CONTAINER WITH ADHESIVE LABEL WITH ADHESIVE FREE AREA

摘要

The present invention relates to a container (100) for consumer goods. The container comprises an outer housing, wherein the outer housing comprises a box (102) and a lid (104) hinged to the box. An inner package (106) of consumer goods has an access opening through which consumer goods can be removed. An adhesive label (108) is provided to cover the access opening and extend beyond the periphery of the access opening of the inner package. The adhesive label (108) is at least partially releasably affixed to the inner package (106) by a resealable adhesive provided on a first area (112) of the inner surface of the adhesive label extending about at least the lower periphery of the access opening of the inner package. A second area (200) of the inner surface of the adhesive label is permanently affixed to the inner surface of the front wall of the lid of the outer container. A further, third area (202) of the inner surface of the adhesive label disposed between the first and second areas is substantially free of adhesive.