer housing including a front panel glued to an inner surface of the front wall and two side panels glued to respective side walls; wherein the inner frame includes at least one horizontal cut across part of the front panel and part of one of the side panels, and at least first, second and third folding lines extending vertically and parallel to each other from the at least one horizontal cut to an upper edge of the inner frame for defining at least one foldable portion; and the horizontal cut being positioned, in un-folded condition of the inner frame at or below an upper edge of the front wall of the box portion.

1 . A container for consumer goods comprising:
 a. an outer housing comprising a box portion having a top opening closable by a lid portion, the box portion comprising a front wall and a back wall connected to each other by a bottom wall opposite the top opening and two side walls, and the lid portion comprising a front panel connected to a back panel by a top wall and opposite side panels, the lid portion being hingedly attached to the box portion at a hinge line between the back panel and the back wall; and   b. an inner frame arranged within the outer housing and comprising a front panel and first and second side panels, wherein the front panel of the inner frame is glued to an inner surface of the front wall of the box portion of the outer housing and the first and second side panels of the inner frame are glued to the respective side walls of the box portion of the outer housing; wherein   c. the inner frame comprises at least one horizontal cut across part of the front panel of the inner frame and part of the first side panels of the inner frame, and at least a first folding line, a second folding line and a third folding lines extending vertically and parallel to each other from the at least one horizontal cut to an upper edge of the inner frame for defining at least one foldable portion which can be folded to an inside of the container for selectively limiting space within the container; and   d. the at least one horizontal cut being positioned, in an un-folded condition of the inner frame at or below an upper edge of the front wall of the box portion.   
     
     
         2 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the first folding line is a first vertical crease or perforated line at a first end of the at least one horizontal cut in the front panel of the inner frame. 
     
     
         3 . The container according to  claim 2 , wherein the second folding line is a second vertical crease or perforated line at a second end of the at least one horizontal cut at the first side panel of the inner frame. 
     
     
         4 . The container according to  claim 3 , wherein the third vertical folding line is a third crease or perforated line above the at least one horizontal cut and between the front panel of the inner frame and the first side panel of the inner frame of the inner frame. 
     
     
         5 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the inner frame comprises at the at least one horizontal cut one or more breakable connections between the foldable portion and non-foldable portions of the inner frame. 
     
     
         6 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the inner frame comprises a first glue portion at the front panel of the inner frame below the at least one horizontal cut and/or the inner frame comprises a second glue portion at the first side panel of the inner frame below the at least one horizontal cut. 
     
     
         7 . The container according to  claim 1 , further comprising an inner liner for storing consumer goods, wherein the inner liner is arranged within the outer housing and within the inner frame and the inner liner comprises a removable portion defining an access opening through which consumer goods can be taken out; and wherein the inner liner comprises at least one L-shaped perforation for separating the removable portion from a remainder of the inner liner. 
     
     
         8 . The container according to  claim 7 , wherein the at least one L-shaped perforation comprises a horizontal portion that extends along the front wall, one of the side walls and the back wall of the box portion of the outer housing. 
     
     
         9 . The container according to  claim 8 , wherein the at least one L-shaped perforation comprises a vertical portion that extends along the back wall of the box portion of the outer housing. 
     
     
         10 . The container according to  claim 7 , wherein the inner liner is wrapped in a loop around vertically arranged consumer goods, wherein a wrapping axis is vertically arranged and the inner liner is closed at a top and a bottom of the inner liner. 
     
     
         11 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the inner frame further comprises a second horizontal cut extending across part of the front panel of the inner frame and part of the second side panels of the inner frame, for defining a second foldable portion which can be folded to the inside of the container for selectively limiting the space within the container. 
     
     
         12 . The container according to  claim 11 , wherein the inner frame at the front panel of the inner frame comprise a fourth vertical crease or perforated line at a first end of the second horizontal cut. 
     
     
         13 . The container according to  claim 11 , wherein the inner frame at the second side panel of the inner frame comprise a fifth vertical crease or perforated line at a second end of the second horizontal cut. 
     
     
         14 . An Inner frame for a container for consumer goods, wherein the inner frame comprises at least one horizontal cut across part of a front panel of the inner frame and part of a side panels of the inner frame and at least a first folding line, a second folding line and a third folding line extending vertically and parallel to each other from the at least one horizontal cut to an upper edge of the inner frame, for defining at least one foldable portion which can be folded to an inside of the container for selectively limiting space within the container. 
     
     
         15 . The inner frame according to  claim 14 , wherein:
 a. the first folding line is a first vertical crease or perforated line at a first end of the at least one horizontal cut in the front panel;   b. the second folding line is a second vertical crease or perforated line at a second end of the at least one horizontal cut at the side panel of the inner frame; and   c. the third vertical folding line is a third crease or perforated line above the at least one horizontal cut and between the front panel and the side panel the of the inner frame.