STICKER MEMBER FOR CIGARETTE PACK

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a sticker member for a graphic and text health warning labels on the front and back sides of a cigarette pack at the same time, the sticker member comprising: a rectangular cigarette pack sticker which is attached to the top surface of a cigarette pack and attached to a portion from the top surface up to at least a part of each of the front and back sides of the cigarette pack; an adhesive material formed on the back side of the cigarette pack sticker; and a release paper which protects the adhesive material and has an attachment position guide formed at the central portion thereof and opened by a user so as to guide the top surface of the cigarette pack to the attachment position on the back side of the cigarette pack sticker.

Claims

1. A sticker member for a cigarette pack, the sticker member comprising: a rectangular cigarette pack sticker attachable to the cigarette pack to cover at least a portion of a front side and a rear side and a top side of the cigarette pack to thereby cover at least a portion of a warning image and a warning text of the cigarette pack; an adhesive material applied on the rear side of the cigarette pack sticker; and a release paper attached to the cigarette pack sticker by the adhesive material, wherein the release paper is provided with an attachment position guide to guide the top side of the cigarette pack to a predetermined attachment position of the rear side of the cigarette pack sticker so that when attaching the cigarette pack sticker to the cigarette pack, the top side of the cigarette pack is attached to the predetermined position precisely at once, and wherein when the top side of the cigarette pack is attached to the predetermined position, a remaining portion of the cigarette pack sticker is attachable to the front side and the rear side of the cigarette pack so that the remaining portion of the cigarette pack sticker is within a width of the cigarette pack.

2. The sticker member according to claim 1, wherein the attachment position guide is comprised of a cutting portion to guide the release paper to be divided and torn off and at least one pair of folding guides spaced apart from each other while having the cutting portion therebetween by a distance corresponding to a longitudinal length of the top side of the cigarette pack, and a pair of release paper tear ends foldedly torn off by the cutting portion and the at least one pair of folding guides are adapted to guide the top side of the cigarette pack to the predetermined position so that the top side of the cigarette pack is inserted between the pair of release paper tear ends to allow the top side of the cigarette pack to be attached to the predetermined position precisely at once.

3. The sticker member according to claim 1, wherein the attachment position guide is comprised of at least one pair of cutting portions spaced apart from each other by a distance corresponding to a longitudinal length of the top side of the cigarette to thereby divide and tear off the release paper, and wherein the pair of cutting portions are adapted to tear off the release paper therebetween and to guide the top side of the cigarette pack to the predetermined position so that the top side of the cigarette pack is inserted between the pair of cutting portions to allow the top side of the cigarette pack to be attached to the predetermined position precisely at once.

4. The sticker member according to claim 2, wherein when attaching the cigarette pack sticker to the cigarette pack, a width of the release paper is formed to correspond to a transverse width of the top side of the cigarette pack, so that the cigarette pack sticker remains within the width of the cigarette pack so as to use the width of the release paper as a measuring guide to attach the cigarette pack sticker to the top side of the cigarette pack by allowing the width of the release paper to be equal to the transverse width of the top side of the cigarette pack.

5. The sticker member according to claim 4, wherein the width of the cigarette pack sticker is configured to cover the warning image and the warning text of the front side and the rear side of the cigarette pack, and the width of the release paper is configured to correspond to the transverse width of the top side of the cigarette pack, so that the width of the release paper extends greater than the width of the cigarette pack sticker.

6. The sticker member according to claim 5, wherein when attaching the top side of the cigarette pack to the attachment position guide, to allow a remaining portion of the cigarette pack sticker to occupy an equal area on each of the front side and the rear side of the cigarette pack, the attachment position guide is formed at a center of the release paper in a longitudinal direction of the release paper.

7. The sticker member according to claim 6, wherein the cigarette pack sticker is provided with a perforation to guide a cutting line to enable a user to readily cut the cigarette pack sticker, the perforation being defined along a center of the cigarette pack sticker at an equal interval in a symmetrical manner in a longitudinal direction of the cigarette pack sticker.

8. The sticker member according to claim 7, wherein the cigarette pack extends to have a rectangular shape to cover the entire area of the front side of the cigarette pack and 30% to 100% of the rear side of the cigarette pack.

9. The sticker member according to any one of claim 8, wherein the cigarette pack is in the form of a soft pack, and the perforation is configured to correspond to a cutting line of a vinyl packaging of the cigarette pack to allow for an easy cut of the cigarette pack sticker by using the perforation when tearing off the vinyl packaging, and even after cutting and opening, the warning image and the warning text of the cigarette are covered by the cigarette pack sticker.

10. The sticker member according to claim 9, wherein the cigarette pack is in the form of a hard pack wherein an edge of the cigarette pack is taper-treated and an inner width and an outer width of the front side of the cigarette pack are different, and wherein the width of the cigarette pack sticker corresponds to the outer width of the front side of the cigarette pack, and left and right widths of the attachment position guide correspond to the outer width.

11. A sticker member for a cigarette pack, the sticker member comprising: a rectangular cigarette pack sticker comprising a first cover portion to cover a warning image and a warning text of the cigarette pack while being attached to one of a front side or a rear side of the cigarette pack, a first lateral side attachment portion extending from one lateral side of the first cover portion and attached to one lateral side of the cigarette pack, a second cover portion to cover the warning image and the warning text of the cigarette pack while extending from the first lateral side attachment portion to be attached to the other of the front side or the rear side of the cigarette pack, and a second lateral side attachment portion extending from the second cover portion and attached to another lateral side of the cigarette pack; an adhesive material applied on a rear side of the cigarette pack sticker; and a release paper adapted to protect the adhesive material and comprising an attachment position guide to guide one of the front side or rear side of the cigarette pack to a predetermined attachment position of the rear side of the cigarette pack sticker by a user tearing off the release paper.

12. The sticker member according to claim 11, wherein the attachment position guide comprises: a first cutting portion to guide the release paper to be split into left and right segments; a pair of second cutting portions formed at an upper section and a lower section of the first cutting portion in a direction perpendicular to the first cutting portion; and a pair of first folding guides formed at a left end and a right end of the attachment position guide, respectively, and configured to guide the release paper divided by the first cutting portion to be folded.

13. The sticker member according to claim 12, wherein the second cutting portions are formed at a predetermined interval from an upper end and a lower end of the attachment position guide, respectively, to guide the release paper to be divided in a vertical direction, the attachment position guide further comprising second folding guides to guide the release paper divided by the second cutting portions to be folded, the second folding guides being formed at the upper end and the lower end of the attachment position guide, respectively.

14. The sticker member according to claim 11, wherein the attachment position guide comprises two cutting portions to guide the release paper to be divided into three segments, wherein the two cutting portions are formed at the left end and the right end of the attachment position guide, respectively.

15. The sticker member according to claim 11, wherein the cigarette pack sticker is formed with a perforation to enable a user to readily cut the cigarette pack sticker attached to the cigarette pack when tearing open the cigarette pack, wherein the perforation is defined in at least one of the first and second cover portions and the first lateral side attachment portion and the second lateral side attachment portion so as to correspond to a front cutting line of a lateral cutting line of the cigarette pack.

