Description:FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an integrated pack for storing cigarette paper and filter tip sheets/ready-to-use filter tips for use in hand rolled cigarettes. The integrated pack of the present invention is advantageously formed to reduce the difficulty in accessing cigarette paper and filter tip sheets/ ready-to-use filter tips for hand rolling cigarettes.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A roll-your-own (RYO) cigarette, also called a hand-rolled cigarette, is a cigarette that is hand-rolled using loose tobacco (or any other smoking material), rolling/cigarette paper and a filter tip. The filter Tip is either made by the consumer by using paper folding skills or is made available to the consumer in ready to use form, that is, a ready-to-use filter tip.
Conventional combination packs are formed by simply sticking a pack of cigarette paper and either a pack of filter tip sheets or ready-to-use filter tips to a support panel with the help of adhesive. This method requires adhesive, thereby increasing material and labour costs. Further, conventional combination packs require greater amount of packaging material, wherein each of the two product types requiring a sheet of paper each for their packaging and an additional sheet of paper used as support panel to stick the two product packs together to form the conventional combination pack. Hence, the conventional combination packs use three sheets of paper to pack two products together, thereby increasing the material cost.
Therefore, there is a need for a simplified and improved combination pack to reduce the amount of packaging material used and reduce labour cost. The use of an integrated pack that provides the function of multiple products and is a single system or unit, negates the problem of bundling and sticking multiple product packs to only appear as a single unit which is not an integrated form in reality.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the invention to provide an integrated pack for storing cigarette paper and filter tip sheets/ready-to-use filter tips for reduction of time and difficulty in locating cigarette paper and filter tip sheets/filter tips stored separately.
It is another object of the invention to provide packaging of multiple products in a single system or unit.
It is yet another object of the invention to provide reduction in the packaging material and thereby material and labour cost and thereby also reduce burden on the environment.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an integrated pack for storing cigarette paper and filter tip sheets/ready-to-use filter tips for use in hand rolled cigarettes. The integrated pack is completely constructed from a single sheet of packaging material, instead of from multiples sheets of packaging material used in the prior art. Further, the present integrated pack is made without the use of adhesive vis-à-vis conventional combination packs which are constructed from individual packs of cigarette paper and filter tip sheets/ready-to-use filter tips simply stuck together to a support panel with adhesive. The present invention therefore reduces the packaging material and thereby the material cost and labour cost. The present invention demonstrates packaging of multiple products in a single system or unit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The preferred embodiment of the invention is described in detail below, with reference to the attached Figures:
Figs. 1a to 1c illustrate the components of a prior art combination pack.
Figs. 2a to 2d illustrates a prior art combination pack-I of cigarette paper and filter paper sheets.
Figs. 3a to 3d illustrate a prior art combination pack-II of cigarette paper and pre-rolled, ready-to-use filter tips.
Figs. 4a to 4f illustrate the manufacturing process of the integrated pack of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a front-open view of the assembled integrated pack of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.
As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of “a,” “an,” and “the” includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
The term "about" used to qualify the invention, shall be interpreted to mean "approximately" or "reasonably close to" and any statistically insignificant variations therefrom. As used herein, the terms “about” and “approximately” are used to provide flexibility, such as to indicate, for example, that a given value in a numerical range endpoint may be “a little above” or “a little below” the endpoint. The degree of flexibility for a particular variable can be readily determined by one skilled in the art based on the context.
As used herein, the terms “comprising” “including,” “having,” “containing,” “involving,” and the like are to be understood to be open-ended, i.e., to mean including but not limited to. The terms “preferred” and “preferably” refer to embodiments of the invention that may afford certain benefits, under certain circumstances
In an embodiment, the aspects and embodiments described herein shall also be interpreted to replace the clause “comprising” with either “consisting of” or with “consisting essentially of” or with “consisting substantially of”.
As used herein, the term “substantially” refers to the complete or nearly complete extent or degree of an action, characteristic, property, state, structure, item, or result. The exact allowable degree of deviation from absolute completeness may in some cases depend on the specific context. However, the nearness of completion will generally be so as to have the same overall result as if absolute and total completion were obtained. “Substantially” refers to a degree of deviation that is sufficiently small so as to not measurably detract from the identified property or circumstance. The exact degree of deviation allowable may in some cases depend on the specific context. The use of "substantially" is equally applicable when used in a negative connotation to refer to the complete or near complete lack of an action, characteristic, property, state, structure, item, or result.
The recitation of ranges of values herein is merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referring individually to each separate value falling within the range. Unless otherwise indicated herein, each individual value is incorporated into the specification as if it were individually recited herein.
Any steps recited in any method or process claims may be executed in any order and are not limited to the order presented in the claims. The use of any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g. “such as”) provided with respect to certain embodiments herein is intended merely to better illuminate the invention and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the invention otherwise claimed. No language in the specification should be construed as indicating any non-claimed element essential to the practice of the invention.

