摘要 |
<p>A side-opening hinge-lid container finding particular application as a side-openinghinge-lid pack for elongate smoking articles such as cigarettes comprises:a body portion (2) having a front wall (6), a rear wall (8), a top wall (10) and a bottomwall (12); a lid portion (4) having a front wall (16), a rear wall (18), a top wall(20) and a bottom wall (22), the lid portion (4) being connected to the body portion(2) along a hinge line (26) for pivotal movement between a closed position, inwhich the interior of the body portion (2) is inaccessible, and an open position,in which at least a portion of the interior of the body portion (2) is accessible;a body portion liner (30) having a front wall (32), a rear wall (34) and a side wall(15, 36), the body portion liner (30) being mounted in the body portion (2) andprojecting sideways therefrom into a space covered by the lid portion (4) in theclosed position; at least one outwardly extending ear (122) mounted on the bodyportion liner (30); and at least one inwardly extending flap (134) hingedly mountedin the lid portion (4) for pivotal movement relative (20) thereto, wherein duringpivotal movement of the lid portion (4) from the open position to the closed positionand/or during pivotal movement of the lid portion (4) from the closed positionto the open position the at least one flap (134) engages the at least one ear (122)to produce a sound.</p> |