Patent ID: 8584844
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A package for smoking articles comprising: an outer shell having two major lateral walls and two minor lateral walls; and a plurality of inner shells, each adapted to receive smoking articles, the inner shells being slideable relative to the outer shell along a common straight line to provide access to the smoking articles, each inner shell being independently slideable in the outer shell; the outer shell comprising: the inner shells being independently slideable along the common straight line in opposite directions from a closed configuration, in which both of the inner shells are within the outer shell, to a fully open position; and wherein a respective locking means is provided for each inner shell, each locking means being adapted to limit the movement of the inner shell relative to the outer shell, thereby defining the fully open position, beyond which further movement of the inner shell is one of restricted and prevented.