Patent ID: 8556072

Claim:
A package of cigarettes comprising: a group ( 4 ) of cigarettes; and a sealed wrapping ( 3 ) which encloses the group ( 4 ) of cigarettes, has a cigarette withdrawal opening ( 5 ) closed by a reclosable sealing panel ( 6 ), and is made from a sheet ( 24 ) of multilayer packing material comprising at least an outer layer ( 26 ) and an inner layer ( 25 ) that is superimposed with the outer layer ( 26 ); wherein the inner layer ( 25 ) has a U-shaped first incision ( 27 ) defining the withdrawal opening ( 5 ); wherein the outer layer ( 26 ) is larger than the sealing panel ( 6 ), and has a U-shaped second incision ( 28 ) that defines the edges of the sealing panel ( 6 ); wherein the second incision ( 28 ) has a second perimeter greater than a first perimeter of the first incision ( 27 ), bounds a second area larger than a first area bounded by the first incision ( 27 ), is not superimposed and aligned to the first incision ( 27 ), circumscribes the first incision ( 27 ), is located outwards of the first incision ( 27 ), and surrounds the first incision ( 27 ) on three sides; wherein the outer layer ( 26 ) is glued to the inner layer ( 25 ) using non-dry, re-stick adhesive; the sealing panel ( 6 ) has a grip tab ( 29 ) located close to the withdrawal opening ( 5 ) and having no re-stick adhesive on the side facing the inner layer ( 25 ); and wherein an intermediate layer ( 30 ) is interposed between the outer layer ( 26 ) and the inner layer ( 25 ) at the grip tab ( 29 ), has no re-stick adhesive on the side facing the inner layer ( 25 ), and is affected by the second incision ( 28 ).