Package
The present invention relates to a package ( 10 ) for an aerosol provision system component or an article. The package comprises a container ( 11 ) with an access ( 15 ), and an inner pack ( 20 ) located within the container such that the inner pack can be accessed via the access. The inner pack comprises a sheet material that is arranged to form the inner pack. The inner pack comprises a first end wall ( 22 ) proximate to the access and a second end wall ( 23 ) distal to the access longitudinally distant from the first end wall. The first end wall comprises first and second flaps ( 25, 26 ) of the sheet material which extend from opposing sides of the first end wall. The first and second end flaps of sheet material are secured in position by an adhesive ( 29 ) configured to seal the inner pack. The present invention also relates to a method of manufacture of a package.
1 . A package for an aerosol provision system component or article, the package comprising:
a container with an access; and
an inner pack located within the container such that the inner pack can be accessed via the access;
the inner pack comprising a sheet material that is arranged to form the inner pack;
wherein the inner pack comprises a first end wall proximate to the access and a second end wall distal to the access longitudinally distant from the first end wall,
the first end wall comprising first and second end flaps of the sheet material which extend from opposing sides of the first end wall, and
wherein the first and second end flaps of sheet material are secured in position by an adhesive configured to seal the inner pack,
wherein the first flap comprises a first part and a second part, the first part being secured to the second flap and the second part being unsecured to the second flap, the second part being configured to be pulled by a user to at least partially separate the portion of the sheet material from the remainder of the sheet material to allow access to the inside of the inner pack, and
wherein the first flap comprises a fold line defining one end of the first flap, and the first part of the first flap is located between the fold line and the second part of the first flap such that the second part forms a free end of the first flap.
2 . The package according to claim 1 , wherein the first flap is larger than the second flap such that the first flap is configured to extend substantially over the first end wall of the pack towards the opposing side of the first end wall such that the first flap overlaps substantially all of the second flap.
3 . The package according to claim 2 , wherein the distance between the first flap and the opposing side wall is smaller than the distance between the second flap and its opposing side wall.
4 . The package according to claim 1 , wherein the first flap further comprises a tab which extends from the free end of the second part of the first flap, the tab being configured to be pulled by a user to open the inner pack.
5 . The package according to claim 1 , wherein the tab comprises indicia configured to provide information to a consumer in relation to how to unseal the inner pack to gain access to the inner pack.
6 . The package according to claim 1 , wherein an end of the second flap of the inner pack comprises a cut-out which corresponds to the tab located on the free end of the first flap.
7 . The package according to claim 1 , wherein the first part of the first flap is sealed to the second flap by a resealable adhesive.
8 . The package according to claim 1 , wherein the inner pack comprises a plurality of side walls extending between the first end wall and the second end wall.
9 . The package according to claim 8 , wherein the inner pack comprises opposing first and second side walls, and opposing third and fourth side walls, wherein the fourth side wall comprises an outer flap extending from a longitudinal edge of the first side wall and an inner flap extending from a longitudinal edge of the second side wall, the outer flap and inner flap being adhered together to form the fourth side wall.
10 . The package according to claim 9 , wherein the first end wall of the inner pack comprises a third flap extending from the proximal end of the third side wall and a fourth flap extending from the proximal end of the fourth side wall, the fourth flap comprising an outer flap extending from the proximal end of the outer flap of the fourth side wall and an inner flap extending from the proximal end of the inner flap of the fourth side wall, the outer flap and inner flap of the fourth flap of the first end wall being are adhered together.
11 . The package according to claim 10 , wherein the inner pack further comprises folding portions that connect the first flap of the first end wall to the third and fourth flaps of the first end wall, and folding portions that connect the second flap of the first end wall to the third and fourth flaps of the first end wall.
12 . The package according to claim 10 , wherein the second end wall of the inner pack comprises a third flap extending from the distal end of the third side wall and a fourth flap extending from the distal end of the fourth side wall, the fourth flap comprising an outer flap extending from the distal end of the outer flap of the fourth side wall and an inner flap extending from the distal end of the inner flap of the fourth side wall, the outer flap and inner flap of the fourth flap of the second end wall being adhered together.
