Patent ID: 7100763

Claim:
A rigid packet with a hinged lid, for tobacco products, comprising a container with an open end, and a lid hinged to the container and rotatable thus between positions in which the open end is open and closed, also a frame projecting from the open end and presenting at least two side pieces destined to engage in contact with the insides of corresponding flank faces presented by the lid when the lid occupies the closed position, wherein the inside of each flank face of the lid presents a freely projecting tongue, and in that each side piece of the frame presents a slit affording an opening such as will accommodate at least a portion of the corresponding freely projecting tongue; wherein the slit extends in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the packet and wherein the slit presents a C-shaped outline such as will generate a tab projecting outward from the frame and directed toward a rear face of the packet.