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WO2004084659A1
WO2004084659A1 PCT/AU2004/000292 AU2004000292W WO2004084659A1 WO 2004084659 A1 WO2004084659 A1 WO 2004084659A1 AU 2004000292 W AU2004000292 W AU 2004000292W WO 2004084659 A1 WO2004084659 A1 WO 2004084659A1
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pouch
compartment
smoker
seal
cigarette
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Liam Cole Wright
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RIGHT INVENTIONS Pty Ltd
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Priority to US10/549,922 priority Critical patent/US20070151876A1/en
Priority to AU2004224817A priority patent/AU2004224817A1/en
Publication of WO2004084659A1 publication Critical patent/WO2004084659A1/fr
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F23/00—Cases for tobacco, snuff, or chewing tobacco
    • A24F23/02—Tobacco pouches
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F23/00—Cases for tobacco, snuff, or chewing tobacco
    • A24F23/02—Tobacco pouches
    • A24F23/04—Tobacco pouches combined with other objects, e.g. with filling devices for pipes

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  • the present invention relates to cigarette smoking and in particular to a pouch used when smoking hand-rolled cigarettes.
  • the invention is directed to a pouch for the containment of both the material to be smoked and any accessories used for smoking hand-rolled cigarettes in a single article but separately from each other and to prevent damage or contamination of one by the other.
  • Tobacco pouches are quite widely used in connection with hand-rolled cigarettes. They are used to store and carry the tobacco or similar substance used to create the cigarette prior to smoking it.
  • tobacco pouches are manufactured from a pliable or plastic material.
  • a generally rectangular panel of material is folded and sealed along the overlapping side edges to form a compartment.
  • the pouch generally has an overlapping flap at the top in order to prevent the tobacco or like material from falling out of the pouch.
  • the flap it is generally adapted to be sealed at least partially, in order to provide more security for the tobacco in the pouch.
  • Tobacco pouches are generally formed of more than one layer of plastic material allowing advertising material or the like to be placed or sealed between adjacent layers of plastic material. The layers of material are sealed together in order to prevent the advertising material living and/or falling out of the enclosure formed.
  • the present invention is directed to a smoker's pouch, which may at least partially overcome the abovementioned disadvantages or provide the consumer with a useful or commercial choice.
  • the invention resides in a smoker's pouch for carrying material capable of being smoked having at least a first and a second compartment wherein at least one of said compartments is releasably sealable to retain material capable of being smoked or smoking accoutrements in the compartment.
  • Each compartment may suitably have an opening.
  • sealable is intended to mean that the opening of each compartment is occluded to retain any material placed within the compartments within the compartment.
  • sealable may refer to respective formations engageable with one another to seal the compartments, said respective formations including the situation where the openings of the compartments are sealed by a flap used to close the pouch as a whole. In that situation, opening and closing the flap acts to seal and reseal the compartments.
  • the invention is described with particular reference to carrying tobacco but it is anticipated that other materials capable of being used in a hand-rolled cigarette may be carried as well or as an alternative to tobacco.
  • the smoker's pouch may preferably be used to carry any type of material which is capable of being smoked or used in a hand-rolled cigarette.
  • the pouch may be manufactured from any type of material, but preferably may be manufactured of a flexible packaging material such as polyethylene or a copolymer or blend thereof.
  • the material may suitably be formed as a film to allow the pouch to be of a deformable and/or resilient nature.
  • the material used to manufacture the pouch may preferably be a transparent or at least translucent material. It is generally well known that companies using smoker's pouches include advertising material in the pouch and a transparent pouch allows the easy use or inclusion of such material.
  • the pouch itself may preferably be manufactured from more than one layer of material.
  • the layers may generally be of similar sizes and may be heat sealed to each other about at least some of their edges to form the pouch.
  • construction of the pouch may be started as a planar article with multiple layers. Advertising material may be located between adjacent layers.
  • the layers may then be heat sealed around their edges.
  • a further heat seal may be provided at the base of the pouch portion to prevent any materials placed in the pouch from spreading.
  • a portion of the article can then be folded to overlap the remainder to form a compartment.
