A CONTAINER HAVING A SEALED COMPARTMENT, PACKAGED AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME

• Main Authors: SHAINWALD, Steven, GOFFETTE, Benjamin, SANDBERG, Anja Kristiina, NEAGU, Cristian
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 14.02.2024
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING

There is provided a container (4) for consumer goods, the container (4) comprising a first substrate layer (8) and a second substrate layer (10) overlying the first substrate layer (8). A first portion (3) of the first substrate layer (8) and a first portion (5) of the second substrate layer (10) form a compartment region (7), wherein a perimeter (18) of the compartment region (7) is completely sealed to form a sealed compartment (16) for containing one or more consumer goods. A second portion (9) of the first substrate layer (8) and a second portion (11) of the second substrate layer (8) form an access region (13) directly adjacent to the compartment region (7). The access region (13) comprises an unsealed area (22), wherein a perimeter (20) of the access region (13) extends around the unsealed area (22). The first substrate layer (8) is attached to the second substrate layer (10) at the perimeter of the access region. The unsealed area (22) is separated from the sealed compartment (16) by the completely sealed perimeter (18) of the compartment region (7). The container (4) further comprises a first line of weakness (128) extending at least partially within the unsealed area (22) of the access region (13) in the first substrate layer (8) only, the container (4) further comprising a second line of weakness (131) in the second substrate layer (10) only. The second line of weakness (131) has a different shape to the first line of weakness (128), wherein the difference in shape between the first line of weakness (128) and the second line of weakness (131) defines a closure tab (143) in the second substrate layer (10) in the unsealed area (22) of the access region (13).