A package (110) for cigarettes comprises a box (112) comprising a front wall (114), a rear wall (116), a bottom wall (122), opposed side walls (118, 118′) and a top wall (120) having an opening (124) therein for accessing the cigarettes (146) in the package, in which the opening extends across the top wall from the front edge thereof and wherein the periphery of the access opening is spaced apart from the rear edge (132) and the side edges of the top wall so that the top wall extends around the rear (126) and sides (128, 128′) of the opening. A closure flap (130) moveable between a closed position in which the flap covers the opening and an open position in which the opening is uncovered extends from the rear wall of the package. A blank for such a pack is also disclosed.

A container for consumer goods comprises an outer housing having a box and a lid (103) 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 (104) of consumer goods within the outer housing comprising an access opening (105) for removing consumer goods when the lid is in the open position. The container further comprises a reclosable flap (106) occluding the access opening and at least one activatable adhesive element (107) 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.

A container (400) for consumer goods is provided, the container (400) comprising a box portion (402) and a lid portion (408) depending along a hinge line from a top edge of the box portion (402). An inner frame (300) is slidably received within the box portion (402), the inner frame (300) comprising an inner frame front panel (12), and first and second inner frame side panels (18) each depending along an inner frame side panel fold line (20) from first and second inner frame front panel side edges respectively. Each of the first and second inner frame side panels (18) comprises a back edge spaced apart from the respective inner frame side panel fold line (20). The inner frame (300) further comprises first and second inner frame back panels (26) each depending along a respective inner frame back panel fold line (28) from the first and second inner frame side panels (18) respectively, wherein the first and second inner frame back panels (26) form at least part of an inner frame back wall (302). A distance between each of the inner frame back panel fold lines (28) and the respective inner frame side panel fold line (20) is less than a maximum width of the respective inner frame side panel (18) between the inner frame side panel fold line (20) and the inner frame side panel back edge so that the minimum spacing between the inner frame front panel (12) and the inner frame back wall (302) is less than the maximum width of each inner frame side panel (18). A portion (308) of the inner frame back wall (302) is connected to the lid portion (408) so that, when the lid portion (408) is moved about the hinge line, the inner frame (300) slides within the box portion (402).

The present invention provides a packaging film (1) for use in packaging a consumer product, especially a pack of smoking articles, comprising: an area or expanse (2) of film material configured to cover the consumer product; and opening means (3) formed in the area or expanse (2) of the film material to assist or promote opening or removal of the film when it covers the product in order to access the product, the opening means (3) including at least two frangible seams (5) which extends across at least a portion of the area or expanse (2) of the film material, wherein the at least one frangible seam (5) comprises at least two lines of weakness (7) that extend generally parallel and together define a single, desirably substantially linear, tear path (P).

The present invention provides a packaging film (1) for use in packaging a consumer product, especially a pack of smoking articles, comprising: an area or expanse (2) of film material configured to cover the consumer product; and opening means (3) formed in the area or expanse (2) of the film material to assist or promote opening or removal of the film when it covers the product in order to access the product, the opening means (3) including at least two frangible seams (5) which extends across at least a portion of the area or expanse (2) of the film material, wherein the at least one frangible seam (5) comprises at least two lines of weakness (7) that extend generally parallel and together define a single, desirably substantially linear, tear path (P).

Reclosable package of cigarettes, comprising: a group of cigarettes; a soft envelope having a parallelepiped shape and comprising a front surface, a rear surface, a top surface, a bottom surface and two side surfaces, the envelope encloses the group of cigarettes and is provided with a cigarette extraction opening; a stiffening element wrapping the envelope along at least two opposite surfaces of the envelope and at the extraction opening; a reclosable opening system consisting in an adhesive closing panel superimposed in a removable manner on an adhesive frame panel, the opening system covers the extraction opening; wherein the closing panel is movable between an opening position and a closing position of the extraction opening, and wherein the opening system is fastened to the stiffening element by firmly superimposing the frame panel on at least two opposite walls of the stiffening element and at the extraction opening.

A pack of smoking articles includes: a group of smoking articles; an inner wrapper folded around said group forming a tubular wall wrapping said group, and an upper wall covering a head end of said group; an outer wrapper folded around said group wrapped in said inner wrapper, to form a tubular wall that wraps said group wrapped in said inner wrapper, and a lower wall covering a bottom end of said group; wherein said upper wall is formed by at least two upper flaps which are connected to said tubular wall of said inner wrapper and are folded against said head end to completely cover said head end. The pack includes a tab, arranged protruding from an edge of one of said upper flaps and fixed on a corresponding portion of said inner or outer wrapper to keep said upper flaps against the head end.

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.

A packaging machine includes: a conveying machine that conveys a package blank for a package; a lid-side magnetizing roller that is supported so as to be able to come into contact with the lid-side magnetic region of the package blank, and so as to be rotatable when coming into contact, and has a permanent magnet which magnetizes a magnetic material of the lid-side magnetic region; and a body-side magnetizing roller that is supported so as to be able to come into contact with the body-side magnetic region of the package blank, and so as to be rotatable when coming into contact, and has a permanent magnet for magnetizing a magnetic material of the body-side magnetic region so as to form a predetermined magnetic distribution corresponding to a magnetic distribution in the lid-side magnetic region formed by the lid-side magnetizing roller.

A sheet having dead-fold properties, wherein said sheet comprises cellulose fibers whereof at least 75%, preferably at least 90%, or more preferably at least 95% of said cellulose fibers have a fiber length of less than 1 mm, and wherein the tensile strength ratio (MD/CD) of the film is above 1.4, preferably higher than 1.6 and most preferably higher than 1.8.