Patent ID: 6719131
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A hinge-lid box for cigarettes or the like, comprising a box part (10), a lid (11), which is connected pivotably thereto, and a collar (12), which is anchored in the box part (10) and projects out of the box part (10) by way of a top collar part (13), the lid (11) enclosing the top collar part (13) in the closed position, and tabs formed by U-shaped punched sections in the region of a lid inner flap (28) arranged on the inside of a lid front wall (21) engaging with tabs which are likewise formed by punched sections in the region of a collar front wall (32), characterized by the following features:a) the anchoring tab (37), which is formed in the region of the lid inner flap (28) by a U-shaped or C-shaped punched section (38), has an articulation line (39) which is directed toward a closure edge (29), which is formed by the lid front wall (21) and lid inner flap (28), such that, when the lid (11) is closed, the anchoring tab (37) is directed upward at an acute angle, b) in order to form a mating element for the anchoring tab (37), tabs (43) are formed in the region of the collar front wall (32) by a U-shaped or C-shaped punched section (40) such that an articulation line of the tab (43) is directed toward a mating closure edge (30) formed by a box front wall (14), c) when the lid (11) is closed, the anchoring tab (37) butts against an interlocking edge (44) of the collar front wall (32), said interlocking edge being formed by the punched section (40) in the region of the collar front wall (32).