Philip Morris Products S.a.

Ross Lange

Julie Polier

Onur Dayioglu

Luiz Andre Rodrigues

Lucas Chatelain

Timothee Cailleaux

Digvijay Singh

Arjen Hamilcar Slooff

Cristian Neagu

Steven Shainwald

Charles Johnson

Cesare Lorenzetti

A container () for consumer goods, the container comprises an outer sleeve () and inner box () disposed within the outer sleeve (), and configured to slide within the outer sleeve () between: a first position, in which the interior of the inner box () cannot be accessed by a user; and a second position, in which the interior of the inner box () can be accessed by a user. The container () having a locking mechanism for preventing the inner box () from sliding from the first position to the second position, when the inner box () is in the first position in the outer sleeve ().

Container having box and sleeve with locking mechanism

A container for consumer goods is provided, including: an outer sleeve including outer sleeve front and back walls, and first and second opposed outer sleeve side walls; an inner slide mounted within the outer sleeve and including inner slide bottom, front, and back walls; and a sleeve cover including sleeve cover first and second panels, the first panel detachably depending from the outer sleeve along a first line of weakness and extending between the outer sleeve back and front walls, the sleeve cover second panel detachably depending from the sleeve cover first panel along a second line of weakness and permanently affixed to an inner surface of the outer sleeve, such that upon separation of the sleeve cover first panel and the sleeve cover second panel: a first outer sleeve opening is revealed, and the inner slide becomes movable between fully inserted and protruding positions.

Container having box and sleeve with anti-tamper mechanism

A container () for consumer goods, the container comprises an outer housing comprising a box portion () and a lid portion (). The lid portion () is linearly movable relative to the box portion between a closed position, in which the lid portion covers the access opening, and an open position, in which the access opening is exposed. The container () comprises a locking mechanism configured to transition between: a locked state, in which the lid portion () is prevented from moving linearly from the closed position to the open position; and an unlocked state, in which the lid portion () is able to move linearly from the closed position to the open position.

Container having sliding lid and locking mechanism

Containers that comprise a housing that comprises a box and a lid that is hingedly attached to the box. The lid comprises a front wall that has an inner surface, an outer surface and a bottom edge. The container also comprises an inner package disposed at least partially within the housing and at least partially defining an interior volume for housing consumer goods. The container also comprises a resealable label configured to open and close the inner package when the lid of the housing is opened and closed, wherein the resealable lable is positioned adjacent the inner surface of the front wall of the lid. The container also comprises an insert comprising a line of weakness and a communication portion, wherein the insert is coupled to the resealable label to maintain connection of the insert with the container until the line of weakness is broken.

Resealable container including insert

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Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Ross Lange