RIGID HINGED-LID PACKAGE FOR TOBACCO ARTICLES
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1. ) A rigid package for tobacco articles, comprising:
- a parallelepiped-shaped container (2) housing a group of tobacco articles and comprising a withdrawal opening (3), two major lateral walls (6), at least one minor lateral wall (7), a top wall (8) having the withdrawal opening (3), and a bottom wall (9); and
a cup-shaped lid (4) comprising two major lateral walls (12), one minor lateral wall (13), a top wall (14), a bottom wall (15), and a hinge (5) to rotate, with respect to the container (2), between an open position and a closed position respectively opening and closing the withdrawal opening (3);
the hinge (5) is parallel to the minor transverse edges (11) of the container (2) defined between the minor lateral wall (7) and the top and bottom walls (8, 9) and to the minor transverse edges (17) of the lid (4) defined between the minor lateral wall (13) and the top and bottom walls (14, 14);
the package (1) is characterized in that the major lateral walls (12) of the lid (4) are smaller than the major lateral walls (6) of the container (2); and
the package (1) comprises stop means to limit rotation of the lid (4) with respect to the container (2) and so define a maximum open position of the lid (4).
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Abstract
A rigid package for tobacco articles has a parallelepiped-shaped container housing a group of tobacco articles and having a withdrawal opening; and a cup-shaped lid hinged to the container along a hinge to rotate, with respect to the container, between an open position and a closed position respectively opening and closing the withdrawal opening; the container and the lid are formed by folding two independent separate blanks.
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1. ) A rigid package for tobacco articles, comprising:
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a parallelepiped-shaped container (2) housing a group of tobacco articles and comprising a withdrawal opening (3), two major lateral walls (6), at least one minor lateral wall (7), a top wall (8) having the withdrawal opening (3), and a bottom wall (9); and a cup-shaped lid (4) comprising two major lateral walls (12), one minor lateral wall (13), a top wall (14), a bottom wall (15), and a hinge (5) to rotate, with respect to the container (2), between an open position and a closed position respectively opening and closing the withdrawal opening (3);
the hinge (5) is parallel to the minor transverse edges (11) of the container (2) defined between the minor lateral wall (7) and the top and bottom walls (8, 9) and to the minor transverse edges (17) of the lid (4) defined between the minor lateral wall (13) and the top and bottom walls (14, 14);the package (1) is characterized in that the major lateral walls (12) of the lid (4) are smaller than the major lateral walls (6) of the container (2); and
the package (1) comprises stop means to limit rotation of the lid (4) with respect to the container (2) and so define a maximum open position of the lid (4). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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