A roll-your-own (RYO) cigarette, also called a hand-rolled cigarette, is a cigarette hand-rolled using loose tobacco (or any other smoking material), a sheet of rolling/cigarette paper and a filter tip. The filter tips are either ready-to-use or made by the consumer by using paper folding skills. The present invention relates to the packaging of cigarette papers and ready-to-use filter tips or filter tip sheets in an integrated pack that solves many difficulties faced by the consumer today.

The individual product forms that currently exist, are as follows:
Product A) Cigarette paper box – Box with number of cigarette papers that can be pulled out one by one through a slit, akin to how a tissue box works.
Product B) Filter Tip Sheets – Set of quadrilateral sheets that the customer must apply Origami skills to, for rolling into a Filter Tip. The sheets are usually packed like a leaflet book.
Product C) Pre-rolled or Ready-to-use Filter Tips - Filter Tips that are ready to use and hence saves the consumer’s time and labour. These are usually packed in a quadrilateral box.

While individual packs for all of the above exist in the market, it would greatly benefit the consumer if integrated packs were available that could put two products (Product A+B or Product A+C) in one place in a convenient to use format, saving the consumer time and reducing storing trouble.

The present inventive product combines the following unique benefits:
Benefit 1) Elimination of support panel to make the integrated pack with a single sheet of packaging paper/material for the two products A and B, instead of requiring three sheets of packaging paper/material as in the prior art combination packs.
Benefit 2) Integrated Pack provides functional convenience of 2 of the 3 ingredients needed for a Roll Your Own Cigarette in a single integrated pack.
Benefit 3) Since the use of multiple packs and the use of adhesive is avoided in the present invention, it results not only in reduction of packaging material and thereby material and labour cost, but also reduces the strain on the environment and natural resources.
In a conventional combination pack, multiple related items or products are bundled together to appear as a single unit. The separate components of a prior art combination pack are illustrated in Fig. 1a to 1c. Fig. 1a depicts a support panel with 4 fold lines. Fig. 1b shows Product A which is a box containing multiple sheets of cigarette papers and Fig. 1c shows Product B which is a set of quadrilateral sheets used to roll into a filter tip.
Fig. 2a shows a top view of a prior art combination pack-I with product A (box of cigarette paper) and a leaflet pack of product B (filter tip sheets) stuck on a support panel (Fig. 1a) with the help of the adhesive. Fig. 2b is the perspective view of an open 1st prior art combination pack-I. Fig. 2b shows product B attached to the upper part of the support panel with the help of the adhesive and product A stuck to the lower part of support panel. Fig. 2c is a view of the partially closed prior art combination pack-I and Fig. 2d depicts the closed prior art combination pack-I.
Fig. 3a shows an open and closed product A (cigarette paper box) and Fig. 3b depicts an open and closed product C (box of tubular ready-to-use filter tips). Fig. 3c is the perspective view of an open prior art combination pack-II with product A (cigarette paper box) attached to the upper part of the support panel with the help of the adhesive and product C (box of ready-to-use filter tips) stuck to the lower part of support panel. Fig. 3d is a view of the partially closed prior art combination pack-II and Fig. 3e depicts the closed prior art combination pack-II.
The disadvantages of prior art combination pack-I and prior art combination pack-II are that product A and Product B/product C packs are both required to be stuck on a separate support panel and then enclosed as combination pack. These prior art combination packs need at least 3 separate packing components to bring together two product packs, making the manufacturing / assembling process impossible without a support panel. The prior art combination packs merely stick two different product packs on the support panel that only gives the appearance of a single pack/ box.
A disadvantage of the conventional combination packs is the use of adhesive for sticking of the product A pack and Product B/C pack on the support panel making the process time consuming. Conventional combination packs use 3 sheets of packaging paper for 2 products whereas in the present invention, only one sheet of packaging paper is folded to accommodate the same 2 products.
Another major drawback is that since the combination pack requires greater quantity of the packaging material (paper) which therefore increases the material cost of the pack as well as increases burden on the environment and natural resources.
The present invention relates to an integrated pack for storing cigarette paper and filter tip sheets/ready-to-use filter tips for use in hand rolled cigarettes. The present invention’s use of single sheet of paper to form an integrated pack which can hold both cigarette papers and filter tip sheets/ready-to-use filter tips without using any adhesive results in a single system or unit, thus making it easy for storing and carrying by the customers.
The integrated pack of the present invention is seen in Fig.4a to 4f, consists of a single sheet of material / paper folded in such a way as to form the final product which can hold both the cigarette papers as well as the filter tip sheets/ ready-to-use filter tips.
The process of manufacture of the present invention completely eliminates the use of support panel, adhesive material and additional pasting processes which leads to saving of the following:
• Energy and machinations required for the adhesive process step.
• Adhesive materials and its cost
• Time consumed by the adhesive process step.
• Additional material used for support panel.
The consumer now has an option to enjoy the benefits of present integrated pack with increased convenience and decreased environmental impact.
The integrated pack of the present invention comprises single sheet of material provided with a plurality of panels, folds and flaps. The panels and flaps are folded along the fold lines to form an integrated container having a plurality of compartments. The panels are preferably rectangular / quadrilateral in shape.
The integrated pack of the present invention shown in Fig. 4a to 4f is a rectangular container made from a single sheet of material, utilizing a folding mechanism to form at least two compartments. The first compartment may hold a first product and the second compartment may hold a second product. The first product may comprise cigarette papers and the second compartment may comprise filter tip sheets/ ready-to-use filter tips.
In an embodiment of the invention, the present integrated pack comprises,
a plurality of compartments,
wherein, said integrated pack is made from a single sheet of material; and
wherein, said single sheet comprises a plurality of panels, flaps and fold lines.

