Patent ID: 7624860

Claim:
A rigid package for tobacco articles, comprising: a parallelepiped-shaped container ( 2 ) housing a group of tobacco articles and comprising a withdrawal opening ( 3 ), two major lateral walls ( 6 ), at least one minor lateral wall ( 7 ), a top wall ( 8 ) having the withdrawal opening ( 3 ), and a bottom wall ( 9 ); and a cup-shaped lid ( 4 ) comprising two major lateral walls ( 12 ), one minor lateral wall ( 13 ), a top wall ( 14 ), a bottom wall ( 15 ), and a hinge ( 5 ) to rotate, with respect to the container ( 2 ), between an open position and a closed position respectively opening and closing the withdrawal opening ( 3 ); the hinge ( 5 ) is parallel to the minor transverse edges ( 11 ) of the container ( 2 ) defined between the minor lateral wall ( 7 ) and the top and bottom walls ( 8 , 9 ) and to the minor transverse edges ( 17 ) of the lid ( 4 ) defined between the minor lateral wall ( 13 ) and the top and bottom walls ( 14 , 14 ); the package ( 1 ) is characterized in that the major lateral walls ( 12 ) of the lid ( 4 ) are smaller than the major lateral walls ( 6 ) of the container ( 2 ); and the package ( 1 ) comprises stop means to limit rotation of the lid ( 4 ) with respect to the container ( 2 ) and so define a maximum open position of the lid ( 4 ).