  • the compartment may suitably be permanently formed by heat sealing the side edges of the overlapping portions to each other.
  • the material used to form the pouch may suitably be substantially impermeable to fluid, particularly water, as wetting material such as tobacco and the like may have a detrimental affect.
  • the material may also be non-reactive chemically with the material to be carried within the pouch.
  • the first compartment may suitably be formed from the overlapping portions.
  • This compartment may generally be adapted to hold or contain the material capable of being used in a hand-rolled cigarette, such as tobacco.
  • the base of the first compartment may suitably be sealed, preferably heat sealed, to prevent the tobacco spreading between the layers of material forming the pouch.
  • the second compartment may be substantially similar to the first compartment.
  • the second compartment may preferably be adapted to hold or contain material capable of being used in the creation and/or smoking of hand-rolled cigarettes such as cigarette filters, cigarette papers or cigarette lighters.
  • the pouch may suitably be manufactured or sold having one or more of the compartments sealed for example using a line of perforations used to temporarily seal a compartment prior to use for the first time.
  • the perforations may allow the sealing or retention of material within the compartment prior to sale.
  • the perforated line may be used to open the compartment to access the material stored therein.
  • the compartment may then be resealed according to the invention. Once the perforations have been utilized to access the compartment, they are not suitable for resealing the compartment.
  • another type of resealable sealing means such as a flap or a ClipsealTM, ZiplockTM or VelcroTM seal.
  • the perforations may be used to seal one, all or a selected number of the compartments in the pouch prior to sale.
  • One of the simplest methods of manufacturing a pouch according to the invention may be to utilize a conventional cigarette pouch manufactured from more than one layer of material and include a line of perforations in one or more of the layers.
  • the separate compartments may then be formed by opening along the line of perforations and placing material or articles useful in hand-rolled cigarettes therein.
  • the seal may preferably comprise respective formations associated with adjacent layers of material forming the pouch, the respective formations engageable with each other to releasably seal the compartment. Examples of the types of seal which may be used are ClipsealTM,
  • the seal may be a simple overlapping flap.
  • the seal may suitably extend along the length of the compartment opening.
  • the seal may comprise a first formation and a second formation, the first formation having a female channel with resilient sidewalls, at least one sidewall having a flange on an upper portion, the flange extending at least partially toward the opposing sidewall and the second formation having a male member with an enlarged portion receivable between the opposed sidewalls of the channel and adapted to be retained therein until the application of a force large enough to release the male member therefrom.
  • the sealable compartment may suitably be located behind any advertising associated with the pouch in order that the advertising be clearly visible to prospective purchasers.
  • the sealable compartment may be in front of the advertising as the pouch may be sold without the accoutrements.
  • the advertising may be used to form a barrier to create an additional pouch or to separate the materials.
  • the advertising material may suitably be glued or otherwise attached to an outer layer of material forming the pouch.
  • the pouch may additionally comprise a flap portion allowing the releasable sealing of the pouch as a whole.
  • the flap may be formed of the remainder of the pouch once the overlapped portion has been formed. Flaps of this kind are generally known.
  • Any advertising may be sealed between adjacent layers of material which form the pouch. Heat sealing may be used to accomplish this.
  • Heat sealing may be used to accomplish this.
  • Figure 1 is a front elevation view of a smoker's pouch according to an aspect of the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a plan view of a smoker's pouch according to an aspect of the invention.
  • Figure 3 is an angled plan view of a smoker's pouch according to an aspect of the invention.
  • Figure 4 is a plan view of the pouch illustrated in Figure 3 with the accoutrement compartment opened.
  • Figure 5 is a sectional side view of a smoker's pouch according to an aspect of the invention.
  • Figure 6 is an exploded detailed view of the construction of the accoutrement compartment.
  • Figure 7 is an exploded detailed view of the construction of the seal.
  • Figure 8 is an exploded detailed view of the construction of the flap and the adhesion of advertising material to the outer layer.
  • Figure 9 is a detailed side view illustrating the position of a line of perforations used to temporarily seal a compartment prior to use for the first time.
