Patent ID: 7726474
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A side-opening hinge-lid container comprising: a body portion having a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall and a bottom wall; a lid portion having a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall and a bottom wall, the lid portion being connected to the body portion along a hinge line for pivotal movement between a closed position, in which the interior of the body portion is inaccessible, and an open position, in which at least a portion of the interior of the body portion is accessible; a body portion liner having a front wall, a rear wall and a side wall, the body portion liner being mounted in the body portion and projecting sideways therefrom into a space covered by the lid portion in the closed position; at least one outwardly extending ear mounted on the body portion liner; at least one inwardly extending flap hingedly mounted in the lid portion for pivotal movement relative thereto; a lid portion liner mounted in the lid portion, the lid portion liner having a front wall and/or a rear wall, and including the at least one inwardly extending flap; an inner frame mounted between the body portion and the body portion liner, the front wall and/or the rear wall of the lid portion liner being slidably engaged in at least one slot provided in a front wall and/or a rear wall, respectively, of the inner frame; wherein during pivotal movement of the lid portion from the open position to the closed position and/or during pivotal movement of the lid portion from the closed position to the open position the at least one flap engages the at least one ear to produce a sound; and wherein the front wall and/or the rear wall of the lid portion liner project from the lid portion in the closed position sideways into the body portion.