16. The sticker member according to claim 15, wherein the perforation of the second cover portion is defined to correspond to the front cutting line of the cigarette pack, and the perforations of the first lateral side attachment portion and the second lateral side attachment portion are defined to extend from the perforation of the second cover portion while corresponding to the lateral cutting line of the cigarette pack.

17. The sticker member according to claim 11, wherein the cigarette pack sticker further comprises a first auxiliary cover portion extending from the second lateral side attachment portion and attached to a portion of one of the front side or the rear side of the cigarette pack.

18. The sticker member according to claim 17, wherein the cigarette pack sticker further comprises a top side attachment portion extending from an upper section of the second cover portion to be attached to a top side of the cigarette pack, and a bottom side attachment portion extending from a lower section of the second cover portion to be attached to a bottom side of the cigarette pack.

19. The sticker member according to claim 18, wherein the cigarette pack sticker further comprises a second auxiliary cover portion extending from the top side attachment portion and attached to a portion of one of the front side or the rear side of the cigarette pack, and a third auxiliary cover portion extending from the bottom side attachment portion and attached to a portion of one of the front side or the rear side of the cigarette pack.

20. The sticker member according to claim 19, wherein the cigarette pack sticker further comprises a fourth auxiliary cover portion extending from upper sections of the first lateral side attachment portion and the second lateral side attachment portion, respectively, to be attached to a portion of the top side of the cigarette pack, and a fifth auxiliary cover portion extending from lower sections of the first lateral side attachment portion and the second lateral side attachment portion, respectively, to be attached to a portion of the bottom side of the cigarette pack.

21. The sticker member according to claim 11, wherein the cigarette pack sticker comprises at least one of an artwork image or an advertisement image on at least some of the first and second cover portions and the first and second lateral side attachment portions.

22. A sticker member for a cigarette pack, the sticker member comprising: a rectangular cigarette pack sticker comprising a first cover portion to cover a text or an image printed on the cigarette pack while being attached to one of a front side or a rear side of the cigarette pack, a first lateral side attachment portion extending from one lateral side of the first cover portion and attached to one lateral side of the cigarette pack, a second cover portion extending from the first lateral side attachment portion and attached to the other of the front side or the rear side of the cigarette pack, and a second lateral side attachment portion extending from the second cover portion and attached to another lateral side of the cigarette pack; an adhesive material applied on a rear side of the cigarette pack sticker; and a release paper adapted to protect the adhesive material and comprising an attachment position guide to guide one of the front side, the rear side and a lateral side of the cigarette pack to a predetermined attachment position of the rear side of the cigarette pack sticker by a user tearing off the release paper.

23. The sticker member according to claim 22, wherein the cigarette pack sticker comprises at least one of an artwork image or an advertisement image on at least some of the first and second cover portions and the first and second lateral side attachment portions.

24. The sticker member according to claim 22, wherein the release paper comprises multiple separate release papers comprised of a pair of front and rear release papers, a pair of lateral release papers, and a pair of top and bottom release papers attached to the rear side of the cigarette pack sticker.

25. The sticker member according to claim 22, wherein the release paper comprises a first release portion and a second release portion separated from each other, wherein the first release portion to be attached to the cigarette pack corresponds to at least one side of the release paper, and the first release portion to be attached to the cigarette pack comprises at least one release portion and the second release portion is provided as an integrated portion.

26. The sticker member according to claim 24, wherein the release paper comprises a grip to remove at least one release paper.

27. The sticker member according to claim 22, wherein the cigarette pack sticker further comprises a top side attachment portion extending from an upper section of the second cover portion to be attached to the top side of the cigarette pack, and a bottom side attachment portion extending from a lower section of the second cover portion to be attached to a bottom side of the cigarette pack.

28. The sticker member according to claim 27, wherein the cigarette pack sticker further comprises a first auxiliary cover portion extending from the second lateral side attachment portion and attached to a portion of one of the front side or the rear side of the cigarette pack, a second auxiliary cover portion extending from the top side attachment portion and attached to a portion of one of the front side or the rear side of the cigarette pack, a third auxiliary cover portion extending from the bottom side attachment portion and attached to a portion of one of the front side or the rear side of the cigarette pack, a fourth auxiliary cover portion extending from upper sections of the first lateral side attachment portion and the second lateral side attachment portion, respectively, and attached to a portion of the top side of the cigarette pack, and a fifth auxiliary cover portion extending from lower sections of the first lateral side attachment portion and the second lateral side attachment portion, respectively, and attached to a portion of the bottom side of the cigarette pack.

29. The sticker member according to claim 28, wherein the cigarette pack sticker is provided with a perforation to guide the cigarette pack sticker attached to the cigarette pack to allow for an easy cut from the cigarette pack when tearing open the cigarette pack.

30. The sticker member according to claim 2, wherein the cigarette pack sticker comprises at least one of an artwork image or an advertisement image on at least a portion of the cigarette pack sticker.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0058] FIG. 1 illustrates a front view of a sticker member for a cigarette pack according to one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0059] FIGS. 2A and 2B illustrate examples of a release paper attached to the cigarette pack sticker in FIG. 1.

[0060] FIG. 3 illustrates a front view of a sticker member for a cigarette pack according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0061] FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate examples of a release paper attached to the cigarette pack sticker of FIG. 3.

[0062] FIGS. 5A and 5B are examples of using the release paper of the sticker member for the cigarette pack according to one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0063] FIGS. 6A and 6B are examples of using the release paper of the sticker member for the cigarette pack according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0064] FIG. 7 illustrates a front view of a sticker member for a cigarette pack according to one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0065] FIGS. 8A to 8D illustrate examples of perforations of various shapes formed in the cigarette pack sticker.

[0066] FIGS. 9 to 15 illustrate examples of the cigarette pack sticker formed with perforations of various shapes.

[0067] FIG. 16 illustrates an example of a conventional hard cigarette pack.

[0068] FIG. 17 illustrates an example of a conventional soft cigarette pack.

[0069] FIG. 18 illustrates a view of the soft cigarette pack of FIG. 17 with a vinyl package being detached therefrom.

[0070] FIGS. 19A, 19B, 20A, 20B and 21 are views illustrating a process of attaching the cigarette pack sticker to the cigarette pack according to one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0071] FIGS. 22A, 22B, 23 and 24 are views illustrating a process of attaching the cigarette pack sticker to the cigarette pack according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0072] FIGS. 25 and 26 are views illustrating a process of attaching the cigarette pack sticker to a top side of the cigarette pack and attaching a remaining adhesive portion of the cigarette pack sticker to the cigarette pack according to one exemplary embodiment or another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0073] FIGS. 27 to 32 are views illustrating a process of opening a hard cigarette pack with a cigarette pack sticker attached thereto.

[0074] FIGS. 33 to 38 are views illustrating a process of opening a soft cigarette pack with a cigarette pack sticker attached thereto.

[0075] FIGS. 39 and 40 illustrate a front view of a cigarette pack sticker according to still another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0076] FIG. 41 illustrates an example of a release paper attached to the cigarette pack sticker according to still another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0077] FIG. 42 illustrates another example of a release paper attached to the cigarette pack sticker according to still another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0078] FIG. 43 illustrates an example of using the release paper of FIG. 41.

[0079] FIGS. 44 illustrates an example of using the release paper of FIG. 42.