  • a smoker's pouch is provided.
  • the pouch as seen from the accompanying Figures, comprises a first compartment 10 and a second compartment 11 located within the pouch generally. At least one of the compartments is releasably sealable to retain material capable of being smoked such as tobacco or smoking accoutrements such as cigarette papers and filters in the compartment.
  • the pouch seen in the Figures is manufactured from a flexible packaging material such as polyethylene or a copolymer or blend thereof.
  • the pouch is deformable and/or resilient.
  • the pouch itself is manufactured of multiple layers of material.
  • the pouch shown in Figure 5 comprises two layers, an outer layer 13 and an inner layer 14.
  • the layers are generally of similar sizes and are heat sealed to each other around three of their edges to form the pouch. Construction of the pouch starts as a planar article with two layers.
  • the advertising material 12 is . located between two layers.
  • the layers are then heat sealed around their edges.
  • a further heat seal 15 is provided at the base of the pouch portion to prevent any materials placed in the pouch from spreading between the layers.
  • a portion of the article is then folded to overlap the remainder and to form the first compartment 10.
  • the first compartment 10 is permanently formed by heat sealing the side edges of the overlapping portions to each other.
  • the first compartment 10 is adapted to hold or contain the material capable of being used in a hand-rolled cigarette, such as tobacco.
  • first compartment 10 There is an opening at an upper portion of the first compartment 10 allowing the placement and removal of the materials into and out of the compartment.
  • both compartments 10, 11 are heat sealed, to prevent the tobacco held in the first compartment 10 and the filters and papers in the second compartment 11 from spreading between the layers of material forming the pouch.
  • the second compartment 11 is substantially similar to the first compartment 10.
  • the second compartment is adapted to hold or contain material capable of being used in the creation and/or smoking of hand-rolled cigarettes such as cigarette filters 16, cigarette papers 17 or cigarette lighters.
  • At least one of the compartments is releasably sealable to retain material capable of being smoked or smoking accoutrements in the compartment. According to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the Figures, this compartment is the second compartment 1 1.
  • seal 23 examples of the types of seal 23 which can be used are ClipsealTM, ZiplockTM or VelcroTM seals or simple overlapping flap.
  • the seal 23 extends along the length of the second compartment 11 opening.
  • the seal 23 comprises a first formation 18 and a second formation 19.
  • the first formation 18 has a female channel 20 with resilient sidewalls, at least one sidewall having a flange on an upper portion, the flange extending at least partially toward the opposing sidewall and the second formation 19 having a male member 21 with an enlarged portion receivable between the opposed sidewalls of the channel 20 and adapted to be retained therein until the application of a force large enough to release the male member 21 therefrom.
  • the sealable compartment is located behind any advertising material 12 associated with the pouch in the embodiment illustrated in Figures 2 and 4, in order that the advertising material 12 be clearly visible to prospective purchasers.
  • the sealable compartment can be in front of the advertising material 12 as seen in Figures 1, and 4 to 6 as the pouch may be sold without the accoutrements.
  • the pouch has a flap portion 22 allowing the releasable sealing of the pouch as a whole.
  • the flap portion 22 is formed of the remainder of the pouch once the overlapped portion has been formed.
  • a line of perforations 24 can be included as seen in Figure 9.
  • the pouch can be manufactured or sold having one or more of the compartments sealed using a line of perforations 24 to temporarily seal a compartment prior to use for the first time.
  • the perforations allow the sealing or retention of material within the compartment prior to sale.
  • the perforated line is used to open the compartment to access the material stored therein.
  • the compartment may then be resealed using a flap of other method. Once the perforations have been utilized to access the compartment, they are not suitable for resealing the compartment.
  • resealable sealing means such as a flap or a ClipsealTM, ZiplockTM or VelcroTM seal.
  • One of the simplest methods of manufacturing a pouch according to the invention may be to utilize a conventional cigarette pouch manufactured from more than one layer of material and include a line of perforations in one or more of the layers. The separate compartments may then be formed by opening along the line of perforations and placing material or articles useful in hand-rolled cigarettes therein.
  • the word "comprising” and its derivatives including “comprises” and “comprise” include each of the stated integers but does not exclude the inclusion of one or more further integers.

