Patent ID: 6726006
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: B65B,B65D

Abstract:
A package for articles, such as cigarettes, comprising:a generally parallelepiped-shaped container having a curved profile and an internal space for containing the articles, the container comprising a container lid, a container body, and a container base, the lid and body being integrally molded from a polymeric material with the lid in an open position and being connected together by hinges molded integrally with the lid and body, the body being molded with a top panel, a curved front panel, a curved back panel, two side panels, and an open bottom, the base comprising a layer of polymeric sheet material and being affixed in the open bottom of the body after the articles have been inserted into the internal space, the lid of the container being hingedly movable from the open position to a closed position in which the lid covers the top panel and a portion of the front panel; and a central rib in the internal space of the container body extending between the front and back panels of the body and dividing the internal space of the container into two chambers, each chamber being dimensioned to contain ten cigarettes in two rows of five cigarettes each, the rib having an L-shaped upper portion for facilitating access to the cigarettes.