Patent ID: 6527166
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A hinge-lid box for cigarettes, comprising a box part (10) and a lid (11) hinged on a box rear wall (12), and also comprising a collar (28) with a collar front wall (29) and collar side walls (30, 31),a lower lid closing edge (34) of a lid front wall (19) being located at a distance opposite an upper opposing closing edge (35) of a box front wall (15) when the lid (11) is closed, thereby forming an opening with an exposed area of the collar front wall (29), characterized in that the lid closing edge (34) and the opposing closing edge (35) have a non-uniform distance from each other in an area of the opening, specifically a distance which varies over a width of the opening, the lid closing edge (34) has a continuously rectilinear course oriented transversely with respect to upright pack edges (36), the lid closing edge (34) is a folding edge between the lid front wall (19) and a lid inner tab (27) resting on the inside of the said lid front wall (19), and the opposing closing edge (35) has a course which differs from the lid closing edge (34), specifically being curved or angled.