Patent ID: 7726473

Claim:
A cigarette box, comprising: an inner case surrounding a bundle of cigarettes and being open at the top and bottom thereof, an outer case enclosing said inner case in a manner allowing said inner case to be moved up and down, said outer case having a hinged lid forming a part of a top wall of said outer case, and a window formed in one side wall of said outer case to partly expose said inner case, the window allowing access to said inner case to move said inner case up and down, and a link for connecting the hinged lid and said inner case and enabling the hinged lid to be opened and closed in a manner interlocked with said inner case being moved up and down, wherein the hinged lid is located adjacent to the one side wall of said outer case and includes a lid wall forming a part of the top wall of said outer case and guide walls in a pair extending from opposite side edges of the lid wall, wherein when the hinge lid is in a closed position, the guide walls are located within said outer case, and when the hinged lid is opened, the guide walls stick out beyond a plane of the top wall of said outer case so that an access opening is provided, the access opening projecting from the plane of the top wall of said outer case and facing sideways of said outer case.