In another embodiment of the invention, the present integrated pack comprises,
panel 4 and a panel 14 located adjacent to opposing sides of panel 9;
panel 9 and a panel 10 located adjacent to opposing sides of panel 14;
panel 14 and a panel 11 located adjacent to opposing sides of panel 10; and
panel 10 and a panel 12 located adjacent to opposing sides of panel 11.

In another embodiment of the invention, the present integrated pack comprises,
a fold line 19 located between panel 4 and panel 9;
a fold line 20 located between panel 9 and 14;
a fold line 21 located between panel 14 and panel 10;
a fold line 22 located between panel 10 and panel 11; and
a fold line 23 located between panel 11 and panel 12.

In another embodiment of the invention, the present integrated pack optionally comprises any one of,
(1) a panel 3 and located adjacent to panel 4, with a fold line 18 located between panel 3 and panel 4; or
(2) a panel 3 and located adjacent to panel 4 and a panel 2 located adjacent to panel 3, with a fold line 17 located between panel 2 and panel 3 and a fold line 18 located between panel 3 and panel 4; or
(3) a panel 3 and located adjacent to panel 4, a panel 2 located adjacent to panel 3 and a panel 1 located adjacent to panel 2, with a fold line 17 located between panel 2 and panel 3, a fold line 18 located between panel 3 and panel 4 and a fold line 16 located between panel 1 and panel 2.

In one embodiment of the invention, the panels comprise opposing long and short sides.
In an embodiment of the invention, said panels are adjacent at opposing long sides.

In an embodiment of the invention, the present integrated pack comprises,
a side flap 5 and a side flap 6 located adjacent to opposing short sides of panel 9;
a fold line 26 located between side flap 5 and panel 9; and
a fold line 28 located between side flap 6 and panel 9.
In another embodiment of the invention,
Said side flap 5 comprises an external flap 5a, an internal flap 5b and a fold line 25 located between said internal flap and external flap; and
Said side flap 6 comprises an external flap 6a, an internal flap 6b and a fold line 27 located between said external flap and internal flap.

