摘要 |
THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO A PACKAGE FOR SMOKING ARTICLES COMPRISING A CONTAINER PORTION (2) AND A LID (3). THE LID IS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE CONTAINER PORTION (2) TO ENCLOSE A SPACE DEFINED BY THE CONTAINER PORTION (2) WHEN THE LID (3) IS CLOSED. THE LID (3) INCLUDES AN END PORTION (16) AND A WALL (12) EXTENDING FROM THE END PORTION (16) THAT OVERLAPS A WALL (6) OF THE CONTAINER PORTION (2) WHEN CLOSED. A FLAP (26,93,107,120) EXTENDS FROM A FACE OF ONE OF SAID WALLS HAVING A FREE END (29,96,109,125), AND A CUT-OUT (51,80,102) IS FORMED IN THE OTHER OF SAID WALLS, WHEREIN ONE OF THE CUT-OUT (51,80) OR THE FREE END (109,125) OF THE FLAP (107,120) HAS A FIRST EDGE (54,65,73,87,115,127) AND A SECOND EDGE (55,56,66,74,88,90,116,128). THE FIRST EDGE IS OFFSET FROM THE SECOND EDGE SUCH THAT, WHEN THE LID (3) IS MOVED TO A CLOSED POSITION, SAID FIRST EDGE LOCATES OVER THE FREE END (29,96) OF THE FLAP (26,93) OR THE CUT-OUT (102) BEFORE THE SECOND EDGE LOCATES OVER THE FREE END OF THE FLAP OR THE CUT-OUT. [FIGURE 1] |