Patent ID: 7845491

Claim:
A rigid package for tobacco articles, comprising: a cup-shaped container ( 3 ) having a substantially parallelepiped-shape, and including two major lateral walls ( 7 , 8 ), two minor lateral walls ( 9 ), a bottom wall ( 10 ), and an open top end ( 4 ); a cup-shaped lid ( 5 ) hinged along a first hinge ( 6 ) to rotate between an open position and a closed position respectively opening and closing the open end ( 4 ); and at least one additional panel ( 13 ) hinged to the container ( 3 ) along a second hinge ( 14 ) to rotate, with respect to the container ( 3 ), between an unfolded position, in which the additional panel ( 13 ) is detached from the container ( 3 ), and a folded position, in which the additional panel ( 13 ) rests on a major lateral wall ( 7 ; 8 ) of the container ( 3 ); wherein when the additional panel ( 13 ) is in the folded position and the lid ( 5 ) is in the closed position, the lid ( 5 ) maintains the additional panel ( 13 ) in the folded position; wherein the container ( 3 ) is formed from a first flat blank ( 19 ) and a second flat blank ( 20 ); the first flat blank ( 19 ) comprising two first longitudinal fold lines ( 21 ), and only one first transverse fold line ( 22 ) defining, between the two first longitudinal fold lines ( 21 ), a first panel ( 7 ′) defining a second major lateral wall ( 7 ) of the container ( 3 ), and a second panel ( 10 ′) defining part of the bottom wall ( 10 ) of the container ( 3 ); and the first panel ( 7 ′) comprising two wings ( 9 ′), which define respective parts of the minor lateral walls ( 9 ) of the container ( 3 ), are located on opposite sides of the first panel ( 7 ′), are separated from the first panel ( 7 ′) by the two first longitudinal fold lines ( 21 ), and each have a respective tab ( 23 ); and wherein a second blank ( 20 ) comprises a number of second longitudinal fold lines ( 24 ), and a number of second transverse fold lines ( 25 ) defining, between two second longitudinal fold lines ( 24 ), a third panel ( 26 ) defining a front wall of the lid ( 5 ), a fourth panel ( 27 ) defining a top wall of the lid ( 5 ), a fifth panel ( 8 ′) defining a first major lateral wall ( 8 ) of the container ( 3 ), and a sixth panel ( 10 ″) defining part of the bottom wall ( 10 ) of the container ( 3 ); the fifth panel ( 8 ′) comprises two wings ( 9 ″), which define respective parts of the minor lateral walls ( 9 ) of the container ( 3 ), are located on opposite sides of the fifth panel ( 8 ′), and are separate from the fifth panel ( 8 ′) by the second longitudinal fold lines ( 24 ); and the additional panel ( 13 ) is connected to one of the wings ( 9 ″) of the fifth panel ( 8 ′).