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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2018
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Vincent Antonellini, Bologna, IT;
Bryan Foster, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, CH;
Luiz Andre Rodrigues, Neuchatel, CH;
Onesio Luis Thesing, Curitiba, BR;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
A container for consumer goods is provided, including a box to house the goods and having a box front wall, a box back wall, a box bottom wall, and box side walls, a top face of the box providing an access opening providing access to the goods; and a lid flap hingedly connected to the box back wall and including lid top and front walls, such that in a closed position of the flap the lid top and front walls overlie the access opening and the front wall, such that prior to a first opening of the container, the front wall is connected to each of the side walls along a line of weakness extending along a front edge of the respective side wall, and such that upon separation of the flap along the line, the flap is movable into an open position uncovering the access opening.