Patent ID: 7828143

Claim:
An outer blank for fabricating a hinged-lid cigarette box comprising: a main section with a longitudinal axis and a subsection for providing a pocket to the box, wherein: said main section includes: a first rear panel, a first bottom panel, and a first front panel for forming a rear wall, a bottom, and a front wall of the box, the first rear panel, the first bottom panel, and the first front panel being aligned along the longitudinal axis in the order named and demarcated by fold lines between adjacent panels; first inner side flaps connected to both side edges of the first rear panel across fold lines; first outer side flaps connected to both side edges of the first front panel across fold lines, for forming both side walls of the box in cooperation with the first inner side flaps; and a lid part connected to an edge of the first rear panel located opposite to the first bottom panel across a hinge line serving as the hinge of the box, for forming a lid of the box, the lid part extending along the longitudinal axis, wherein: the lid part includes: a back panel, a top panel, and a second front panel for forming a rear wall, a top wall, and a front wall of the lid, the back panel, the top panel, and the second front panel being aligned along the longitudinal axis in the order named and demarcated by fold lines between adjacent panels; second inner side flaps connected to both sides of the first rear panel across fold lines; and second outer side flaps connected to both sides of the second front panel across fold lines, for forming both side walls of the lid in cooperation with the second inner side flaps, an inner top flap connected to the top side of each second inner side flap across fold lines, wherein: said subsection includes: a second rear panel connected to a side edge of one of the first outer side flaps across a fold line, for being superposed on the rear wall of the box to define said pocket having a mouth positioned on the hinge, toward the bottom of the box; a second outer flap connected across a fold line to a side edge of the second rear panel located opposite to the one of the first outer side flaps, for being superposed upon a corresponding side wall of the box; and a second bottom panel connected across a fold line to an end edge of the second rear panel located on the first bottom panel side, for being superposed upon a bottom of the box.