In yet another embodiment of the invention, the present integrated pack comprises,
a side flap 7 and a side flap 8 located adjacent to opposing short sides of panel 10;
a fold line 30 located between side flap 7 and panel 10; and
a fold line 32 located between side flap 8 and panel 10.

In one embodiment of the invention,
Said side flap 7 comprises an external flap 7a, an internal flap 7b and a fold line 29 located between said external flap and internal flap; and
Said side flap 8 comprises an external flap 8a, an internal flap 8b and a fold line 31 located between said external flap and internal flap.

In an embodiment of the invention, the height and width of panel 3 correspond to the height and width of panel 9.

In an embodiment of the invention, the height of panel 10 taken along fold line 30 or 32, is equal to or lesser than the height of panels 3 and 9.

In an embodiment of the invention, the height of panel 9 taken along fold line 26 or 28, is equal to or greater than the height of Product B (Filter Tip Sheets) or Product C (Pre-rolled or Ready to use Filter Tips).
In another embodiment of the invention, the present integrated pack comprises,
the height and width of panel 2 correspond to the height and width of panels 4 and 14.

In one embodiment of the invention, the present integrated pack is free from adhesive.

In one embodiment of the invention, the fold lines may comprise of perforations.

In an embodiment of the invention, panel (1, 3, 9, 10) are aligned parallel to each other.

In yet another embodiment of the invention, panels (2, 11) are aligned parallel to panels (4, 14).

In a further embodiment of the invention,
external flaps 5a and 6a are parallel to panel 9 and are each perpendicular to internal flaps 5b & 6b respectively;
internal flaps 5b and 6b are parallel to each other and are each perpendicular to panel 9;
external flaps 7a and 8a are parallel to panel 10 and are each perpendicular to internal flaps 7b and 8b respectively; and
internal flaps 7b and 8b are parallel to each other and are each perpendicular to panel 10.

In one embodiment of the invention, the present integrated pack comprises,
a first compartment 33 and a second compartment 34,
wherein said compartments (33,34) are located adjacent to each other.

In yet another embodiment of the invention,
the first compartment 33 is sufficiently sized to hold a plurality of cigarette papers; and
the second compartment 34 is sufficiently sized to hold a plurality of filter tip sheets or ready-to-use filter tips.

In another embodiment of the invention, wherein a slot 15 is integrated into panel 10 to facilitate easy extraction of product A by users.
In yet another embodiment of the invention, slot 15 extends along the width of panel 10.
In one embodiment of the invention, slot 15 is sufficiently sized to enable extraction of cigarette paper.

In another embodiment of the invention,
panel 10 forms an outer wall of first compartment 33;
internal flaps 7b and 8b form the side walls of first compartment 33 and external flaps 7a and 8a form a partial inner wall of first compartment 33;
panel 9 forms an outer wall of second compartment 34;
internal flaps 5b and 6b form the side walls of second compartment 34 and external flaps 5a and 6a form a partial inner wall of second compartment 34;
panel 4 forms a top wall of the integrated pack; and
panel 14 forms the base of the integrated pack.

In an embodiment of the invention, the height and width of panel 10 is equal to or greater than the height and width of the format of the cigarette paper (Product A) placed in the integrated pack.

In another embodiment of the invention, the length of internal flaps (7b, 8b) taken along fold line 30 and 32 respectively, substantially correspond to the height of the stack of cigarette papers. The height of internal flaps (7b, 8b) is sufficient to accommodate the plurality of cigarette papers that may be held in a first compartment 33.

In yet another embodiment of the invention, the length and breadth of internal flaps (5b,6b) taken along fold line 26 and 28 respectively, substantially correspond to the height and depth of the stack of filter tip sheets or the diameter of the ready-to-use filter tips, respectively.

METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF THE INTEGRATED PACK
In one embodiment of the invention, the present method of manufacturing of the integrated pack comprises:
providing a single sheet of material comprising a plurality of panels, flaps and fold lines; and
folding the panels and flaps along the fold lines to create a plurality of compartments.

In another embodiment of the invention, the present method of manufacture comprises,
folding a flap 7 and a flap 8 inwardly;
folding a flap 5 and a flap 6 inwardly;
folding a panel 10 inwardly towards a panel 9;
folding a panel 12 inwardly to engage with flaps 5 and 6 to form a first compartment 33 and a second compartment 34, said compartments (33, 34) having a panel 14 as a common base;
folding a panel 4 inwardly to form a common top wall to compartments (33, 34); and
folding a panel 1 to lie against panel 9,
wherein said first compartment 33 and second compartment 34 are adjacent to each other.

