Patent ID: 8118160

Claim:
A packet for tobacco products, comprising: an outer wrapper, substantially parallelepiped in appearance, referable to a longitudinal axis and having a larger front wall and a larger rear wall disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis, two smaller flank walls disposed at right angles to the larger walls, and a bottom end wall disposed transversely to the axis; the outer wrapper being divided into at least two portions rotatably joined one to another by a longitudinal crease line extending along a connecting element coinciding with one of the two flank walls and acting as a longitudinal hinge; each portion of the outer wrapper accommodating a rigid substantially parallelepiped box containing a group of tobacco products disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis, the group of tobacco products enveloped by an inner wrapper within the substantially parallelepiped box; each rigid parallelepiped box comprising a top end which includes a closure element having a detachable portion located at an end opposite from the bottom end wall of the outer wrapper; the detachable portion comprising a top end having a transverse wall opposite to a bottom end of the parallelepiped box, and two flaps adjoining the top end, each delimited by a relative outline scored on a respective wall of the parallelepiped box; and a hinged lid, connected to the outer wrapper along a relative transverse hinge line associated with the rear wall, and movable between a closed position encompassing corresponding ends of the parallelepiped boxes contained inside the outer wrapper and in which the parallelepiped boxes are prevented from rotating one relative to the other, and an open position free from the corresponding ends of the parallelepiped boxes in which the parallelepiped boxes are rotatable one relative to another.