[0080] FIGS. 45 and 46 are views illustrating a process of opening a hard cigarette pack attached with the cigarette pack sticker of FIG. 39.

[0081] FIGS. 47 and 48 illustrate front views of a cigarette pack sticker according to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0082] FIG. 49 illustrates an example of a release paper attached to the cigarette pack sticker of FIG. 47 or 48.

[0083] FIG. 50 illustrates an example of using the release paper of FIG. 49.

[0084] FIGS. 51 illustrates another example of a release paper attached to the cigarette pack sticker of FIG. 47 or 48.

[0085] FIGS. 52 to 60 illustrate examples of using the release paper of FIG. 51.

[0086] FIGS. 61 and 62 are views illustrating a process of opening a hard cigarette pack with the cigarette pack sticker attached thereto according to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0087] FIG. 63 illustrates another example of a conventional hard cigarette pack having a tapered edge.

[0088] FIG. 64 illustrates an example of a cigarette pack sticker attached to the entirety of the cigarette pack that including an image of a commercial advertisement from a non-tobacco company according to still another exemplary embodiment or yet another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0089] FIG. 65 illustrates an example of a cigarette pack sticker attached to the entirety of the cigarette pack including an image of a commercial advertisement of a non-tobacco company according to one exemplary embodiment or another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0090] FIG. 66 illustrates another example of a cigarette pack sticker according to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

BEST MODE(S) FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0091] Hereinafter, the aforesaid and additional aspects of the present disclosure will be described in detail in exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanied drawings to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to readily carry it out.

[0092] Referring to FIG. 1, the sticker member for the cigarette pack according to one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cigarette pack sticker (100) and a release paper (102). The cigarette pack sticker (100) may have a rectangular shape that extends from a top side to a front side of the cigarette pack to cover the top side and a warning image and a warning text on the front side. Typically, tobacco manufacturers and tobacco dealers insert advertisements on a cigarette package so as to increase sales. Meanwhile, a warning image and a warning text are included along with the advertisements from a tobacco company. It is required by law that the warning image and the warning text should occupy at least 30% of the entire surface area of a cigarette pack. In the case the cigarette pack sticker (100) covers less than 30% of a front side and a rear side of the cigarette pack, respectively, from a top side of the cigarette pack, the warning image may not be entirely covered.

[0093] In general, a warning image and a warning text occupy 50% and up to 100% of a front side and a rear side of a cigarette pack, respectively. Considering this, it is commercially beneficial to provide a rectangular shape of the cigarette pack that extends from a top side to the front and rear sides of the cigarette pack to cover at least 30% and no more than 100% of the front and rear sides, respectively.

[0094] The cigarette pack sticker (100) includes an adhesive material on the rear side thereof and the release paper (102) to protect the adhesive material. The release paper (102) has a width greater than a width of the cigarette pack sticker and equal to a transverse width of the top side of the cigarette pack. Hereinafter, the widthwise direction of the top side of the cigarette pack is referred to as a transverse direction and the lengthwise direction of the top side of the cigarette pack is referred to as a longitudinal direction. The release paper (102) includes an attachment position guide provided at a central portion thereof to guide the top side of the cigarette pack to an attachment position of the cigarette pack sticker (100).

[0095] Referring to FIG. 2A, the attachment position guide includes two folding guides (200) and a cutting portion (202). The cutting portion (202) is configured to guide the release paper (102) to be divided in half. The two folding guides (200) are a section perforated by dots, which allows for the folding of the release paper (102) divided by the cutting portion (202). The cutting portion (202) may be provided at the exact center of the release paper (102). The two folding guides (200) are spaced apart from the cutting portion (202) by a predetermined distance therefrom. The two folding guides (200) may be provided in any known method other than dot perforation as long as it allows for an easy folding of the release paper (102).

[0096] By way of example, the distance between the two folding guides (200) may be a distance corresponding to the longitudinal length of the top side of the cigarette pack. This enables a user to precisely attach the top side of the cigarette pack to a rear side of the cigarette pack sticker along the guide of the release paper folded by the folding guides (200) after being torn off by the cutting portion (202). The folded portion of the release paper is referred to as a tear end of the release paper.

[0097] Alternatively, for a cigarette pack sticker that can be used for both a slim pack as well as a normal pack as shown in FIG. 2B, the attachment position guide includes two folding guides (200) and additional two secondary folding guides (204) for a slim cigarette pack. The distance between the secondary folding guides (204) may be a distance corresponding to the longitudinal length of the top side of the slim cigarette pack. This enables a user to precisely attach a top side of the slim cigarette pack to a rear side of the cigarette pack sticker along a tear end of the release paper folded by the secondary folding guides (204) after being torn off by the cutting portion (202).

[0098] Referring to FIG. 3, a sticker member for a cigarette pack according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cigarette pack sticker (300) and a release paper (302). The cigarette pack sticker (300) may have a rectangular shape that extends from a top side to a front side of the cigarette pack to cover the top side and a warning image and a warning text on the front side. The warning image and the warning text are included along with advertisements from a tobacco company. It is required by law that the warning image and the warning text should occupy at least 30% of the entire surface area of the cigarette pack. In the case the cigarette pack sticker (300) covers less than 30% of the front side and the rear side of the cigarette pack, respectively, from the top side of the cigarette pack, the warning image may not be entirely covered.

[0099] In general, a warning image and a warning text occupy 50% and up to 100% of a front side and a rear side of a cigarette pack, respectively. Considering this, it is commercially beneficial for the cigarette pack according to present disclosure to have a rectangular shape that extends from a top side to the front and rear sides of the cigarette pack to cover at least 30% and no more than 100% of the front and rear sides, respectively.

[0100] The cigarette pack sticker (300) includes an adhesive material on the rear side thereof and the release paper (302) to protect the adhesive material. The release paper (302) has a width greater than a width of the cigarette pack sticker and equal to a transverse width of the top side of the cigarette pack.

[0101] The release paper (302) includes an attachment position guide provided at a central portion thereof to guide the top side of the cigarette pack to the adhesive material.

[0102] Referring to FIG. 4A, the attachment position guide may include two cutting portions (400, 402). The two cutting portions (400, 402) are configured to guide the release paper (302) to be divided into three segments.

[0103] By way of example, the distance between the two cutting portions (400, 402) may be a distance corresponding to a width of the top side of the cigarette pack. This enables a user to precisely attach the top side of the cigarette pack to a rear side of the cigarette pack sticker after removing and tearing off the release paper between the two cutting portions (400, 402).

[0104] Alternatively, for a cigarette pack sticker that can be used for both a slim pack as well as a normal pack as shown in FIG. 4B, the attachment position guide includes additional secondary cutting portions (404, 406) between the two cutting portions (400, 402). The distance between the secondary cutting portions (404, 406) may be a distance corresponding to the longitudinal length of the top side of the slim cigarette pack. This enables a user to precisely attach a top side of the slim cigarette pack to a rear side of the cigarette pack sticker torn off by the secondary cutting portions (404, 406).

[0105] FIG. 5A is an example of using a release paper of a sticker member for a cigarette pack according to one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 5A, a cigarette pack sticker (502) includes a release paper (500) divided in half by a cutting portion and folded by two folding guides. The portion of the release paper (500) folded along the two folding guides, i.e., a tear end of the release paper, is adapted to guide the cigarette pack.

