Philip Morris Products S.a.

Sergey Krasiev

Elmar Mock

Laurent Manca

Antonino Lanci

Frederic Lavanchy

Samuel Malzach

Luc Amgwerd

Stefano Cavallari

Philippe Bourgoin

Dorothy Tritz

Poh Yoke Tritz

Arjen Hamilcar Slooff

Adrian Eggen

Frédéric Lavanchy

A hinge-lid container comprises a resealable package of consumer goods, the package having an opening through which consumer goods can be removed; and a self-adhesive reclosable sticker covering the opening of the package and extending beyond the periphery of the opening of the package. The sticker comprises a first and a second layer of labelling web material. The first layer is affixed to the package by a first adhesive provided on the inner surface of the first layer extending about at least a sealing portion of the package at the periphery of the opening. The first layer comprises a cut-out aligned with the opening of the package. The second layer is at least partially releasably affixed to the first layer by a second adhesive provided on a first area of the inner surface of the second layer extending about at least the lower periphery of the cut-out of the first layer. The second adhesive is a removable adhesive and a peel strength for peeling the first layer from the package is greater than a peel strength for peeling the second layer from the first layer. The second layer of the self-adhesive reclosable sticker is permanently affixed to the inner surface of the lid.

Container with multilayer self-adhesive reclosable sticker

There is provided a portable extinguisher for extinguishing a single smoking article at a time, the extinguisher including defining a reservoir, a chamber, and an opening configured to receive a smoking article into the chamber, the chamber being sized to receive at least part of the smoking article and being isolated from the reservoir such that there is no fluid communication between the chamber and the reservoir, wherein the reservoir and the chamber are thermally coupled.

Extinguisher for a smoking article

A container for consumer goods is provided, including a box including a bottom wall, two side walls, a back box wall, a front wall, a movable container back wall, and a lid. The movable container back wall depends along a first fold line from the box, is movable about the first fold line between an open position and a closed position, and at least partially overlies the back box wall when in the closed position. The lid depends along a hinge line from the movable container back wall and is movable between the open and the closed positions. A first and a second compartment each configured to receive the consumer goods are located in the box, the first compartment is accessible when the lid is in the open position, and the second compartment is accessible when both the lid and the movable container back wall are in respective open positions.

Container having a movable wall

A container for consumer goods comprises an outer housing having a box and a lid () hinged to the box along a hinge line and pivotable about the hinge line between an open position and a closed position. Further, the container comprises an inner package () of consumer goods within the outer housing comprising an access opening () for removing consumer goods when the lid is in the open position. The container further comprises a reclosable flap () occluding the access opening and at least one activatable adhesive element () provided on a surface of the reclosable flap, on a surface of the lid or on both. The adhesive element can be selectively activated, and the reclosable flap can be affixed to the lid by the activated adhesive element, such that upon opening the lid the reclosable flap is lifted off the inner package to at least partly reveal the access opening.

Container with customisable opening-and-closing mechanism of inner package

A hinge lid pack () of smoking articles comprising a bundle () of smoking articles having a plurality of faces wrapped in a wrapper () of flexible sheet material, a housing () comprising a pack body () and a pack lid () hinged to the pack body. Free edge margins of the generally inside surface of the wrapper are adhered together over a first (face) of the bundle to form a fin seal () that is adhered to the wrapper over a second face of the bundle.

Flat seal container

There is provided a portable extinguisher for extinguishing a single smoking article at a time. The extinguisher includes an outer vessel, an inner sleeve, an opening, and a lid. The opening is sized to receive a single smoking article into the inner sleeve. The inner sleeve is within the outer vessel and is at least partially separated from the outer vessel. The inner sleeve includes at least one aperture allowing fluid communication between the inner sleeve and the outer vessel. The lid is for closing the extinguisher. When the lid is closed, escape of fluid from the extinguisher is prevented.

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Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland

Sergey Krasiev