Patent ID: 7721942
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A rigid wrapper, comprising: a plurality of side faces; two end faces; an access portion; a hinge line hingeably connecting the access portion to one of the side faces such that the access portion is movable between open and closed positions, wherein in the open position, the access portion allows access to an interior of the wrapper for removal of each of the separate individual packs from the wrapper; a first longitudinal perforation line positioned on another side face of the wrapper and separable to form a longitudinal free edge of the access portion; two transverse perforation lines, extending orthogonally to the longitudinal axes, coinciding with corner edges of the two end faces, extending from two longitudinal extremities of the first longitudinal perforation line to the hinge line and separable to form transverse free edges of the access portion; a plurality of separate individual packets of cigarettes positioned within the wrapper, referable to a predominating longitudinal axis extending parallel to longitudinal axes of the packets of cigarettes; wherein the container has a prismatic shape of polygonal section and; wherein, each packet of cigarettes extends an entire length between the two end faces, at least one of the packets of cigarettes has at least one face having a substantially same size and shape as the rigid wrapper side face that is exposed by the access portion, and the access portion exposes an entirety of the rigid wrapper side face such that the packet of cigarettes having a face substantially the same size and shape as the rigid wrapper side face can be inserted and withdrawn from the rigid wrapper free of interference by the rigid wrapper side face.