[0106] Alternatively, for a cigarette pack sticker that can be used for both a slim pack as well as a normal pack as shown in FIG. 5B, the tear end of the release paper (500) folded along the two cutting portions (200) is adapted to guide a normal cigarette pack. The tear end of the release paper (500) folded along the two secondary cutting portions (204) is adapted to guide a slim cigarette pack.

[0107] FIG. 6A is an example of using a release paper of a sticker member for a cigarette pack according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 6A, a cigarette pack sticker (602) includes a release paper (600) divided into three segments by the two cutting portions (400, 402). After a portion of the release paper that is provided between the two cutting portions is removed by a user, the cigarette pack may be attached to the cigarette pack sticker.

[0108] Alternatively, for a cigarette pack sticker that can be used for both a slim pack as well as a normal pack as shown in FIG. 6B, the two cutting portions (400, 402) includes two secondary cutting portions (404, 406). After a portion of the release paper that is provided between the secondary cutting portions (404, 406) is removed, a slim cigarette pack may be attached to the cigarette pack sticker.

[0109] Referring to FIG. 7, the sticker member according to a still another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may have a perforated section (700) on left and right sides of a lower portion and an upper portion of the cigarette pack sticker in a symmetrical manner based on a virtual center line (702). The perforated section (700) of the cigarette pack sticker is easily torn by user's fingernails, or the like, so that a cover of the cigarette pack may be exposed outwardly. Upon the exposure of the cover of the cigarette pack, the user can open the cigarette pack.

[0110] The feature to note is that the left and right perforations in the upper section of the cigarette pack sticker are aligned along the same line in a horizontal direction, and the left and right perforations in the lower section of the cigarette pack sticker are aligned along the same line in a horizontal direction. Specifically, if a parallel line is drawn from the center of the left perforation in the upper section of the cigarette pack sticker, the line passes through the center of the right perforation in the upper section of the cigarette pack sticker.

[0111] FIG. 8 illustrates examples of perforations formed in the cigarette pack sticker. The perforation may include a plurality of perforations aligned in parallel as indicated by the drawing reference numeral 800. The perforation may include a plurality of perforations arranged in a curved line as indicated by the drawing reference numeral 802. The perforation may include a plurality of perforations forming a ring shape as indicated by the drawing reference numeral 804. The perforation may form a cross (X) shape as indicated by the drawing reference numeral 806.

[0112] FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate examples of identical perforations formed at different positions. The examples of FIGS. 9 and 10 show a plurality of perforations aligned in parallel that are formed at an upper section and a lower section of the cigarette pack sticker. Referring to FIG. 9, two perforations are formed at each of the upper section and the lower section of the cigarette pack sticker adjacent to a vertical axis. Referring to FIG. 10, a single perforation is formed at the upper section and the lower section of the cigarette pack sticker, respectively.

[0113] FIG. 11 illustrates an example of a plurality of linear perforations arranged in a straight line. FIG. 12 illustrates an example of a plurality of circular perforations arranged in a straight line. The perforations shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 may be replaced by the cutting line marked in the drawings. The perforations shown in FIGS. 2, 10, 11 and 12 are in a symmetrical manner based on the horizontal axis.

[0114] FIG. 13 illustrates an example of a plurality of linear perforations (1300) arranged in a straight line adjacent to the horizontal axis. FIG. 14 illustrates an example of a plurality of linear perforations (1400) arranged in a zigzag line. FIG. 15 illustrates an example of a plurality of linear perforations (1500) arranged in a flat U-shape which is a part that can be readily torn off along the U-shaped line.

[0115] Cigarette packs largely include hard packs and soft packs. While a cigarette pack contains 20 cigarettes in general, the number of cigarettes may change to 10, 20, 40, etc., depending on manufacturers. Accordingly, the size of hard packs and soft packs may also vary depending on the number of cigarettes. Slim-type cigarette packs are relatively less in thickness and greater in length. In the present disclosure, hard packs refer to those including a cover and a body regardless of the size, while soft packs refer to those including a simple packaging which covers its upper portion regardless of the size. Hard packs and soft packs are both covered with a thin vinyl package. For both types, some of the vinyl package may be detached from the top of the cigarette pack for use.

[0116] As shown in FIG. 16, conventional hard packs include a cover (1600) and a body (1602). The drawing reference numerals 1604 and 1606 marked by a straight line indicate the boundary lines at which the cover (1600) and the body (1602) meet. The drawing reference numeral 1604, 1606 and 1608 indicate a lateral boundary line, a front boundary line and a top boundary line, respectively. The cigarette pack includes a warning image (1610) on a front side and a rear side (not shown) thereof. Additionally, a warning text (1612) is indicated on the front and rear sides of the cigarette pack below the warning image (1610).

[0117] As shown in FIG. 17, conventional soft cigarette packs for sale are covered with a vinyl packaging which may be detached by a user rolling off a tear strap (1700). Since soft cigarette packs do not include a cover, a user needs to tear a top side (1800) off the soft cigarette pack as shown in FIG. 18. The cigarette pack includes a warning image (1802) on a front side and a rear side (not shown) thereof. Additionally, a warning text (1804) is indicated on the front and rear sides of the cigarette pack below the warning image (1802).

[0118] FIGS. 19A to 24 are views illustrating a process of attaching the cigarette pack sticker to the cigarette pack. For both hard packs and soft packs, the same process applies to attach the cigarette pack sticker to the cigarette pack. Hereinafter, it is assumed that for hard packs, a vinyl packaging on a top side of the cigarette pack is removed, while for soft packs, both the cases where a vinyl packaging is removed from the cigarette pack and not removed from the cigarette pack are considered.

[0119] FIGS. 19A, 19B, 20A, 20B and 21 are views illustrating a process of attaching the cigarette pack sticker to the cigarette pack according to one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0120] Referring to FIG. 19A, for a regular cigarette pack, a release paper (1900) is disposed facing upward, is divided in half and is folded with the aid of a folding guide (200). Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 20A, the cigarette pack is inserted between tear ends of the release paper to thereby attach the top side of the cigarette pack to attachment portions of the cigarette pack sticker. A cigarette pack sticker (2000) is provided in a manner that the release paper has a width equal to the width of the top side of the cigarette pack. Thus, a user may use the folded potion of the release paper (1900) and the width thereof as a measuring guide. Furthermore, since a longitudinal length of the top side of the cigarette pack is equal to the width of the release paper, a user can precisely attach the top side of the cigarette pack to the attachment portion of the cigarette pack sticker by measuring the width of the release paper based on the cigarette pack held from upside down. After attaching the cigarette pack to the sticker as shown in FIG. 21, the user removes the release paper (2100) from the cigarette pack sticker.

[0121] Referring to FIGS. 19B, 20B and 21, for a slim cigarette pack, a release paper is folded with the aid of a second folding guide (204) inside a folding guide (200). The cigarette pack is inserted between tear ends (500) of the release paper with a center portion of the cigarette pack being folded so that the cigarette pack is attached to the attachment portion of the cigarette pack sticker, and then the release paper is removed.

[0122] FIGS. 22A, 22B, 23 and 24 are views illustrating a process of attaching the cigarette pack sticker to the cigarette pack according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0123] Referring to FIGS. 22A, for a regular cigarette pack, the cigarette pack is disposed in a manner that a release paper (2200) of the cigarette pack sticker faces upward, and a center portion of the release paper (2200) is removed.

