HIGH BARRIER PACKAGES FOR SMOKING ARTICLES AND OTHER PRODUCTS

A high barrier sealable packaging material (10) and a high barrier heat sealed package (80) for smoking articles, such as cigarettes (98) and the like, are disclosed. The packaging material (10) comprises a base layer (12) of a polymeric film, such as a biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate...

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Main Authors PETER PENDLETON SHEARER, MATTHEW STEVEN KOSCHAK, CARL CHRISTIAN III HEIN, MARK STUART POWELL, M.L.MILLY WONG
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.02.1997
Edition6
Subjects
ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR
AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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
INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULARARTICLES
LAYERED PRODUCTS
LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
PACKAGES
PACKAGING ELEMENTS
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
STORING
TRANSPORTING
WORKING OF PLASTICS
WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Summary:A high barrier sealable packaging material (10) and a high barrier heat sealed package (80) for smoking articles, such as cigarettes (98) and the like, are disclosed. The packaging material (10) comprises a base layer (12) of a polymeric film, such as a biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film which has been metallized on one surface thereof with a layer of metal (14), such as aluminium. The metallized film is then imprinted with ink with a design and/or printed matter on either the metallized or unmetallized surface. Subsequently to or concurrently with the printing, a heat seal layer (18,19) is applied to the printed and/or unprinted surface for forming a heat seal about which the material is wrapped. In one embodiment, the high barrier packaging material (10) is used as an overwrap (102) for a cigarette package (80) having a tear tape (108) for removing one end of the overwrap (102). In another embodiment, the high barrier packaging material (10) is used as an overwrap (208) for a carton (200) containing a plurality of cigarette packages (204) and having a tear tape (214) for removing one end of the carton overwrap (208).
Bibliography:Application Number: HR1994P000877