Patent ID: 7320399

Claim:
A lateral-opening, rigid, hinged-lid packet, the packet comprising a case having four lateral walls and a top wall and in turn comprising a cup-shaped container with a top opening, a collar projecting partly from said cup-shaped container through said top opening, and a lid hinged to said cup-shaped container along a lateral hinge and movable about said hinge to and from a closed position closing said top opening; said lid incorporating at least part of said top wall; said case being formed from a blank having two substantially identical first panels which are superimposed to form said top wall and a number of second panels, which form said lateral walls and are substantially identical to each other as regards form and dimensions; three of said second panels being arranged in a substantially straight row so as to be side by side; said collar being a tubular collar coaxial with said cup-shaped container; said collar having a top closing wall adjacent to said top wall and having a passage, for the cigarettes, facing said lid.