Claims
- 1. A cigarette pack (10) with an outer wrapper (24) made of transparent film and with a tear-open strip (26) running around the pack (10) on the outer wrapper (24) for the purpose of severing an upper cap (28) of the outer wrapper (24), a printing carrier (30) or coupon being disposed between the pack (10) and the outer wrapper, wherein:a) the printing carrier (30) is folded to form at least two folded sections or legs (34, 35), one of which faces toward the pack, and the other of which faces toward the outer wrapper; b) the printing carrier (30) is removably connected to the pack (10) in a region of the one folded section or leg (34) facing toward the pack; c) the printing carrier (30) is also connected to the outer wrapper (24) in a region of the other folded section or leg (35) facing toward the outer wrapper (24); and d) the printing carrier (30) or one of its legs (35) is connected to the outer wrapper (24) in a region of the upper cap (28) which is to be severed by the tear-open strip (26).
- 2. The cigarette pack according to claim 1, wherein the printing carrier is removably connected to the pack (10) by small or easily dissolvable glue beads (36).
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/622,720 filed Nov. 11, 2000; now U.S. Pat. No. 6,401,918 dated Jun. 11, 2002, which is a 371 of PCT/EP99/01106 filed Feb. 20, 1999 the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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