[0124] Referring to FIGS. 22B, for a slim cigarette pack, a portion of a release paper (2200) between secondary cutting portions (404, 406) is removed.

[0125] The distance between the cutting portions (400, 402) may be a distance corresponding to the longitudinal length of the top side of the regular cigarette pack. The distance between the secondary cutting portions (404, 406) may be a distance corresponding to the longitudinal length of the top side of the slim cigarette pack. Thus, a user removes the release paper corresponding to the longitudinal length of a top side of a cigarette pack to be attached, and precisely attaches the top side of the cigarette pack to the rear side of the cigarette pack sticker that has been open as shown in FIG. 23.

[0126] Since a transverse width of the top side of the cigarette pack is equal to the width of the release paper, a user can precisely attach the top side of the cigarette pack to the attachment portion of the cigarette pack sticker by measuring the width of the release paper based on the cigarette pack held from upside down. After attaching the cigarette pack to the sticker as shown in FIG. 24, the user removes a release paper (2400) from the cigarette pack sticker.

[0127] FIG. 25 illustrates a view of the cigarette pack sticker from which the release paper is completely torn off. FIG. 26 illustrates a process of attaching a remaining attachment portion of the cigarette pack sticker to the cigarette pack by a user. Referring to FIG. 26, after attaching the top side of the cigarette pack entirely to the attachment portion of the cigarette pack sticker, the remaining attachment portions of the cigarette pack sticker are attached to the front side and the rear side of the cigarette pack. The cigarette pack sticker is attached to the front and rear sides of the cigarette pack sticker based on an equal surface area.

[0128] The process of attaching a hard cigarette pack or a soft cigarette pack to the cigarette pack sticker is the same. However, the process of opening the cigarette pack differs between a hard cigarette pack and a soft cigarette pack. FIGS. 27 to 32 are views illustrating a process of opening a hard cigarette pack with a cigarette pack sticker attached thereto. FIGS. 33 to 38 are views illustrating a process of opening a soft cigarette pack with a cigarette pack sticker attached thereto.

[0129] FIG. 27 shows a view of a cigarette pack sticker attached entirely to a hard cigarette pack. As mentioned above, it is assumed that an upper portion of a vinyl packaging of the hard cigarette pack is removed. The drawing reference numeral 2700 indicates a plurality of perforations formed in straight lines which cover immediately over the front edge of the cigarette pack. The zones with the plurality of perforations in linear arrays are in parallel with each other and at the same level with each other. Since these zones are symmetrical with each other based on the horizontal axis drawn across the middle of the cigarette pack sticker, a user may attach the cigarette pack sticker to the cigarette pack regardless of whether it is a front or rear side of the cigarette pack sticker.

[0130] FIG. 28 illustrates a view of a cigarette pack sticker attached to a rounded, chamfered cigarette pack. Referring to FIG. 28, a width of the cigarette pack sticker is less than a width of a release paper, and thus, the cigarette pack sticker can be readily attached to the chamfered cigarette pack.

[0131] FIG. 29 illustrates a view of opening a zone formed with a plurality of perforations in linear arrays, that is, a zone bordering with a front edge of a cigarette pack, by pressing the zone including the plurality of perforations with the fingernail of a user. In this instance, it is assumed that the user cuts open along a cutting line from a left side to a right side of the cutting line. As shown in FIG. 29, if the cigarette pack sticker is a commercial brochure (made of vinyl material), it would be difficult to cut open the sticker. In such case, perforations would be necessary. FIG. 30 illustrates a view of opening a cover of the cigarette pack after tearing off the cigarette pack sticker along the front edge of the cigarette pack by the user.

[0132] FIGS. 31 and 32 illustrate views of a cigarette pack before and after a cigarette pack sticker being attached thereto, respectively. Referring to FIG. 32, the cigarette pack sticker entirely covers a warning image and a warning text and opens a cover of the cigarette pack without any difficulty.

[0133] FIG. 33 illustrates a view of a soft cigarette pack after a cigarette pack sticker being entirely attached thereto. In this instance, it is assumed that a user does not remove a vinyl packaging off the cigarette pack. The drawing reference numeral 3300 indicates perforations which cover immediately over a tear strap of a vinyl packaging. The zones including the perforations are positioned at the same level in parallel with each other. Since these zones are symmetrical with each other based on the horizontal axis, a user may attach the cigarette pack sticker to the cigarette pack regardless of whether it is a front or rear side of the cigarette pack sticker. FIG. 34 illustrates a view of the cigarette pack sticker after the vinyl packaging being removed therefrom using a tear strap, wherein a portion of the sticker and the vinyl packaging are removed.

[0134] FIG. 35 illustrates views of the cigarette pack sticker being attached to the cigarette pack before and after. In this instance, it is assumed that the sticker of FIG. 14 is used. The drawing reference numeral 3500 indicates perforations in a zigzag array, which cover immediately over a top cover packaging of the cigarette pack. A user removes a portion of the zone including the perforations with his/her fingernail, and then removes the top cover packaging off the cigarette pack. FIG. 36 illustrates a view of the cigarette pack after the user removes the cover packaging off the cigarette pack.

[0135] FIG. 37 illustrates a view of the cigarette pack sticker being entirely attached to the cigarette pack. In this instance, it is assumed that the sticker of FIG. 15 is used. The drawing reference numeral 3700 indicates a view of the cigarette pack sticker that covers a portion of the top side being removed partially. As shown in FIG. 15, since perforations are provided in a flat U-shape at the center portion of the cigarette pack sticker, the zone including the perforations may be readily torn off (the zone with the perforations precisely cover the cover packaging). FIG. 38 illustrates a view of the cigarette pack being removed of the cover packaging off the cigarette pack.

[0136] Referring to FIG. 39, the cigarette pack sticker (110) according to still another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is attached to one of a front side or rear side of the cigarette pack. The cigarette pack sticker (110) may include a first cover portion (111) to cover the warning image and the warning text while being attached to one of a front side or rear side of the cigarette pack, a first lateral side attachment portion (112) extending from one lateral side of the first cover portion (111) and attached to one lateral side of the cigarette pack, a second cover portion (113) to cover the warning image and the warning text while extending from the first lateral side attachment portion (112) to be attached to one of a front side or rear side of the cigarette pack, and a second lateral side attachment portion (114) extending from the second cover portion (113) and attached to another lateral side of the cigarette pack.

[0137] The cigarette pack sticker may include perforations to guide a user to cut the cigarette pack sticker attached to the cigarette pack. Referring to FIG. 39, the first cover portion (111) and the first lateral side attachment portion (112), the second cover portion (112), the second cover portion (113) and the second lateral side attachment portion (114) may include perforations (1111, 1121, 1122, 1131, 1141, 1142), respectively. Accordingly, a user may be spared the trouble of having to distinguish between the front side and the rear side of the cigarette pack when attaching the cigarette pack sticker.

[0138] The perforations (1111, 1131) of the first lateral side attachment portion (112) and the second lateral side attachment portion (114) include first lateral side perforations (1121, 1141) extending from the perforations (1131) of the second cover portion (113) to be formed at a position corresponding to the lateral cutting line of the cigarette pack and second lateral side perforations (1122, 1142) formed diagonally to the first lateral side perforations (1121, 1141) to be formed at a position corresponding to the lateral cutting line of the cigarette pack.

