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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2012
Steven Holford, London, GB;
Steven Holford, London, GB;
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED, London, GB;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a package for smoking articles comprising a container portion () and a lid () hingedly connected to the container portion () about a hinge line (). The container portion () has an inner frame () and an outer frame (). The lid () includes an end portion () and a lid wall () extending from the end portion () that overlaps a container wall () of the container portion () when closed, the container wall () having a locking element () that locates over a corresponding locking part () on the lid wall () and a recess () formed in the inner frame () extending from an upper edge () of the inner frame (). In one embodiment, a lower edge () of the recess () is spaced further from the upper edge () of the container wall () than the locking element (). In another embodiment, the recess () extends into the second container wall ().