Patent ID: 6435342
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A pack for containing smoking articles, the smoking articles having an axis of elongation, said pack comprising:a body, said body including a major front panel and a major back panel; a lid hinged to said body about a hinge axis, said hinge axis being parallel to the contained, said hinge axis being located approximately in a plane defined by said major front panel or said major back panel of said body; and a liner located within said body, said liner having front, rear, side and base walls and forming an enclosure for the smoking articles, said enclosure being formed by said front, rear, side, and base walls of said liner, a portion of said liner projecting from one side of said body, said projecting liner portion being closable by said lid in a closed position of said lid, and being accessible in an opened position of said lid, said liner enclosing the smoking articles in said enclosure and forming an access opening for removal of a smoking article from said pack in a direction generally parallel to said hinge axis of said lid.