[0139] The portions of the cigarette pack sticker formed with the perforations (1111, 1121, 1122, 1131, 1141, 1142) are easily torn by user's fingernails, or the like, so that the user can open a cover of the cigarette pack. The perforations (1111, 1121, 1122, 1131, 1141, 1142) may include a plurality of lines so that the user can easily tear open along the perforations. Unlike the plurality of continuous lines as shown in FIG. 39, the perforations (1111, 1121, 1122, 1131, 1141, 1142) may be provided discontinuously at predetermined intervals

[0140] Referring to FIG. 40, the cigarette pack sticker (110) may further include a first auxiliary cover portion (115) extending from the second lateral side attachment portion (114). The first auxiliary cover portion (115) is attached to a portion of one side (1111), i.e., a front or rear side of the cigarette pack.

[0141] The cigarette pack sticker includes an adhesive material formed at the rear side thereof and a release paper to protect the adhesive material. Referring to FIGS. 41 and 43, a release paper sticker (210) includes an attachment position guide (211) to guide one of the front side or the rear side of the cigarette pack to the rear side of the cigarette pack sticker by being opened by the user.

[0142] Referring to FIGS. 41 and 43, the attachment position guide (211) includes two cutting portions (2111, 2112) to guide the release paper to be divided into three segments. The distance between the two cutting portions (2111, 2112) may be a distance corresponding to a width of the top side of the cigarette pack. The release paper is divided into three segments by the two cutting portions (2111, 2112), and a portion of the release paper of the attachment position guide (211) between the two cutting portions (2111, 2112) is initially removed, and subsequently, the cigarette pack is attached between the two cutting portions (2111, 2112) so that the cigarette pack is precisely attached to the rear side of the cigarette pack sticker, which corresponds to the attachment position guide (211).

[0143] Referring to FIGS. 42 and 44, which illustrate another aspects of still another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, an attachment position guide (311) includes a cutting portion (3111) to guide the release paper (310) to be divided, and two folding guides (3112, 3113) to guide the release paper divided by the cutting portion (3111) to be folded, the two cutting guides being provided on a left side and a right side based on the cutting portion (3111), respectively. The two folding guides (3112, 3113) are treated regions that allow for an easy folding of the release paper by punching in dotted lines or pressurizing in advance to perform the OCC treatment, etc. The two folding guides (3112, 3113) allow for an easy folding of the release paper divided by the cutting portion (3111). The distance between the two folding guides (3112, 3113) may be a distance corresponding to the width of the front side of the cigarette pack.

[0144] Referring to FIG. 44, a release paper tear end (501) folded at the two folding guides (3112, 3113) serves to guide the cigarette pack. Accordingly, the front side or the rear side of the cigarette pack is inserted between two release paper tear ends (501), such that the cigarette pack is precisely attached to the rear side of the cigarette pack sticker, which corresponds to the attachment portion guide (211) between the two folding guides (3112, 3113).

[0145] The hard cigarette pack to which the cigarette pack sticker (110) is attached according to FIG. 39 or 40 has a top side (1608) exposed as shown in FIG. 46. A user presses the perforations (1121, 1131, 1141) of the cigarette pack sticker (110) formed to correspond to the cutting lines on the front and lateral sides of the hard cigarette pack by using his/her fingernail to cut open the cigarette pack sticker. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 45, the user may tear open the cover of the hard cigarette pack. Although FIGS. 45 and 46 illustrate the perforations (1131, 1141) in a single line, the perforations (1131, 1141) may include a plurality of lines to facilitate the cutting.

[0146] Referring to FIG. 47, the cigarette pack sticker (110) according to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may further include a top side attachment portion (811) extending from an upper section of the second cover portion (113) to be attached to a top side of the cigarette pack and a bottom side attachment portion (812) extending from a lower section of the second cover portion (113) to be attached to a bottom side of the cigarette pack.

[0147] The cigarette pack sticker (110) according to the aforesaid aspect is configured to cover an entire surface of the cigarette pack including a top side and a bottom side of the cigarette pack such that the cigarette pack sticker is aesthetically superior. Moreover, the cigarette pack sticker (110) can cover all of advertisements or a warning text or a warning image shown on the top side or lower side.

[0148] The cigarette pack sticker (110) according to the aforesaid aspect may further include a second auxiliary cover (8111) extending from the top side attachment portion (811) and a third auxiliary cover (8121) extending from the bottom side attachment portion (812). The second auxiliary cover (8111) and the third auxiliary cover (8121) are each attached to a portion of the rear side of the cigarette pack.

[0149] The cigarette pack sticker (110) according to the aforesaid aspect may further include a fourth auxiliary cover (814) extending from upper sections of the first lateral side attachment portion (112) and the second lateral side attachment portion (114), respectively, and a fifth auxiliary cover (815) extending from lower sections of the first lateral side attachment portion (112) and the second lateral side attachment portion (114), respectively. The fourth auxiliary cover (814) is attached to a portion of the top side of the cigarette pack, and the fifth auxiliary cover (815) is attached to a portion of the bottom side of the cigarette pack.

[0150] The first lateral side attachment portion (112), the second cover portion (113) and the second lateral side attachment portion (114) may have perforations (1121, 1131, 1141) formed therein. The perforations (1131) of the second cover portion (113) are provided at a position corresponding to the front cutting line of the cigarette pack. The perforations (1121, 1141) of the first lateral side attachment portion (112) and the second lateral side attachment portion (114) are provided at a position corresponding to the lateral cutting line of the cigarette pack, while extending from the perforations (1131) of the second cover portion (113).

[0151] Referring to FIG. 48, the cigarette pack sticker (110) according to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may further include a second auxiliary cover portion (8111) extending from the top side attachment portion (811) and a third auxiliary cover portion (8121) extending from the bottom side attachment portion (812). The second auxiliary cover portion (8111) and the third auxiliary cover portion (8121) are attached to a portion of one of the front side or the rear side of the cigarette pack.

[0152] The cigarette pack sticker (110) according to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may further include a fourth auxiliary cover portion (814) extending from upper sections of the first lateral side attachment portion (112) and the second lateral side attachment portion (114), respectively, and a fifth auxiliary cover portion (815) extending from lower sections of the first lateral side attachment portion (112) and the second lateral side attachment portion (114), respectively. The fourth auxiliary cover portion (814) is attached to a portion of the top side of the cigarette pack, and the fifth auxiliary cover portion (815) is attached to a portion of the bottom side of the cigarette pack.

[0153] The first cover portion (111), the first lateral side attachment portion (112), the second cover portion (113), and the second lateral side attachment portion (114) may include perforations (1111, 1121, 1122, 1131, 1141, 1142) formed therein. The perforations (1111, 1131) of the first cover portion (111) and the second cover portion (113) are provided at a position corresponding to the front cutting line of the cigarette pack. The perforations of the first lateral side attachment portion (112) and the second lateral side attachment portion (114) include first lateral side perforations (1121, 1141) extending from the perforations (1131) of the second cover portion (113) and formed at a position corresponding to the lateral cutting line of the cigarette pack, and second lateral side perforations (1122, 1142) formed diagonally to the first lateral side perforations (1121, 1141) and formed at a position corresponding to the lateral cutting line of the cigarette pack.

