A Multifunctional Packaging Solution for Pre-Rolled Smoking Cones

Abstract

This invention relates to a multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones comprising an elongate tapered body having a wide end and a narrow end, a charging aperture at the wider end, and a closure for releasably closing the charging aperture. There is further provided a perforated cut strip extending circumferentially around the body intermediate its ends, operable to allow detachment of portion of the tapered body from the remainder of the tapered body for use of the detached portion as a scoop and funnel to fill a pre-rolled cone with smoking materials. A notch defining a flap is also provided to form a false bottom in the package. In this way, the package has enhanced utility and will better protect the pre-rolled cones contained therein.

1 ) A multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones comprising an elongate tapered body having a wider end and a narrow end, a charging aperture at the wider end thereof, a closure for releasably closing the charging aperture, and in which there is provided a perforated cut strip extending circumferentially around the body intermediate its ends operable to allow detachment of portion of the tapered body from the remainder of the tapered body for use of the detached portion as a scoop and funnel to fill a pre-rolled cone with smoking materials. 
     
     
         2 ) The multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones as claimed in  claim 1  in which the elongate tapered body is open at the narrow end thereof. 
     
     
         3 ) The multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones as claimed in  claim 1  in which the tapered body is a frusto-tetrahedron-shaped body. 
     
     
         4 ) The multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones as claimed in  any preceding claim 1  in which portion of the perforated strip is formed laterally across the elongate body, substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body. 
     
     
         5 ) The multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones as claimed in  claim 4  in which the remainder of the perforated strip extends from either end of the lateral portion towards the narrow end of the body and converges to an intersection point intermediate the lateral portion and the narrow end of the body. 
     
     
         6 ) The multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones as claimed in  any preceding claim 1  in which there is provide a notch cut into the elongate body located proximal to but spaced apart from the narrow end of the elongate body. 
     
     
         7 ) The multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones as claimed in  claim 6  in which the notch defines a flap that is moveable to and from a position substantially in line with the surface of the elongate body and a position extending across the interior of the elongate body. 
     
     
         8 ) The multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones as claimed in  claim 1  in which the closure for releasably closing the charging aperture comprises a lid connected to the remainder of the body by a living hinge. 
     
     
         9 ) The multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones as claimed in  claim 8  in which the lid has a pair of tabs for releasably securing the lid in a closed configuration. 
     
     
         10 ) The multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones as claimed in  claim 8  in which the lid has a single tab for releasably securing the lid in a closed configuration, and there is provided a second closure portion connected to one of the other strips of material adjacent the charging aperture by way of a living hinge. 
     
     
         11 ) The multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones as claimed in  any preceding claim 1  in which the package is constructed from a single sheet of material. 
     
     
         12 ) The multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones as claimed in  claim 11  in which the sheet of material is provided with at least one slit, and a complementary tab for the at least one slit, the complementary tab configured for insertion into the slit for maintaining the package in a constructed, tapered body configuration. 
     
     
         13 ) The multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones as claimed in  claim 11  in which the sheet of material is provided with a plurality of fold lines. 
     
     
         14 ) The multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones as claimed in  claim 13  in which the fold lines define a plurality of strips of material that in turn define the sides of the package, and in which two of the strips of material overlap when the package is in a constructed, tapered configuration. 
     
     
         15 ) The multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones as claimed in  claim 14  in which there is provided an arcuate cut in at least one of the plurality of strips of material, the arcuate cut being adjacent to the charging aperture. 
     
     
         16 ) The multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones as claimed in  claim 1  in which the package is manufactured from paper. 
     
     
         17 ) The multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones as claimed in  claim 16  in which the paper has a weight of the order of 170 GSM. 
     
     
         18 ) An article for smokers comprising a multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones as claimed in  claim 1  and a plurality of pre-rolled cones contained therein. 
     
     
         19 ) A multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones comprising an elongate tapered body having a wider end and a narrow end, a charging aperture at the wider end thereof, a closure for releasably closing the charging aperture, and in which there is provided a perforated cut strip extending circumferentially around the body intermediate its ends operable to allow detachment of portion of the tapered body from the remainder of the tapered body for use of the detached portion as a scoop and funnel to fill a pre-rolled cone with smoking materials, and in which portion of the perforated strip is formed laterally across the elongate body, substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body and in which the remainder of the perforated strip extends from either end of the lateral portion towards the narrow end of the body and converges to an intersection point intermediate the lateral portion and the narrow end of the body. 
     
     
         20 ) The multifunctional package for pre-rolled cones as claimed in  claim 19  in which there is provide a notch cut into the elongate body located proximal to, but spaced apart from, the narrow end of the elongate body.