| 摘要 |
The invention relates to a cigarette box or package in which a three-sided insert is provided at the top of the box which is cut away on the three sides in such manner that the tops of the cigarettes can be seized between the finger and thumb from any two of three directions for removal, thereby preventing mutilation. The lid or cover of the box is hinged to one of the narrower sides of the box and in such manner that it can be tilted to open position with the thumb of one hand while held in such hand, to expose the cutouts in the insert adjacent to the opposite narrower wall, so that the finger and thumb of the other hand can easily remove a cigarette. In one form of the invention, the box is rhomboidal in shape and a pair of diagonally opposite corners are rounded off to provide greater convenience and comfort in holding the box. The tops of the insert sides have a more or less central riser section flanked by depressed sections, and are preferably in the form of sinuous curves, with a concave section followed by a convex section, the concave sections on the opposite sides of the insert providing two of the directions from which the cigarettes can be grasped, the third cutout being at the top of the narrower wall of the insert. In a further development of the invention, there is provided a compartment for receiving a book of matches which is secured to the bottom of the box and which is covered by a first flap having a layer of friction material on the outside thereof and which in turn is covered by a second flap which conceals the friction layer, thereby providing greater safety as a match is struck after lifting the second flap, the rest of the matchbook being then covered by the first flap. The closure and body of the box preferably meet along a line which is parallel to the top and bottom of the box when the box is of rhomboidal shape. In all forms of the invention, the top edges of the insert lie in a plane which is a substantial distance above the top of the shell or body of the box and is approximately parallel to the inside bottom wall of the box, so that the top edges of all of the cigarettes lie in such plane or slightly above it; while at its low point near the hinge of the closure, the convex portion of the front and rear walls of the insert also allows a cigarette to be grasped and withdrawn.
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