[0154] The perforations (1111, 1121, 1122, 1131, 1141, 1142) of the cigarette pack sticker are easily torn, which in turn enables a user to expose the cover formed in the cigarette pack externally. Once the cover of the cigarette pack is exposed, the user may open the cigarette pack. The perforations (1111, 1121, 1122, 1131, 1141, 1142) may be provided in a plurality of lines spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction.

[0155] Referring to FIG. 48, the cigarette pack sticker (110) includes perforations (1111, 1131) in a first cover portion (111) and a second cover portion (113), the perforations being configured to guide a user to tear off the cigarette pack sticker attached to the cigarette pack. Thus, it is advantageous in that the user may be spared the trouble of having to distinguish between the front side and the rear side of the cigarette pack when attaching the cigarette pack sticker.

[0156] FIG. 49 illustrates an example of a release paper attached to the cigarette pack sticker of FIG. 47 or 48. FIG. 50 illustrates an example of using the release paper of FIG. 49.

[0157] Referring to FIG. 49, a release paper (10000) includes an attachment position guide (11110) to guide one of a front side or a rear side of the cigarette pack to a rear surface of the cigarette pack sticker by being opened by a user. The attachment position guide (11110) includes a first cutting portion (11111) formed in a vertical direction so as to guide the release paper (10000) to be split into left and right segments, a pair of second cutting portions (11112) formed at an upper section and a lower section of the first cutting portion (11111) in a direction horizontal direction, the second cutting portions allowing for the release paper to be divided in the horizontal direction, and a pair of first folding guides (11113) formed at a left end and a right end of the attachment position guide (11110), respectively, and configured to guide the release paper divided by the first cutting portion (11111) to be folded.

[0158] The first folding guide (11113) is a region that allows for an easy folding of the release paper by punching in dotted lines or pressurizing in advance to perform the OCC treatment, etc. Specifically, the first folding guide (11113) allows the release paper divided by the first cutting portion (11111) to be easily folded. The distance between the two first folding guides (11113) may be a distance corresponding to the width of the front side of the cigarette pack. Referring to FIG. 50, an open end (11101) of the release paper which is folded at two first folding guides (11113) serves to guide the cigarette pack to an attachment position.

[0159] FIGS. 51 illustrates another example of a release paper attached to the cigarette pack sticker of FIG. 47 or 48. FIGS. 52 to 60 illustrate examples of using the release paper of FIG. 51.

[0160] Referring to FIG. 51, the release paper includes an attachment position guide (12110) to guide one of a front side or a rear side of the cigarette pack to a rear surface of the cigarette pack sticker by being opened by a user. The attachment position guide (12110) includes a first cutting portion (12111) formed in a direction perpendicular to the release paper (10000) so as to guide the release paper in left and right segments, a pair of second cutting portions (12112) to guide the release paper to be split in the vertical direction, while being formed in the horizontal direction spaced apart from an upper end and a lower end of the attachment position guide (12110) at a predetermined distance, respectively, a pair of first folding guides (12113) formed at a left end and a right end of the attachment position guide (12110) based on the first cutting portion (12111), and a pair of second folding guides (12114) formed in a left end and a right end of the attachment position guide (12110) at a predetermined distance, respectively, a pair of first folding guides (12113) formed at a left end and a right end of the attachment position guide (12110) based on the first cutting portion (12111), and a pair of second folding guides (12114) formed in an upper end and a lower end of the attachment position guide (12110) so as to allows the release paper divided by the second cutting portion (12112) to be folded.

[0161] Although FIG. 51 illustrates that the distance between the first cutting portion (121110) and the first folding guides (12113) differs from the distance between the second cutting portion (12112) and the second folding guide (12114), the two distances may be equal to each other. The distance between the respective cutting portions (12111, 12112) and the respective folding guides (12113, 121140) may be appropriately adjusted depending on the thickness of the cigarette pack or in a manner that allows an easy insertion of the cigarette pack.

[0162] Referring to FIG. 52, a user initially separates the release paper based on the first cutting portion (12111) and the second cutting portion (12112) so that the second cover portion (113) of the rear surface of the cigarette pack sticker, and then folds the release paper at the first folding guide (12113) and the second folding guide (12114). The release paper tear end (12101) folded at the first folding guide (12113) and the release paper tear end (12102) folded at the second folding guide (12114) serve to guide the cigarette pack to be readily inserted. In this instance, to allow the user to smoothly attach the cigarette pack with a small pressure or the gravity applied to the cigarette pack, it is preferable to apply a predetermined level of elasticity, rigidity or supporting force to the release paper tear ends (12101, 12102), and smoothly treat an inner surface of the release paper tear ends.

[0163] Referring to FIG. 53, the rear side of the hard cigarette pack is attached to the second cover portion (113). After a user attaches the front side of the hard cigarette pack to the second cover portion (113) of the cigarette pack sticker, removes the release paper as shown in FIG. 54. If the perforations (1111, 1121, 1122, 1131, 1141, 1142) of the cigarette pack sticker (110) are formed without being distinguished between the front or rear side as shown in FIG. 48, any of the front or rear side of the hard cigarette pack of FIG. 53 may be attached to the second cover portion (113).

[0164] Subsequently, the user attaches the second lateral side attachment portion (114) of the cigarette pack sticker to the lateral side of the hard cigarette pack, and attaches the first lateral side attachment portion (112), the first auxiliary cover portion (115) and the fifth auxiliary cover portion (815) to the lateral side, front side and the bottom side of the hard cigarette pack, respectively, as shown in FIGS. 55 and 56.

[0165] Subsequently, the user attaches the top side attachment portion (811) and the bottom side attachment portion (812) of the cigarette pack sticker to the top side and the bottom side of the hard cigarette pack, respectively, as shown in FIGS. 57 and 58.

[0166] Subsequently, the user attaches the second auxiliary cover portion (8111) extending from the top side attachment portion (811) and the third auxiliary cover portion (8121) extending from the bottom side attachment portion (812) of the cigarette pack sticker to the top side of the hard cigarette pack, and then attaches the first cover portion (111) to the top side of the hard cigarette pack, as shown in FIGS. 59 and 60.

[0167] The above examples of using the cigarette pack sticker shown in FIGS. 52 to 60 are provided as exemplary embodiments, and therefore, the release paper may be arbitrarily torn open and the cigarette pack sticker may be attached to the cigarette pack in a different sequence according to the convenience of the user.

[0168] Moreover, although it is described with reference to FIGS. 52 to 60 that the attachment position guides (11110, 12110) of the cigarette pack and the respective cutting portions and the respective folding guides are formed at a portion of the sticker corresponding to the front side or rear side of the cigarette pack, it is merely provided as an exemplary embodiment. Thus, the attachment position guides and the respective cutting portions and the folding guides may be formed corresponding to the top side, the bottom side or a lateral side of the cigarette pack. Such modifications can be applied in various manners by one of ordinary skill in the pertinent art depending on the size and type of the cigarette pack, user's preferences, convenience of product distribution, etc.