13 . The package according to claim 10 , wherein the third side wall comprises an outer flap extending from a longitudinal edge of the first side wall and an inner flap extending from a longitudinal edge of the second side wall, the outer flap and inner flap being adhered together to form the third side wall.
14 . The package according to claim 13 , wherein the third flap comprises an outer flap extending from the proximal end of the outer flap of the third side wall and an inner flap extending from the proximal end of the inner flap of the third side wall, the outer flap and inner flap of the third flap of the first end wall being are adhered together.
15 . The package according to claim 9 , wherein the second end wall comprises a first flap extending from the distal end of the first side wall and a second flap extending from a distal end of the second side wall, the first flap and second flap of the second end wall being adhered together.
16 . The package according to claim 15 , wherein the inner pack further comprises folding portions that connect the first flap of the second end wall to the third and fourth flaps of the second end wall, and folding portions that connect the second flap of the second end wall to the third and fourth flaps of the second end wall.
17 . The package according to claim 16 , wherein the first area of adhesive is located on the inner surface of the folding portions of the first and second end walls, and the outer flap of the fourth side wall, and the second area of adhesive is located on the outer surface of the inner flap of the fourth side wall and the third flaps and the folding portions of the first and second end walls.
18 . The package according to claim 9 , wherein the second end wall comprises first and second tabs extending from side edges of the second end wall and folding portions which connect the first and second tab of the second end wall to the third and fourth side walls.
19 . The package according to claim 18 , wherein the first area of adhesive forms a continuous area of adhesive over the inner surface of the first flap and outer flaps of the third and fourth flaps of the first end wall, and the outer flaps of the third and fourth side walls, and the second area of adhesive forms a continuous area of adhesive over the outer surface of the second flap of the first end wall, the inner flaps of the third and fourth flaps of the first end wall, the inner flaps of the third and fourth side wall, and the first and second tabs of the second end wall.
20 . The package according to claim 9 , wherein the inner pack is formed from a blank of sheet material comprising an adhesive to secure the flaps together, the adhesive comprising a first area of adhesive located on the outer flaps of the blank and a second area of adhesive located on the inner flaps of the blank.
21 . The package according to claim 20 , wherein the first area of adhesive is located on the inner surface of the outer flaps and the second area of adhesive is located on the outer surface of the inner flaps, the first and second areas of adhesive being positioned such that when the inner pack is in an assembled state the first and second areas of adhesive contact each other.
22 . The package according to claim 20 , wherein the second area of adhesive is located on the outer surface of the inner flaps of the third and fourth flaps of the second end wall, the inner flaps of the third and fourth side walls, and the second flap of the first end wall.
23 . The package according to claim 22 , wherein the first area of adhesive is located on folding portions of the first flap of the first end wall and folding portions of the outer flaps of the third and fourth side walls.
24 . The package according to claim 20 , wherein the first area of adhesive is located on the inner surface of the first flaps of the first and second end walls, the outer flap of the fourth side wall, the outer flaps of the fourth flap of the first and second end walls, and the third flaps of the first and second end walls.
25 . The package according to claim 9 , wherein the adhesive is a cold seal adhesive.
26 . The package according to claim 9 , wherein the adhesive is a heat seal adhesive.
27 . The package according to claim 1 , wherein the inner pack is hermetically sealed.
28 . The package according to claim 1 , wherein the container comprises a flip lid.
29 . The package according to claim 1 , wherein the sheet material has a basis weight of less than or equal to 75 grams per square metre.
30 . The package according to claim 1 , wherein the sheet material of the inner pack comprises at least 90% of a first material (by mass).
31 . The package according to claim 1 , wherein the sheet material of the inner pack comprises a first material which has a water vapour permeability of less than 6 grams per metre squared per 24 hours.
32 . A method of manufacturing the package according to claim 1 , the method comprising:
providing a sheet material;
arranging the sheet material to form an inner pack having first and second walls, wherein the first wall comprises first and second end flaps of the sheet material that are secured in position by an adhesive; and
locating the inner pack within a container having an access and the second wall is distal to the access.