Patent ID: 7832556

Claim:
A package for tobacco articles, comprising: a group ( 3 ) of tobacco articles ( 4 ); a cup-shaped container ( 2 ) housing the group ( 3 ) of tobacco articles ( 4 ), having an open top end ( 6 ), a bottom wall ( 10 ), two parallel, opposite major lateral walls ( 11 , 12 ), and two parallel, opposite minor lateral walls ( 13 ), and having a cup-shaped lid ( 7 ) hinged to the container ( 2 ) along a hinge ( 8 ) to rotate, with respect to the container ( 2 ), between an open position and a closed position opening and closing the open top end ( 6 ) respectively; a rigid collar ( 16 ), which is folded at least into a “U”, is connected to the inside of the container ( 2 ), projects partly outwards of the open top end ( 6 ) to engage a corresponding inner surface of the lid ( 7 ) when the lid ( 7 ) is in said closed position, and comprises a front wall ( 17 ) and two lateral walls ( 18 ) on opposite sides of the front wall ( 17 ); and at least one retaining member ( 19 ; 21 ), which is located inside the container ( 2 ), projects perpendicularly from at least one of the lateral walls ( 11 ; 12 ; 13 ), defines a supporting surface for the group ( 3 ) of tobacco articles ( 4 ), and is defined by two rigid panels ( 19 a , 19 b ; 21 a , 21 b ) separated from each other by a crease line ( 20 ; 22 ) and folded one towards the other; wherein the two rigid panels ( 19 a , 19 b ; 21 a , 21 b ) of the at least one retaining member ( 19 ; 21 ) form part of the collar ( 16 ), are the same size, and are folded one onto the other so as to be superimposed.