[0169] Furthermore, although the longitudinal direction of the cigarette pack sticker, which corresponds to the width direction of the cigarette pack, is indicated in the accompanying drawings as the horizontal direction, the present disclosure may be applied in a different manner wherein the transversal direction of the sticker, which corresponds to the length direction of the cigarette pack, is indicated as the horizontal direction. Even though no additional drawings are provided in this regard, one of ordinary skill in the art would have no difficulty carrying out such modified examples within the scope defined in the claims of the present disclosure. Therefore, regardless of the direction of the cigarette pack sticker based on which the release paper is divided, that is, whether it is the longitudinal direction or transversal direction of the cigarette pack sticker, the horizontal direction and the vertical direction recited in the claims can be understood based on a user.

[0170] FIGS. 61 and 62 are views illustrating a process of opening a hard cigarette pack with the cigarette pack sticker attached thereto according to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0171] Referring to FIG. 61, the entire surface of the hard cigarette pack is covered by the hard cigarette pack sticker (110). A user may open the cover of the hard cigarette pack by pressing down with his/her fingernail the perforations (1121, 1131, 1141) of the cigarette pack sticker formed at a positon corresponding to the front and lateral cutting lines of the hard cigarette pack, as shown in FIG. 62.

[0172] FIG. 63 illustrates another example of a conventional hard cigarette pack having a tapered edge.

[0173] Referring to FIG. 63, the cigarette pack has a tapered edge, and thereby, has an inner width and an outer width different from each other on a front side of the cigarette pack. In an instance according to one or another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, it is preferable that the cigarette pack sticker corresponds to the inner width of the cigarette pack, and the release paper corresponds to the outer width of the cigarette pack, as shown in FIG. 5 or 6. Additionally, the width in the horizontal direction of the attachment position guide of the cigarette pack should correspond to the outer width of the cigarette pack.

[0174] In an instance according to still another or yet another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, even a hard cigarette pack sticker with tapered edges may employ a cigarette pack sticker and a release paper in the same manner as a conventional hard cigarette pack with an angular corner. In order to create more aesthetically pleasing effects, modifications can be made to the cigarette pack sticker and the release paper as appropriate so that the cigarette pack is closely fitted to the respective corner portions of the cigarette pack having tapered edges.

[0175] Likewise, a soft cigarette pack may employ a cigarette pack sticker and a release paper in the same manner as the hard cigarette pack. Alternatively, modifications can be made to the features of the cigarette pack sticker and the release paper according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure so that the soft cigarette pack is more closely fitted to the respective corner portions of the cigarette pack that has undergone a rounding treatment.

[0176] In all the exemplary embodiments described above, the cigarette pack sticker may include at least one of an artwork image or an advertisement image on at least some of the first and second cover portions and the first and second lateral side attachment portions so that the cigarette pack can be used as a space for appreciating an artwork or for advertising.

[0177] FIG. 64 illustrates an example of a cigarette pack sticker attached to the entirety of the cigarette pack that including an image of a commercial advertisement from a non-tobacco company according to still another exemplary embodiment or yet another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0178] FIG. 65 illustrates an example of a cigarette pack sticker attached to the entirety of the cigarette pack including an image of a commercial advertisement of a non-tobacco company according to one exemplary embodiment or another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0179] FIG. 66 illustrates another example of a cigarette pack sticker according to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0180] Referring to FIG. 66, the cigarette pack sticker includes, for example, a pair of front and rear release papers (660), a pair of lateral release papers (662), and a pair of upper and lower release papers (664), wherein the release papers are separate from one another and attached to the rear side of a cigarette pack sticker. In this instance, one of the release papers may be removed, and on a corresponding attachment surface of the sticker, one side of the cigarette pack corresponding to the shape of the release paper may be attached.

[0181] Alternatively, the cigarette pack sticker may be provided in a different configuration wherein only portions (660, 662) of the release paper which correspond to a predetermined portion of the release paper that can be easily attached to the cigarette pack, such as a front side, a rear side, a front side or a lateral side, are separated from the other portion of the release paper, while the remaining portion of the release paper may be provided in an integrated configuration which allows an easy removal of the release paper after attaching the cigarette pack.

[0182] It is more preferable to provide no adhesion or weak adhesion at a corner portion of the release paper or to form a grip for removing a release paper with an end slightly spaced apart from an attachment side in an upward direction in order to facilitate the removal of the release paper.

[0183] Although FIG. 66 depicts an example of the cigarette pack sticker according to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the example can also be applied

[0184] Although exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have been shown and described with reference to the accompanied drawings, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments. Instead, it would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

DRAWING REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0185] 100, 300, 502, 602: CIGARETTE PACK STICKER

[0186] 102, 302, 500, 600, 1900, 2100, 2200, 2400: RELEASE PAPER

[0187] 200: FOLDING GUIDE

[0188] 204: SECOND FOLDING GUIDE

[0189] 202, 400, 402: CUTTING PORTION

[0190] 404, 406: SECOND CUTTING PORTION

[0191] 660, 662, 664: RELEASE PAPER GRIP

[0192] 700, 800, 802, 804, 806, 1300, 1400, 1500: PERFORATIONS

[0193] 702: CENTER LINE

[0194] 1600: COVER

[0195] 1602: BODY

[0196] 1604: LATERAL BOUNDARY LINE

[0197] 1606: FRONT BOUNDARY LINE

[0198] 1608, 1800: TOP SIDE

[0199] 1610, 1802: WARNING IMAGE

[0200] 1612, 1804: WARNING TEXT

[0201] 1700: TEAR STRAP

[0202] 110: CIGARETTE PACK STICKER

[0203] 111: FIRST COVER PORTION

[0204] 112: FIRST LATERAL SIDE ATTACHMENT PORTION

[0205] 113: SECOND COVER PORTION

[0206] 114: SECODN LATERAL SIDE ATTACHMENT PORTION

[0207] 115: FIRST AUXILIARY COVER

[0208] 1111, 1121, 1122, 1131, 1141, 1142: PERFORATIONS

[0209] 210, 310, 10000, 12000: RELEASE PAPER

[0210] 501, 11101, 12101, 12102: RELEASE PAPER TEAR END

[0211] 211, 11110: ATTACHMENT POSITION GUIDE

[0212] 2111, 2112, 3111: CUTTING PORTION

[0213] 3112, 3113: FOLDING GUIDE

[0214] 811: TOP SIDE ATTACHMENT PORTION

[0215] 812: BOTTOM SIDE ATTACHMENT PORTION

[0216] 8111: SECOND AUXILIARY COVER

[0217] 8121: THIRD AUXILIARY COVER

[0218] 814: FOURTH AUXILIARY COVER

[0219] 815: FIFTH AUXILIARY COVER

[0220] 1600: COVER

[0221] 1602: BODY

[0222] 1604: LATERAL BOUNDARY LINE

[0223] 1606: FRONT BOUNDARY LINE

[0224] 1608, 1800: TOP SIDE

[0225] 1608, 1800: WARNING IMAGE

[0226] 1612, 1804: WARNING TEXT

[0227] 1700: TEAR STRAP

[0228] 11111, 12111: FIRST CUTTING PORTION

[0229] 11112, 12112: SECOND CUTTING PORTION

[0230] 11113, 12113: FIRST FOLDING GUIDE

[0231] 12114: SECODN FOLDING GUIDE