In yet another embodiment of the invention, the present method of manufacture comprises,
folding an internal flap 5b of flap 5 and an internal flap 6b of flap 6, inwardly at fold lines 26 and 28 respectively;
folding an external flap 5a of flap 5 and an external flap 6a of flap 6, inwardly at fold lines 25 and 27 respectively;
folding an internal flap 7b of flap 7 and an internal flap 8b of flap 8, inwardly at fold lines 30 and 32 respectively; and
folding an external flap 7a of flap 7 and an external flap 8a of flap 8, inwardly at fold lines 29 and 31 respectively.
In a further embodiment of the invention,
external flaps 5a and 6a are parallel to panel 9 and are each perpendicular to internal flaps 5b & 6b respectively;
internal flaps 5b and 6b are parallel to each other and are each perpendicular to panel 9;
external flaps 7a and 8a are parallel to panel 10 and are each perpendicular to internal flaps 7b and 8b respectively; and
internal flaps 7b and 8b are parallel to each other and are each perpendicular to panel 10.

In one embodiment of the invention, the present method of manufacture comprises,
a panel 11 is being folded inwardly along a fold line 22 to form a top wall of the first compartment 33.

In yet another embodiment of the invention, the present method of manufacture comprises,
said panel 10 being folded inwardly along a fold line 21, towards panel 9 such that an outer surface of folded external flaps 7a and 8a is positioned in contact with an outer surface of folded external flaps 5a and 6a respectively.

In one embodiment of the invention, the present method of manufacture comprises,
panel 12 being folded inwardly along a fold line 23 such that panel 12 is engaged with an inner surface of external flaps 5a and 6a.

In another embodiment of the invention, the present method of manufacture comprises,
panel 10 forming an outer wall of first compartment 33;
internal flaps 7b and 8b forming the side walls of first compartment 33 and external flaps 7a and 8a forming a partial inner wall of first compartment 33;
panel 9 forming an outer wall of second compartment 34;
internal flaps 5b and 6b forming the side walls of second compartment 34 and external flaps 5a and 6a forming a partial inner wall of second compartment 34;
and
panel 14 forming the base of the integrated pack.

In yet another embodiment of the invention, the present method of manufacture comprises, panel 4 being folded along a fold line 19, towards compartments 33 & 34 to form the top wall to compartments (33, 34) and the pack.

In one embodiment of the invention, the present method of manufacture comprises,
panel 3 being folded along a fold line 18 to overlie panel 10.

In an embodiment of the invention, the present method of manufacture comprises,
a panel 2 being folded along a fold line 17 to overlie panel 14 to create a support for the base panel 14 of the integrated pack.

In another embodiment of the invention, the present method of manufacture comprises, panel 1 being folded along a fold line 16 to be in contact with panel 9 where locking mechanism to keep the integrated pack closed, may be placed.

In one embodiment of the invention, the present method of manufacture comprises does not include the use of adhesive.

In another embodiment of the invention, the present method of manufacture comprises,
placing a first product on the inner surface of panel 10 prior to folding flaps 7 and 8 inwardly;
placing the second product within the second compartment 34 after the formation of said compartment.

Fig. 4a depicts the single sheet of material of the present invention with a novel and inventive placement of panels, flaps and fold lines. The sheet is folded to form the integrated product.

