Patent ID: 7093711

Claim:
A package of tobacco articles, comprising: a container ( 2 ) having an open top end ( 6 ); a 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 respectively opening and closing the open top end ( 6 ); a collar ( 15 ), which is folded into a U, is connected inside the container ( 2 ), and projects partly outwards of the open top end ( 6 ) to engage a corresponding inner surface of the lid ( 7 ) when the lid is in the closed position; a group ( 3 ) of tobacco articles ( 4 ) housed inside the container ( 2 ); at least one marker ( 24 ), which is housed inside the container ( 2 ), comprises magnetic resonating means resonating acoustically at a given resonance frequency, and is remotely detectable by a shoplifting detector device by means of a magnetic field having a frequency substantially equal to the resonance frequency; and a label ( 25 ) supporting the marker ( 24 ) and interposed between a wall of the collar ( 15 ) and a wall of the container ( 2 ).