Patent ID: 7954635

Claim:
A package of cigarettes comprising: a group ( 4 ) of cigarettes; an inner package ( 3 ) enclosing the group ( 4 ) of cigarettes and having a central cigarette extraction opening ( 5 ); two elastic bodies ( 28 ) located inside the inner package ( 3 ), on opposite sides of the inner package ( 3 ), to exert elastic thrust on the group ( 4 ) of cigarettes and so keep the group ( 4 ) of cigarettes in a central position facing the extraction opening ( 5 ); and a U-shaped stiffener ( 23 ) which is made of rigid material, is located inside the inner package ( 3 ), contacting the group ( 4 ) of cigarettes, and comprises a bottom wall ( 24 ) positioned contacting a bottom wall of the group ( 4 ) of cigarettes, and two lateral tabs ( 25 ) connected to the short sides of the bottom wall ( 24 ), positioned contacting the minor lateral walls of the group ( 4 ) of cigarettes and supporting the two elastic bodies ( 28 ) exerting elastic thrust on the group ( 4 ) of cigarettes.