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Title:
CIGARETTE PACKAGING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004080843
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A roll (10) of tape formed of a flexible material and having a length and a plurality of portions defining a plurality of sealed, air-tight elongate chambers along said length, wherein each chamber is adapted to retain a cigarette, and wherein a selected number of each of said chambers is defined in part by an interchamber portion (26). Also provided is a cigarette-dispensing assembly (300), wherein said dispenser comprises a (a) housing constructed and adapted to receive said roll of tape (10); and (i) having tape-entry means (310) through which said roll of tape enters said housing; and (ii) longitudinal aperture exit means (324) through which said tape is controllably, operably dispensed from said housing in single cigarette-containing chamber array, one after another, (b) dispensation (342, 344, 346) means within said housing to operably effect dispension of a desired length portion of tape through said exit means; and (c) control (340) means operably cooperable with said dispensation means to effect operation of said dispensation means. The tape and assembly provides for single dispensation of a cigarette in its own air-tight chamber.

Inventors:
VINK MICHAEL A (CA)
VINK HENRIKUS (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/CA2004/000353
Publication Date:
November 25, 2004
Filing Date:
March 09, 2004
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
VINKS LINKS LTD (CA)
VINK MICHAEL A (CA)
VINK HENRIKUS (CA)
International Classes:
B65D75/32; B65D75/34; B65D85/10; G07F11/00; (IPC1-7): B65D85/10; G07F11/72; A47F1/04
Domestic Patent References:
WO2001083326A12001-11-08
Foreign References:
GB1139036A1969-01-08
US1830571A1931-11-03
DE1825777U1961-01-26
US2885071A1959-05-05
US3165249A1965-01-12
US5005698A1991-04-09
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