A Product A (not shown in drawings 4a to 4e) which may be cigarette paper is placed against the inner surface of panel 10 and flaps 7 and 8 are folded inwardly to secure the first product in place. As seen in Fig. 4b, internal flap 7b of flap 7 and internal flap 8b of flap 8 are folded inwardly at fold lines 30 and 32 respectively, such that internal flaps 7b and 8b are substantially parallel to each other and are each, substantially perpendicular to panel 10. External flaps 7a and 8a are folded inwardly at fold lines 29 and 31 respectively, such that external flaps 7a and 8a are substantially parallel to panel 10 and substantially perpendicular to internal flaps 7b & 8b.
In order to fold flaps 5 and 6 inwardly, internal flaps 5b and 6b are folded inwardly at fold lines 26 and 28 respectively. Internal flaps 5b and 6b are substantially parallel to each other and are each substantially perpendicular to panel 9. External flaps 5a and 6a are folded inwardly at fold lines 25 and 27 respectively, such that said external flaps are substantially parallel to panel 9 and substantially perpendicular to internal flaps 5b and 6b.
As seen in Fig. 4d, panel 11 is folded along the fold line 22 to form the top wall of the first compartment 33. Panel 10 is folded inwardly along fold line 21, towards panel 9 such that the outer surface of external flaps 7a and 8a are positioned in contact with and against the outer surface of external flaps 5a and 6a.
Panel 12 is folded inwardly along fold line 23 such that panel 12 is tucked against and engaged with a partial surface of external flaps 5a and 6a.
In this position, as seen in Fig. 4e, a first compartment 33 and a second compartment 34 are formed, said compartments adjacent to each other.
Product B (filter tip sheets) or Product C (ready to use filter tips) can now be placed in compartment 34.
Panel 10 forms an outer wall of first compartment 33. Internal flaps 7b and 8b form the side walls of first compartment 33. External flaps 7a and 8a form a partial inner wall of first compartment 33.
Panel 9 forms an outer wall of second compartment 34. Internal flaps 5b and 6b form the side walls of second compartment 34. External flaps 5a and 6a form a partial inner wall of second compartment 34. Panel 14 forms the common base of compartments 33 & 34 and of the integrated pack.
Panel 4 is folded along fold line 19, towards compartments 33 & 34 to forming the common top wall of both the compartments and the integrated pack.
In the embodiment of the invention comprising panel 3, panel 3 is folded along the fold line 18 to lie over and against panel 10 to protect the slot 15 opening that dispenses cigarette papers i.e. Product A.
In the embodiment of the invention comprising panel 2, panel 2 is folded along the fold line 17 to overlie panel 14 and create a support for the base 14 of the integrated pack. Base panel 2 and panel 14 are aligned with and substantially parallel to panel 4.
In the embodiment of the invention comprising panel 1, panel 1 is folded along the fold line 16 to partially or fully cover panel 9 and provide an additional outer support.
As seen in Fig. 4f which depicts the completed integrated pack with Product A (cigarette papers) and Product C (ready-to-use filter tips), panel (1, 3, 9, 10) are aligned parallel to each other. Further, panels (2, 11) are aligned parallel to panels (4, 14).
Fig. 5 illustrates a front open view of the assembled integrated pack of the present invention with Product A (cigarette papers) stored in the first compartment 33 and Product C (ready-to-use filter tips) stored in the second compartment 34. Product A is placed during the formation of its compartment 33 and Product B/C may be stored after compartment 34 is formed and before it is enclosed from top.
The present invention offers a compact and efficient solution for organizing and storing cigarette papers and filter tip sheets/filter tips within a single, self-contained container. The use of folding techniques eliminates the need for adhesive, simplifying manufacturing and enhancing user convenience.
The invented product and method of manufacture also reduce packaging material used and thereby reduce the material cost as well as reduce burden on the environment.

COMPARATIVE STUDY TO DETERMINE TOTAL PACKAGING MATERIAL USED
A study was carried out to determine the total packaging material used in prior art combination pack-I, prior art combination pack-II and in the newly invented integrated pack. The improved and advantageous properties of the integrated pack of the present invention are effectively shown in the following tables:

Table 1: Packaging material used for prior art combination pack-I of Product A and Product B

Product Height (mm) Width (mm) Area (square mm)

Support Panel
113 90 10170
Product A (cigarette paper)
140 105 14700
Product B (filter tip sheets)
110 25 2750
Prior art combination pack-I
27620

Observation: From the above table, the total packaging material used for prior art combination pack-I is about 27620 square mm.

Table 2: Packaging material used for prior art combination pack-I of Product A and Product C
Product Height (mm) Width (mm) Area (square mm)

Support Panel

113 90 10170
Product A (cigarette paper 140 105 14700
Product C (pre-rolled filter tips)
90 and 120 60 and 60 12600
Prior art combination pack-II 37470

Observation: From the above table, the total packaging material used for Prior art combination pack-II is about 37470 square mm.