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Abstract

Blague à tabac servant à contenir un produit à fumer et comprenant au moins un premier et un deuxième compartiment dont l'un peut être fermé hermétiquement mais de façon détachable afin de retenir le produit à fumer ou des ustensiles indispensables.
PCT/AU2004/000292 2003-03-24 2004-03-09 Blague a tabac Ceased WO2004084659A1 (fr)

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US10/549,922 US20070151876A1 (en) 2003-03-24 2004-03-09 Smoker's pouch
AU2004224817A AU2004224817A1 (en) 2003-03-24 2004-03-09 A smoker's pouch

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AU2003100214A AU2003100214A4 (en) 2003-03-24 A Smoker's Pouch
AU2003100214 2003-03-24

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EP1913826A1 (fr) * 2006-10-20 2008-04-23 Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG) Blague à tabac
ITTO20110364A1 (it) * 2011-04-27 2012-10-28 Davide Minutello Custodia porta tabacco, filtri, accendino, cartine
FR2990330A1 (fr) * 2012-05-11 2013-11-15 Jean Marc Deshayes Dispositif pour reunir en "kit" les differents accessoires du fumeur de tabac a rouler : tabac, feuilles, filtres
FR3007946A1 (fr) * 2013-07-03 2015-01-09 Jean Marc Deshayes Enveloppe transparente (pour inserer photo) permettant de reunir en 1 kit tabac a rouler, feuilles, filtres et briquet
EP3009016A1 (fr) 2014-10-14 2016-04-20 Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH Sachet à poche de baie
WO2017055969A1 (fr) * 2015-09-29 2017-04-06 Philip Morris Products S.A. Blague à tabac comprenant une poche
WO2018234373A1 (fr) * 2017-06-21 2018-12-27 Thomas Barry Distributeur de papier à cigarette
IT201800003288A1 (it) * 2018-03-05 2019-09-05 Giuseppe Marotta Contenitore porta tabacco

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USD1040419S1 (en) * 2023-02-07 2024-08-27 Three Steps Ahead, Inc. Tobacco package
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WO1998054060A1 (fr) * 1997-05-31 1998-12-03 Imperial Tobacco Limited Blague a tabac pouvant etre refermee hermetiquement

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US3949916A (en) * 1974-11-29 1976-04-13 Yount Robert E Tobacco pouch and accessory carrier
GB2191938A (en) * 1986-06-28 1987-12-31 Focke & Co Pouch
GB2208350A (en) * 1987-08-03 1989-03-30 Frederick William Mander A tobacco pouch
WO1998054060A1 (fr) * 1997-05-31 1998-12-03 Imperial Tobacco Limited Blague a tabac pouvant etre refermee hermetiquement

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1913826A1 (fr) * 2006-10-20 2008-04-23 Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG) Blague à tabac
ITTO20110364A1 (it) * 2011-04-27 2012-10-28 Davide Minutello Custodia porta tabacco, filtri, accendino, cartine
FR2990330A1 (fr) * 2012-05-11 2013-11-15 Jean Marc Deshayes Dispositif pour reunir en "kit" les differents accessoires du fumeur de tabac a rouler : tabac, feuilles, filtres
FR3007946A1 (fr) * 2013-07-03 2015-01-09 Jean Marc Deshayes Enveloppe transparente (pour inserer photo) permettant de reunir en 1 kit tabac a rouler, feuilles, filtres et briquet
EP3009016A1 (fr) 2014-10-14 2016-04-20 Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH Sachet à poche de baie
AU2015333074B2 (en) * 2014-10-14 2019-09-19 Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken Gmbh Pouch with slide-in pocket
US10661947B2 (en) 2014-10-14 2020-05-26 Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken Gmbh Pouch with slide-in pocket
WO2017055969A1 (fr) * 2015-09-29 2017-04-06 Philip Morris Products S.A. Blague à tabac comprenant une poche
WO2018234373A1 (fr) * 2017-06-21 2018-12-27 Thomas Barry Distributeur de papier à cigarette
US11571020B2 (en) 2017-06-21 2023-02-07 Thomas Barry Cigarette paper dispenser
IT201800003288A1 (it) * 2018-03-05 2019-09-05 Giuseppe Marotta Contenitore porta tabacco

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