Table 3: Packaging material used for New Invented Integrated pack

Product Height (mm) Width (mm) Area (square mm)

Present Integrated pack 114 152 17328

Observation: From the above table, it is seen that the total packaging material used for present integrated pack is about 17328 square mm.
Conclusion: The present integrated pack uses 37% less packaging material than prior art combination pack-I and 54% less packaging material than prior art combination pack-II.
Flap styles/Lock styles not critical for the invention’s objective and unique proposition and alternative Lock/Flap styles may be used without any hindrance on panels 1 to 4. For instance, if locking mechanism is placed on panel 4, then panels 1, 2 and 3 are not essential; if locking mechanism is placed on panel 3, then panels 1 and 2 are not essential; if locking mechanism is placed with panel 2, then panel 1 is not essential; if locking mechanism is placed with panel 1, then panels 1 to 3 are essential.
As described, in addition to substantial savings in packaging material, the present integrated pack and method of manufacture in addition to being novel, do not use adhesive in the construction of the pack. This leads to savings in cost of adhesive and labour.
, Claims:We claim,
1. An integrated pack comprising,
a plurality of compartments,
wherein, said integrated pack is made from a single sheet of material; and
wherein, said single sheet comprises a plurality of panels, flaps and fold lines.

2. The integrated pack as claimed in claim 1 comprising,
a panel 4 and a panel 14 located adjacent to opposing sides of panel 9;
panel 9 and a panel 10 located adjacent to opposing sides of panel 14;
panel 14 and a panel 11 located adjacent to opposing sides of panel 10; and
panel 10 and a panel 12 located adjacent to opposing sides of panel 11.

3. The integrated pack as claimed in claim 2 comprising any one of,
(i) a panel 3 and located adjacent to panel 4; or
(ii) a panel 3 and located adjacent to panel 4 and a panel 2 located adjacent to panel 3; or
(iii) a panel 3 and located adjacent to panel 4, a panel 2 located adjacent to panel 3 and a panel 1 located adjacent to panel 2.

4. The integrated pack as claimed in claim 1 to 3, wherein said panels comprise opposing long and short sides.

5. The integrated pack as claimed in claim 4, wherein said panels are adjacent at opposing long sides.

6. The integrated pack as claimed in claim 2 comprising,
a fold line 19 located between panel 4 and panel 9;
a fold line 20 located between panel 9 and 14;
a fold line 21 located between panel 14 and panel 10;
a fold line 22 located between panel 10 and panel 11; and
a fold line 23 located between panel 11 and panel 12.
7. The integrated pack as claimed in claim 3,
wherein when panel 3 is present, a fold line 18 is located between panel 3 and panel 4;
wherein when panel 2 and 3 are present, a fold line 17 is located between panel 2 and panel 3 and a fold line 18 located between panel 3 and panel 4;
wherein when panels 1, 2 & 3 are present, a fold line 17 is located between panel 2 and panel 3, a fold line 18 is located between panel 3 and panel 4 and a fold line 16 is located between panel 1 and panel 2.

8. The integrated pack as claimed in claim 2 to 7 comprising,
a side flap 5 and a side flap 6 located adjacent to opposing short sides of panel 9;
a fold line 26 located between side flap 5 and panel 9; and
a fold line 28 located between side flap 6 and panel 9.

9. The integrated pack as claimed in claim 8,
wherein side flap 5 comprises an external flap 5a, an internal flap 5b and a fold line 25 located between said internal flap and external flap; and
wherein side flap 6 comprises an external flap 6a, an internal flap 6b and a fold line 27 located between said external flap and internal flap.

10. The integrated pack as claimed in claim 2 to 7 comprising,
a side flap 7 and a side flap 8 located adjacent to opposing short sides of panel 10;
a fold line 30 located between side flap 7 and panel 10; and
a fold line 32 located between side flap 8 and panel 10.
11. The integrated pack as claimed in claim 10,
wherein side flap 7 comprises an external flap 7a, an internal flap 7b and a fold line 29 located between said external flap and internal flap; and
wherein side flap 8 comprises an external flap 8a, an internal flap 8b and a fold line 31 located between said external flap and internal flap.

12. The integrated pack as claimed in claim 1 to 11, wherein said pack is free from adhesive.

13. The integrated pack as claimed in claim 1, comprising,
a first compartment 33 and a second compartment 34,
wherein said compartments (33,34) are located adjacent to each other.

14. The integrated pack as claimed in claim 13, wherein
the first compartment 33 is sufficiently sized to hold a plurality of cigarette papers; and
the second compartment 34 is sufficiently sized to hold a plurality of filter tip sheets or ready-to-use filter tips.

15. The integrated pack as claimed in claim 2, wherein a slot 15 is integrated into panel 10.

16. The integrated pack as claimed in claim 15,
wherein slot 15 extends along the width of panel 10.

17. The integrated pack as claimed in claim 2-16, wherein,
panel 10 forms an outer wall of first compartment 33;
internal flaps 7b and 8b form the side walls of first compartment 33 and external flaps 7a and 8a form a partial inner wall of first compartment 33;
panel 9 forms an outer wall of second compartment 34;
internal flaps 5b and 6b form the side walls of second compartment 34 and external flaps 5a and 6a form a partial inner wall of second compartment 34;
panel 4 forms a top wall of the integrated pack; and
panel 14 forms the base of the integrated pack.

18. A method of manufacturing of an integrated pack, comprising:
providing a single sheet of material comprising a plurality of panels, flaps and fold lines; and
folding the panels and flaps along the fold lines to create a plurality of compartments.

19. The method of manufacture as claimed in claim 18, comprising,
folding a flap 7 and a flap 8 inwardly;
folding a flap 5 and a flap 6 inwardly;
folding a panel 10 inwardly towards a panel 9;
folding a panel 12 inwardly to engage with flaps 5 and 6 to form a first compartment 33 and a second compartment 34, said compartments (33, 34) having a panel 14 as a common base; and
folding a panel 4 inwardly to form a common top wall to compartments (33, 34),
wherein said first compartment 33 and second compartment 34 are adjacent to each other.

20. The method of manufacture as claimed in claim 19, comprising,
folding an internal flap 5b of flap 5 and an internal flap 6b of flap 6, inwardly at fold lines 26 and 28 respectively;
folding an external flap 5a of flap 5 and an external flap 6a of flap 6, inwardly at fold lines 25 and 27 respectively;
folding an internal flap 7b of flap 7 and an internal flap 8b of flap 8, inwardly at fold lines 30 and 32 respectively; and
folding an external flap 7a of flap 7 and an external flap 8a of flap 8, inwardly at fold lines 29 and 31 respectively.

21. The method of manufacture as claimed in claim 19, comprising a panel 11 being folded inwardly along a fold line 22 to form a top wall of the first compartment 33.

22. The method of manufacture as claimed in claim 19, wherein panel 10 is folded inwardly along a fold line 21, towards panel 9 such that an outer surface of external flaps 7a and 8a is positioned in contact with an outer surface of external flaps 5a and 6a respectively.

23. The method of manufacture as claimed in claim 19, wherein panel 12 is folded inwardly along a fold line 23 such that panel 12 is engaged with the inner surface of external flaps 5a and 6a.

24. The method of manufacture as claimed in claim 19 to 23, wherein,
panel 10 forms an outer wall of first compartment 33;
internal flaps 7b and 8b form the side walls of first compartment 33 and external flaps 7a and 8a form a partial inner wall of first compartment 33;
panel 9 forms an outer wall of second compartment 34;
internal flaps 5b and 6b form the side walls of second compartment 34 and external flaps 5a and 6a form a partial inner wall of second compartment 34; and
panel 14 forms the base of the integrated pack.

25. The method of manufacture as claimed in claim 19, wherein panel 4 is folded along a fold line 19, towards compartments 33 & 34 to form the top wall to compartments (33, 34) and the pack.

26. The method of manufacture as claimed in claim 19, comprising a panel 3 being folded along a fold line 18 to overlie panel 10.
27. The method of manufacture as claimed in claim 26, comprising a panel 2 being folded along a fold line 17 to overlie panel 14 to create a support for the base panel 14 of the integrated pack.

28. The method of manufacture as claimed in claim 27, comprising a panel 1 being folded along a fold line 16 to be in contact with panel 9.

29. The method of manufacture as claimed in claim 18, said method being free from use of adhesive.

30. The method of manufacture as claimed in claim 19, comprising,
placing cigarette papers on the inner surface of panel 10 prior to folding flaps 7 and 8 inwardly;
placing filter tip sheets or ready-to-use filter tips within the second compartment 34.